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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.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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.

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30 D-Index 125+

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 125 D-Index or more.

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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