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10233
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4950
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82

Vittorio E. Brando 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 Vittorio E. Brando sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 164 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Vittorio E. Brando 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 Vittorio E. Brando sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Vittorio E. Brando is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science, particularly within the fields of earth and planetary sciences. Over the course of their career, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as oceanography, industrial and manufacturing engineering, ecology, global and planetary change, and media technology.

The research topics covered by Vittorio E. Brando include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Water quality monitoring and analysis
  • Remote-sensing image classification
  • Calibration and measurement techniques
  • Water quality monitoring technologies
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies

Brando's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on water environments and remote sensing technologies. Notable papers include:

  • "Remote sensing of shallow waters - A 50 year retrospective and future directions" (2020), published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "COVID-19 lockdown measures reveal human impact on water transparency in the Venice Lagoon" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Sentinel-2 remote sensing of Zostera noltei-dominated intertidal seagrass meadows" (2020), published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "First Evaluation of PRISMA Level 1 Data for Water Applications" (2020), published in Sensors
  • "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications - version three" (2022), published in Earth system science data

Frequent collaborators in Brando's work include Simone Colella, Luis González Vilas, Gianluca Volpe, Javier A. Concha, and Jaime Pitarch.

The primary publication venues for Brando's research highlight contributions to both specialized and interdisciplinary audiences, with repeated publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Remote Sensing
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • A review of ocean color remote sensing methods and statistical techniques for the detection, mapping and analysis of phytoplankton blooms in coastal and open oceans

    David Blondeau-Patissier;James F.R. Gower;Arnold G. Dekker;Arnold G. Dekker;Stuart R. Phinn

  • Satellite hyperspectral remote sensing for estimating estuarine and coastal water quality

    V.E. Brando;A.G. Dekker

  • Review of constituent retrieval in optically deep and complex waters from satellite imagery

    Daniel Odermatt;Anatoly Gitelson;Vittorio Ernesto Brando;Michael Schaepman

  • 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

  • Generalized ocean color inversion model for retrieving marine inherent optical properties

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Bryan A. Franz;Sean W. Bailey;Gene C. Feldman

  • Assessment of water quality in Lake Garda (Italy) using Hyperion

    Claudia Giardino;Vittorio E. Brando;Arnold G. Dekker;Niklas Strömbeck

  • Intercomparison of shallow water bathymetry, hydro‐optics, and benthos mapping techniques in Australian and Caribbean coastal environments

    Arnold G. Dekker;Arnold G. Dekker;Stuart R. Phinn;Janet Anstee;Paul Bissett

  • A physics based retrieval and quality assessment of bathymetry from suboptimal hyperspectral data

    Vittorio E. Brando;Janet M. Anstee;Magnus Wettle;Arnold G. Dekker

  • Measuring freshwater aquatic ecosystems: The need for a hyperspectral global mapping satellite mission

    Erin Lee Hestir;Erin Lee Hestir;Vittorio E. Brando;Mariano Bresciani;Claudia Giardino

  • Remote sensing of shallow waters – A 50 year retrospective and future directions

    Tiit Kutser;John Hedley;Claudia Giardino;Chris Roelfsema

  • Coral reef applications of Sentinel-2: Coverage, characteristics, bathymetry and benthic mapping with comparison to Landsat 8

    John D. Hedley;Chris Roelfsema;Vittorio Brando;Claudia Giardino

  • From Observation to Information and Users: The Copernicus Marine Service Perspective

    Pierre Yves Le Traon;Antonio Reppucci;Enrique Alvarez Fanjul;Lotfi Aouf

  • Retrospective seagrass change detection in a shallow coastal tidal Australian lake

    Arnold G. Dekker;Vittorio Ernesto Brando;Janet M. Anstee

  • COVID-19 lockdown measures reveal human impact on water transparency in the Venice Lagoon.

    Federica Braga;Gian Marco Scarpa;Vittorio Ernesto Brando;Giorgia Manfè

  • Imaging Spectrometry of Water

    Arnold G. Dekker;Vittorio E. Brando;Janet M. Anstee;Nicole Pinnel

  • Imaging Spectrometry of Inland and Coastal Waters: State of the Art, Achievements and Perspectives

    Claudia Giardino;Vittorio Brando;Peter Gege;Nicole Pinnel

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

  • Airborne hyperspectral data to assess suspended particulate matter and aquatic vegetation in a shallow and turbid lake

    Claudia Giardino;Mariano Bresciani;Emiliana Valentini;Luca Gasperini

  • Inter-annual variability of wet season freshwater plume extent into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon based on satellite coastal ocean colour observations

    Thomas Schroeder;Michelle J. Devlin;Vittorio E. Brando;Arnold G. Dekker

  • Dispersal of suspended sediments and nutrients in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon during river-discharge events: conclusions from satellite remote sensing and concurrent flood-plume sampling

    Jon Brodie;Thomas Schroeder;Ken Rohde;John Faithful

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 3

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold G. Dekker
Arnold G. Dekker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon
Stuart R. Phinn
Stuart R. Phinn University of Queensland
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Claudia Giardino
Claudia Giardino National Research Council (CNR)
Shubha Sathyendranath
Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Hubert Loisel
Hubert Loisel University of Lille
P. Jeremy Werdell
P. Jeremy Werdell Goddard Space Flight Center
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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