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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 50 5003 4793 73 70 195 9119

Kevin Ruddick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kevin Ruddick between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kevin Ruddick published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 13 of the 219 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
1994 2025

219 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kevin Ruddick: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 4
2003 5
2004 11
2005 9
2006 8
2007 7
2008 20
2009 7
2010 9
2011 5
2012 15
2013 11
2014 5
2015 14
2016 8
2017 4
2018 21
2019 8
2020 5
2021 4
2022 8
2023 4
2024 9
2025 4
Total 219
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 195 publications — 62nd percentile

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

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377 195
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
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.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263 50
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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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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