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D-Index
50
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9119
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5003
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73

Kevin Ruddick 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 Kevin Ruddick sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 195 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kevin Ruddick 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 Kevin Ruddick sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kevin Ruddick is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a focus on Oceanography, Ecology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Water Science and Technology.

The research topics covered by Ruddick include Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Ruddick has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include Frontiers in Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of Environment, Remote Sensing, Earth System Science Data, and Zenodo, each featuring multiple contributions.

They have collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, such as Quinten Vanhellemont, Ana I. Dogliotti, David Doxaran, Agnieszka Białek, and Dieter Vansteenwegen, reflecting sustained research partnerships.

Notable recent publications by Kevin Ruddick include:

  • "Atmospheric correction of Sentinel-3/OLCI data for mapping of suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll-a concentration in Belgian turbid coastal waters" (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Quality-control tests for OC4, OC5 and NIR-red satellite chlorophyll-a algorithms applied to coastal waters" (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Field Intercomparison of Radiometer Measurements for Ocean Colour Validation" (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • "Data Needs for Hyperspectral Detection of Algal Diversity Across the Globe" (2020, Oceanography)
  • "Fiducial Reference Measurements for Satellite Ocean Colour (FRM4SOC)" (2020, Remote Sensing)

Best Publications

  • Calibration and validation of a generic multisensor algorithm for mapping of total suspended matter in turbid waters

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  • A single algorithm to retrieve turbidity from remotely-sensed data in all coastal and estuarine waters

    Ana Inés Dogliotti;K. G. Ruddick;B. Nechad;D. Doxaran

  • Turbid wakes associated with offshore wind turbines observed with Landsat 8

    Quinten Vanhellemont;Kevin Ruddick

  • Atmospheric correction of metre-scale optical satellite data for inland and coastal water applications

    Quinten Vanhellemont;Kevin Ruddick

  • Seaborne measurements of near infrared water-leaving reflectance: The similarity spectrum for turbid waters

    Kevin G. Ruddick;Vera De Cauwer;Young-Je Park;Gerald Moore

  • Advantages of high quality SWIR bands for ocean colour processing: Examples from Landsat-8

    Quinten Vanhellemont;Kevin Ruddick

  • A chlorophyll-retrieval algorithm for satellite imagery (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) of inland and coastal waters

    Herman J. Gons;Machteld Rijkeboer;Kevin G. Ruddick

  • Modelling diatom and Phaeocystis blooms and nutrient cycles in the Southern Bight of the North Sea: the MIRO model

    Christiane Lancelot;Yvette Spitz;Nathalie Gypens;Kevin Ruddick

  • Optical remote sensing of chlorophyll a in case 2 waters by use of an adaptive two-band algorithm with optimal error properties.

    Kevin George Ruddick;Herman Gons;Machteld Rijkeboer;Gavin Holdcroft Tilstone

  • Modelling the impact of the Scheldt and Rhine/Meuse plumes on the salinity distribution in Belgian waters (southern North Sea)

    Geneviève Lacroix;Kevin Ruddick;José Ozer;Christiane Lancelot

  • Atmospheric correction of Sentinel-3/OLCI data for mapping of suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll-a concentration in Belgian turbid coastal waters

    Quinten Vanhellemont;Kevin Ruddick

  • Calibration and validation of a generic multisensor algorithm for mapping of turbidity in coastal waters

    Bouchra Nechad;Kevin Ruddick;Griet Neukermans

  • Presentation of a family of turbulence closure models for stratified shallow water flows and preliminary application to the Rhine outflow region

    Patrick J. Luyten;Eric Deleersnijder;José Ozer;Kevin G. Ruddick

  • Model of remote-sensing reflectance including bidirectional effects for case 1 and case 2 waters.

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  • Effect of a Waveband Shift on Chlorophyll Retrieval from MERIS Imagery of Inland and Coastal Waters

    Herman J. Gons;Machteld Rijkeboer;Kevin G. Ruddick

  • 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

  • Detection and correction of adjacency effects in hyperspectral airborne data of coastal and inland waters: the use of the near infrared similarity spectrum

    Sindy Sterckx;Els Knaeps;Kevin Ruddick

  • Mapping total suspended matter from geostationary satellites: a feasibility study with SEVIRI in the Southern North Sea

    Griet Neukermans;Kevin Ruddick;Emilien Bernard;Didier Ramon

  • A SWIR based algorithm to retrieve total suspended matter in extremely turbid waters

    E. Knaeps;K. G. Ruddick;D. Doxaran;Ana Inés Dogliotti

  • Validation of the 3D biogeochemical model MIRO&CO with field nutrient and phytoplankton data and MERIS-derived surface chlorophyll a images

    Geneviève Lacroix;Kevin Ruddick;Youngje Park;Nathalie Gypens

  • Cloud filling of ocean colour and sea surface temperature remote sensing products over the Southern North Sea by the Data Interpolating Empirical Orthogonal Functions methodology

    Damien Sirjacobs;Aida Alvera-Azcárate;Alexander Barth;Geneviève Lacroix

  • Spectral variations of light scattering by marine particles in coastal waters, from the visible to the near infrared

    David Doxaran;Kevin Ruddick;David McKee;Bernard Gentili

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Lancelot
Christiane Lancelot Université Libre de Bruxelles
David Doxaran
David Doxaran Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gavin H. Tilstone
Gavin H. Tilstone Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Alexander Barth
Alexander Barth University of Liège
Jean-Marie Beckers
Jean-Marie Beckers University of Liège
Aida Alvera-Azcárate
Aida Alvera-Azcárate University of Liège
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon
Zhongping Lee
Zhongping Lee University of Massachusetts Boston
Hubert Loisel
Hubert Loisel University of Lille
Vittorio E. Brando
Vittorio E. Brando National Research Council (CNR)

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