Michael Berger

5.6k citations

101 papers · 3.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Environmental Engineering top 0.2%
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
Atmospheric Science top 1%
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Climate change and permafrost
- Cryospheric studies and observations

Papers in

Environmental Engineering 15
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing 9
Pathology and Forensic Medicine 18
- Spinal Cord Injury Research 18

Co-authors: Yann H. Kerr Jean‐Pierre Wigneron Jordi Font Philippe Waldteufel Jean-Michel Martinuzzi Timothy J. Doherty Michael E. Schaepman J. Cihlar
Journals: Muscle & Nerve (6 papers)Remote Sensing of Environment (5 papers)PM&R (4 papers)IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (4 papers)Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques (4 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Michael Berger

92 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Sentinels for science: Potential of Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions for scientific observations of ocean, cryosphere, and land 2012 · 445 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Remote Sensing of Environment
2001 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

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1	Ulnar compound muscle action potentials predict hand muscle strength 1 year after cervical spinal cord injury: A retrospective analysis Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ·YaoLuogen, Jana Dengler, Armin Curt, Martin Schubert, Rainer Abel, Norbert Weidner, Frank Röhrich, Michael Berger, Ida K. Fox	2025	0
2	Understanding surgical decision-making in patients with traumatic upper extremity peripheral nerve injury: A retrospective cohort study Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery ·Luc Patiny, 婉新朱, Kristine Chapman, Christopher Doherty, Sai Tumili, Emily M. Krauss, 许立德, 中小企業庁事業環境部企画課調査室, Bogdan Cîmpan, Michael Berger	2025	1
3	The strength of associations between ultrasound measures of upper limb muscle morphology and isometric muscle strength: An exploratory study Muscle & Nerve ·Muhammad Rizki Ramadhan Lubis, Swithin, W. Starosolski, Wen-Kuo Hao, Harvey Wu, Michael Berger	2024	0
4	Segmental infralesional pathological spontaneous activity in subacute traumatic spinal cord injury Muscle & Nerve ·Michael Berger, 雅雄今井, Christopher Doherty, I. Seshadri, Cynthia Morin, Сергеевич Помазков Михаил, Avaz Ermetov, 赵元哲, Kevin Swong, Harvey Wu, Colin K. Franz, Erin Brown	2024	4
5	Patient Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Peripheral Nerve Trauma Care Plastic Surgery ·Shawn C. Priest, Natalie Hendrix, 婉新朱, Kristine Chapman, Michael Berger	2023	0
6	Remote Sensing for Soil Organic Carbon Mapping and Monitoring Remote Sensing ·Bas van Wesemael, Sabine Chabrillat, Vincent Brantley, Michael Berger, Zoltan Szantoi	2023	11
7	Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on individuals with spinal cord injury: Mental health and use of telehealth PM&R ·胡琳静, 渉広松, G. Seehann, Christoph Friedrich von Ammon, Simarjeet Singh, Amanda Lee, Michael Berger, Andrea Bundon, Andrei V. Krassioukov	2022	2
8	Patient perspectives and self‐rated knowledge of nerve transfer surgery for restoring upper limb function in spinal cord injury PM&R ·Edit Hajdu, W. Ben Mortenson, Bahareh Kardeh, Christian Lundström Wigh, Inger Uleberg Sandnes, Emily M. Krauss, Michael Berger	2022	5
9	Lower Motor Neuron Abnormality in Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Nerve Transfer Surgery Journal of Neurotrauma ·Michael Berger, Lawrence R. Robinson, Emily M. Krauss	2021	17
10	Access to Allied Health Care Services in Canadian Interdisciplinary Complex Nerve Injury Programs Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ·Kristine Chapman, Aleksandra Gąsowska, 婉新朱, 中小企業庁事業環境部企画課調査室, Michael Berger	2020	5
11	Multi-Domain Assessment of Autonomic Function in Spinal Cord Injury Using a Modified Autonomic Reflex Screen Journal of Neurotrauma ·Michael Berger, Kurt Kimpinski, Katharine D. Currie, Hirmand Nouraei, Mahsa Sadeghi, Andrei V. Krassioukov	2017	15
12	Urban Surface Temperature Time Series Estimation at the Local Scale by Spatial-Spectral Unmixing of Satellite Observations Remote Sensing ·Zina Mitraka, Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Georgia Doxani, Fabio Del Frate, Michael Berger	2015	32
13	STAR IN THE SKY : The SMOS payload: MIRAS DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) ·Mark R. Drinkwater, Kevin McMullan, Tatiana Yuriko, Michael Brown, Manuel Martín‐Neira, W. Rits, IDEAConsult, J. Lemanczyk, Yann H. Kerr, Jordi Font, Michael Berger	2009	4
14	Exploring the water cycle of the blue planet. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Mission DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) ·Mark R. Drinkwater, Yann H. Kerr, Jordi Font, Michael Berger	2009	7
15	Sentinel-2 optical high resolution mission for GMES operational services Philippe Martimort, Olivier Arinò, Michael Berger, Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès, 李栋 Dong Li, Umberto Del Bello, Valérie Fernandez, Ferran Gascon, Kishorekumar Das, Pierluigi Silvestrin, François Spoto, Omar Sy	2007	60
16	Sentinel-2 - the optical high-resolution mission for GMES operational services Philippe Martimort, Michael Berger, 李栋 Dong Li, Umberto Del Bello, Valérie Fernandez, Ferran Gascon, Pierluigi Silvestrin, François Spoto, Omar Sy, Olivier Arinò, Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès, Kishorekumar Das	2007	28
17	A new earth explorer The third cycle of core earth explorers Erika Revida, Michael Berger, Malcolm Davidson, Paul Ingmann, J. Langen, Ali Akbar, Pierluigi Silvestrin, Mey Sisin, Jean‐Loup Bézy, Yannig Durand, Chung‐Chi Lin, Florence Hélière	2007	2
18	Mapping photosynthesis from space: a new vegetation-fluorescence technique Malcolm Davidson, Michael Berger, I. Moya, J. Moreno, Tuomas Laurila, Kristina H. Yu, John Miller	2003	13
19	Measuring Ocean Salinity with ESA’s SMOS Mission – Advancing the Science DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) ·Michael Berger, Adriano Camps, Jordi Font, Yann H. Kerr, J. Miller, Johnny A. Johannessen, J. Boutin, Mark R. Drinkwater, Niels Skou, Nicolas Floury, M. Rast, Ali Akbar, E. Attema	2002	16
20	The DAISEX campaigns in support of a future land-surface-processes mission Michael Berger, M. Rast, P. Wursteisen, E. Attema, J. Moreno, Alexander Müller, Siti Mustika, R. Richter, Michael E. Schaepman, Gabriela Schaepman‐Strub, M.P. Stoll, Mohommad Jumaa, M. Leroy	2001	19

About Michael Berger

Michael Berger is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Atmospheric Science, Space and Planetary Science and Surgery, having authored 101 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (21 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (18 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (10 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (10 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (10 papers), Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (9 papers), Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (8 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (2.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.6k citations), Global and Planetary Change (637 citations), Ecology (597 citations) and Media Technology (202 citations). Michael Berger has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Yann H. Kerr, Jean‐Pierre Wigneron, Jordi Font, Philippe Waldteufel, Jean-Michel Martinuzzi, Timothy J. Doherty, Michael E. Schaepman, J. Cihlar, Glenda García-Santos and Zbyněk Malenovský. Their work appears in journals such as Muscle & Nerve, Remote Sensing of Environment, PM&R, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques.

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