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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 65 2193 2093 77 76 227 16103

Thuy Le Toan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thuy Le Toan between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thuy Le Toan published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2022. 8 of the 255 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2022. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1981 2025

255 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thuy Le Toan: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 3
1992 5
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 3
1998 1
1999 4
2000 5
2001 6
2002 10
2003 9
2004 7
2005 6
2006 7
2007 3
2008 5
2009 10
2010 13
2011 7
2012 15
2013 3
2014 17
2015 15
2016 9
2017 4
2018 16
2019 8
2020 5
2021 14
2022 23
2023 3
2024 4
2025 4
Total 255
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Thuy Le Toan 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 Thuy Le Toan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–230 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 227 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263 227
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Thuy Le Toan 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 Thuy Le Toan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119 65
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Thuy Le Toan is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France and works primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research focuses on several intersecting areas, notably within Environmental Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. Key subfields include Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their scholarly output spans various topics related to remote sensing techniques and environmental monitoring. Main topics of their work include:

  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Thuy Le Toan has contributed to multiple high-impact publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Mapping co-benefits for carbon storage and biodiversity to inform conservation policy and action" (2020), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Increasing and widespread vulnerability of intact tropical rainforests to repeated droughts" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "SAR data for tropical forest disturbance alerts in French Guiana: Benefit over optical imagery" (2020), Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Understanding Dense Time Series of Sentinel-1 Backscatter from Rice Fields: Case Study in a Province of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam" (2021), Remote Sensing
  • "Improving Heterogeneous Forest Height Maps by Integrating GEDI-Based Forest Height Information in a Multi-Sensor Mapping Process" (2022), Remote Sensing

Their frequent co-authors include Stéphane Mermoz, Alexandre Bouvet, Thierry Koleck, Ludovic Villard, and Jérôme Chave.

Thuy Le Toan's works have been published consistently in established venues such as:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Relating forest biomass to SAR data

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  • Dependence of radar backscatter on coniferous forest biomass

    M.C. Dobson;F.T. Ulaby;T. LeToan;A. Beaudoin

  • The BIOMASS mission: Mapping global forest biomass to better understand the terrestrial carbon cycle

    T. Le Toan;S. Quegan;M.W.J. Davidson;Heiko Balzter

  • Understanding the temporal behavior of crops using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2-like data for agricultural applications

    Amanda Veloso;Stéphane Mermoz;Alexandre Bouvet;Thuy Le Toan

  • Rice crop mapping and monitoring using ERS-1 data based on experiment and modeling results

    T. Le Toan;F. Ribbes;Li-Fang Wang;N. Floury

  • Mapping of flood dynamics and spatial distribution of vegetation in the Amazon floodplain using multitemporal SAR data

    Jean-Michel Martinez;Thuy Le Toan

  • Determination of phenological dates in boreal regions using normalized difference water index

    Nicolas Delbart;Laurent Kergoat;Thuy Le Toan;Julien Lhermitte

  • Remote sensing of spring phenology in boreal regions: A free of snow-effect method using NOAA-AVHRR and SPOT-VGT data (1982-2004)

    Nicolas Delbart;Nicolas Delbart;Thuy Le Toan;Laurent Kergoat;Violetta Fedotova

  • Multitemporal ERS SAR analysis applied to forest mapping

    S. Quegan;T. Le Toan;J.J. Yu;F. Ribbes

  • On the characterization of agricultural soil roughness for radar remote sensing studies

    M.W.J. Davidson;Thuy Le Toan;F. Mattia;G. Satalino

  • The European Space Agency BIOMASS mission: Measuring forest above-ground biomass from space

    Shaun Quegan;Thuy Le Toan;Jerome Chave;Jorgen Dall

  • The effect of surface roughness on multifrequency polarimetric SAR data

    F. Mattia;T. Le Toan;J.-C. Souyris;C. De Carolis

  • An above-ground biomass map of African savannahs and woodlands at 25 m resolution derived from ALOS PALSAR

    Alexandre Bouvet;Stéphane Mermoz;Thuy Le Toan;Ludovic Villard

  • Multitemporal and dual-polarization observations of agricultural vegetation covers by X-band SAR images

    T. Le Toan;H. Laur;E. Mougin;A. Lopes

  • Multitemporal C-band radar measurements on wheat fields

    F. Mattia;T. Le Toan;G. Picard;F.I. Posa

  • Monitoring of the Rice Cropping System in the Mekong Delta Using ENVISAT/ASAR Dual Polarization Data

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  • Retrieval of forest biomass from SAR data

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  • L- and P-band backscatter intensity for biomass retrieval in hemiboreal forest

    Gustaf Sandberg;Lars M. H. Ulander;Lars M. H. Ulander;J. E. S. Fransson;J. Holmgren

  • Relating P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Tomography to Tropical Forest Biomass

    Dinh Ho Tong Minh;Thuy Le Toan;Fabio Rocca;Stefano Tebaldini

  • Seasonal variations of leaf area index of agricultural fields retrieved from Landsat data

    M.C. González-Sanpedro;M.C. González-Sanpedro;T. Le Toan;J. Moreno;L. Kergoat

  • WATER VOLUME CHANGE IN THE LOWER MEKONG FROM SATELLITE ALTIMETRY AND IMAGERY DATA

    F. Frappart;K. Do Minh;J. L'Hermitte;A. Cazenave

  • Use of ENVISAT/ASAR wide-swath data for timely rice fields mapping in the Mekong River Delta

    Alexandre Bouvet;Thuy Le Toan

  • Large-scale mapping of boreal forest in SIBERIA using ERS tandem coherence and JERS backscatter data

    Wolfgang Wagner;Adrian Luckman;Jan Vietmeier;Kevin Tansey

  • RELATING RADAR REMOTE SENSING OF BIOMASS TO MODELLING OF FOREST CARBON BUDGETS

    Thuy Le Toan;Shaun Quegan;Ian Woodward;Mark Lomas

  • Spring phenology in boreal Eurasia over a nearly century time scale

    Nicolas Delbart;Ghislain Picard;Ghislain Picard;Thuy Le Toan;Laurent Kergoat

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Tebaldini
Stefano Tebaldini Polytechnic University of Milan
Shaun Quegan
Shaun Quegan University of Sheffield
Fabio Rocca
Fabio Rocca Polytechnic University of Milan
Jérôme Chave
Jérôme Chave Paul Sabatier University
Lars M. H. Ulander
Lars M. H. Ulander Chalmers University of Technology
Ghislain Picard
Ghislain Picard Grenoble Alpes University
Klaus Scipal
Klaus Scipal European Space Agency
Laurent Kergoat
Laurent Kergoat Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Sassan Saatchi
Sassan Saatchi California Institute of Technology
Maxime Réjou-Méchain
Maxime Réjou-Méchain Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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