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D-Index
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19575
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3204
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1236

Samuel N. Goward 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 Samuel N. Goward sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Samuel N. Goward 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 Samuel N. Goward sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

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

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

Overview

Samuel N. Goward is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research work centers on environmental science, with a focus on various subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass multiple areas related to environmental and ecological dynamics. These topics include:

  • Rangeland and wildlife management
  • Remote sensing in agriculture
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Remote sensing and LiDAR applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Samuel N. Goward include:

  • "US National Maps Attributing Forest Change: 1986-2010", 2020, published in Forests
  • "Landsat's Enduring Legacy: Pioneering Global Land Observations From Space", 2022, published in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
  • "Semi-Centennial of Landsat Observations & Pending Landsat 9 Launch", 2021, published in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
  • "Landsat@50", 2022, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "NAFD-ATT Forest Canopy Cover Loss from Landsat, CONUS, 1986-2010", 2020, published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Samuel N. Goward include:

  • Darrel L. Williams
  • Karen Schleeweis
  • Gretchen G. Moisen
  • Todd A. Schroeder
  • Chris Toney

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as:

  • Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Forests
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Global Primary Production: A Remote Sensing Approach

    Stephen D. Prince;Samuel N. Goward

  • Landsat's Role in Ecological Applications of Remote Sensing

    Warren B. Cohen;Samuel N. Goward

  • Free access to Landsat imagery.

    Curtis E. Woodcock;Richard Allen;Martha Anderson;Alan Belward

  • An automated approach for reconstructing recent forest disturbance history using dense Landsat time series stacks

    Chengquan Huang;Samuel N. Goward;Jeffrey G. Masek;Nancy Thomas

  • North American vegetation patterns observed with the NOAA-7 advanced very high resolution radiometer

    Samuel N. Goward;Compton J. Tucker;Dennis G. Dye

  • Normalized difference vegetation index measurements from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

    Samuel N. Goward;Brian Markham;Dennis G. Dye;Wayne Dulaney

  • Estimation of air temperature from remotely sensed surface observations

    Lara Prihodko;Samuel N. Goward

  • Landsat continuity: Issues and opportunities for land cover monitoring

    Michael A. Wulder;Joanne C. White;Samuel N. Goward;Jeffrey G. Masek

  • Developing Satellite-derived Estimates of Surface Moisture Status

    Ramakhrishna Nemani;Lars Pierce;Steve Running;Samuel Goward

  • Vegetation canopy PAR absorptance and the normalized difference vegetation index: an assessment using the SAIL model.

    Samuel N. Goward;Karl F. Huemmrich

  • Dynamics of urban growth in the Washington DC metropolitan area, 1973-1996, from Landsat observations

    J. G. Masek;F. E. Lindsay;S. N. Goward

  • Characterization of the Landsat-7 ETM Automated Cloud-Cover Assessment (ACCA) Algorithm

    Richard R. Irish;John L. Barker;Samuel N. Goward;Terry Arvidson

  • Evaluating land surface moisture conditions from the remotely sensed temperature/vegetation index measurements: An exploration with the simplified simple biosphere model

    Samuel N Goward;Yongkang Xue;Kevin P Czajkowski

  • Spectral estimates of absorbed radiation and phytomass production in corn and soybean canopies

    C.S.T. Daughtry;K.P. Gallo;S.N. Goward;S.D. Prince

  • Plant Litter and Soil Reflectance

    P.L. Nagler;C.S.T. Daughtry;S.N. Goward

  • Environmental Limits on Net Primary Production and Light-Use Efficiency Across the Oregon Transect

    J. Runyon;R. H. Waring;S. N. Goward;J. M. Welles

  • Use of a dark object concept and support vector machines to automate forest cover change analysis

    Chengquan Huang;Kuan Song;Sunghee Kim;John R.G. Townshend

  • Observed relation between thermal emission and reflected spectral radiance of a complex vegetated landscape

    Samuel N Goward;George D Cruickshanks;Allen S Hope

  • Satellite remote sensing of primary production : an improved production efficiency modeling approach

    Scott J. Goetz;Stephen D. Prince;Samuel N. Goward;Michelle M. Thawley

  • Ecological Remote Sensing at OTTER: Satellite Macroscale Observations

    Samuel N. Goward;Richard H. Waring;Dennis G. Dye;Jingli Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey G. Masek
Jeffrey G. Masek Goddard Space Flight Center
Chengquan Huang
Chengquan Huang University of Maryland, College Park
Warren B. Cohen
Warren B. Cohen Oregon State University
Robert E. Kennedy
Robert E. Kennedy Oregon State University
Stephen D. Prince
Stephen D. Prince University of Maryland, College Park
Sean P. Healey
Sean P. Healey US Forest Service
John R. Townshend
John R. Townshend University of Maryland, College Park
Michael A. Wulder
Michael A. Wulder Natural Resources Canada
Zhiliang Zhu
Zhiliang Zhu United States Geological Survey
Eric Vermote
Eric Vermote Goddard Space Flight Center

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