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Manuel Hernández-Pajares

Manuel Hernández-Pajares

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5445 5036 97 95 200 7850

Manuel Hernández-Pajares publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Manuel Hernández-Pajares between 1990 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Manuel Hernández-Pajares published across 32 years, from 1990 to 2021, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2017. 38 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2017. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 22 publications
1990 2021

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Manuel Hernández-Pajares: publications per year, 1990 to 2021
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 2
1994 3
1995 3
1996 0
1997 3
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 2
2002 6
2003 10
2004 5
2005 7
2006 4
2007 8
2008 5
2009 6
2010 11
2011 7
2012 9
2013 4
2014 9
2015 8
2016 10
2017 22
2018 18
2019 12
2020 16
2021 22
Total 227
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Manuel Hernández-Pajares publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Hernández-Pajares sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 200 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 200
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Manuel Hernández-Pajares D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Hernández-Pajares sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289 41
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Statistics
  • Astronomy
  • Global Positioning System

Manuel Hernández-Pajares spends much of his time researching Global Positioning System, Geodesy, Ionosphere, Remote sensing and Total electron content. His Global Positioning System research integrates issues from TEC, Term, International Reference Ionosphere and Atmospheric sciences. Manuel Hernández-Pajares has included themes like GNSS applications, Satellite and Meteorology in his Geodesy study.

Manuel Hernández-Pajares combines subjects such as Standard deviation, Ionosonde, Southern Hemisphere, Daytime and Brunt–Väisälä frequency with his study of Ionosphere. His studies deal with areas such as Radio occultation, Inverse problem, Inversion, Depth sounding and Troposphere as well as Remote sensing. His work on Ionospheric total electron content as part of his general Total electron content study is frequently connected to VTEC and Geodynamics, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His most cited work include:

  • The IGS VTEC maps: a reliable source of ionospheric information since 1998 (587 citations)
  • New approaches in global ionospheric determination using ground GPS data (242 citations)
  • Medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances affecting GPS measurements: Spatial and temporal analysis (180 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Manuel Hernández-Pajares focuses on Ionosphere, Remote sensing, GNSS applications, Geodesy and Global Positioning System. His study in the field of Total electron content, TEC and Radio occultation is also linked to topics like Geomagnetic storm. His Remote sensing study also includes fields such as

  • Occultation and related Abel transform,
  • Ionosonde which connect with Inversion.

The various areas that Manuel Hernández-Pajares examines in his GNSS applications study include Altimeter, Satellite navigation and Real-time computing. In the field of Geodesy, his study on Geodetic datum overlaps with subjects such as Context and Solar maximum. His work carried out in the field of Global Positioning System brings together such families of science as Galileo and Range.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ionosphere (56.73%)
  • Remote sensing (37.50%)
  • GNSS applications (36.06%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Ionosphere (56.73%)
  • GNSS applications (36.06%)
  • Geodesy (35.58%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Ionosphere, GNSS applications, Geodesy, Total electron content and Remote sensing. A large part of his Ionosphere studies is devoted to TEC. His GNSS applications research entails a greater understanding of Satellite.

His Geodesy research incorporates themes from Standard deviation, Space weather, Global Positioning System and Ionospheric total electron content. His Global Positioning System research includes themes of Zenith and Troposphere. His study explores the link between Remote sensing and topics such as Radio occultation that cross with problems in Electron density, Scale height, Tomographic reconstruction and Optical imaging.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Consistency of seven different GNSS global ionospheric mapping techniques during one solar cycle (85 citations)
  • GNSS Transpolar Earth Reflectometry exploriNg System (G-TERN): Mission Concept (35 citations)
  • Pre-earthquake ionospheric anomalies before three major earthquakes by GPS-TEC and GIM-TEC data during 2015–2017 (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Statistics
  • Astronomy
  • Artificial intelligence

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ionosphere, GNSS applications, Geodesy, Global Positioning System and Total electron content. His work in the fields of Ionosphere, such as Radio occultation, overlaps with other areas such as VTEC. The concepts of his GNSS applications study are interwoven with issues in Cryosphere, Sampling, Remote sensing and Data set.

