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Thomas J. Schmugge 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 Thomas J. Schmugge sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 229 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. Schmugge 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 Thomas J. Schmugge sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the development and application of passive microwave remote sensing to the study of soil moisture and texture.
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Thomas J. Schmugge is affiliated with New Mexico State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with notable focus on subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies.

Recent scholarly output includes a publication titled "A Simulation-Based Error Budget of the TES Method for the Design of the Spectral Configuration of the Micro-Bolometer-Based MISTIGRI Thermal Infrared Sensor", published in 2021 in the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. This paper has received several citations within the academic community.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Frédéric Jacob
  • Thomas H. G. Vidal
  • Audrey Lesaignoux
  • Albert Olioso
  • Marie Weiss

Their publications have appeared in venues such as the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

Thomas J. Schmugge has been recognized with several professional distinctions, including being named an IEEE Fellow in 2001 for their contributions to passive microwave remote sensing related to soil moisture and texture.

In 1998, they were also honored as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • An Empirical Model for the Complex Dielectric Permittivity of Soils as a Function of Water Content

    James R. Wang;Thomas J. Schmugge

  • Vegetation effects on the microwave emission of soils

    T.J. Jackson;T.J. Schmugge

  • A model for microwave emission from vegetation-covered fields

    T. Mo;B. J. Choudhury;T. J. Schmugge;J. R. Wang

  • Effect of surface roughness on the microwave emission from soils

    B. J. Choudhury;T. J. Schmugge;A. Chang;R. W. Newton

  • Remote sensing in hydrology

    Thomas J. Schmugge;William P. Kustas;Jerry C. Ritchie;Thomas J. Jackson

  • Survey of methods for soil moisture determination

    T. J. Schmugge;T. J. Jackson;H. L. McKim

  • Passive microwave sensing of soil moisture under vegetation canopies

    Thomas J. Jackson;Thomas J. Schmugge;James R. Wang

  • Remote sensing of surface energy fluxes at 101‐m pixel resolutions

    J. M. Norman;M. C. Anderson;W. P. Kustas;A. N. French;A. N. French

  • An interpretation of methodologies for indirect measurement of soil water content

    Toby N. Carlson;Robert R. Gillies;Thomas J. Schmugge

  • Large area mapping of soil moisture using the ESTAR passive microwave radiometer in Washita'92

    Thomas J. Jackson;David M. Le Vine;Calvin T. Swift;Thomas J. Schmugge

  • Passive microwave remote sensing system for soil moisture: some supporting research

    T.J. Jackson;T.J. Schmugge

  • Remote sensing of soil moisture with microwave radiometers

    T. Schmugge;P. Gloersen;T. Wilheit;F. Geiger

  • Remote estimation of soil moisture availability and fractional vegetation cover for agricultural fields

    Toby N. Carlson;Eileen M. Perry;Thomas J. Schmugge

  • Passive Microwave Soil Moisture Research

    Thomas Schmugge;Peggy E. O'Neill;James R. Wang

  • An Evaluation of Two Models for Estimation of the Roughness Height for Heat Transfer between the Land Surface and the Atmosphere

    Zhongbo Su;T. Schmugge;W.P. Kustas;W.J. Massman

  • Microwave emission from snow and glacier ice

    T.C. Chang;P. Gloersen;T. Schmugge;T.T. Wilheit

  • Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture: Recent Advances

    Thomas J. Schmugge

  • Deriving land surface temperature from Landsat 5 and 7 during SMEX02/SMACEX

    Fuqin Li;Thomas J. Jackson;William P. Kustas;Thomas J. Schmugge

  • A parameterization of effective soil temperature for microwave emission

    B. J. Choudhury;T. J. Schmugge;T. Mo

  • 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

  • Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)

    Thomas J. Schmugge;Michael J. Abrams;Anne B. Kahle;Yasushi Yamaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Andrew N. French
Andrew N. French Agricultural Research Service
James R. Wang
James R. Wang Goddard Space Flight Center
William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
Albert Rango
Albert Rango United States Department of Agriculture
Jerry C. Ritchie
Jerry C. Ritchie Agricultural Research Service
Peggy E. O'Neill
Peggy E. O'Neill Goddard Space Flight Center
David C. Goodrich
David C. Goodrich US Department of Agriculture
César Coll
César Coll University of Valencia
Marc B. Parlange
Marc B. Parlange University of Rhode Island

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