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Scott B. Luthcke publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott B. Luthcke sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Scott B. Luthcke D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott B. Luthcke sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Scott B. Luthcke is affiliated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States. Their research primarily spans environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and physics and astronomy.

The scientist's work covers various topics related to geophysics and gravity measurements, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, planetary science and exploration, remote sensing in agriculture, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, and forest ecology and management.

Frequent coauthors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Ralph Dubayah
  • John Armston
  • M. A. Hofton
  • Hao Tang
  • D. D. Rowlands

Publication venues where Scott B. Luthcke has frequently published include:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics
  • Science of Remote Sensing

Notable recent papers include:

  • The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth's forests and topography, 2020, Science of Remote Sensing
  • The Development of the Joint NASA GSFC and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) Geopotential Model EGM96, 2020, Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences)
  • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Replacing GRACE/GRACE-FO C30 With Satellite Laser Ranging: Impacts on Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Change, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Biomass estimation from simulated GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR across environmental gradients in Sonoma County, California, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment

Best Publications

  • A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;A. Geruo;Valentina R. Barletta

  • The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2): Science requirements, concept, and implementation

    Thorsten Markus;Tom Neumann;Anthony Martino;Waleed Abdalati

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth’s forests and topography

    Ralph Dubayah;James Bryan Blair;Scott Goetz;Lola Fatoyinbo

  • The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite – 2 mission: A global geolocated photon product derived from the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System

    Thomas A Neumann;Anthony J Martino;Thorsten Markus;Sungkoo Bae

  • Recent Greenland Ice Mass Loss by Drainage System from Satellite Gravity Observations

    S. B. Luthcke;H. J. Zwally;W. Abdalati;D. D. Rowlands

  • Accuracy assessment of global barotropic ocean tide models

    D. Stammer;R. D. Ray;Ole Baltazar Andersen;B. K. Arbic

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Antarctica, Greenland and Gulf of Alaska Land-Ice Evolution from an Iterated GRACE Global Mascon Solution

    Scott B. Luthcke;T. J. Sabaka;B. D. Loomis;A. A. Arendt

  • Precision orbit determination for TOPEX/POSEIDON

    B. D. Tapley;J. C. Ries;G. W. Davis;R. J. Eanes

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Resolving mass flux at high spatial and temporal resolution using GRACE intersatellite measurements

    D. D. Rowlands;S. B. Luthcke;S. M. Klosko;F. G. R. Lemoine

  • Gravity model development for TOPEX/POSEIDON: Joint gravity models 1 and 2

    R. S. Nerem;F. J. Lerch;J. A. Marshall;E. C. Pavlis

  • Regularization and error characterization of GRACE mascons

    B. D. Loomis;S. B. Luthcke;T. J. Sabaka

  • Biomass estimation from simulated GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR across environmental gradients in Sonoma County, California

    Laura Duncanson;Laura Duncanson;Amy Neuenschwander;Steven Hancock;Steven Hancock;Nathan Thomas;Nathan Thomas

  • Replacing GRACE/GRACE-FO With Satellite Laser Ranging: Impacts on Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Change

    Bryant D. Loomis;Kenneth E. Rachlin;David N. Wiese;Felix W. Landerer

  • A reassessment of global and regional mean sea level trends from TOPEX and Jason‐1 altimetry based on revised reference frame and orbits

    B. D. Beckley;F. G. Lemoine;S. B. Luthcke;R. D. Ray

  • The 1-Centimeter Orbit: Jason-1 Precision Orbit Determination Using GPS, SLR, DORIS, and Altimeter Data Special Issue: Jason-1 Calibration/Validation

    S. B. Luthcke;N. P. Zelensky;D. D. Rowlands;F. G. Lemoine

  • Recent glacier mass changes in the Gulf of Alaska region from GRACE mascon solutions

    Scott B. Luthcke;Anthony A. Arendt;David D. Rowlands;John J. McCarthy

  • Improved Earth Oblateness Rate Reveals Increased Ice Sheet Losses and Mass‐Driven Sea Level Rise

    B. D. Loomis;K. E. Rachlin;S. B. Luthcke

  • Supplementary Materials for A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;Geruo A;Valentina R. Barletta

  • The land ice contribution to sea level during the satellite era

    Jonathan L Bamber;Scott B. Luthcke;Alba Martin Espanol;Ben Marzeion

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. Rowlands
David D. Rowlands Goddard Space Flight Center
Frank G. Lemoine
Frank G. Lemoine Goddard Space Flight Center
Jean-Paul Boy
Jean-Paul Boy University of Strasbourg
Shin-Chan Han
Shin-Chan Han The Ohio State University
Terence J. Sabaka
Terence J. Sabaka Goddard Space Flight Center
Jonathan L. Bamber
Jonathan L. Bamber University of Bristol
Michelle Hofton
Michelle Hofton University of Maryland, College Park
Richard D. Ray
Richard D. Ray Goddard Space Flight Center
Ralph Dubayah
Ralph Dubayah University of Maryland, College Park
Waleed Abdalati
Waleed Abdalati University of Colorado Boulder

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