Stéphane Maritorena

11.3k citations

51 papers · 8.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.05%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.2%
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Papers in

Oceanography 48
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 45
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 14
- Marine and coastal plant biology 13
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 10
Ecology 30
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 24
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology 4

Co-authors: David A. Siegel André Morel Charles R. McClain B. Greg Mitchell John E. O’Reilly Mati Kahru Kendall L. Carder Bernard Gentili
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (6 papers)Remote Sensing of Environment (6 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (3 papers)Optics Express (2 papers)Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States France French Polynesia

In The Last Decade

Stéphane Maritorena

51 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

An overview of approaches and challenges for retrieving marine inherent optical properties from ocean color remote sensing 2018 · 280 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2018 Progress In Oceanography
2013 Applied Optics
2002 Applied Optics
2001 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
1998 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Phytoplankton communities quantified from hyperspectral ocean reflectance correspond to pigment-based communities Optics Express ·Sasha J. Kramer, Stéphane Maritorena, Ivona Cetinić, P. Jeremy Werdell, David A. Siegel	2024	3
2	Early post-settlement events, rather than settlement, drive recruitment and coral recovery at Moorea, French Polynesia Oecologia ·Peter J. Edmunds, Stéphane Maritorena, Scott C. Burgess	2024	5
3	Ocean color algorithm for the retrieval of the particle size distribution and carbon-based phytoplankton size classes using a two-component coated-sphere backscattering model Ocean science ·Tihomir S. Kostadinov, Felipe Da Silva Santos, Mert Coşkun, Xiaodong Zhang, Stéphane Maritorena, Stewart Bernard, Hubert Loisel, Daniel Schaffer Ferreira Jorge, Cecil A. Brown, Shovonlal Roy, Bror Jönsson, Víctor Martínez-Vicente, Shubha Sathyendranath	2023	3
4	A tuned ocean color algorithm for the Arctic Ocean: a solution for waters with high CDM content Optics Express ·Priyanka Suresh Aher, Atsushi Matsuoka, Stanford B. Hooker, Stéphane Maritorena, Ethan Iles, Marcel Babin	2023	5
5	A global compilation of in situ aquatic high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data for remote sensing applications Earth system science data ·Kimberly A. Casey, Cécile S. Rousseaux, Watson W. Gregg, Emmanuel Boss, Alison Chase, Susanne E. Craig, Colleen B. Mouw, Rick A. Reynolds, Dariusz Stramski, Steven G. Ackleson, Annick Bricaud, Blake A. Schaeffer, Marlon R. Lewis, Stéphane Maritorena	2020	29
6	An overview of approaches and challenges for retrieving marine inherent optical properties from ocean color remote sensing Progress In Oceanography ·P. Jeremy Werdell, Lachlan I. W. McKinna, Emmanuel Boss, Steven G. Ackleson, Susanne E. Craig, Watson W. Gregg, Zhongping Lee, Stéphane Maritorena, Collin S. Roesler, Cécile S. Rousseaux, Dariusz Stramski, James M. Sullivan, Michael Twardowski, Maria Tzortziou, Xiaodong Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2018	280
7	Generalized ocean color inversion model for retrieving marine inherent optical properties Applied Optics ·P. Jeremy Werdell, Bryan A. Franz, Sean W. Bailey, Gene C. Feldman, Emmanuel Boss, Vittorio Brando, Mark Dowell, Takafumi Hirata, Samantha Lavender, M.G., Hubert Loisel, Stéphane Maritorena, Frédéric Mélin, Timothy S. Moore, Tim Smyth, David Antoine, Emmanuel Devred, Odile Hembise Fanton d’Andon, Antoine Mangin Hit paper breakdown →	2013	331
8	Shedding Light on the Sea: André Morel's Legacy to Optical Oceanography Annual Review of Marine Science ·David Antoine, Marcel Babin, Jean‐François Berthon, Annick Bricaud, Bernard Gentili, Hubert Loisel, Stéphane Maritorena, Dariusz Stramski	2013	20
9	Optical assessment of particle size and composition in the Santa Barbara Channel, California Applied Optics ·Tihomir S. Kostadinov, David A. Siegel, Stéphane Maritorena, Nathalie Guillocheau	2012	29
10	Global variability of phytoplankton functional types from space: assessment via the particle size distribution Biogeosciences ·Tihomir S. Kostadinov, David A. