S. V. Nghiem

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
196 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

S. V. Nghiem is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, S. V. Nghiem has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Atmospheric Science, 51 papers in Environmental Engineering and 49 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in S. V. Nghiem's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (98 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (65 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (60 papers). S. V. Nghiem is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (98 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (65 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (60 papers). S. V. Nghiem collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. S. V. Nghiem's co-authors include E. G. Njoku, V. Lakshmi, T. K. Chan, Thomas J. Jackson, G. A. Neumann, R. Kwok, Donald K. Perovich, Simon Yueh, G. Robert Brakenridge and Ignatius Rigor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

S. V. Nghiem

186 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Soil moisture retrieval f... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2012 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Soil moisture retrieval from AMSR-E
    2003 1.2k citations S. V. Nghiem et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
  2. The extreme melt across the Greenland ice sheet in 2012
    2012 435 citations S. V. Nghiem, G. A. Neumann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. V. Nghiem United States 40 5.0k 2.2k 1.8k 963 565 196 6.7k
Jouni Pulliainen Finland 45 5.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.3× 1.0k 0.6× 738 0.8× 681 1.2× 272 7.0k
Catherine Prigent France 49 4.3k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 4.2k 2.3× 1.1k 1.2× 471 0.8× 196 7.3k
Jordi Font Spain 38 4.0k 0.8× 3.6k 1.6× 1.8k 1.0× 3.4k 3.5× 633 1.1× 153 7.3k
E. D. Gutmann United States 37 3.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 3.7k 2.1× 414 0.4× 638 1.1× 95 6.4k
Simon Yueh United States 48 5.0k 1.0× 4.5k 2.0× 1.0k 0.6× 2.9k 3.0× 1.4k 2.6× 322 7.9k
Jared Entin United States 15 2.9k 0.6× 2.4k 1.1× 3.0k 1.7× 1.5k 1.6× 693 1.2× 31 6.2k
Kristi R. Arsenault United States 27 3.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 3.7k 2.1× 1.8k 1.9× 698 1.2× 56 6.9k
Nicolás Reul France 38 3.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 3.4k 3.6× 434 0.8× 102 5.8k
Hongjie Xie United States 43 4.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 3.0k 1.7× 745 0.8× 194 0.3× 172 7.5k
D. L. Toll United States 20 2.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 2.8k 1.6× 1.5k 1.6× 620 1.1× 49 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by S. V. Nghiem

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. V. Nghiem

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. V. Nghiem

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. V. Nghiem. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. V. Nghiem 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 S. V. Nghiem. S. V. Nghiem 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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Nghiem, S. V., et al.. (2024). SMAP Passive Microwave Radiometer for Global River Flow Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–14. 3 indexed citations
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Nghiem, S. V., et al.. (2023). Ice Freeze‐Up and Break‐Up in Arctic Rivers Observed With Satellite L‐Band Passive Microwave Data From 2010 to 2020. Water Resources Research. 59(6). 8 indexed citations
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Brakenridge, G. Robert, et al.. (2023). Passive Microwave Radiometry at Different Frequency Bands for River Discharge Retrievals. Earth and Space Science. 10(8). 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Seung Hee, et al.. (2020). Patterns of population displacement during mega-fires in California detected using Facebook Disaster Maps. Environmental Research Letters. 15(7). 74029–74029. 25 indexed citations
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Kim, Seung Hee, et al.. (2019). Estimating Live Fuel Moisture Using SMAP L-Band Radiometer Soil Moisture for Southern California, USA. Remote Sensing. 11(13). 1575–1575. 31 indexed citations
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Dammann, Dyre Oliver, Leif E. B. Eriksson, S. V. Nghiem, et al.. (2019). Iceberg topography and volume classification using TanDEM-X interferometry. ˜The œcryosphere. 13(7). 1861–1875. 6 indexed citations
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Simpson, William R., Peter K. Peterson, Udo Frieß, et al.. (2017). Horizontal and vertical structure of reactive bromine events probedby bromine monoxide MAX-DOAS spectroscopy. 11 indexed citations
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Peterson, Peter K., Denis Pöhler, Holger Sihler, et al.. (2017). Observations of bromine monoxide transport in the Arctic sustained on aerosol particles. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(12). 7567–7579. 38 indexed citations
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Simpson, William R., Peter K. Peterson, Udo Frieß, et al.. (2017). Horizontal and vertical structure of reactive bromine events probed by bromine monoxide MAX-DOAS. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(15). 9291–9309. 24 indexed citations
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Zuffada, Cinzia, Clara Chew, S. V. Nghiem, et al.. (2016). Advancing Wetlands Mapping and Monitoring with GNSS Reflectometry. 740. 83. 12 indexed citations
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Zuffada, Cinzia, Rashmi Shah, S. V. Nghiem, Estel Cardellach, & Clara Chew. (2015). OBSERVATION OF WETLAND DYNAMICS WITH GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNALS REFLECTOMETRY. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, Peter K., William R. Simpson, Kerri A. Pratt, et al.. (2015). Dependence of the vertical distribution of bromine monoxide in the lower troposphere on meteorological factors such as wind speed and stability. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(4). 2119–2137. 42 indexed citations
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Steffen, A., Amanda Cole, Thomas A. Douglas, et al.. (2013). Atmospheric mercury over sea ice during the OASIS-2009 campaign. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(14). 7007–7021. 39 indexed citations
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Nghiem, S. V., Ignatius Rigor, P. Clemente‐Colón, et al.. (2010). Rejuvenation of Arctic Sea Ice and Tropospheric Chemical Change. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations
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Bottenheim, J. W., et al.. (2009). Ozone in the boundary layer air over the Arctic Ocean: measurements during the TARA transpolar drift 2006–2008. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 9(14). 4545–4557. 63 indexed citations
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Nghiem, S. V., Ignatius Rigor, P. Clemente‐Colón, et al.. (2008). Recent State of Arctic Sea Ice. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Nghiem, S. V., et al.. (2006). Significant Reduction in Arctic Perennial Sea Ice. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Perovich, Donald K., J. Richter‐Menge, Ignatius Rigor, et al.. (2003). Assessing, understanding, and conveying the state of the Arctic sea ice cover. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations
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Brakenridge, G. Robert, Heather A. Carlos, S. V. Nghiem, & E. Anderson. (2002). QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Monitoring of Large Seasonal Wetlands. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 2 indexed citations

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