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Hubert Loisel

Hubert Loisel

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
7802
World Ranking
5324
National Ranking
237

Hubert Loisel publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hubert Loisel sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Hubert Loisel D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hubert Loisel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hubert Loisel is affiliated with the University of Lille in France and has contributed to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research focuses extensively on marine and coastal ecosystems, water quality monitoring technologies and analysis, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, air quality monitoring and forecasting, as well as atmospheric ozone and climate.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications in journals with a focus on remote sensing and earth system sciences. Notable papers by Loisel feature:

  • A synthetic optical database generated by radiative transfer simulations in support of studies in ocean optics and optical remote sensing of the global ocean (2023, Earth System Science Data)
  • Robust algorithm for estimating total suspended solids (TSS) in inland and nearshore coastal waters (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Remotely estimating total suspended solids concentration in clear to extremely turbid waters using a novel semi-analytical method (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Colored dissolved organic matter absorption at global scale from ocean color radiometry observation: Spatio-temporal variability and contribution to the absorption budget (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Ocean color algorithm for the retrieval of the particle size distribution and carbon-based phytoplankton size classes using a two-component coated-sphere backscattering model (2023, Ocean Science)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Loisel include:

  • Daniel Schaffer Ferreira Jorge
  • Manh Duy Tran
  • Nima Pahlevan
  • Caren Binding
  • John F. Schalles

Loisel's work is published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Ocean Science
  • Optics Express
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing

Their expertise spans multiple subfields including oceanography, water science and technology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, global and planetary change, and ecology, with the primary emphasis placed on oceanographic studies and aquatic environments.

Throughout their career, Hubert Loisel has contributed research advancing knowledge on optical properties relevant to ocean sciences and remote sensing methodologies, integrating radiative transfer simulations and innovative algorithm development to improve aquatic environment monitoring.

Best Publications

  • Generalized ocean color inversion model for retrieving marine inherent optical properties

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Bryan A. Franz;Sean W. Bailey;Gene C. Feldman

  • Seasonal distribution and succession of dominant phytoplankton groups in the global ocean: A satellite view

    Séverine Alvain;Séverine Alvain;Cyril Moulin;Yves Dandonneau;Hubert Loisel

  • Light scattering and chlorophyll concentration in case 1 waters: A reexamination

    Hubert Loisel;André Morel

  • Simultaneous retrieval of selected optical water quality indicators from Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-3

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  • In situ variability of mass‐specific beam attenuation and backscattering of marine particles with respect to particle size, density, and composition

    Griet Neukermans;Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Xavier Mériaux;Xavier Mériaux;Xavier Mériaux;Rosa Astoreca

  • Investigation of the optical backscattering to scattering ratio of marine particles in relation to their biogeochemical composition in the eastern English Channel and southern North Sea

    Hubert Loisel;Xavier Mériaux;Jean-François Berthon;Antoine Poteau

  • Robust algorithm for estimating total suspended solids (TSS) in inland and nearshore coastal waters

    Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian;Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian;Nima Pahlevan;Brandon Smith;Caren Binding

  • Spectral dependency of optical backscattering by marine particles from satellite remote sensing of the global ocean

    Hubert Loisel;Jean-Marc Nicolas;Antoine Sciandra;Dariusz Stramski

  • Variability and classification of remote sensing reflectance spectra in the eastern English Channel and southern North Sea

    Bertrand Lubac;Hubert Loisel

  • Estimation of the inherent optical properties of natural waters from the irradiance attenuation coefficient and reflectance in the presence of Raman scattering.

    Hubert Loisel;Dariusz Stramski

  • Seasonal and interannual variability of ocean color and composition of phytoplankton communities in the North Atlantic, equatorial Pacific and South Pacific

    Yves Dandonneau;Pierre-Yves Deschamps;Jean-Marc Nicolas;Hubert Loisel

  • Optical classification of contrasted coastal waters

    Vincent Vantrepotte;Hubert Loisel;David Dessailly;Xavier Mériaux

  • Requirements for a Coastal Hazards Observing System

    Jérôme Benveniste;Anny Cazenave;Stefano Vignudelli;Luciana Fenoglio-Marc

  • Development of a Semi-Analytical Algorithm for the Retrieval of Suspended Particulate Matter from Remote Sensing over Clear to Very Turbid Waters

    Bing Han;Hubert Loisel;Vincent Vantrepotte;Xavier Mériaux

  • Phytoplankton functional types from Space.

    Shubha. Sathyendranath;Jim Aiken;S. Alvain;R. Barlow

  • Comparison of three SeaWiFS atmospheric correction algorithms for turbid waters using AERONET-OC measurements

    Cédric Jamet;Cédric Jamet;Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Christopher P. Kuchinke;Kevin Ruddick

  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality

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  • Variability of suspended particulate matter concentration in coastal waters under the Mekong's influence from ocean color (MERIS) remote sensing over the last decade

    Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Antoine Mangin;Vincent Vantrepotte;David Dessailly

  • Apparent optical properties of oceanic water: dependence on the molecular scattering contribution.

    André Morel;Hubert Loisel

  • Going Beyond Standard Ocean Color Observations: Lidar and Polarimetry

    Cedric Jamet;Amir Ibrahim;Ziauddin Ahmad;Federico Angelini

  • Non-isotropy of the upward radiance field in typical coastal (Case 2) waters

    H. Loisel;A. Morel

  • Seasonal and inter-annual variability of particulate organic matter in the global ocean

    Hubert Loisel;Jean-Marc Nicolas;Pierre-Yves Deschamps;Robert Frouin

  • Seasonal variability of the backscattering coefficient in the Mediterranean Sea based on satellite SeaWiFS imagery

    H. Loisel;E. Bosc;D. Stramski;K. Oubelkheir

Frequent Co-Authors

David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego
Shubha Sathyendranath
Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Vittorio E. Brando
Vittorio E. Brando National Research Council (CNR)
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon
Giuseppe Zibordi
Giuseppe Zibordi National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Timothy J Smyth
Timothy J Smyth Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Michael S. Twardowski
Michael S. Twardowski Florida Atlantic University
Robert Arnone
Robert Arnone University of Southern Mississippi

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