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Helena Mitasova publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helena Mitasova sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 140 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Helena Mitasova D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helena Mitasova sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Helena Mitasova is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and Geography, Planning and Development.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Geographic Information Systems Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Helena Mitasova has published multiple papers in well-known venues. Recent papers include:

  • "Open Geospatial Software and Data: A Review of the Current State and A Perspective into the Future," 2020, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
  • "Aboveground carbon loss associated with the spread of ghost forests as sea levels rise," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Efficient Drone-Based Rare Plant Monitoring Using a Species Distribution Model and AI-Based Object Detection," 2021, Drones
  • "Predicting flood damage probability across the conterminous United States," 2022, Environmental Research Letters
  • "More is Not Better: The Emotional Dynamics of an Excellent Experience," 2020, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Ross K. Meentemeyer
  • Anna Petrášová
  • Jelena Vukomanovic
  • Václav Petráš
  • David Holcomb

Helena Mitasova's publications are often found in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Drones
  • Transactions in GIS

Best Publications

  • Modelling topographic potential for erosion and deposition using GIS

    Helena Mitasova;Louis R. Iverson

  • Interpolation by regularized spline with tension: I. Theory and implementation

    Helena Mitášová;Lubos Mitáš

  • Interpolation by regularized spline with tension. II: Application to terrain modeling and surface geometry analysis

    Helena Mitášová;Helena Mitášová;Jaroslav Hofierka

  • Distributed soil erosion simulation for effective erosion prevention

    Lubos Mitas;Helena Mitasova

  • Modelling spatially and temporally distributed phenomena: new methods and tools for GRASS GIS

    H. Mitasova;L. Mitas;W. M. Brown;D. P. Gerdes

  • Spatial and temporal variability of streambed hydraulic conductivity in West Bear Creek, North Carolina, USA

    David P. Genereux;Scott Leahy;Helena Mitasova;Casey D. Kennedy

  • Multivariate Interpolation of Precipitation Using Regularized Spline with Tension

    Jaroslav Hofierka;Juraj Parajka;Helena Mitasova;Lubos Mitas

  • An evaluation of methods to determine slope using digital elevation data

    S.D. Warren;M.G. Hohmann;K. Auerswald;H. Mitasova

  • Efficient extraction of drainage networks from massive, radar-based elevation models with least cost path search

    Markus Metz;Helena Mitasova;Russell S. Harmon

  • Simultaneous spline approximation and topographic analysis for lidar elevation data in open-source GIS

    H. Mitasova;L. Mitas;R.S. Harmon

  • Geospatial analysis of a coastal sand dune field evolution: Jockey's Ridge, North Carolina

    Helena Mitasova;Margery Overton;Russell S. Harmon

  • Role of dynamic cartography in simulations of landscape processes based on multivariate fields

    Lubos Mitas;William M. Brown;Helena Mitasova

  • Open geospatial software and data : a review of the current state and a perspective into the future

    Serena Martha Coetzee;Ivana Ivanova;Helena Mitasova;Maria Antonia Brovelli

  • Validation of a 3-D enhancement of the Universal Soil Loss Equation for prediction of soil erosion and sediment deposition

    Steven D. Warren;Helena Mitasova;Matthew G. Hohmann;Sheldon Landsberger

  • Raster-Based Analysis of Coastal Terrain Dynamics from Multitemporal Lidar Data

    Helena Mitasova;Margery F. Overton;Juan José Recalde;David J. Bernstein

  • Use of GIS for Estimating Potential and Actual Forest Biomass for Continental South and Southeast Asia

    Louis R. Iverson;Sandra Brown;Anantha Prasad;Helena Mitasova

  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of coupled groundwater and nitrogen fluxes through a streambed in an agricultural watershed

    Casey D. Kennedy;Casey D. Kennedy;David P. Genereux;D. Reide Corbett;Helena Mitasova

  • TerraStream: from elevation data to watershed hierarchies

    Andrew Danner;Thomas Mølhave;Ke Yi;Pankaj K. Agarwal

  • Relationships among groundwater age, denitrification, and the coupled groundwater and nitrogen fluxes through a streambed

    Casey D. Kennedy;Casey D. Kennedy;David P. Genereux;D. Reide Corbett;Helena Mitasova

  • Looking for the future in the past: Long-term change in socioecological systems

    C. Michael Barton;Isaac I.T. Ullah;Sean M. Bergin;Helena Mitasova

  • Computational Modeling and Neolithic Socioecological Dynamics: A Case Study from Southwest Asia

    C. Michael Barton;Isaac Ullah;Helena Mitasova

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell S. Harmon
Russell S. Harmon North Carolina State University
Ross K. Meentemeyer
Ross K. Meentemeyer North Carolina State University
D. Reide Corbett
D. Reide Corbett East Carolina University
David T. Long
David T. Long Michigan State University
Louis R. Iverson
Louis R. Iverson US Forest Service
W. Berry Lyons
W. Berry Lyons The Ohio State University
D. Kip Solomon
D. Kip Solomon University of Utah
Kathleen A. Welch
Kathleen A. Welch The Ohio State University
Richard A. Luettich
Richard A. Luettich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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