Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Red and photographic infrared linear combinations for monitoring vegetation
19798.6k citationsCompton J. TuckerRemote Sensing of Environmentprofile →
Climate-Driven Increases in Global Terrestrial Net Primary Production from 1982 to 1999
20032.9k citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
Increased plant growth in the northern high latitudes from 1981 to 1991
19972.8k citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change
20052.5k citationsNathalie Pettorelli, Jon Olav Vik et al.Trends in Ecology & Evolutionprofile →
An extended AVHRR 8‐km NDVI dataset compatible with MODIS and SPOT vegetation NDVI data
20051.9k citationsCompton J. Tucker, Jorge Enrique Díaz Pinzón et al.International Journal of Remote Sensingprofile →
Tropical Deforestation and Habitat Fragmentation in the Amazon: Satellite Data from 1978 to 1988
19931.2k citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
Satellite remote sensing of primary production
19861.1k citationsCompton J. Tucker, P. J. SellersInternational Journal of Remote Sensingprofile →
Analysis of the phenology of global vegetation using meteorological satellite data
1985893 citationsB. N. Holben, Compton J. Tucker et al.International Journal of Remote Sensingprofile →
African Land-Cover Classification Using Satellite Data
1985811 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
A Revised Land Surface Parameterization (SiB2) for Atmospheric GCMS. Part II: The Generation of Global Fields of Terrestrial Biophysical Parameters from Satellite Data
1996770 citationsP. J. Sellers, Compton J. Tucker et al.Journal of Climateprofile →
Evidence for a significant urbanization effect on climate in China
2004725 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesprofile →
Recent trends in vegetation dynamics in the African Sahel and their relationship to climate
2005709 citationsAssaf Anyamba, Compton J. Tucker et al.profile →
Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007 — an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
2012654 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.Remote Sensing of Environmentprofile →
Satellite remote sensing of total herbaceous biomass production in the senegalese sahel: 1980–1984
1985652 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.Remote Sensing of Environmentprofile →
Analysis of Sahelian vegetation dynamics using NOAA-AVHRR NDVI data from 1981–2003
2005577 citationsAssaf Anyamba, Compton J. Tuckerprofile →
North American vegetation patterns observed with the NOAA-7 advanced very high resolution radiometer
1985537 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
Fifty years of deforestation and forest fragmentation in Madagascar
2007534 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
Expansion and Contraction of the Sahara Desert from 1980 to 1990
1991531 citationsCompton J. Tucker, H. E. Dregne et al.profile →
A large carbon sink in the woody biomass of Northern forests
2001522 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesprofile →
Remote sensing of leaf water content in the near infrared
1980510 citationsCompton J. TuckerRemote Sensing of Environmentprofile →
Desertification, Drought, and Surface Vegetation: An Example from the West African Sahel
1998447 citationsCompton J. Tucker et al.profile →
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Dardel, Cécile, et al.. (2013). The 25 years long drought in Sahel and its impacts on ecosystems: Long term vegetation monitoring from the sky and on the ground. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.4 indexed citations
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González, Patrick, et al.. (2007). A Climate Change Threshold for Forest Dieback in the African Sahel. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007.1 indexed citations
7.
Buermann, Wolfgang, Benjamin R. Lintner, Charles D. Koven, et al.. (2007). The changing carbon cycle at Mauna Loa Observatory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(11). 4249–4254.83 indexed citations
Pettorelli, Nathalie, Jon Olav Vik, Atle Mysterud, et al.. (2005). Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20(9). 503–510.2540 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Tucker, Compton J. & James M. Wilson. (2002). Climatic and Ecological Context of the 1994-1996 Ebola Outbreaks. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 68(2). 147–152.23 indexed citations
11.
Pinheiro, Ana C., Compton J. Tucker, Dara Entekhabi, J. L. Privette, & Joseph A. Berry. (2001). Assessing the relationship between surface temperature and soil moisture in southern Africa. IAHS-AISH publication. 296–301.8 indexed citations
Sullivan, R., et al.. (1983). Monitoring global vegetation using NOAA-7 AVHRR data.11 indexed citations
16.
Holben, B. N., et al.. (1980). Spectral assessment of soybean leaf area and leaf biomass. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 46(5). 651–656.162 indexed citations
17.
Tucker, Compton J.. (1979). Red and photographic infrared linear combinations for monitoring vegetation. Remote Sensing of Environment. 8(2). 127–150.8582 indexed citations breakdown →
18.
Tucker, Compton J. & Lee Miller. (1977). Soil spectra contributions to grass canopy spectral reflectance. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 43(6). 721–726.54 indexed citations
19.
Tucker, Compton J. & E. Maxwell. (1976). SENSOR DESIGN FOR MONITORING VEGETATION CANOPIES. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 42(11). 1399–1410.39 indexed citations
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Pearson, Robert L., Compton J. Tucker, & Lee Miller. (1976). SPECTRAL MAPPING OF SHOTGRASS PRAIRIE BIOMASS. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 42(3).3 indexed citations
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