D. Massonnet

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

D. Massonnet is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Massonnet has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in D. Massonnet's work include Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (55 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers) and Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (19 papers). D. Massonnet is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (55 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers) and Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (19 papers). D. Massonnet collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Netherlands. D. Massonnet's co-authors include K. L. Feigl, Thierry Rabaute, M. Rossi, F. Adragna, G. Peltzer, Pierre Briole, Alain Arnaud, H. Vadon, Jean‐Claude Souyris and C. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Massonnet

72 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Radar interferometry and its application to changes in the Earth's surface

1998 1.9k citations D. Massonnet, K. L. Feigl profile →
The displacement field of the Landers earthquake mapped by radar interferometry

1993 1.7k citations D. Massonnet, M. Rossi et al. profile →
Deflation of Mount Etna monitored by spaceborne radar interferometry

1995 452 citations D. Massonnet et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
D. Massonnet	5.0k	2.0k	2.0k	1.8k	1.3k	78	6.7k
E. Sansosti	6.1k 1.2×	2.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	119	8.1k
P. Berardino	6.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	1.5k 0.7×	2.8k 1.6×	1.8k 1.3×	91	7.6k
K. L. Feigl	3.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	4.2k 2.1×	1.5k 0.8×	903 0.7×	103	7.8k
Charles Werner	5.9k 1.2×	3.7k 1.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.7×	172	9.5k
Falk Amelung	3.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	3.8k 1.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	151	7.8k
F. Novali	3.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	780 0.4×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	77	5.2k
Francesco Casu	3.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	806 0.6×	135	4.5k
G. Fornaro	8.2k 1.6×	2.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.6×	2.4k 1.8×	212	9.9k
Andrew Hooper	6.7k 1.3×	3.3k 1.7×	3.7k 1.8×	3.0k 1.7×	1.9k 1.4×	193	10.3k
Zhong Lu	6.3k 1.3×	3.9k 1.9×	3.3k 1.6×	3.9k 2.2×	1.5k 1.2×	312	10.6k

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Laurent, Ph., Kurt Gibble, Thomas Lévèque, et al.. (2020). Qualification and frequency accuracy of the space-based primary frequency standard PHARAO. Metrologia. 57(5). 55005–55005. 8 indexed citations

Laurent, Philippe, D. Massonnet, L. Cacciapuoti, & Christophe Salomon. (2015). The ACES/PHARAO space mission. Comptes Rendus Physique. 16(5). 540–552. 49 indexed citations

Laurent, Philippe, Michel Abgrall, André Clairon, et al.. (2008). ACES/PHARAO space program status. 795–800. 1 indexed citations

Ferretti, A., Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Claudio Prati, F. Rocca, & D. Massonnet. (2007). INSAR Principles B. 1 indexed citations

Massonnet, D. & C. Elachi. (2006). High-resolution land topography. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 338(14-15). 1029–1041. 12 indexed citations

Massonnet, D.. (2005). Preprocessing Of The Varan Synthetic Aperture Airborne Radar. 2. 715–720. 1 indexed citations

Vadon, H. & D. Massonnet. (2002). Earthquake displacement fields mapped by very precise correlation. Complementarity with radar interferometry. 6. 2700–2702. 12 indexed citations

Thouvenot, Éric, et al.. (2002). Interferometric Cartwheel payload: development status and current issues. 1. 390–392. 3 indexed citations

Massonnet, D., et al.. (2002). Forming digital elevation models from single pass SPOT data: results on a test site in the Indian Ocean. 2. 652–654. 4 indexed citations

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Phalippou, L., et al.. (2002). Preliminary design of the payload for the interferometric cartwheel. 3. 1004–1006. 21 indexed citations

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Lefauconnier, Bernard, et al.. (2001). Determination of ice flow velocity in Svalbard from ERS-1 interferometric observations (scientific paper). Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue. 54(54). 279–290. 1 indexed citations

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Rosen, P. A., P. Paillou, S. Hensley, D. Massonnet, & T. W. Thompson. (2001). Imaging Radar Interferometry for the Exploration of Mars. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 2 indexed citations

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Lefauconnier, Bernard, et al.. (2001). Determination of ice flow velocity in Svalbard from ERS-1 interferometric observations. 4 indexed citations

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Massonnet, D.. (2001). Capabilities and limitations of the interferometric cartwheel. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 39(3). 506–520. 181 indexed citations

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Massonnet, D.. (1999). Radar imagery: Looking from space with wavelengths 100000 times larger than the ones of visible light. Journal of Visualization. 1(3). 239–253. 1 indexed citations

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Rossi, M., et al.. (1996). JERS-1 SAR image quality and interferometric potential. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 34(3). 824–827. 9 indexed citations

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Carnec, C., D. Massonnet, & C. King. (1996). Two examples of the use of SAR interferometry on displacement fields of small spatial extent. Geophysical Research Letters. 23(24). 3579–3582. 160 indexed citations

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Massonnet, D., et al.. (1996). Coseismic deformation field of the M=6.7 Northridge, California Earthquake of January 17, 1994 recorded by two radar satellites using interferometry. Geophysical Research Letters. 23(9). 969–972. 41 indexed citations

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Massonnet, D.. (1995). Application of remote sensing data in earthquake monitoring. Advances in Space Research. 15(11). 37–44. 6 indexed citations

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Massonnet, D. & Thierry Rabaute. (1993). Radar interferometry: limits and potential. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 31(2). 455–464. 232 indexed citations

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