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José Martínez-Fernández

José Martínez-Fernández

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
10715
World Ranking
5173
National Ranking
133

José Martínez-Fernández 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 José Martínez-Fernández sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 139 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José Martínez-Fernández 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 José Martínez-Fernández sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

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

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Overview

José Martínez-Fernández is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses on topics related to soil moisture, remote sensing, precipitation measurement, and hydrological processes, contributing to the understanding of environmental dynamics and change.

Their recent research output includes publications on soil moisture retrieval, storage, and analysis, as well as applications of remote sensing technologies. Notable publications include:

  • "The International Soil Moisture Network: serving Earth system science for over a decade" (2021), published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products From the NASA SMAP Mission" (2021), in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • "Improved SMAP Dual-Channel Algorithm for the Retrieval of Soil Moisture" (2020), in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Soil moisture memory and soil properties: An analysis with the stored precipitation fraction" (2020), in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Comparison of gap-filling techniques applied to the CCI soil moisture database in Southern Europe" (2021), in Remote Sensing of Environment

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture

Their work is distributed across several publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Atmosphere

José Martínez-Fernández collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors who have contributed across multiple projects, including Ángel González-Zamora, Laura Almendra-Martín, Pilar Benito-Verdugo, Jaime Gaona, and Jeffrey P. Walker. These collaborations span diverse studies in environmental and hydrological sciences.

The research covers specialized subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Overall, their scholarly activity reflects an interdisciplinary approach to earth system science, focusing on environmental processes and remote sensing methodologies.

Best Publications

  • The effect of land use on runoff and soil erosion rates under Mediterranean conditions

    C. Kosmas;N. Danalatos;L.H. Cammeraat;M. Chabart

  • Validation of SMAP surface soil moisture products with core validation sites

    A. Colliander;T.J. Jackson;R. Bindlish;S. Chan

  • Soil moisture estimation through ASCAT and AMSR-E sensors: An intercomparison and validation study across Europe

    L. Brocca;S. Hasenauer;T. Lacava;F. Melone

  • Assessment of the SMAP Passive Soil Moisture Product

    Steven K. Chan;Rajat Bindlish;Peggy E. O'Neill;Eni Njoku

  • Development and assessment of the SMAP enhanced passive soil moisture product

    S. K. Chan;R. Bindlish;P. O'Neill;T. Jackson

  • Satellite soil moisture for agricultural drought monitoring: Assessment of the SMOS derived Soil Water Deficit Index

    J. Martínez-Fernández;A. González-Zamora;N. Sánchez;A. Gumuzzio

  • Temporal Stability of Soil Moisture in a Large-Field Experiment in Spain

    José Martínez-Fernández;Antonio Ceballos

  • Soil moisture from Operational Meteorological Satellites

    Wolfgang Wagner;Vahid Naeimi;Klaus Scipal;Richard de Jeu

  • Assessment of the SMAP Level-4 surface and root-zone soil moisture product using in situ measurements

    Rolf H. Reichle;Gabrielle J. M. De Lannoy;Qing Liu;Joseph V. Ardizzone

  • Mean soil moisture estimation using temporal stability analysis

    J. Martínez-Fernández;A. Ceballos

  • Land Geophysical Parameters Retrieval Using the Interference Pattern GNSS-R Technique

    N Rodriguez-Alvarez;A Camps;M Vall-llossera;X Bosch-Lluis

  • A soil water based index as a suitable agricultural drought indicator

    J. Martínez-Fernández;A. González-Zamora;N. Sánchez;A. Gumuzzio

  • Patterns of rock fragment cover generated by tillage erosion

    Jean Poesen;Jean Poesen;Bas van Wesemael;Gerard Govers;Gerard Govers;José Martinez-Fernandez

  • Validation of ERS scatterometer-derived soil moisture data in the central part of the Duero Basin, Spain

    Antonio Ceballos;Klaus Scipal;Wolfgang Wagner;José Martínez-Fernández

  • Validation of the SMOS L2 Soil Moisture Data in the REMEDHUS Network (Spain)

    N. Sanchez;J. Martinez-Fernandez;A. Scaini;C. Perez-Gutierrez

  • A Downscaling Approach for SMOS Land Observations: Evaluation of High-Resolution Soil Moisture Maps Over the Iberian Peninsula

    María Piles;Nilda Sánchez;Mercè Vall-llossera;Adriano Camps

  • Temporal Stability of Soil Moisture and Radar Backscatter Observed by the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR).

    Wolfgang Wagner;Carsten Pathe;Marcela Doubkova;Daniel Sabel

  • Combining SMOS with visible and near/shortwave/thermal infrared satellite data for high resolution soil moisture estimates

    Sergio Sánchez-Ruiz;María Piles;Nilda Sánchez;José Martínez-Fernández

  • Analysis of rainfall trends and dry periods on a pluviometric gradient representative of Mediterranean climate in the Duero Basin, Spain

    Antonio Ceballos;José Martı́nez-Fernández;Miguel Ángel Luengo-Ugidos

  • Vegetation and soil erosion under a semi-arid Mediterranean climate: a case study from Murcia (Spain)

    Francisco López-Bermúdez;Asunción Romero-Dı́az;José Martı́nez-Fernandez;Julia Martı́nez-Fernandez

  • CCI soil moisture assessment with SMOS soil moisture and in situ data under different environmental conditions and spatial scales in Spain

    Á. González-Zamora;N. Sánchez;M. Pablos;J. Martínez-Fernández

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Cosh
Michael H. Cosh Agricultural Research Service
Aaron A. Berg
Aaron A. Berg University of Guelph
Todd G. Caldwell
Todd G. Caldwell United States Geological Survey
Rajat Bindlish
Rajat Bindlish Goddard Space Flight Center
Adriano Camps
Adriano Camps Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Jeffrey P. Walker
Jeffrey P. Walker Monash University
David D. Bosch
David D. Bosch Agricultural Research Service
Andreas Colliander
Andreas Colliander California Institute of Technology
John H. Prueger
John H. Prueger Agricultural Research Service
Zhongbo Su
Zhongbo Su University of Twente

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