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Silas Michaelides 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 Silas Michaelides sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 258 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Silas Michaelides 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 Silas Michaelides sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Silas Michaelides is affiliated with the Cyprus University of Technology in Cyprus. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change subfields.

The scientist has contributed to several key topics in their field, including:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Climate variability and models
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Michaelides' work has been published frequently in the journal Remote Sensing, where they have contributed to 12 publications. They have also published in Preprints.org, Sustainability, Atmospheric Research, and the Journal of Hydrometeorology.

Recent publications include:

  • "Investigating Detection of Floating Plastic Litter from Space Using Sentinel-2 Imagery," Remote Sensing, 2020
  • "Comparison of GPM IMERG and TRMM 3B43 Products over Cyprus," Remote Sensing, 2020
  • "DISARM Early Warning System for Wildfires in the Eastern Mediterranean," Sustainability, 2020
  • "Comparative Analysis of TMPA and IMERG Precipitation Datasets in the Arid Environment of El-Qaa Plain, Sinai," Remote Sensing, 2021
  • "Optimization of Rain Gauge Networks for Arid Regions Based on Remote Sensing Data," Remote Sensing, 2021

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Diofantos Hadjimitsis, Mona Morsy, Thomas Scholten, Kyriacos Themistocleous, and Christiana Papoutsa.

Best Publications

  • Fog Research: A Review of Past Achievements and Future Perspectives

    I. Gultepe;R. Tardif;S. C. Michaelides;J. Cermak

  • The paradoxical increase of Mediterranean extreme daily rainfall in spite of decrease in total values

    P. Alpert;T. Ben-Gai;A. Baharad;Y. Benjamini

  • Rainfall Erosivity in Europe

    Panos Panagos;Christiano Ballabio;Pasquale Borrelli;Katrin Meusburger

  • Precipitation: Measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling

    S. Michaelides;V. Levizzani;E. Anagnostou;P. Bauer

  • Comparative study of Ångström's and artificial neural networks' methodologies in estimating global solar radiation

    F.S. Tymvios;C.P. Jacovides;S.C. Michaelides;C. Scouteli

  • High-impact floods and flash floods in Mediterranean countries: the FLASH preliminary database

    M. C. Llasat;M. Llasat-Botija;M. A. Prat;F. Porcú

  • Atmospheric correction for satellite remotely sensed data intended for agricultural applications: Impact on vegetation indices

    D. G. Hadjimitsis;G. Papadavid;A. Agapiou;K. Themistocleous

  • Validation of a high-resolution precipitation database (CHIRPS) over Cyprus for a 30-year period

    Dimitrios Katsanos;Adrianos Retalis;Silas Michaelides

  • Mapping monthly rainfall erosivity in Europe

    Cristiano Ballabio;Pasquale Borrelli;Jonathan Spinoni;Katrin Meusburger

  • Scientific Challenges of Convective-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction

    Jun-Ichi Yano;Michał Z. Ziemiański;Mike Cullen;Piet Termonia

  • Investigating Detection of Floating Plastic Litter from Space Using Sentinel-2 Imagery

    Kyriacos Themistocleous;Christiana Papoutsa;Silas C. Michaelides;Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis

  • Long term changes in diurnal temperature range in Cyprus

    Colin Price;Silas Michaelides;Stylianos Pashiardis;Pinhas Alpert

  • Multifeature texture analysis for the classification of clouds in satellite imagery

    C.I. Christodoulou;S.C. Michaelides;C.S. Pattichis

  • Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean

    Silas Michaelides;Silas Michaelides;Theodore Karacostas;Jose Luis Sánchez;Adrianos Retalis

  • Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation and Prediction

    Silas Michaelides

  • Classification of rainfall variability by using artificial neural networks

    Silas C. H. R. Michaelides;Constantinos S. Pattichis;Georgia Kleovoulou

  • GIS and remote sensing techniques for the assessment of land use change impact on flood hydrology: the case study of Yialias basin in Cyprus

    D. D. Alexakis;M. G. Grillakis;A. G. Koutroulis;A. Agapiou

  • Spatial and temporal characteristics of the annual rainfall frequency distribution in Cyprus

    S.C. Michaelides;F.S. Tymvios;T. Michaelidou

  • Comparison of aerosol optical thickness with in situ visibility data over Cyprus

    A. Retalis;D. G. Hadjimitsis;S. Michaelides;F. Tymvios

  • Monthly Rainfall Erosivity: Conversion Factors for Different Time Resolutions and Regional Assessments

    Panos Panagos;Pasquale Borrelli;Jonathan Spinoni;Cristiano Ballabio

  • A Multi-Platform Hydrometeorological Analysis of the Flash Flood Event of 15 November 2017 in Attica, Greece

    George Varlas;Marios N. Anagnostou;Christos Spyrou;Anastasios Papadopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis
Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis Cyprus University of Technology
Nektarios Chrysoulakis
Nektarios Chrysoulakis Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Vassiliki Kotroni
Vassiliki Kotroni National Observatory of Athens
Colin Price
Colin Price Tel Aviv University
Maria Carmen Llasat
Maria Carmen Llasat University of Barcelona
Panos Hadjinicolaou
Panos Hadjinicolaou Cyprus Institute
Thomas Scholten
Thomas Scholten University of Tübingen
Santiago Beguería
Santiago Beguería Spanish National Research Council
Katrin Meusburger
Katrin Meusburger Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

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