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D-Index
44
Citations
6974
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6790
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132

Marco Chini 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 Marco Chini sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 249 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marco Chini 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 Marco Chini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marco Chini is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific attention to several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, and Remote-Sensing Image Classification.

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Marco Chini include Patrick Matgen, Renaud Hostache, Ramona Pelich, Jie Zhao, and Yu Li.

Marco Chini's research contributions have been published in several notable venues, including:

  • Remote Sensing
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Water

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Marco Chini are:

  • Fourier domain structural relationship analysis for unsupervised multimodal change detection (2023, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)
  • Ambiguous Agricultural Drought: Characterising Soil Moisture and Vegetation Droughts in Europe from Earth Observation (2021, Remote Sensing)
  • A large-scale 2005-2012 flood map record derived from ENVISAT-ASAR data: United Kingdom as a test case (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Coastline Detection Based on Sentinel-1 Time Series for Ship- and Flood-Monitoring Applications (2020, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters)
  • Deriving exclusion maps from C-band SAR time-series in support of floodwater mapping (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)

Best Publications

  • A neural network approach using multi-scale textural metrics from very high-resolution panchromatic imagery for urban land-use classification

    Fabio Pacifici;Marco Chini;William J. Emery

  • Finite fault inversion of DInSAR coseismic displacement of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (central Italy)

    Simone Atzori;Ingrid Hunstad;Marco Chini;Stefano Salvi

  • A Hierarchical Split-Based Approach for Parametric Thresholding of SAR Images: Flood Inundation as a Test Case

    Marco Chini;Renaud Hostache;Laura Giustarini;Patrick Matgen

  • An algorithm for operational flood mapping from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data using fuzzy logic

    L. Pulvirenti;N. Pierdicca;M. Chini;L. Guerriero

  • Flood monitoring using multi-temporal COSMO-SkyMed data: Image segmentation and signature interpretation

    L. Pulvirenti;M. Chini;N. Pierdicca;L. Guerriero

  • Satellite radar and optical remote sensing for earthquake damage detection: results from different case studies

    S. Stramondo;C. Bignami;M. Chini;N. Pierdicca

  • Sentinel-1 InSAR Coherence to Detect Floodwater in Urban Areas: Houston and Hurricane Harvey as A Test Case

    Marco Chini;Ramona Pelich;Luca Pulvirenti;Nazzareno Pierdicca

  • Use of SAR Data for Detecting Floodwater in Urban and Agricultural Areas: The Role of the Interferometric Coherence

    Luca Pulvirenti;Marco Chini;Nazzareno Pierdicca;Giorgio Boni

  • Exploiting SAR and VHR Optical Images to Quantify Damage Caused by the 2003 Bam Earthquake

    M. Chini;N. Pierdicca;W.J. Emery

  • Near-Real-Time Assimilation of SAR-Derived Flood Maps for Improving Flood Forecasts

    Renaud Hostache;Marco Chini;Laura Giustarini;Jeffrey Neal

  • Probabilistic Flood Mapping Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

    Laura Giustarini;Renaud Hostache;Dmitri Kavetski;Marco Chini

  • Observing floods from space: Experience gained from COSMO-SkyMed observations

    N. Pierdicca;L. Pulvirenti;M. Chini;L. Guerriero

  • Analysis and Interpretation of the COSMO-SkyMed Observations of the 2011 Japan Tsunami

    M. Chini;L. Pulvirenti;N. Pierdicca

  • Calibration of channel depth and friction parameters in the LISFLOOD-FP hydraulic model using medium resolution SAR data and identifiability techniques

    Melissa Wood;Renaud Hostache;Jeffrey Neal;Thorsten Wagener

  • Integrating Physical and Topographic Information Into a Fuzzy Scheme to Map Flooded Area by SAR

    Nazzareno Pierdicca;Marco Chini;Luca Pulvirenti;Flavia Macina

  • Monitoring Flood Evolution in Vegetated Areas Using COSMO-SkyMed Data: The Tuscany 2009 Case Study

    Luca Pulvirenti;Nazzareno Pierdicca;Marco Chini;Leila Guerriero

  • Complexity of the rupture process during the 2009 L’Aquila, Italy, earthquake

    A. Cirella;A. Piatanesi;E. Tinti;M. Chini

  • Earthquake damage mapping: An overall assessment of ground surveys and VHR image change detection after L'Aquila 2009 earthquake

    Roberta Anniballe;Fabrizio Noto;Tanya Scalia;Christian Bignami

  • Discrimination of Water Surfaces, Heavy Rainfall, and Wet Snow Using COSMO-SkyMed Observations of Severe Weather Events

    Luca Pulvirenti;Frank Silvio Marzano;Nazzareno Pierdicca;Saverio Mori

  • Earthquake Damages Rapid Mapping by Satellite Remote Sensing Data: L'Aquila April 6th, 2009 Event

    F. Dell'Acqua;C. Bignami;M. Chini;G. Lisini

  • Finite element inversion of DInSAR data from the Mw 6.3 L’Aquila earthquake, 2009 (Italy)

    E. Trasatti;C. Kyriakopoulos;M. Chini

  • Calibration of channel depth and friction parameters in the LISFLOOD-FP hydraulic model using medium resolution SAR data

    M. Wood;R. Hostache;J. Neal;T. Wagener

Frequent Co-Authors

Nazzareno Pierdicca
Nazzareno Pierdicca Sapienza University of Rome
Patrick Matgen
Patrick Matgen Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Salvatore Stramondo
Salvatore Stramondo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
William J. Emery
William J. Emery University of Colorado Boulder
Paul D Bates
Paul D Bates University of Bristol
Jeffrey C. Neal
Jeffrey C. Neal University of Bristol
Frank S. Marzano
Frank S. Marzano Sapienza University of Rome
Adriaan J. Teuling
Adriaan J. Teuling Wageningen University & Research
Niko E. C. Verhoest
Niko E. C. Verhoest Ghent University
Thorsten Wagener
Thorsten Wagener University of Potsdam

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