Stein Sandven

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Stein Sandven is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stein Sandven has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Atmospheric Science, 30 papers in Oceanography and 27 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Stein Sandven's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (67 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (29 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (27 papers). Stein Sandven is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (67 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (29 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (27 papers). Stein Sandven collaborates with scholars based in Russia, United States and Norway. Stein Sandven's co-authors include Ola M. Johannessen, Anton Korosov, Stefan Muckenhuber, V. Alexandrov, Johnny A. Johannessen, Natalia Zakhvatkina, M. Babiker, Christopher J. Merchant, Johan Wå̊hlin and Thomas Popp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Stein Sandven

79 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Version 2 of the EUMETSAT OSI SAF and ESA CCI sea-ice concentration climate data records
    2019 247 citations Thomas Lavergne, Atle Macdonald Sørensen et al. ˜The œcryosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stein Sandven Russia 25 2.0k 794 768 343 218 87 2.5k
Georg Heygster Germany 32 4.0k 2.0× 1.3k 1.6× 762 1.0× 301 0.9× 393 1.8× 127 4.7k
Leonid Bobylev Russia 18 1.4k 0.7× 881 1.1× 369 0.5× 197 0.6× 181 0.8× 59 1.8k
Albert J. Plueddemann United States 26 1.4k 0.7× 732 0.9× 2.0k 2.6× 249 0.7× 193 0.9× 79 2.6k
Αναστάσιος Παπαδόπουλος Greece 27 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 500 0.7× 65 0.2× 142 0.7× 95 2.4k
Barry M. Lesht United States 28 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 488 0.6× 452 1.3× 793 3.6× 83 2.5k
Junli Li China 23 877 0.4× 1.0k 1.3× 241 0.3× 151 0.4× 378 1.7× 97 2.2k
Chang‐Qing Ke China 20 1.1k 0.5× 574 0.7× 202 0.3× 113 0.3× 198 0.9× 117 1.7k
Dmitry Sein Germany 33 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 2.5× 1.6k 2.0× 212 0.6× 224 1.0× 122 3.0k
Jérôme Benveniste Italy 30 1.0k 0.5× 900 1.1× 1.9k 2.5× 104 0.3× 195 0.9× 132 2.9k
Alan F. Blumberg United States 27 1.3k 0.7× 806 1.0× 1.6k 2.1× 127 0.4× 401 1.8× 90 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Stein Sandven

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stein Sandven

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stein Sandven

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stein Sandven. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stein Sandven 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 Stein Sandven. Stein Sandven 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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Olsen, Julia, Grete K. Hovelsrud, Hanne H. Christiansen, et al.. (2025). Building transdisciplinary bridges and learning from the Svalbard context. The Polar Journal. 15(2). 299–323.
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Sandven, Stein, Gunnar Spreen, Georg Heygster, et al.. (2023). Sea Ice Remote Sensing—Recent Developments in Methods and Climate Data Sets. Surveys in Geophysics. 44(5). 1653–1689. 29 indexed citations
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Lavergne, Thomas, Atle Macdonald Sørensen, Stefan Kern, et al.. (2019). Version 2 of the EUMETSAT OSI SAF and ESA CCI sea-ice concentration climate data records. ˜The œcryosphere. 13(1). 49–78. 247 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vihma, Timo, Petteri Uotila, Stein Sandven, et al.. (2019). Towards an advanced observation system for the marine Arctic in the framework of the Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX). Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(3). 1941–1970. 16 indexed citations
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Vihma, Timo, Petteri Uotila, Stein Sandven, et al.. (2018). Towards the Marine Arctic Component of the Pan-EurasianExperiment. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations
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Shalina, Elena V. & Stein Sandven. (2018). Snow depth on Arctic sea ice from historical in situ data. ˜The œcryosphere. 12(6). 1867–1886. 26 indexed citations
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Merchant, Christopher J., Frank Paul, Thomas Popp, et al.. (2017). Uncertainty information in climate data records from Earth observation. Earth system science data. 9(2). 511–527. 105 indexed citations
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Muckenhuber, Stefan & Stein Sandven. (2017). Open-source sea ice drift algorithm for Sentinel-1 SAR imagery using a combination of feature tracking and pattern matching. ˜The œcryosphere. 11(4). 1835–1850. 24 indexed citations
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Merchant, Christopher J., Frank Paul, Thomas Popp, et al.. (2017). Uncertainty information in climate data records from Earth observation. 7 indexed citations
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Muckenhuber, Stefan, Anton Korosov, & Stein Sandven. (2016). Sea ice drift from Sentinel-1 SAR imagery using open source feature tracking. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations
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Muckenhuber, Stefan, Frank Nilsen, Anton Korosov, & Stein Sandven. (2016). Sea ice cover in Isfjorden and Hornsund, Svalbard (2000–2014) from remote sensing data. ˜The œcryosphere. 10(1). 149–158. 107 indexed citations
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Muckenhuber, Stefan, Anton Korosov, & Stein Sandven. (2016). Open-source feature-tracking algorithm for sea ice drift retrieval from Sentinel-1 SAR imagery. ˜The œcryosphere. 10(2). 913–925. 45 indexed citations
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Kern, Stefan, K. Khvorostovsky, Henriette Skourup, et al.. (2015). The impact of snow depth, snow density and ice density on sea ice thickness retrieval from satellite radar altimetry: results from the ESA-CCI Sea Ice ECV Project Round Robin Exercise. ˜The œcryosphere. 9(1). 37–52. 67 indexed citations
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Zygmuntowska, Marta, K. Khvorostovsky, Veit Helm, & Stein Sandven. (2013). Waveform classification of airborne synthetic aperture radar altimeter over Arctic sea ice. ˜The œcryosphere. 7(4). 1315–1324. 35 indexed citations
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Sandven, Stein, et al.. (2012). EUMIS - an open portal framework for interoperable marine environmental services. EGUGA. 10503.
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Smedsrud, Lars H., A. Sirevaag, K. Kloster, Asgeir Sorteberg, & Stein Sandven. (2011). Recent wind driven high sea ice area export in the Fram Strait contributes to Arctic sea ice decline. ˜The œcryosphere. 5(4). 821–829. 76 indexed citations
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Hansen, Morten W., K. Kloster, Knut‐Frode Dagestad, Stein Sandven, & Johnny A. Johannessen. (2010). Retrieval of Sea Ice Drift from SAR Doppler Shift. 686. 45. 4 indexed citations
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Sagen, Hanne, Stein Sandven, Agnieszka Beszczyńska-Möller, et al.. (2009). Acoustic technologies for observing the interior of the Arctic Ocean. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 12 indexed citations
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Sandven, Stein, et al.. (2004). Sea Ice Mapping Using Envisat ASAR Wideswath Images. ESA Special Publication. 565. 17. 4 indexed citations
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Chic, Óscar, Jordi Font, & Stein Sandven. (1997). ERS-2 SAR near real time data used in the sampling strategy of an oceanographic cruise in the Western Mediterranean. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 414. 1433–1437. 1 indexed citations

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