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2026

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D-Index
81
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24882
World Ranking
920
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9

Luca Brocca 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 Luca Brocca sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 551 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Brocca 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 Luca Brocca sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Luca Brocca is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 193 and 106 publications respectively. Within these fields, they focus notably on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, and Oceanography as subfields.

The scientist's work addresses various topics, including Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and Cryospheric Studies and Observations.

Brocca has contributed to numerous publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Luca Brocca include:

  • The International Soil Moisture Network: serving Earth system science for over a decade (2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences)
  • A roadmap for high-resolution satellite soil moisture applications - confronting product characteristics with user requirements (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Validation practices for satellite soil moisture retrievals: What are (the) errors? (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress (2021, Advances in Space Research)
  • Irrigation in the Earth system (2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)

The scientist has co-authored extensively with colleagues including Christian Massari, Paolo Filippucci, Luca Ciabatta, Stefania Camici, and Wolfgang Wagner, with collaboration counts ranging from 26 to 50 publications with each.

Among book contributions, Luca Brocca has been involved in publishing "Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region" (2020) with Elsevier BV, which has accrued citations within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • ESA CCI Soil Moisture for improved Earth system understanding : State-of-the art and future directions

    Wouter Dorigo;Wolfgang Wagner;Clement Albergel;Franziska Albrecht

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Global-scale evaluation of 22 precipitation datasets using gauge observations and hydrological modeling

    Hylke E. Beck;Noemi Vergopolan;Ming Pan;Vincenzo Levizzani

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

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

  • The ASCAT Soil Moisture Product: A Review of its Specifications, Validation Results, and Emerging Applications

    Wolfgang Wagner;Sebastian Hahn;Richard Kidd;Thomas Melzer

  • Evaluation of the ESA CCI soil moisture product using ground-based observations

    W.A. Dorigo;A. Gruber;R.A.M. De Jeu;W. Wagner

  • Soil moisture spatial variability in experimental areas of central Italy

    L. Brocca;Renato Morbidelli;F. Melone;T. Moramarco

  • Spatial-temporal variability of soil moisture and its estimation across scales

    L. Brocca;F. Melone;T. Moramarco;R. Morbidelli

  • Improving runoff prediction through the assimilation of the ASCAT soil moisture product

    Luca Brocca;F. Melone;T. Moramarco;Wolfgang Wagner

  • Toward Global Soil Moisture Monitoring With Sentinel-1: Harnessing Assets and Overcoming Obstacles

    Bernhard Bauer-Marschallinger;Vahid Freeman;Senmao Cao;Christoph Paulik

  • Soil as a natural rain gauge: Estimating global rainfall from satellite soil moisture data

    Luca Brocca;Luca Ciabatta;Christian Massari;Tommaso Moramarco

  • The International Soil Moisture Network: Serving Earth system science for over a decade

    Wouter Dorigo;Irene Himmelbauer;Daniel Aberer;Lukas Schremmer

  • Soil moisture temporal stability over experimental areas in Central Italy

    L. Brocca;F. Melone;T. Moramarco;R. Morbidelli

  • On the estimation of antecedent wetness conditions in rainfall–runoff modelling

    L. Brocca;F. Melone;T. Moramarco

  • Soil Moisture for Hydrological Applications: Open Questions and New Opportunities

    Luca Brocca;Luca Ciabatta;Christian Massari;Stefania Camici

  • A roadmap for high-resolution satellite soil moisture applications ─ confronting product characteristics with user requirements

    Jian Peng;Jian Peng;Jian Peng;Clement Albergel;Anna Balenzano;Luca Brocca

  • Validation practices for satellite soil moisture retrievals: what are (the) errors?

    A. Gruber;G. de Lannoy;C. Albergel;A. Al-Yaari

  • Catchment scale soil moisture spatial–temporal variability

    L. Brocca;T. Tullo;F. Melone;T. Moramarco

  • Assimilation of Surface- and Root-Zone ASCAT Soil Moisture Products Into Rainfall–Runoff Modeling

    L. Brocca;T. Moramarco;F. Melone;W. Wagner

  • Quantification of irrigation water using remote sensing of soil moisture in a semi-arid region

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  • A new method for rainfall estimation through soil moisture observations

    L. Brocca;T. Moramarco;F. Melone;W. Wagner

  • ASCAT soil wetness index validation through in situ and modeled soil moisture data in central Italy

    L. Brocca;F. Melone;T. Moramarco;W. Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Tommaso Moramarco
Tommaso Moramarco National Research Council (CNR)
Christian Massari
Christian Massari National Research Council (CNR)
Angelica Tarpanelli
Angelica Tarpanelli National Research Council (CNR)
Renato Morbidelli
Renato Morbidelli University of Perugia
Clément Albergel
Clément Albergel Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Valerio Tramutoli
Valerio Tramutoli University of Basilicata
Patrick Matgen
Patrick Matgen Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Wade T. Crow
Wade T. Crow Agricultural Research Service
Pute Wu
Pute Wu Northwest A&F University

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