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Environmental Sciences

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104
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44046
World Ranking
283
National Ranking
13

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Nicholas C. Coops 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 Nicholas C. Coops sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 736 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nicholas C. Coops 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 Nicholas C. Coops sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 97th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Nicholas C. Coops is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the application of remote sensing technologies within environmental science.

The main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study covered by their work are:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecological Modeling

Main research topics addressed by Nicholas C. Coops are:

  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Joanne C. White
  • Piotr Tompalski
  • Alexis Achim
  • Michael A. Wulder
  • Txomin Hermosilla

Key publication venues where Nicholas C. Coops has contributed include:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicholas C. Coops consist of:

  • Modelling lidar-derived estimates of forest attributes over space and time: A review of approaches and future trends (2021) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • LidR: An R package for analysis of Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data (2020) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models (2020) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space (2021) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Land cover classification in an era of big and open data: Optimizing localized implementation and training data selection to improve mapping outcomes (2021) published in Remote Sensing of Environment

Best Publications

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • lidR: An R package for analysis of Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data

    Jean Romain Roussel;David Auty;Nicholas C. Coops;Piotr Tompalski

  • Lidar sampling for large-area forest characterization: A review

    Michael A. Wulder;Joanne C. White;Ross F. Nelson;Erik Næsset

  • Remote Sensing Technologies for Enhancing Forest Inventories: A Review

    Joanne C. White;Nicholas C. Coops;Michael A. Wulder;Mikko Vastaranta

  • A new data fusion model for high spatial- and temporal-resolution mapping of forest disturbance based on Landsat and MODIS

    Thomas Hilker;Michael A. Wulder;Nicholas C. Coops;Julia Linke

  • Using airborne and ground-based ranging lidar to measure canopy structure in Australian forests

    J L Lovell;D L.B. Jupp;D S Culvenor;N C Coops

  • High Spatial Resolution Remotely Sensed Data for Ecosystem Characterization

    Michael A. Wulder;Ronald J. Hall;Nicholas C. Coops;Steven E. Franklin

  • Pixel-Based Image Compositing for Large-Area Dense Time Series Applications and Science

    J. C. White;M. A. Wulder;G. W. Hobart;J. E. Luther

  • Estimating canopy structure of Douglas-fir forest stands from discrete-return LiDAR

    Nicholas C. Coops;Thomas Hilker;Michael A. Wulder;Benoît St-Onge

  • The role of LiDAR in sustainable forest management

    Michael A. Wulder;Christopher W. Bater;Nicholas C. Coops;Thomas Hilker

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

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

  • Aerial Photography: A Rapidly Evolving Tool for Ecological Management

    Jessica L. Morgan;Sarah E. Gergel;Nicholas C. Coops

  • Land cover 2.0

    Michael A. Wulder;Nicholas C. Coops;David P. Roy;Joanne C. White

  • Forest canopy effects on snow accumulation and ablation: an integrative review of empirical results.

    Andrés Varhola;Nicholas C. Coops;Markus Weiler;R. Dan Moore

  • Evaluating error associated with lidar-derived DEM interpolation

    Christopher W. Bater;Nicholas C. Coops

  • A nationwide annual characterization of 25 years of forest disturbance and recovery for Canada using Landsat time series

    Joanne C. White;Michael A. Wulder;Txomin Hermosilla;Nicholas C. Coops

  • The Utility of Image-Based Point Clouds for Forest Inventory: A Comparison with Airborne Laser Scanning

    Joanne C. White;Michael A. Wulder;Mikko Vastaranta;Nicholas C. Coops

  • A best practices guide for generating forest inventory attributes from airborne laser scanning data using an area-based approach

    Joanne C. White;Michael A. Wulder;Andrés Varhola;Mikko Vastaranta

  • The use of remote sensing in light use efficiency based models of gross primary production: a review of current status and future requirements.

    Thomas Hilker;Nicholas C. Coops;Michael A. Wulder;T. Andrew Black

  • Modelling lidar-derived estimates of forest attributes over space and time: A review of approaches and future trends

    Nicholas C. Coops;Piotr Tompalski;Tristan R.H. Goodbody;Martin Queinnec

  • Development of a large area biodiversity monitoring system driven by remote sensing

    Dennis C. Duro;Nicholas C. Coops;Michael A. Wulder;Tian Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Wulder
Michael A. Wulder Natural Resources Canada
Joanne C. White
Joanne C. White Natural Resources Canada
Thomas Hilker
Thomas Hilker Oregon State University
Txomin Hermosilla
Txomin Hermosilla Natural Resources Canada
Richard H. Waring
Richard H. Waring Oregon State University
Trisalyn A. Nelson
Trisalyn A. Nelson University of California, Santa Barbara
Gordon B. Stenhouse
Gordon B. Stenhouse Western University of Health Sciences
Sarah E. Gergel
Sarah E. Gergel University of British Columbia
Scott E. Nielsen
Scott E. Nielsen University of Alberta
Andreas Christen
Andreas Christen University of Freiburg

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