Darin Desilets

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Darin Desilets is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Darin Desilets has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atmospheric Science, 15 papers in Environmental Engineering and 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Darin Desilets's work include Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (15 papers), Climate change and permafrost (13 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (10 papers). Darin Desilets is often cited by papers focused on Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (15 papers), Climate change and permafrost (13 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (10 papers). Darin Desilets collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Darin Desilets's co-authors include Marek Zreda, Ty P. A. Ferré, Russell L. Scott, Trenton E. Franz, T. Prabu, Rafael Rosolem, C. Zweck, W. James Shuttleworth, Xubin Zeng and Mie Andreasen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Darin Desilets

37 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

COSMOS: the COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. COSMOS: the COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System
    2012 427 citations Marek Zreda, W. James Shuttleworth et al. Hydrology and earth system sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Darin Desilets United States 17 1.4k 1.3k 686 361 226 39 2.3k
M. Jellinek Canada 38 1.0k 0.7× 262 0.2× 54 0.1× 2.7k 7.6× 192 0.8× 118 4.2k
B. Mack Kennedy United States 23 437 0.3× 442 0.3× 50 0.1× 1.2k 3.4× 32 0.1× 43 2.1k
Lucilla Benedetti France 32 1.7k 1.2× 78 0.1× 81 0.1× 2.1k 5.8× 15 0.1× 103 3.3k
Dallas Masters United States 21 968 0.7× 947 0.7× 38 0.1× 42 0.1× 45 0.2× 45 2.1k
Samuel Niedermann Germany 38 2.1k 1.5× 92 0.1× 35 0.1× 2.1k 5.9× 32 0.1× 125 3.8k
Marc Descloîtres France 29 269 0.2× 475 0.4× 89 0.1× 1.1k 3.1× 253 1.1× 74 1.9k
Ármann Höskuldsson Iceland 28 1.4k 1.0× 124 0.1× 64 0.1× 1.5k 4.1× 16 0.1× 110 2.8k
Tsanyao Frank Yang Taiwan 36 366 0.3× 154 0.1× 24 0.0× 2.3k 6.3× 32 0.1× 103 3.5k
Roman A. DiBiase United States 24 1.2k 0.8× 150 0.1× 51 0.1× 510 1.4× 235 1.0× 47 2.3k
Massimo D’Antonio Italy 36 1.1k 0.8× 101 0.1× 44 0.1× 3.8k 10.6× 21 0.1× 117 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Darin Desilets

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Darin Desilets

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Darin Desilets. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Darin Desilets based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Darin Desilets. Darin Desilets is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Franz, Trenton E., et al.. (2025). Two Neutron-Monitoring Networks Are Better Than One. Eos. 106. 1 indexed citations
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Desilets, Darin, et al.. (2022). Brief communication: Application of a muonic cosmic ray snow gauge to monitor the snow water equivalent on alpine glaciers. ˜The œcryosphere. 16(3). 799–806. 4 indexed citations
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Rico‐Ramirez, Miguel A., et al.. (2021). Cosmic-Ray neutron Sensor PYthon tool (crspy 1.2.1): an open-source tool for the processing of cosmic-ray neutron and soil moisture data. Geoscientific model development. 14(12). 7287–7307. 13 indexed citations
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Marsh, Philip, et al.. (2021). Snow water equivalent measurement in the Arctic based on cosmic ray neutron attenuation. ˜The œcryosphere. 15(11). 5227–5239. 3 indexed citations
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Salzmann, Nadine, et al.. (2019). Continuous and autonomous snow water equivalent measurements by a cosmic ray sensor on an alpine glacier. ˜The œcryosphere. 13(12). 3413–3434. 33 indexed citations
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Schrön, Martin, Steffen Zacharias, Markus Köhli, et al.. (2018). Intercomparison of cosmic-ray neutron sensors and water balance monitoring in an urban environment. Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems. 7(1). 83–99. 45 indexed citations
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Howat, Ian M., et al.. (2018). Autonomous ice sheet surface mass balance measurements from cosmic rays. ˜The œcryosphere. 12(6). 2099–2108. 14 indexed citations
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Andreasen, Mie, Karsten H. Jensen, Darin Desilets, et al.. (2017). Cosmic-ray neutron transport at a forest field site: the sensitivity to various environmental conditions with focus on biomass and canopy interception. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 21(4). 1875–1894. 31 indexed citations
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Andreasen, Mie, Karsten H. Jensen, Darin Desilets, et al.. (2017). Status and Perspectives on the Cosmic‐Ray Neutron Method for Soil Moisture Estimation and Other Environmental Science Applications. Vadose Zone Journal. 16(8). 1–11. 105 indexed citations
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Andreasen, Mie, Karsten H. Jensen, Darin Desilets, et al.. (2016). Can canopy interception and biomass be inferred from cosmic-ray neutron intensity? Results from neutron transport modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Desilets, Darin. (2014). Using COSMOS sensors to measure snow water equivalent on the ground and in the forest canopy. EGUGA. 14424. 1 indexed citations
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Zreda, Marek, W. James Shuttleworth, Xubin Zeng, et al.. (2012). COSMOS: the COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 16(11). 4079–4099. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rosolem, Rafael, Marek Zreda, C. Zweck, et al.. (2011). Can a COSMOS probe measure other environmental variables other than water content in the soils. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Sarıkaya, Mehmet Akif, Marek Zreda, Darin Desilets, Attila Çi̇ner, & Erdal Şen. (2006). Correcting for nucleogenic ^{36}Cl in cosmogenic ^{36}Cl dating of volcanic rocks from the Erciyes volcano, Central Turkey. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 3 indexed citations
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Desilets, Darin, Marek Zreda, & T. Prabu. (2006). Extended scaling factors for in situ cosmogenic nuclides: New measurements at low latitude. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 246(3-4). 265–276. 229 indexed citations
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Zreda, Marek, Darin Desilets, Yanhua Li, Elizabeth Bradley, & Kenneth M. Anderson. (2005). iCRONUS meets CRONUS-Earth: Improved calculations for cosmogenic dating methods - From neutron intensity to previously ignored correction factors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 69(10). 2 indexed citations
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Zreda, Marek, Darin Desilets, & Ty P. A. Ferré. (2005). Cosmic-Ray Neutron Probe: Non-Invasive Measurement of Soil Water Content. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 3 indexed citations
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Desilets, Darin. (2005). Cosmogenic nuclides as a surface exposure dating tool: improved altitude/latitude scaling factors for production rates. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 1 indexed citations
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Savoie, P., et al.. (1990). Chemical conditioning of mixed legume-grass hay.. 32(1). 81–84. 1 indexed citations

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