2026 Sherwood B. Idso: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	76	1178	512	357	25679

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Environmental Sciences

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25679

Overview

Sherwood B. Idso was affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States during their career. The scientist's research contributions were situated within this federal agency, which focuses on agricultural science and related fields.

There are no records of recently published papers authored by Sherwood B. Idso, nor are there noted frequent co-authors or recurring publication venues listed in the available data. Similarly, there are no documented book publications associated with this researcher.

The dataset does not specify main fields of study, subfields, or specific research topics linked to Sherwood B. Idso. Likewise, no awards or honors have been recorded in connection with their academic or scientific work.

Given the limited information, it appears that Sherwood B. Idso's public academic footprint within accessible databases is minimal or not extensively documented in terms of published research, collaborations, or recognized contributions.

Best Publications

Canopy temperature as a crop water stress indicator

R. D. Jackson;S. B. Idso;R. J. Reginato;P. J. Pinter

2561
Citations
Normalizing the stress-degree-day parameter for environmental variability☆

Unknown

1545
Citations
Wheat canopy temperature: A practical tool for evaluating water requirements

R. D. Jackson;R. J. Reginato;S. B. Idso

1183
Citations
Relations between evaporation coefficients and vegetation indices studied by model simulations

Bhaskar J Choudhury;Nizam U Ahmed;Sherwood B Idso;Robert J Reginato

751
Citations
Thermal radiation from the atmosphere

Sherwood B. Idso;Ray D. Jackson

688
Citations
Plant responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment in the face of environmental constraints: a review of the past 10 years' research

Keith E. Idso;Sherwood B. Idso

594
Citations
A set of equations for full spectrum and 8- to 14-μm and 10.5- to 12.5-μm thermal radiation from cloudless skies

Unknown

589
Citations
The Dependence of Bare Soil Albedo on Soil Water Content.

S. B. Idso;R. D. Jackson;R. J. Reginato;B. A. Kimball

552
Citations
Non-water-stressed baselines: A key to measuring and interpreting plant water stress

Unknown

542
Citations
Remote-sensing of crop yields.

Sherwood B. Idso;Ray D. Jackson;Robert J. Reginato

468
Citations
Analysis of an empirical model for soil heat flux under a growing wheat crop for estimating evaporation by an infrared-temperature based energy balance equation

B.J. Choudhury;S.B. Idso;R.J. Reginato

420
Citations
Estimation of Daily Evapotranspiration from one Time-of-Day Measurements

R.D. Jackson;J.L. Hatfield;R.J. Reginato;S.B. Idso

394
Citations
Increasing atmospheric CO2: effects on crop yield, water use and climate

Unknown

338
Citations
Effects of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on plant growth: the interactive role of air temperature

S.B. Idso;B.A. Kimball;M.G. Anderson;J.R. Mauney

321
Citations
An analysis of infrared temperature observations over wheat and calculation of latent heat flux

B.J. Choudhury;R.J. Reginato;S.B. Idso

318
Citations
The Three Stages of Drying of a Field Soil1

S. B. Idso;R. J. Reginato;R. D. Jackson;B. A. Kimball

283
Citations
The utility of surface temperature measurements for the remote sensing of surface soil water status

S. B. Idso;T. J. Schmugge;R. D. Jackson;R. J. Reginato

275
Citations
Effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 on vegetation

B. A. Kimball;J. R. Mauney;F. S. Nakayama;S. B. Idso

272
Citations
A Generalized Relationship between Photosynthetically Active Radiation and Solar Radiation1

D. W. Meek;J. L. Hatfield;T. A. Howell;S. B. Idso

250
Citations
An intensive two-week study of an urban CO2 dome in Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Craig D Idso;Sherwood B Idso;Robert C Balling

227
Citations
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations may increase streamflow

S. B. Idso;A. J. Brazel

207
Citations
A Method for Determination of Infrared Emittance of Leaves

S. B. Idso;R. D. Jackson;W. L. Ehrler;S. T. Mitchell

206
Citations
Comparison of Field-measured and Calculated Soil-heat Fluxes1

B. A. Kimball;R. D. Jackson;R. J. Reginato;F. S. Nakayama

198
Citations
Surface Albedo and Desertification

Ray D. Jackson;Sherwood B. Idso;J. Otterman

185
Citations
Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal

Willie Soon;Sallie Baliunas;Craig Idso;Sherwood Idso

179
Citations
Boundary layer climates: T. R. Oke. Methuen & Co., Andover, 1978, 372 pp., £10.50 (hard cover), £5.75 (paperback)

Unknown

133
Citations
An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics

Unknown

78
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Kimball Agricultural Research Service

Ray D. Jackson Agricultural Research Service

Robert C. Balling Arizona State University

R.J. Reginato National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Paul J. Pinter Agricultural Research Service

Anthony J. Brazel Arizona State University

Jerry L. Hatfield Iowa State University

Bhaskar J. Choudhury Goddard Space Flight Center

Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin

Gerard W. Wall Agricultural Research Service

External Links

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