His Geodesy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Sidereal time, Ionospheric sounding, Eclipse and Precise Point Positioning. His work deals with themes such as Solar eclipse and Ionospheric total electron content, which intersect with Global Positioning System. His research in Total electron content intersects with topics in Algebraic Reconstruction Technique and Ionosonde.

Best Publications

  • The IGS VTEC maps: a reliable source of ionospheric information since 1998

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz;R. Orus

  • New approaches in global ionospheric determination using ground GPS data

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J.M. Juan;J. Sanz

  • Medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances affecting GPS measurements: Spatial and temporal analysis

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz

  • The ionosphere: effects, GPS modeling and the benefits for space geodetic techniques

    Manuel Hernández-Pajares;J. Miguel Juan;Jaume Sanz;Àngela Aragón-Àngel

  • Consistency of seven different GNSS global ionospheric mapping techniques during one solar cycle

    David Roma-Dollase;David Roma-Dollase;Manuel Hernández-Pajares;Andrzej Krankowski;Kacper Kotulak

  • Improvement of global ionospheric VTEC maps by using kriging interpolation technique

    R. Orús;M. Hernández-Pajares;J.M. Juan;J. Sanz

  • SHPTS: towards a new method for generating precise global ionospheric TEC map based on spherical harmonic and generalized trigonometric series functions

    Zishen Li;Yunbin Yuan;Ningbo Wang;Manuel Hernandez-Pajares

  • Second-order ionospheric term in GPS : Implementation and impact on geodetic estimates

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz;R. Orús;R. Orús

  • Methodology and consistency of slant and vertical assessments for ionospheric electron content models

    Manuel Hernández-Pajares;David Roma-Dollase;David Roma-Dollase;Andrzej Krankowski;Alberto García-Rigo

  • Improving the Abel inversion by adding ground GPS data to LEO radio occultations in ionospheric sounding

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz

  • Performance of different TEC models to provide GPS ionospheric corrections

    R Orús;M Hernández-Pajares;J.M Juan;J Sanz

  • Global observation of the ionospheric electronic response to solar events using ground and LEO GPS data

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz;J. G. Solé

  • Improved Constraints on Models of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment: A Review of the Contribution of Ground-Based Geodetic Observations

    Matt A. King;Zuheir Altamimi;Johannes Boehm;Machiel Bos

  • Application of ionospheric tomography to real‐time GPS carrier‐phase ambiguities Resolution, at scales of 400–1000 km and with high geomagnetic activity

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz;O. L. Colombo

  • A Review of Higher Order Ionospheric Refraction Effects on Dual Frequency GPS

    Elizabeth J. Petrie;Manuel Hernández-Pajares;Paolo Spalla;Philip Moore

  • GIM-TEC adaptive ionospheric weather assessment and forecast system

    T.L. Gulyaeva;F. Arikan;M. Hernandez-Pajares;I. Stanislawska

  • Comparative testing of four ionospheric models driven with GPS measurements

    J. Feltens;Matthew Angling;N. Jackson-Booth;N. Jakowski

  • Neural network modeling of the ionospheric electron content at global scale using GPS data

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz

  • A two-layer model of the ionosphere using Global Positioning System data

    J. Miguel Juan;Antonio Rius;Manuel Hernández-Pajares;Jaume Sanz

  • Propagation of medium scale traveling ionospheric disturbances at different latitudes and solar cycle conditions

    M. Hernández-Pajares;J. M. Juan;J. Sanz;A. Aragón-Àngel

  • IGS real-time service for global ionospheric total electron content modeling

    Zishen Li;Ningbo Wang;Ningbo Wang;Manuel Hernández-Pajares;Yunbin Yuan

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrzej Krankowski
Andrzej Krankowski University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Sergey Pulinets
Sergey Pulinets Russian Academy of Sciences
Irina Zakharenkova
Irina Zakharenkova Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Antonio Rius
Antonio Rius Spanish National Research Council
Norbert Jakowski
Norbert Jakowski German Aerospace Center
Dieter Bilitza
Dieter Bilitza George Mason University
Bodo W. Reinisch
Bodo W. Reinisch University of Massachusetts Lowell
Attila Komjathy
Attila Komjathy California Institute of Technology
Menas Kafatos
Menas Kafatos Chapman University
Katsumi Hattori
Katsumi Hattori Chiba University

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