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Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 44 6758 6490 2414 2242 208 7287

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2021. 14 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2021. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
2004 2025

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 1
2006 3
2007 0
2008 0
2009 5
2010 4
2011 3
2012 7
2013 22
2014 15
2015 20
2016 13
2017 17
2018 13
2019 14
2020 19
2021 30
2022 17
2023 16
2024 7
2025 7
Total 235
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Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter publications per year - data summary

  • Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Oklahoma, has 235 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2005, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 22 years in the span carry no publications at all (2007 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.8 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 77 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 18 publications (2.3 per year); 2012-2019: 121 publications (15.1 per year); 2020-2025: 96 publications (16.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter 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 Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–210 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 208 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318 208
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Oklahoma, records 208 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter 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 Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330 44
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Oklahoma, records 44 D-Index - the 32nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 32% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, and about 68% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States and has a substantial body of research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered in Kirstetter's research include:

  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Kirstetter's frequent publication venues demonstrate a focus on hydrology and meteorology, with numerous articles in:

  • Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Among recent papers associated with their field and collaborations are:

  • Use of radar data for characterizing extreme precipitation at fine scales and short durations (2020), published in Environmental Research Letters
  • Horus-A Fully Digital Polarimetric Phased Array Radar for Next-Generation Weather Observations (2023), published in IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems
  • A Primer on Phased Array Radar Technology for the Atmospheric Sciences (2022), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • CREST-iMAP v1.0: A fully coupled hydrologic-hydraulic modeling framework dedicated to flood inundation mapping and prediction (2021), published in Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Evaluation of GPM IMERG and its constellations in extreme events over the conterminous united states (2021), published in Journal of Hydrology

Kirstetter collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Jonathan J. Gourley (10 joint publications)
  • Manabendra Saharia (10 joint publications)
  • Jeffrey B. Basara (9 joint publications)
  • Robert D. Palmer (7 joint publications)
  • David M. Bodine (7 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission for Science and Society

    Gail Skofronick-Jackson;Walter A Petersen;Wesley Berg;Chris Kidd

  • The Catastrophic Flash-Flood Event of 8–9 September 2002 in the Gard Region, France: A First Case Study for the Cévennes–Vivarais Mediterranean Hydrometeorological Observatory

    G. Delrieu;John Nicol;E. Yates;P.E. Kirstetter

  • Similarity and difference of the two successive V6 and V7 TRMM multisatellite precipitation analysis performance over China

    Sheng Chen;Yang Hong;Qing Cao;Jonathan J. Gourley

  • Analysis of flash flood parameters and human impacts in the US from 2006 to 2012

    Maruša Špitalar;Maruša Špitalar;Jonathan J. Gourley;Celine Lutoff;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter

  • The FLASH Project: Improving the Tools for Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction across the United States

    Jonathan J. Gourley;Zachary L. Flamig;Humberto Vergara;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter

  • Mapping Flash Flood Severity in the United States

    Manabendra Saharia;Manabendra Saharia;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Humberto Vergara;Humberto Vergara;Humberto Vergara;Jonathan J. Gourley

  • Comparing Satellite and Surface Rainfall Products over West Africa at Meteorologically Relevant Scales during the AMMA Campaign Using Error Estimates

    Rémy Roca;Philippe Chambon;Isabelle Jobard;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter

  • Toward a Framework for Systematic Error Modeling of Spaceborne Precipitation Radar with NOAA/NSSL Ground Radar–Based National Mosaic QPE

    Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Y. Hong;J. J. Gourley;S. Chen

  • Evaluation of the successive V6 and V7 TRMM multisatellite precipitation analysis over the Continental United States

    Sheng Chen;Yang Hong;Jonathan J. Gourley;George J. Huffman

  • A Unified Flash Flood Database across the United States

    Jonathan J. Gourley;Yang Hong;Zachary L. Flamig;Ami Arthur

  • Comparison of TRMM 2A25 Products, Version 6 and Version 7, with NOAA/NSSL Ground Radar-Based National Mosaic QPE

    Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Y. Hong;J. J. Gourley;M. Schwaller

  • Performance of IMERG as a Function of Spatiotemporal Scale

    Jackson Tan;Walter A. Petersen;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Yudong Tian

  • To What Extent is the Day 1 GPM IMERG Satellite Precipitation Estimate Improved as Compared to TRMM TMPA-RT?

    Abebe S. Gebregiorgis;Pierre‐Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre‐Emmanuel Kirstetter;Yang E. Hong;Jonathan J. Gourley

  • Performance evaluation of radar and satellite rainfalls for Typhoon Morakot over Taiwan: Are remote-sensing products ready for gauge denial scenario of extreme events?

    Sheng Chen;Yang Hong;Qing Cao;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter

  • Use of radar data for characterizing extreme precipitation at fine scales and short durations

    Katharina Lengfeld;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Hayley J Fowler;Jingjing Yu

  • Probabilistic precipitation rate estimates with ground‐based radar networks

    Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Jonathan J. Gourley;Yang Hong;Jian Zhang

  • Evaluation of diurnal variation of GPM IMERG-derived summer precipitation over the contiguous US using MRMS data

    Sungmin O;Pierre‐Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre‐Emmanuel Kirstetter

  • Toward an error model for radar quantitative precipitation estimation in the Cévennes-Vivarais region, France.

    Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Guy Delrieu;Brice Boudevillain;Charles Obled

  • Geostatistical radar–raingauge merging: A novel method for the quantification of rain estimation accuracy

    Guy Delrieu;Annette Wijbrans;Brice Boudevillain;Dominique Faure

  • Characterization of floods in the United States

    Manabendra Saharia;Manabendra Saharia;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter;Humberto Vergara;Humberto Vergara;Humberto Vergara;Jonathan J. Gourley

  • Mapping Flash Flood Severity in the United States

    M. Saharia;P. E. Kirstetter;J. J. Gourley;Y. Hong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan J. Gourley
Jonathan J. Gourley National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Yang Hong
Yang Hong University of Oklahoma
Guy Delrieu
Guy Delrieu Grenoble Alpes University
Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang University of Hong Kong
Emmanouil N. Anagnostou
Emmanouil N. Anagnostou University of Connecticut
Yudong Tian
Yudong Tian University of Maryland, College Park
Alexis Berne
Alexis Berne École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Véronique Ducrocq
Véronique Ducrocq Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou University of California, Irvine

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