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Michelle Hofton 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 Michelle Hofton sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michelle Hofton 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 Michelle Hofton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michelle Hofton is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientific contributions of Michelle Hofton focus heavily on the applications of remote sensing and LiDAR technologies. Key research topics include:

  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Management and Policy

The venues where Michelle Hofton has frequently published are:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Science of Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Reviews of Geophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Significant recent papers by Michelle Hofton include:

  • Mapping global forest canopy height through integration of GEDI and Landsat data, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth's forests and topography, 2020, Science of Remote Sensing
  • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Biomass estimation from simulated GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR across environmental gradients in Sonoma County, California, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Fusing simulated GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR data for regional aboveground biomass mapping, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment

Michelle Hofton has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • John Armston
  • Hao Tang
  • Ralph Dubayah
  • Temilola Fatoyinbo
  • S. B. Luthcke

Best Publications

  • Mapping global forest canopy height through integration of GEDI and Landsat data

    Peter Potapov;Xinyuan Li;Andres Hernandez-Serna;Alexandra Tyukavina

  • The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth’s forests and topography

    Ralph Dubayah;James Bryan Blair;Scott Goetz;Lola Fatoyinbo

  • Estimation of tropical forest structural characteristics using large-footprint lidar

    Jason B. Drake;Ralph O. Dubayah;David B. Clark;Robert G. Knox

  • The Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor: a medium-altitude, digitisation-only, airborne laser altimeter for mapping vegetation and topography

    J.Bryan Blair;David L Rabine;Michelle A Hofton

  • Mapping forest structure for wildlife habitat analysis using multi-sensor (LiDAR, SAR/InSAR, ETM+, Quickbird) synergy

    Peter Hyde;Ralph Dubayah;Wayne Walker;J. Bryan Blair

  • Decomposition of laser altimeter waveforms

    M.A. Hofton;J.B. Minster;J.B. Blair

  • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission

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  • Above-ground biomass estimation in closed canopy Neotropical forests using lidar remote sensing: factors affecting the generality of relationships

    Jason B. Drake;Robert G. Knox;Ralph O. Dubayah;David B. Clark

  • Estimation of tropical forest height and biomass dynamics using lidar remote sensing at La Selva, Costa Rica

    R. O. Dubayah;S. L. Sheldon;D. B. Clark;M. A. Hofton

  • Modeling laser altimeter return waveforms over complex vegetation using high-resolution elevation data

    J. Bryan Blair;Michelle A. Hofton

  • Mapping forest structure for wildlife habitat analysis using waveform lidar: Validation of montane ecosystems

    P. Hyde;R. Dubayah;B. Peterson;J.B. Blair

  • Integrating waveform lidar with hyperspectral imagery for inventory of a northern temperate forest

    Jeanne E. Anderson;Lucie C. Plourde;Mary E. Martin;Bobby H. Braswell

  • The GEDI simulator: A large-footprint waveform lidar simulator for calibration and validation of spaceborne missions

    Steven Hancock;John Armston;Michelle Hofton;Xiaoli Sun

  • Mapping biomass and stress in the Sierra Nevada using lidar and hyperspectral data fusion

    Anu Swatantran;Ralph Dubayah;Dar A Roberts;Michelle Hofton

  • Lidar remote sensing variables predict breeding habitat of a Neotropical migrant bird

    Scott J. Goetz;Daniel Steinberg;Matthew G. Betts;Richard T. Holmes

  • GEDI launches a new era of biomass inference from space

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  • Biomass estimation from simulated GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR across environmental gradients in Sonoma County, California

    Laura Duncanson;Laura Duncanson;Amy Neuenschwander;Steven Hancock;Steven Hancock;Nathan Thomas;Nathan Thomas

  • Retrieval of vertical LAI profiles over tropical rain forests using waveform lidar at La Selva, Costa Rica

    Hao Tang;Ralph Dubayah;Anu Swatantran;Michelle Hofton

  • Fusing simulated GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR data for regional aboveground biomass mapping

    Carlos Alberto Silva;Carlos Alberto Silva;Laura Duncanson;Steven Hancock;Amy Neuenschwander

  • Ionospheric signature of surface mine blasts from Global Positioning System measurements

    Eric Calais;J. Bernard Minster;Michelle A. Hofton;Michael A. H. Hedlin

  • Validation of SRTM Elevations Over Vegetated and Non-vegetated Terrain Using Medium-Footprint Lidar

    Michelle Hofton;Ralph Dubayah;J. Bryan Blair;David Rabine

  • The use of waveform lidar to measure northern temperate mixed conifer and deciduous forest structure in New Hampshire

    Jeanne Anderson;M. E. Martin;M.-L. Smith;R. O. Dubayah

  • Derivation of Range and Range Distributions From Laser Pulse Waveform Analysis for Surface Elevations, Roughness, Slope, and Vegetation Heights

    Anita C. Brenner;H. Jay Zwally;Charles R. Bentley;Bea M. Csathó

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Dubayah
Ralph Dubayah University of Maryland, College Park
James R. Kellner
James R. Kellner Brown University
Scott B. Luthcke
Scott B. Luthcke National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John Armston
John Armston University of Maryland, College Park
Marc Simard
Marc Simard California Institute of Technology
Scott J. Goetz
Scott J. Goetz Northern Arizona University
George C. Hurtt
George C. Hurtt University of Maryland, College Park
Sean P. Healey
Sean P. Healey US Forest Service
David B. Clark
David B. Clark University of Missouri–St. Louis
Carlos A. Silva
Carlos A. Silva University of Florida

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