Robert Cifelli

4.6k total citations
94 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Cifelli is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Cifelli has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Atmospheric Science, 41 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 27 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert Cifelli's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (64 papers), Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (55 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (26 papers). Robert Cifelli is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (64 papers), Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (55 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (26 papers). Robert Cifelli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Robert Cifelli's co-authors include Steven A. Rutledge, Stephen W. Nesbitt, Walter A. Petersen, V. Chandrasekar, Haonan Chen, Lawrence D. Carey, Patrick C. Kennedy, Sergey Y. Matrosov, Pingping Xie and Sanghun Lim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert Cifelli

92 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Cifelli United States 32 3.0k 2.2k 648 327 187 94 3.4k
Stanley B. Trier United States 34 3.3k 1.1× 3.1k 1.4× 495 0.8× 245 0.7× 124 0.7× 62 3.6k
Évelyne Richard France 28 2.7k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 512 0.8× 294 0.9× 147 0.8× 88 3.2k
F. Joseph Turk United States 27 3.0k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 724 1.1× 340 1.0× 287 1.5× 95 3.4k
Jyoti Bhate India 15 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 215 0.3× 422 1.3× 216 1.2× 40 3.0k
Kenji Nakamura Japan 27 4.2k 1.4× 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 297 0.9× 319 1.7× 111 4.5k
William S. Olson United States 37 4.7k 1.6× 3.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 408 1.2× 133 0.7× 85 4.9k
Andrea Molod United States 31 2.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 228 0.4× 524 1.6× 88 0.5× 100 3.4k
Eric A. Smith United States 27 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 592 0.9× 181 0.6× 91 0.5× 105 2.5k
Stephen W. Nesbitt United States 33 5.1k 1.7× 4.4k 1.9× 461 0.7× 425 1.3× 117 0.6× 112 5.6k
Sandra E. Yuter United States 33 4.6k 1.5× 3.7k 1.6× 502 0.8× 488 1.5× 74 0.4× 89 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Cifelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Cifelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Cifelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Cifelli 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 Robert Cifelli. Robert Cifelli 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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Li, Zhe, Haonan Chen, Robert Cifelli, Pingping Xie, & Xiaodong Chen. (2024). Characterizing the uncertainty of CMORPH products for estimating orographic precipitation over Northern California. Journal of Hydrology. 643. 131921–131921. 2 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, et al.. (2022). Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Using X-Band Radar for Orographic Rainfall in the San Francisco Bay Area. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–15. 3 indexed citations
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Tehranirad, Babak, et al.. (2020). Effect of Fluvial Discharges and Remote Non-Tidal Residuals on Compound Flood Forecasting in San Francisco Bay. Water. 12(9). 2481–2481. 15 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, et al.. (2019). Integrating multi-scale data for seamless QPE in the AQPI system. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, V. Chandrasekar, Haonan Chen, & Lynn E. Johnson. (2018). High Resolution Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in the San Francisco Bay Area: Rainfall Monitoring for the Urban Environment. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 96A(0). 141–155. 63 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2018). Incorporating Satellite Precipitation Estimates into a Radar-Gauge Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimation Algorithm. Remote Sensing. 10(1). 106–106. 10 indexed citations
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Raff, D. A., Kenneth Nowak, Robert Cifelli, L. D. Brekke, & Robert S. Webb. (2017). Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongsong, et al.. (2016). Development of Deep Learning Based Data Fusion Approach for Accurate Rainfall Estimation Using Ground Radar and Satellite Precipitation Products. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, Hongsong Chen, V. Chandrasekar, & Ping Xie. (2015). Improving Quantitative Precipitation Estimation via Data Fusion of High-Resolution Ground-based Radar Network and CMORPH Satellite-based Product. AGUFM. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, et al.. (2013). Uncertainty Analysis of Radar and Gauge Rainfall Estimates in the Russian River Basin. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, et al.. (2012). Concepts and principles of rainfall estimation from radar: Multi sensor environment and data fusion. 12 indexed citations
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Dolan, Brenda, T. J. Lang, Stephen W. Nesbitt, Robert Cifelli, & S. A. Rutledge. (2011). Investigation of Rainfall Characteristics Using TRMM PR and Ground Based Radar. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, et al.. (2010). A New Dual-Polarization Radar Rainfall Algorithm: Application in Colorado Precipitation Events. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 28(3). 352–364. 172 indexed citations
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Rutledge, Steven A., Robert Cifelli, T. J. Lang, & Stephen W. Nesbitt. (2009). Contrasting Tropical Rainfall Regimes Using TRMM and Ground-Based Polarimetric Radar. EGUGA. 6326. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, Stephen W. Nesbitt, Steven A. Rutledge, Walter A. Petersen, & Sandra E. Yuter. (2008). Diurnal Characteristics of Precipitation Features over the Tropical East Pacific: A Comparison of the EPIC and TEPPS Regions. Journal of Climate. 21(16). 4068–4086. 8 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert. (2007). Vertical motion structure in tropical mesoscale convective systems. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University).
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Cifelli, Robert. (2007). Radar observations of convection in a large-scale disturbance during NAMMA. 1 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert. (2005). Polarimetric rainfall retrievals using blended algorithms. 4 indexed citations
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Cifelli, Robert, et al.. (2005). The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network: Informal Education for Scientists and Citizens. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 86(8). 1069–1078. 108 indexed citations
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Lau, K. M., Yihui Ding, Richard H. Johnson, et al.. (2000). A Report of the Field Operations and Early Results of the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 81(6). 1261–1270. 154 indexed citations

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