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Michael E. Schaepman

Michael E. Schaepman

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
85
Citations
32205
World Ranking
737
National Ranking
27

Michael E. Schaepman publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 586 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael E. Schaepman 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 Michael E. Schaepman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael E. Schaepman is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on areas including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Environmental Engineering.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on remote sensing technologies and ecological applications. Key papers include:

  • "Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer 3 (AVIRIS-3)", 2022, published in the 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)
  • "Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation", 2021, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms", 2021, published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Linking the Remote Sensing of Geodiversity and Traits Relevant to Biodiversity-Part II: Geomorphology, Terrain and Surfaces", 2020, published in Remote Sensing
  • "Monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models", 2020, published in Remote Sensing of Environment

Michael E. Schaepman frequently publishes in several scientific journals and venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as Meredith C. Schuman, Bernhard Schmid, Fabian Schneider, Felix Morsdorf, and Andrew K. Skidmore, indicating active participation in interdisciplinary research networks.

Research topics covered by Schaepman focus on applications of remote sensing within ecological contexts, including:

  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Reflectance quantities in optical remote sensing - definitions and case studies

    G Schaepman-Strub;G Schaepman-Strub;Michael E Schaepman;T H Painter;S Dangel

  • Proxy global assessment of land degradation

    Z. G. Bai;D. L. Dent;Lennart Olsson;M. E. Schaepman

  • Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982-2006

    Michael A. White;Kirsten M. de Beurs;Kamel Didan;David W. Inouye

  • The use of remote sensing in soil and terrain mapping — A review

    V L Mulder;S de Bruin;Michael E Schaepman;Michael E Schaepman;T R Mayr

  • Retrieval of foliar information about plant pigment systems from high resolution spectroscopy

    Susan L. Ustin;Anatoly A. Gitelson;Stéphane Jacquemoud;Michael Schaepman

  • A review on reflective remote sensing and data assimilation techniques for enhanced agroecosystem modeling

    W A Dorigo;W A Dorigo;R Zurita-Milla;A J W de Wit;J Brazile

  • Analysis of monotonic greening and browning trends from global NDVI time-series

    Rogier de Jong;Sytze de Bruin;Allard de Wit;Michael E. Schaepman;Michael E. Schaepman

  • Sentinels for science: potential of Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions for scientific observations of ocean, cryosphere, and land

    Zbyněk Malenovský;Helmut Rott;Josef Cihlar;Michael E. Schaepman

  • Review of constituent retrieval in optically deep and complex waters from satellite imagery

    Daniel Odermatt;Anatoly Gitelson;Vittorio Ernesto Brando;Michael Schaepman

  • Global assessment of land degradation and improvement 1: identification by remote sensing

    Z G Bai;D L Dent;L Olsson;Michael E Schaepman

  • Progress in Field Spectroscopy

    E. Milton;N. Fox;M. Schaepman

  • Trend changes in global greening and browning: contribution of short-term trends to longer-term change

    Rogier de Jong;Jan Verbesselt;Michael E. Schaepman;Sytze de Bruin

  • Review of optical-based remote sensing for plant trait mapping

    Lucie Homolova;Lucie Homolova;Zbynek Malenovsky;Jan G. P. W Clevers;Glenda Garcia-Santos

  • Algorithm theoretical basis document

    S. Huber;M.E. Schaepman;J.G.P.W. Clevers;Z. Malenovsky

  • Environmental science : Agree on biodiversity metrics to track from space

    Andrew K. Skidmore;Nathalie Pettorelli;Nicholas C. Coops;Gary N. Geller

  • Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation

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  • Earth system science related imaging spectroscopy — an assessment

    Michael E. Schaepman;Michael E. Schaepman;Susan L. Ustin;Antonio J. Plaza;Thomas H. Painter

  • Monitoring plant functional diversity from space

    Walter Jetz;Jeannine Cavender-Bares;Ryan Pavlick;David Schimel

  • Angular sensitivity analysis of vegetation indices derived from CHRIS/PROBA data

    J Verrelst;Michael E Schaepman;B Koetz;M Kneubühler

  • Far-red sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence shows ecosystem-specific relationships to gross primary production: An assessment based on observational and modeling approaches

    Alexander Damm;Luis Guanter;Eugénie Paul-Limoges;C van der Tol

  • Erratum: Monitoring plant functional diversity from space

    Walter Jetz;Jeannine Cavender-Bares;Ryan Pavlick;David Schimel

  • Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer 3 (AVIRIS-3)

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Frequent Co-Authors

Jan G. P. W. Clevers
Jan G. P. W. Clevers Wageningen University & Research
Felix Morsdorf
Felix Morsdorf University of Zurich
Alexander Damm
Alexander Damm University of Zurich
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub University of Zurich
Lammert Kooistra
Lammert Kooistra Wageningen University & Research
Andrew K. Skidmore
Andrew K. Skidmore University of Twente
Johannes W. Kaiser
Johannes W. Kaiser German Meteorological Service
Bernhard Schmid
Bernhard Schmid University of Zurich
Harm Bartholomeus
Harm Bartholomeus Wageningen University & Research
Jose Moreno
Jose Moreno University of Valencia

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