M. A. Hofton

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

M. A. Hofton is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. A. Hofton has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Environmental Engineering, 35 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in M. A. Hofton's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (53 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (33 papers) and Forest ecology and management (24 papers). M. A. Hofton is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (53 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (33 papers) and Forest ecology and management (24 papers). M. A. Hofton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Austria. M. A. Hofton's co-authors include J. B. Blair, Ralph Dubayah, D. L. Rabine, John Armston, Hao Tang, David B. Clark, J. B. Minster, Robert G. Knox, Matthew C. Hansen and Laura Duncanson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

M. A. Hofton

69 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

Mapping global forest canopy height through integration of GEDI and Landsat data

2020 789 citations Matthew C. Hansen, Hao Tang et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth’s forests and topography

2020 764 citations Ralph Dubayah, J. B. Blair et al. profile →
GEDI launches a new era of biomass inference from space

2022 137 citations Ralph Dubayah, John Armston et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	GEDI launches a new era of biomass inference from space breakdown → 2022 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Ralph Dubayah, John Armston, Sean P. Healey, Jamis M. Bruening, Paul L. Patterson, James R. Kellner, Laura Duncanson, Svetlana Saarela, Göran Ståhl, Zhiqiang Yang, Hao Tang, J. B. Blair, Temilola Fatoyinbo, S. J. Goetz, Steven Hancock, Matthew C. Hansen, M. A. Hofton, G. C. Hurtt, S. B. Luthcke	137
2	An open source tool to reduce geolocation uncertainty in GEDI data 2019 ·AGUFM ·Steven Hancock, (unknown), (unknown), M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair, John Armston, Laura Duncanson, James R. Kellner, David Minor, Ralph Dubayah	4
3	GEDI Surface Topography, Height and 3-D Structure Measurements: Algorithm Overview and Waveform Product Assessment 2019 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair, (unknown), (unknown), H. Cornejo	1
4	Evaluating solar background and electronic noise for GEDI waveform detectors and optimizing signal detection 2019 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Yi Ding, M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair, H. Cornejo	1
5	Fusing GEDI, ICESat-2 and NISAR data for aboveground biomass mapping in Sonoma County, California, USA 2018 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Laura Duncanson, Steven Hancock, Amy Neuenschwander, (unknown), John Armston, M. A. Hofton, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Marc Simard, Ralph Dubayah	2
6	Assessment of NASA airborne laser altimetry data using ground-based GPS data near Summit Station, Greenland 2017 ·The cryosphere ·Kelly M. Brunt, R. L. Hawley, (unknown), M. Studinger, J. G. Sonntag, M. A. Hofton, Lauren C. Andrews, T. Neumann	36
7	Canopy Height and Vertical Structure from Multibaseline Polarimetric InSAR: First Results of the 2016 NASA/ESA AfriSAR Campaign 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Marco Lavalle, S. Hensley, Yunling Lou, S. S. Saatchi, N. Pinto, Marc Simard, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Laura Duncanson, Ralph Dubayah, M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair, John Armston	1
8	Integration of ALS and TLS for calibration and validation of LAI profiles from large footprint lidar 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·John Armston, (unknown), Steven Hancock, M. A. Hofton, Ralph Dubayah, Laura Duncanson, Temilola Fatoyinbo, J. B. Blair, Mathias Disney	1
9	Characterizing leaf area index (LAI) and vertical foliage profile (VFP) over the United States 2016 ·Biogeosciences ·Hao Tang, Sangram Ganguly, (unknown), M. A. Hofton, R. Nelson, Ralph Dubayah	38
10	Geodetic Imaging Lidar: Applications for high-accuracy, large area mapping with NASA's upcoming high-altitude waveform-based airborne laser altimetry Facility 2015 ·2015 AGU Fall Meeting ·J. B. Blair, D. L. Rabine, M. A. Hofton, (unknown), S. B. Luthcke, (unknown), (unknown)	1
11	The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation 2014 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Ralph Dubayah, S. J. Goetz, J. B. Blair, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Matthew C. Hansen, Sean P. Healey, M. A. Hofton, G. C. Hurtt, Julie B. Kellner, S. B. Luthcke, Anu Swatantran	29
12	Mapping Migratory Bird Prevalence Using Remote Sensing Data Fusion 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Anu Swatantran, Ralph Dubayah, S. J. Goetz, M. A. Hofton, Matthew G. Betts, (unknown), Marc Simard, Richard T. Holmes	56
13	Summary of ICESat-1 inter-campaign elevation biases and detection methods 2012 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), A. A. Borsa, Kelly M. Brunt, F. Denis, H. A. Fricker, R. L. Hawley, M. A. Hofton, S. B. Luthcke, Nadège Pie, B. E. Schutz, C. A. Shuman, Matthew R. Siegfried, Dong‐Woo Yi, (unknown)	6
14	Application of ICESat/GLAS laser altimetry to the Estimation of Surface Water Level and River Discharge 2010 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·C. M. Birkett, David M. Bjerklie, M. A. Hofton, (unknown), Ralph Dubayah	1
15	Lidar remote sensing variables predict breeding habitat of a Neotropical migrant bird 2010 ·Ecology ·S. J. Goetz, Daniel Steinberg, Matthew G. Betts, Richard T. Holmes, Patrick J. Doran, Ralph Dubayah, M. A. Hofton	172
16	Mapping Potential Ivory Billed Woodpecker Habitat using Lidar and Hyperspectral Data Fusion 2008 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Anu Swatantran, Ralph Dubayah, M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair, (unknown)	2
17	Forest canopy recovery from the 1938 hurricane and subsequent salvage damage measured with airborne LiDAR 2007 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·John F. Weishampel, Jason Drake, Amanda Cooper, J. B. Blair, M. A. Hofton	48
18	Using Lidar-derived 3-D Vegetation Structure Maps to Assist in the Search for the Ivory- billed Woodpecker 2006 ·AGUFM ·M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair, D. L. Rabine, Ralph Dubayah, (unknown)	1
19	Analysis of Tropical Forest Vertical and Spatial Structural Dynamics Using Large-footprint Lidar 2006 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Sage Sheldon, Ralph Dubayah, David B. Clark, M. A. Hofton, J. B. Blair	0
20	An experiment in glacio-isostasy near Vatnajökull, Iceland, 1991 1994 ·Páll Einarsson, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, M. A. Hofton, G. R. Foulger, (unknown)	4

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