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102
Citations
53767
World Ranking
243
National Ranking
105

Scott J. Goetz publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott J. Goetz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 384 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Scott J. Goetz D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott J. Goetz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award

Overview

Scott J. Goetz is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States and has a substantial body of research focusing primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields, including atmospheric science, global and planetary change, ecology, environmental engineering, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate engagement with cutting-edge research topics. Notable papers include:

  • The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth's forests and topography, 2020, Science of Remote Sensing
  • Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Climate-driven risks to the climate mitigation potential of forests, 2020, Science
  • Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, Nature Communications

Their research focuses on a range of topics such as climate change and permafrost, fire effects on ecosystems, cryospheric studies and observations, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, species distribution and climate change, remote sensing in agriculture, and conservation, biodiversity, and resource management.

Scott J. Goetz has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Logan T. Berner
  • Patrick Jantz
  • Patrick Burns
  • Andrew J. Hansen
  • Oscar Venter

Their work has been published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Research Ecology

In addition to journal articles, Scott J. Goetz has also contributed to the field through a book published by Ghent University titled "Aboveground Woody Biomass Product Validation Good Practices Protocol" in 2021.

The scope of their research integrates advanced remote sensing techniques, climate system dynamics, and ecosystem analysis. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into global environmental change and its impacts on terrestrial ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

    M.C. Hansen;P.V. Potapov;R. Moore;M. Hancher

  • Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps

    A. Baccini;S. J. Goetz;W. S. Walker;N. T. Laporte

  • Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

    Isla H Myers-Smith;Isla H Myers-Smith;Bruce C Forbes;Martin Wilmking;Martin Hallinger

  • 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

  • Radiometric rectification - Toward a common radiometric response among multidate, multisensor images

    F.G. Hall;D.E. Strebel;J.E. Nickeson;S.J. Goetz

  • Shifts in Arctic vegetation and associated feedbacks under climate change

    Richard G. Pearson;Steven J. Phillips;Michael M. Loranty;Michael M. Loranty;Pieter S. A. Beck

  • Importance of biomass in the global carbon cycle

    R. A. Houghton;Forrest Hall;Scott J. Goetz

  • Satellite-observed photosynthetic trends across boreal North America associated with climate and fire disturbance

    Scott J. Goetz;Andrew Godard Bunn;Gregory J. Fiske;Richard A. Houghton

  • Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;Jeffrey T. Kerby;Gareth K. Phoenix;Jarle W. Bjerke

  • Climate-driven risks to the climate mitigation potential of forests

    William R.L. Anderegg;Anna T. Trugman;Grayson Badgley;Christa M. Anderson

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Temperature and vegetation seasonality diminishment over northern lands

    L. Xu;R.B. Myneni;F.S. Chapin Iii;T.V. Callaghan

  • A meta-analysis of terrestrial aboveground biomass estimation using lidar remote sensing

    S.G. Zolkos;S.J. Goetz;R. Dubayah

  • Satellite remote sensing of surface energy balance : success, failures, and unresolved issues in FIFE

    Forrest G. Hall;Karl F. Huemmrich;Scott J. Goetz;Piers J. Sellers

  • Terrestrial and Inland Water Systems

    Josef Settele;Robert Scholes;Richard A Betts;Stuart Bunn

  • Multi-sensor analysis of NDVI, surface temperature and biophysical variables at a mixed grassland site

    S. J. Goetz

  • A first map of tropical Africa's above-ground biomass derived from satellite imagery

    A Baccini;N Laporte;S J Goetz;M Sun

  • Mapping and monitoring carbon stocks with satellite observations: a comparison of methods

    Scott J Goetz;Alessandro Baccini;Nadine T Laporte;Tracy Johns

  • Using the Sleuth Urban Growth Model to Simulate the Impacts of Future Policy Scenarios on Urban Land Use in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area:

    Claire A Jantz;Scott J Goetz;Mary K Shelley

  • Mapping and monitoring deforestation and forest degradation in Sumatra (Indonesia) using Landsat time series data sets from 1990 to 2010

    Belinda Arunarwati Margono;Belinda Arunarwati Margono;Svetlana Turubanova;Ilona Zhuravleva;Peter Potapov

  • Increasing wildfires threaten historic carbon sink of boreal forest soils

    Xanthe J. Walker;Jennifer L. Baltzer;Steven G. Cumming;Nicola J. Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Fred Huemmrich
Karl Fred Huemmrich University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Pieter S. A. Beck
Pieter S. A. Beck Woods Hole Research Center
Michelle C. Mack
Michelle C. Mack Northern Arizona University
Logan T. Berner
Logan T. Berner Northern Arizona University
Stephen D. Prince
Stephen D. Prince University of Maryland, College Park
Ralph Dubayah
Ralph Dubayah University of Maryland, College Park
Alessandro Baccini
Alessandro Baccini Boston University
Richard A. Houghton
Richard A. Houghton Woods Hole Research Center
Jill F. Johnstone
Jill F. Johnstone University of Saskatchewan
James T. Randerson
James T. Randerson University of California, Irvine

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