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.
CryoSat‐2 estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and volume
2013589 citationsDuncan J. Wingham, R. Cullen et al.profile →
The BIOMASS mission: Mapping global forest biomass to better understand the terrestrial carbon cycle
2011525 citationsThuy Le Toan, Malcolm Davidson et al.profile →
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Countries citing papers authored by Malcolm Davidson
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This map shows the geographic impact of Malcolm Davidson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Malcolm Davidson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Malcolm Davidson more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Malcolm Davidson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Malcolm Davidson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Malcolm Davidson. The network helps show where Malcolm Davidson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malcolm Davidson
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Malcolm Davidson.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Malcolm Davidson 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 Malcolm Davidson. Malcolm Davidson is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Lemmetyinen, Juha, Jouni Pulliainen, Anna Kontu, et al.. (2014). Observations of seasonal snow cover at X and Ku bands during the NoSREx campaign. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 1–4.2 indexed citations
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Hélière, Florence, Chung‐Chi Lin, F. Fois, et al.. (2012). New technologies for CoReH2O mission. 36–39.1 indexed citations
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Parrinello, Tommaso, et al.. (2012). Cryosat: ESA'S Ice Explorer Mission. Five years in operations: status and achievements. EGUGA. 3478.1 indexed citations
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Parrinello, Tommaso, Catherine Bouzinac, B. Frommknecht, et al.. (2012). Cryosat: Esa's Ice Explorer Mission. Two YEARs in Operations: Status and Achievements. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012.1 indexed citations
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Skourup, Henriette, Louise Sandberg Sørensen, R. Forsberg, et al.. (2011). Esa Cryovex 2011 Airborne Campaign For Cryosat-2 Calibration And Validation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011.2 indexed citations
Attema, E., P. Snoeij, Berthyl Duesmann, et al.. (2009). GMES SENTINEL-1 MISSION AND SYSTEM. ESASP. 668. 1.5 indexed citations
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Davidson, Malcolm, et al.. (2009). The Sentinel-1 radar mission: status and performance. 1–6.1 indexed citations
14.
Cullen, R., Malcolm Davidson, Mark R. Drinkwater, et al.. (2006). ESA's new range of radar altimeters for the extraction of geophysical parameters from land, sea ice and ocean surfaces. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 614. 84.2 indexed citations
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Francis, R., et al.. (2005). The cryoSat data products : Their generation, in-situ validation and applications. 122(122). 28–35.2 indexed citations
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Davidson, Malcolm, Michael Berger, I. Moya, et al.. (2003). Mapping photosynthesis from space: a new vegetation-fluorescence technique. 116(116). 34–37.13 indexed citations
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Mattia, Francesco, Cécile D’Haese, Niko E. C. Verhoest, et al.. (2002). A comparison between laser, needle-like and meshboard techniques for soil roughness measurements. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).2 indexed citations
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Toan, Thuy Le, et al.. (2002). On the relationships between radar measurements and forest structure and biomass. ESASP. 475. 3–12.14 indexed citations
19.
Davidson, Malcolm, et al.. (1970). Some aspects of moisture sorption dynamics in wood.. 2(3).12 indexed citations
20.
Davidson, Malcolm, et al.. (1970). Plasticizing wood with ammonia - a progress report.. Forest Products Journal. 20(3). 19–25.18 indexed citations
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