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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 42 7340 7054 1 1 142 7863

Renaud Mathieu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Renaud Mathieu between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Renaud Mathieu published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2012. 6 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2012. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1993 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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Renaud Mathieu: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 5
1997 2
1998 2
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 5
2007 6
2008 3
2009 14
2010 10
2011 15
2012 16
2013 8
2014 10
2015 11
2016 4
2017 6
2018 6
2019 7
2020 1
2021 1
2022 3
2023 2
2024 3
2025 3
Total 151
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Renaud Mathieu 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 Renaud Mathieu 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, 141–150 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: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
141–150 541 142
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
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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Renaud Mathieu 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 Renaud Mathieu 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% 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 42
43 336
44 330
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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Overview

Renaud Mathieu is affiliated with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and focuses primarily on environmental science. Their research spans several main topics and subfields, including environmental engineering, global and planetary change, ecology, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Within these areas, Mathieu's work extensively addresses remote sensing and LiDAR applications, remote sensing in agriculture, and forest ecology and management. They also explore fire effects on ecosystems, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) applications and techniques, rice cultivation and yield improvement, and aeolian processes and effects.

Their recent publications demonstrate consistent contributions to remote sensing and environmental monitoring fields. Notable papers include:

  • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • First validation of GEDI canopy heights in African savannas, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Quantifying the sensitivity of L-Band SAR to a decade of vegetation structure changes in savannas, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of a Remote-Sensing-Based Penman-Monteith Model to Meteorological and Land Surface Input Variables, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Evaluation of GEDI footprint level biomass models in Southern African Savannas using airborne LiDAR and field measurements, 2024, Science of Remote Sensing

Mathieu frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include Russell Main, Laven Naidoo, John Armston, Konrad Wessels, and Laura Duncanson.

Their work has been predominantly published in journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Smart Agricultural Technology, Remote Sensing, and Science of Remote Sensing. Specifically, Remote Sensing of Environment has featured at least three of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Mapping private gardens in urban areas using object-oriented techniques and very high-resolution satellite imagery

    Renaud Mathieu;Claire Freeman;Jagannath Aryal

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

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  • An investigation into robust spectral indices for leaf chlorophyll estimation

    Russell Main;Moses Azong Cho;Renaud Mathieu;Martha M. O’Kennedy

  • Classification of savanna tree species, in the Greater Kruger National Park region, by integrating hyperspectral and LiDAR data in a Random Forest data mining environment

    L Naidoo;Moses A Cho;Renaud Sa Mathieu;G Asner

  • Mapping tree species composition in South African savannas using an integrated airborne spectral and LiDAR system

    Moses Azong Cho;Renaud Mathieu;Gregory P. Asner;Laven Naidoo

  • An above-ground biomass map of African savannahs and woodlands at 25 m resolution derived from ALOS PALSAR

    Alexandre Bouvet;Stéphane Mermoz;Thuy Le Toan;Ludovic Villard

  • Relationships between Satellite-Based Radiometric Indices Simulated Using Laboratory Reflectance Data and Typic Soil Color of an Arid Environment

    Renaud Mathieu;Renaud Mathieu;Marcel Pouget;Bernard Cervelle;Richard Escadafal

  • Regional estimation of savanna grass nitrogen using the red-edge band of the spaceborne RapidEye sensor

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;Andrew K. Skidmore;Moses Azong Cho;Martin Schlerf

  • Monitoring grass nutrients and biomass as indicators of rangeland quality and quantity using random forest modelling and WorldView-2 data

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;Moses Azong Cho;Renaud Mathieu;S. Madonsela

  • Object-Based Classification of Ikonos Imagery for Mapping Large-Scale Vegetation Communities in Urban Areas

    Renaud Mathieu;Jagannath Aryal;Albert K. Chong

  • Subpixel monitoring of the seasonal snow cover with MODIS at 250 m spatial resolution in the Southern Alps of New Zealand: Methodology and accuracy assessment

    Pascal Sirguey;Renaud Mathieu;Renaud Mathieu;Yves Arnaud

  • Validation of Global Evapotranspiration Product (MOD16) using Flux Tower Data in the African Savanna, South Africa

    Abel Ramoelo;Nobuhle P Majozi;Renaud Sa Mathieu;Nebojsa Jovanovic

  • Diversity of native and exotic birds across an urban gradient in a New Zealand city

    Yolanda van Heezik;Amber Smyth;Renaud Mathieu

  • An Isotopic Study (2H and 18O) of Water Movements in Clayey Soils Under a Semiarid Climate

    Renaud Mathieu;Thierry Bariac

  • Improving Discrimination of Savanna Tree Species Through a Multiple-Endmember Spectral Angle Mapper Approach: Canopy-Level Analysis

    M A Cho;P Debba;R Mathieu;L Naidoo

  • Lightweight GPS-Tags, One Giant Leap for Wildlife Tracking? An Assessment Approach

    Mariano R. Recio;Renaud Mathieu;Paul Denys;Pascal Sirguey

  • Simulation of stable water isotope variations by the GENESIS GCM for modern conditions

    Renaud Mathieu;David Pollard;Julia E. Cole;James W.C. White

  • A numerical model for the simulation of stable isotope profiles in drying soils

    Renaud Mathieu;Thierry Bariac

  • Water-removed spectra increase the retrieval accuracy when estimating savanna grass nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;Andrew K. Skidmore;Martin Schlerf;Renaud Mathieu

  • Non-linear partial least square regression increases the estimation accuracy of grass nitrogen and phosphorus using in situ hyperspectral and environmental data

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;AK Skidmore;Moses A Cho;Renaud Sa Mathieu

  • Potential of Sentinel-2 spectral configuration to assess rangeland quality

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;Moses Cho;Moses Cho;Renaud Mathieu;Renaud Mathieu;Andrew K. Skidmore

  • Improving MODIS Spatial Resolution for Snow Mapping Using Wavelet Fusion and ARSIS Concept

    P. Sirguey;R. Mathieu;Y. Arnaud;M.M. Khan

  • Multi-phenology WorldView-2 imagery improves remote sensing of savannah tree species

    Sabelo Madonsela;Sabelo Madonsela;Moses Azong Cho;Moses Azong Cho;Renaud Mathieu;Renaud Mathieu;Onisimo Mutanga

Frequent Co-Authors

Konrad J Wessels
Konrad J Wessels George Mason University
Moses Azong Cho
Moses Azong Cho Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Andrew K. Skidmore
Andrew K. Skidmore University of Twente
Philip J. Seddon
Philip J. Seddon University of Otago
Ed T.F. Witkowski
Ed T.F. Witkowski University of the Witwatersrand
Martin Schlerf
Martin Schlerf Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Izak P.J. Smit
Izak P.J. Smit South African National Parks
Yves Arnaud
Yves Arnaud Grenoble Alpes University
Heiko Balzter
Heiko Balzter University of Leicester

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