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Mark R. Drinkwater

Mark R. Drinkwater

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9665
World Ranking
3956
National Ranking
285

Mark R. Drinkwater 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 Mark R. Drinkwater sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 179 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark R. Drinkwater 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 Mark R. Drinkwater sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark R. Drinkwater is affiliated with the European Space Agency in France. Their work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with research contributions across Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing

Mark R. Drinkwater's recent publications cover a variety of topics related to atmospheric sciences, remote sensing, and climate monitoring. Key papers include:

  • "Toward an Operational Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Monitoring and Verification Support Capacity" (2020), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission" (2020), published in The Cryosphere
  • "Microwave Radiometry at Frequencies From 500 to 1400 MHz: An Emerging Technology for Earth Observations" (2021), published in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • "From Bottom-Up to Top-Down: Europe's CO2 Emissions Monitoring Capacity" (2021), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Their frequent co-authors include Erik Andersson, Greet Janssens-Maenhout, B. Pinty, Mark Dowell, and H. Zunker.

Mark R. Drinkwater has published multiple works in notable scientific venues including:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • The Cryosphere
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • The SMOS Mission: New Tool for Monitoring Key Elements ofthe Global Water Cycle

    Yann H Kerr;Philippe Waldteufel;Jean-Pierre Wigneron;Steven Delwart

  • The advanced scatterometer (ASCAT) on the meteorological operational (MetOp) platform: A follow on for European wind scatterometers

    J. Figa-Saldaña;J J.W. Wilson;E. Attema;R. Gelsthorpe

  • VII: CLOSING SESSION: GOCE: ESA's First Earth Explorer Core Mission

    M. R. Drinkwater;R. Floberghagen;R. Haagmans;D. Muzi

  • Snow on Antarctic sea ice

    Robert A. Massom;Hajo Eicken;Christian Hass;Martin O. Jeffries

  • GOCE: ESA’s First Earth Explorer Core Mission

    M. R. Drinkwater;R. Floberghagen;R. Haagmans;D. Muzi

  • Aircraft active and passive microwave validation of sea ice concentration from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program special sensor microwave imager

    D. J. Cavalieri;J. P. Crawford;M. R. Drinkwater;D. T. Eppler

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Toward an operational anthropogenic CO2 emissions monitoring and verification support capacity

    G. Janssens-Maenhout;B. Pinty;M. Dowell;H. Zunker

  • Physical Properties of Sea Ice Relevant to Remote Sensing

    W. B. Tucker;Donald K. Perovich;Anthony J. Gow;Wilford F. Weeks

  • Modelling Changes in Scattering Properties of the Dielectric and Young Snow-Covered Sea Ice at GHz Requencies

    Mark R. Drinkwater;G.B. Crocker

  • Modelling changes in the dielectric and scattering properties of young snow-covered sea ice at GHz frequencies

    Mark R. Drinkwater;G. B. Crocker

  • Azimuth variation in microwave scatterometer and radiometer data over Antarctica

    D.G. Long;M.R. Drinkwater

  • LIMEX '87 ice surface characteristics: implications for C-band SAR backscatter signatures

    M.R. Drinkwater

  • Winter snow cover on sea ice in the Weddell Sea

    Robert A. Massom;Mark R. Drinkwater;Christian Haas

  • Greenland snow accumulation estimates from satellite radar scatterometer data

    Mark R. Drinkwater;David G. Long;Andrew W. Bingham

  • Cryosphere applications of NSCAT data

    D.G. Long;M.R. Drinkwater

  • Multifrequency Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations of Sea Ice

    Mark R. Drinkwater;R. Kwok;D. P. Winebrenner;E. Rignot

  • The European Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer Satellite Mission: Its Impact on Geophysics

    J. A. Johannessen;J. A. Johannessen;G. Balmino;C. Le Provost;R. Rummel

  • Polarimetric signatures of sea ice: 2. Experimental observations

    S. V. Nghiem;R. Kwok;S. H. Yueh;M. R. Drinkwater

  • Greenland ice-sheet surface properties observed by the Seasat-A scatterometer at enhanced resolution

    David G. Long;Mark R. Drinkwater

  • Global ice and land climate studies using scatterometer image data

    David G. Long;Mark R. Drinkwater;Benjamin Holt;Sasan Saatchi

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Long
David G. Long Brigham Young University
Giovanni Macelloni
Giovanni Macelloni National Research Council (CNR)
Kenneth C. Jezek
Kenneth C. Jezek The Ohio State University
Johnny A. Johannessen
Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School
Ron Kwok
Ron Kwok University of Washington
Jérôme Benveniste
Jérôme Benveniste University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Andrew Shepherd
Andrew Shepherd University of Leeds
Joel T. Johnson
Joel T. Johnson The Ohio State University
Leung Tsang
Leung Tsang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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