Rachael Petersen

485 total citations
14 papers, 316 citations indexed

About

Rachael Petersen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachael Petersen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 316 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 5 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rachael Petersen's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (5 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (4 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 papers). Rachael Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (5 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (4 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 papers). Rachael Petersen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. Rachael Petersen's co-authors include Mikaela Weisse, Forest Stearns, Joseph Mascaro, Matt Finer, Veronique De Sy, Martin Herold, Ronald E. McRoberts, Valerio Avitabile, Danaë M. A. Rozendaal and Andrés B. Espejo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation and Surveys in Geophysics.

In The Last Decade

Rachael Petersen

13 papers receiving 298 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rachael Petersen United States 5 179 152 147 72 21 14 316
Juan Doblas Brazil 8 183 1.0× 141 0.9× 91 0.6× 47 0.7× 33 1.6× 24 334
Katsuto Shimizu Japan 12 225 1.3× 235 1.5× 220 1.5× 87 1.2× 11 0.5× 26 424
Tracy Johns United States 5 266 1.5× 226 1.5× 309 2.1× 175 2.4× 13 0.6× 5 524
Harón Abrahim Magalháes Xaud Brazil 10 207 1.2× 136 0.9× 68 0.5× 76 1.1× 16 0.8× 15 321
G. Rajashekar India 12 230 1.3× 250 1.6× 199 1.4× 200 2.8× 12 0.6× 21 449
Emmanuel Da Ponte Germany 10 250 1.4× 174 1.1× 123 0.8× 103 1.4× 16 0.8× 16 410
João Victor Siqueira Brazil 4 240 1.3× 170 1.1× 81 0.6× 64 0.9× 24 1.1× 5 327
Hamed Naghavi Iran 7 110 0.6× 198 1.3× 201 1.4× 114 1.6× 12 0.6× 20 325
Till Neeff Brazil 12 251 1.4× 127 0.8× 164 1.1× 164 2.3× 18 0.9× 27 495
Olívia Bueno da Costa Brazil 6 223 1.2× 106 0.7× 40 0.3× 54 0.8× 24 1.1× 10 315

Countries citing papers authored by Rachael Petersen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachael Petersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachael Petersen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rachael Petersen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rachael Petersen 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 Rachael Petersen. Rachael Petersen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Herold, Martin, Sarah Carter, Valerio Avitabile, et al.. (2019). The Role and Need for Space-Based Forest Biomass-Related Measurements in Environmental Management and Policy. Surveys in Geophysics. 40(4). 757–778. 114 indexed citations
2.
Wheeler, David, Brookie Guzder-Williams, Rachael Petersen, & David Thau. (2018). Rapid MODIS-based detection of tree cover loss. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 69. 78–87. 9 indexed citations
3.
Finer, Matt, et al.. (2018). Combating deforestation: From satellite to intervention. Science. 360(6395). 1303–1305. 121 indexed citations
4.
Harris, Nancy L., et al.. (2018). Comparing Global and National Approaches to Estimating Deforestation Rates in REDD+ Countries. 2 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael, Crystal Davis, Martin Herold, & Veronique De Sy. (2018). Ending Tropical Deforestation: Tropical Forest Monitoring: Exploring the Gaps Between What is Required and What is Possible for REDD+ and Other Initiatives. 1 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael, Crystal Davis, Martin Herold, & Veronique De Sy. (2018). Tropical Forest Monitoring: Exploring the Gaps Between What is Required and What is Possible for REDD+ and Other Initiatives. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 3 indexed citations
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Weisse, Mikaela, et al.. (2017). Places to Watch: Identifying High-Priority Forest Disturbance from Near–Real Time Satellite Data. 3 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael & Lilian Pintea. (2017). Forest Watcher Brings Data Straight to Environmental Defenders. 5 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael, et al.. (2017). Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries. 3 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Nancy L. Harris, et al.. (2016). Mapping Tree Plantations with Multispectral Imagery: Preliminary Results for Seven Tropical Countries. 46 indexed citations
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Sizer, Nigel, Rachael Petersen, James H. Anderson, & Matt Hansen. (2015). Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally. 2 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael, Nigel Sizer, Matt Hansen, & Peter Potapov. (2015). Satellites Uncover 5 Surprising Hotspots for Tree Cover Loss. 4 indexed citations
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Weisse, Mikaela & Rachael Petersen. (2015). Brazil and Indonesia Struggling to Reduce Deforestation. 2 indexed citations
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Petersen, Rachael & Nigel Sizer. (2014). Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest. 1 indexed citations

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