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José M. C. Pereira

José M. C. Pereira

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Environmental Sciences
Portugal
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
59
Citations
13358
World Ranking
3082
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

José M. C. Pereira is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and specializes in Environmental Science, with a publication record focused on various key subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research encompasses a wide range of topics, primarily centered on fire dynamics and ecological impacts. Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Fire Detection and Safety Systems
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

Their recent publications reflect an interdisciplinary approach to environmental hazards and fire-related phenomena. Notable papers include:

  • "Drought-heatwave nexus in Brazil and related impacts on health and fires: A comprehensive review" (2022) published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • "Assessing changes in global fire regimes" (2024) in Fire Ecology
  • "Twenty-first century droughts have not increasingly exacerbated fire season severity in the Brazilian Amazon" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "A comprehensive characterization of MODIS daily burned area mapping accuracy across fire sizes in tropical savannas" (2020) in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Assessing Risk and Prioritizing Safety Interventions in Human Settlements Affected by Large Wildfires" (2020) in Forests

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with frequent coauthors including Paulo M. Fernandes, Ana C. L. Sá, Akli Benali, Renata Libonati, and Bruno A. Aparício. These collaborations highlight a network focused on fire ecology, environmental monitoring, and safety assessments.

José M. C. Pereira's articles are often published in specialized journals such as Fire, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Fire Ecology, Forests, and SSRN Electronic Journal, underscoring a consistent presence in key venues related to environmental science and fire research.

Best Publications

  • Modeling spatial patterns of fire occurrence in Mediterranean Europe using Multiple Regression and Random Forest

    Sandra Oliveira;Friderike Oehler;Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz;Andrea Camia

  • A multiple criteria decision-making approach to GIS-based land suitability evaluation

    José M. C. Pereira;Lucien Duckstein

  • Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: paradigm change needed

    Francisco Moreira;Francisco Moreira;Davide Ascoli;Hugh Safford;Mark A Adams

  • Global wildland fire emissions from 1960 to 2000

    Martin G. Schultz;Martin G. Schultz;Angelika Heil;Angelika Heil;Judith J. Hoelzemann;Judith J. Hoelzemann;Allan Spessa;Allan Spessa

  • Synoptic patterns associated with large summer forest fires in Portugal

    Mário G. Pereira;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;Carlos C. da Camara;José M.C. Pereira

  • An assessment of vegetation fire in Africa (1981–1991): Burned areas, burned biomass, and atmospheric emissions

    Paulo Marinho Barbosa;Daniela Stroppiana;Jean-Marie Grégoire;José Miguel Cardoso Pereira

  • A comparative evaluation of NOAA/AVHRR vegetation indexes for burned surface detection and mapping

    J.M.C. Pereira

  • An Algorithm for Extracting Burned Areas from Time Series of AVHRR GAC Data Applied at a Continental Scale

    Paulo Marinho Barbosa;Jean-Marie Grégoire;José Miguel Cardoso Pereira

  • Vegetation burning in the year 2000: Global burned area estimates from SPOT VEGETATION data

    Kevin Tansey;Jean‐Marie Grégoire;Daniela Stroppiana;Adélia Sousa

  • Global spatial and temporal distribution of vegetation fire as determined from satellite observations

    E. Dwyer;S. Pinnock;J.-M. Gregoire;J. M. C. Pereira

  • Atmospheric conditions associated with the exceptional fire season of 2003 in Portugal

    Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;José M. C. Pereira;MáRio G. Pereira;Bernardo Mota

  • Estimation of tree canopy cover in evergreen oak woodlands using remote sensing

    João M.B. Carreiras;José M.C. Pereira;João S. Pereira

  • Land cover type and fire in Portugal: do fires burn land cover selectively?

    Maria C.S. Nunes;Maria J. Vasconcelos;José M.C. Pereira;Nairanjana Dasgupta

  • Comparing the accuracies of remote sensing global burned area products using stratified random sampling and estimation

    Marc Padilla;Marc Padilla;Stephen V. Stehman;Ruben Ramo;Dante Corti

  • Seasonality of vegetation fires as modified by human action: observing the deviation from eco-climatic fire regimes

    Yannick Le Page;Duarte Oom;João M N Silva;Per Jönsson

  • A new global burned area product for climate assessment of fire impacts

    Emilio Chuvieco;Chao Yue;Angelika Heil;Florent Mouillot

  • Radiometric analysis of SPOT-VEGETATION images for burnt area detection in Northern Australia

    Daniela Stroppiana;Simon Pinnock;José M.C Pereira;Jean-Marie Grégoire

  • Characterization of the spatio‐temporal patterns of global fire activity using satellite imagery for the period April 1992 to March 1993

    Edward Dwyer;José M. C. Pereira;Jean‐Marie Grégoire;Carlos C. DaCamara

  • Exploring the spatial patterns of fire density in Southern Europe using Geographically Weighted Regression

    Sandra Oliveira;Sandra Oliveira;José M.C. Pereira;Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz;Luciano Fernandes Lourenço

  • Causal relationships versus emergent patterns in the global controls of fire frequency

    I. Bistinas;S. P. Harrison;S. P. Harrison;I. C. Prentice;I. C. Prentice;J. M. C. Pereira

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo M. Trigo
Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon
Jose C. F. Pereira
Jose C. F. Pereira Instituto Superior Técnico
Paulo M. Fernandes
Paulo M. Fernandes University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Daniela Stroppiana
Daniela Stroppiana National Research Council (CNR)
Emilio Chuvieco
Emilio Chuvieco University of Alcalá
Kevin Tansey
Kevin Tansey University of Leicester
Martin Schultz
Martin Schultz Forschungszentrum Jülich
Alberto Setzer
Alberto Setzer National Institute for Space Research
Nemesio M. Pérez
Nemesio M. Pérez Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN)
Owen Price
Owen Price University of Wollongong

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