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D-Index
55
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18408
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3765
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285

Jan-Peter Muller 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 Jan-Peter Muller sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 458 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Jan-Peter Muller 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 Jan-Peter Muller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jan-Peter Muller is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their work addresses a variety of topics in planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) applications and techniques, robotics and sensor-based localization, space exploration and technology, cryospheric studies and observations, and atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Jan-Peter Muller has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The "International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences/International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
  • Earth and Space Science
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Their recent papers include:

  • Digital Elevation Models: Terminology and Definitions, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Toward a Comprehensive Dam Monitoring: On-Site and Remote-Retrieved Forcing Factors and Resulting Displacements (GNSS and PS-InSAR), 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Simulating Multi-Directional Narrowband Reflectance of the Earth's Surface Using ADAM (A Surface Reflectance Database for ESA's Earth Observation Missions), 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Single Image Super-Resolution Restoration of TGO CaSSIS Colour Images: Demonstration with Perseverance Rover Landing Site and Mars Science Targets, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Sentinel-2 Cloud Mask Catalogue, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Key collaborative partners frequently working alongside Jan-Peter Muller include Yu Tao, Susan J. Conway, Siting Xiong, Divya M. Persaud, and Alistair Francis.

Best Publications

  • First operational BRDF, albedo nadir reflectance products from MODIS

    Crystal B Schaaf;Feng Gao;Alan H Strahler;Wolfgang Lucht

  • The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS): land remote sensing for global change research

    C.O. Justice;E. Vermote;J.R.G. Townshend;R. Defries

  • Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument description and experiment overview

    D.J. Diner;J.C. Beckert;T.H. Reilly;C.J. Bruegge

  • Mapping regional economic activity from night-time light satellite imagery

    Christopher N.H. Doll;Jan-Peter Muller;Jeremy G. Morley

  • Terrestrial remote sensing science and algorithms planned for EOS/MODIS

    Steven W Running;C. O. Justice;V. Salomonson;D. Hall

  • Night-time Imagery as a Tool for Global Mapping of Socioeconomic Parameters and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    ChristopherN.H. Doll;Jan-Peter Muller;Christopher D. Elvidge

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • Global retrieval of bidirectional reflectance and albedo over land from EOS MODIS and MISR data: Theory and algorithm

    W. Wanner;A. H. Strahler;B. Hu;P. Lewis

  • New directions in earth observing: Scientific applications of multiangle remote sensing

    David J. Diner;Gregory P. Asner;Roger Davies;Yuri Knyazikhin

  • Comparison of precipitable water vapor derived from radiosonde, GPS, and Moderate‐Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer measurements

    Zhenhong Li;Jan-Peter Muller;Paul Cross

  • Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) atmospheric correction: GPS, moderate resolution Imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS), and InSAR integration

    Zhenhong Li;Jan-Peter Muller;Paul Cross;Eric J. Fielding;Eric J. Fielding

  • Interaction of eddies and mean zonal flow on Jupiter as inferred from Voyager 1 and 2 images

    Andrew P. Ingersoll;Reta F. Beebe;Jim L. Mitchell;Glenn W. Garneau

  • The value of multiangle measurements for retrieving structurally and radiatively consistent properties of clouds, aerosols, and surfaces

    David J. Diner;Bobby H. Braswell;Roger Davies;Nadine Gobron

  • Operational retrieval of cloud-top heights using MISR data

    C. Moroney;R. Davies;J.-P. Muller

  • Interferometric synthetic aperture radar atmospheric correction: GPS topography‐dependent turbulence model

    Zhenhong Li;Eric J. Fielding;Paul Cross;Jan-Peter Muller

  • Evaluating sub-pixel offset techniques as an alternative to D-InSAR for monitoring episodic landslide movements in vegetated terrain

    A. Singleton;Z. Li;Z. Li;T. Hoey;J.-P. Muller

  • Evidence from the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera for a frozen sea close to Mars' equator

    John B. Murray;Jan-Peter Muller;Gerhard Neukum;Stephanie C. Werner

  • Automated crater detection, a new tool for Mars cartography and chronology

    Jung Rack Kim;Jan-Peter Muller;Stephan van Gasselt;Jeremy G Morley

  • Using advanced InSAR time series techniques to monitor landslide movements in Badong of the Three Gorges region, China

    Peng Liu;Zhenhong Li;Trevor Hoey;Cem Kincal;Cem Kincal

  • Digital Elevation Models: Terminology and Definitions

    Peter L. Guth;Adriaan Van Niekerk;Carlos Henrique Grohmann;Jan-Peter Muller

  • MISR stereoscopic image matchers: techniques and results

    J.-P. Muller;A. Mandanayake;C. Moroney;R. Davies

  • Evaluation of ASTER GDEM using GPS benchmarks and SRTM in China

    Peng Li;Chuang Shi;Zhenhong Li;Jan-Peter Muller

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Lewis
Philip Lewis University College London
Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta Imperial College London
Zhenhong Li
Zhenhong Li Chang'an University
Alan H. Strahler
Alan H. Strahler Boston University
Roger Davies
Roger Davies University of Auckland
Nadine Gobron
Nadine Gobron European Commission Joint Research Centre
Matthew R. Balme
Matthew R. Balme The Open University
Wolfgang Lucht
Wolfgang Lucht Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Frank Scholten
Frank Scholten German Aerospace Center
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University

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