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Manuel Hernández-Pajares

Manuel Hernández-Pajares

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
7850
World Ranking
5445
National Ranking
97

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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 200 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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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