2026 Stanford B. Hooker: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	48	5462	5236	2001	1852	244	10551

Overview

Stanford B. Hooker is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research focuses on several interconnected areas within earth and environmental sciences, primarily concentrating on oceanography and related environmental processes.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a specific emphasis on the subfields of Oceanography, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

Stanford B. Hooker's research covers key topics such as:

Marine and coastal ecosystems
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

Their recent publications include:

A global end-member approach to derive a _CDOM (440) from near-surface optical measurements, 2020, Biogeosciences
A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications - version three, 2022, Earth system science data
Spectral range within global aCDOM(440) algorithms for oceanic, coastal, and inland waters with application to airborne measurements, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
The MALINA oceanographic expedition: how do changes in ice cover, permafrost and UV radiation impact biodiversity and biogeochemical fluxes in the Arctic Ocean?, 2021, Earth system science data
Airborne Radiometry for Calibration, Validation, and Research in Oceanic, Coastal, and Inland Waters, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science

Stanford B. Hooker frequently publishes in the following venues:

Earth system science data
Biogeosciences
Remote Sensing of Environment
Journal of Oceanography
Remote Sensing

Collaborative work is an important aspect of their career. The scientist regularly coauthors publications with researchers including:

Henry F. Houskeeper
Koji Suzuki
Raphael M. Kudela
Atsushi Matsuoka
Marcel Babin

Best Publications

Vertical distribution of phytoplankton communities in open ocean: An assessment based on surface chlorophyll

Julia Uitz;Hervé Claustre;André Morel;Stanford B. Hooker

1044
Citations
Examining the consistency of products derived from various ocean color sensors in open ocean (Case 1) waters in the perspective of a multi-sensor approach

André Morel;Yannick Huot;Bernard Gentili;P. Jeremy Werdell

687
Citations
An overview of the SeaWiFS project and strategies for producing a climate research quality global ocean bio-optical time series

Charles R. McClain;Gene C. Feldman;Stanford B. Hooker

522
Citations
An ocean-colour time series for use in climate studies: The experience of the ocean-colour climate change initiative (OC-CCI)

Shubha Sathyendranath;Robert J.W. Brewin;Carsten Brockmann;Vanda Brotas

508
Citations
The calibration and validation of SeaWiFS data

S.B. Hooker;C.R. McClain

422
Citations
Seawifs Postlaunch Calibration and Validation Analyses

Stanford B. Hooker;Elaine R. Firestone;Charles R. McClain;Ewa J. Ainsworth

410
Citations
Assessment of uncertainty in the ocean reflectance determined by three satellite ocean color sensors (MERIS, SeaWiFS and MODIS-A) at an offshore site in the Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE project)

David Antoine;David Antoine;Fabrizio d'Ortenzio;Fabrizio d'Ortenzio;Stanford B. Hooker;Guislain Bécu

368
Citations
Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation

James L. Mueller;Giulietta Fargion;J. L. Mueller;C. Trees

368
Citations
Algorithm development and validation for satellite-derived distributions of DOC and CDOM in the U.S. Middle Atlantic Bight

Antonio Mannino;Mary E. Russ;Mary E. Russ;Stanford B. Hooker

341
Citations
Volume 25, Ocean Optics Protocols for SeaWiFS Validation, Revision 1

Stanford B. Hooker;Elaine R. Firestone;James G. Acker;James L. Mueller

275
Citations
Pan-Arctic distributions of continental runoff in the Arctic Ocean

Cédric G. Fichot;Karl Kaiser;Stanford B. Hooker;Rainer M. W. Amon

256
Citations
Is desert dust making oligotrophic waters greener

Hervé Claustre;A. Morel;S.B. Hooker;M. Babin

222
Citations
An Evaluation of Above- and In-Water Methods for Determining Water-Leaving Radiances

Stanford B. Hooker;Gordana Lazin;Giuseppe Zibordi;Scott McLean

219
Citations
Photoacclimation and nutrient-based model of light-saturated photosynthesis for quantifying oceanic primary production

Michael J. Behrenfeld;Emilio Marañón;David A. Siegel;Stanford B. Hooker

205
Citations
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4, Volume III: Radiometric Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols

J. L. Mueller;A. Morel;R. Frouin;C. Davis

176
Citations
The Atlantic Meridional Transect: overview and synthesis of data

J Aiken;N Rees;SB Hooker;PM Holligan

166
Citations
Phytoplankton pigment and absorption characteristics along meridional transects in the Atlantic Ocean

RG Barlow;J Aiken;PM Holligan;DG Cummings

152
Citations
An autonomous above-water system for the validation of ocean color radiance data

G. Zibordi;F. Melin;S.B. Hooker;D. D'Alimonte

151
Citations
An overview of the SeaWiFS Project

Stanford B. Hooker;Wayne E. Esaias

148
Citations
An Intercomparison of HPLC Phytoplankton Pigment Methods Using In Situ Samples. Application to Remote Sensing and Database Activities.

Hervé Claustre;Stanford B Hooker;Laurie Van Heukelem;Jean-François Berthon

147
Citations
SeaWiFS technical report series. Volume 25: Ocean optics protocols for SeaWiFS validation, revision 1

Stanford B. Hooker;Elaine R. Firestone;James G. Acker;James L. Mueller

33
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Antoine Curtin University

Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité

Giuseppe Zibordi National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Simon Bélanger Université du Québec à Rimouski

Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego

Mati Kahru University of California, San Diego

Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida

Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon

Raphael M. Kudela University of California, Santa Cruz

Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami

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