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412
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Martha C. Anderson 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 Martha C. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 521 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Martha C. Anderson 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 Martha C. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Martha C. Anderson is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several interconnected subfields.

The main subfields of study include Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Plant Science, Ecology, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work revolves around specific topics such as Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Climate variability and models, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, and Irrigation Practices and Water Management.

Martha C. Anderson has published extensively in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Irrigation Science
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • Water Resources Research

Their recent papers highlight key contributions across environmental remote sensing and water resource management. Important publications include:

  • "Fifty years of Landsat science and impacts" (2022) in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "OpenET: Filling a Critical Data Gap in Water Management for the Western United States" (2021) in JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
  • "Comparative assessment of environmental variables and machine learning algorithms for maize yield prediction in the US Midwest" (2020) in Environmental Research Letters
  • "The 50-year Landsat collection 2 archive" (2023) in Science of Remote Sensing
  • "Global patterns of water storage in the rooting zones of vegetation" (2023) in Nature Geoscience

Martha C. Anderson collaborates frequently with other researchers. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Feng Gao
  • William P. Kustas
  • Christopher Hain
  • Kyle Knipper
  • Yun Yang

Their research spans analysis and application of remote sensing technologies, environmental modeling, and water management strategies, contributing to the broader understanding of plant-environment interactions and resource stewardship within agricultural and ecological systems.

Best Publications

  • Landsat-8: Science and Product Vision for Terrestrial Global Change Research

    David P. Roy;M.A. Wulder;Thomas R. Loveland;C.E. Woodcock

  • Free access to Landsat imagery.

    Curtis E. Woodcock;Richard Allen;Martha Anderson;Alan Belward

  • Vegetation water content mapping using Landsat data derived normalized difference water index for corn and soybeans

    Thomas J. Jackson;Daoyi Chen;Michael Cosh;Fuqin Li

  • Current status of Landsat program, science, and applications

    Michael A. Wulder;Thomas R. Loveland;David P. Roy;Christopher J. Crawford

  • Use of NDVI and Land Surface Temperature for Drought Assessment: Merits and Limitations

    Arnon Karnieli;Nurit Agam;Rachel T. Pinker;Martha Anderson

  • A Two-Source Time-Integrated Model for Estimating Surface Fluxes Using Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing

    M.C. Anderson;J.M. Norman;G.R. Diak;W.P. Kustas

  • Remote sensing of drought: Progress, challenges and opportunities

    A. AghaKouchak;A. Farahmand;F. S. Melton;J. Teixeira

  • The future of evapotranspiration: global requirements for ecosystem functioning, carbon and climate feedbacks, agricultural management, and water resources.

    Joshua B. Fisher;Forrest S. Melton;Elizabeth M. Middleton;Christopher Hain;Christopher Hain

  • Use of Landsat thermal imagery in monitoring evapotranspiration and managing water resources

    Martha C. Anderson;Richard G. Allen;Anthony Morse;William P. Kustas

  • A climatological study of evapotranspiration and moisture stress across the continental United States based on thermal remote sensing: 1. Model formulation

    Martha C. Anderson;John M. Norman;John R. Mecikalski;Jason A. Otkin

  • Fifty years of Landsat science and impacts

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  • Estimating subpixel surface temperatures and energy fluxes from the vegetation index-radiometric temperature relationship

    William P. Kustas;John M. Norman;Martha C. Anderson;Andrew N. French

  • Flash Droughts: A Review and Assessment of the Challenges Imposed by Rapid-Onset Droughts in the United States

    Jason A. Otkin;Mark Svoboda;Eric D. Hunt;Trent W. Ford

  • Mapping daily evapotranspiration at field to continental scales using geostationary and polar orbiting satellite imagery

    M. C. Anderson;W. P. Kustas;J. M. Norman;C. R. Hain

  • A thermal-based remote sensing technique for routine mapping of land-surface carbon, water and energy fluxes from field to regional scales

    M.C. Anderson;J.M. Norman;W.P. Kustas;R. Houborg

  • Evaluation of Drought Indices Based on Thermal Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration over the Continental United States

    Martha C. Anderson;Christopher R. Hain;Brian Wardlow;Agustin Pimstein

  • Advances in thermal infrared remote sensing for land surface modeling

    William Kustas;Martha Anderson

  • A vegetation index based technique for spatial sharpening of thermal imagery

    Nurit Agam;William P. Kustas;Martha C. Anderson;Fuqin Li

  • Toward mapping crop progress at field scales through fusion of Landsat and MODIS imagery

    Feng Gao;Martha C. Anderson;Xiaoyang Zhang;Zhengwei Yang

  • An intercomparison of the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) and the Two-Source Energy Balance (TSEB) modeling schemes

    Wim J. Timmermans;William P. Kustas;Martha C. Anderson;Andrew N. French

  • A climatological study of evapotranspiration and moisture stress across the continental United States based on thermal remote sensing: 2. Surface moisture climatology

    Martha C. Anderson;John M. Norman;John R. Mecikalski;Jason A. Otkin

Frequent Co-Authors

William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
Christopher Hain
Christopher Hain Marshall Space Flight Center
John H. Prueger
John H. Prueger Agricultural Research Service
Jason A. Otkin
Jason A. Otkin University of Wisconsin–Madison
John M. Norman
John M. Norman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joseph G. Alfieri
Joseph G. Alfieri Agricultural Research Service
Wade T. Crow
Wade T. Crow Agricultural Research Service
Brian D. Wardlow
Brian D. Wardlow University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Andrew N. French
Andrew N. French Agricultural Research Service
Richard G. Allen
Richard G. Allen University of Idaho

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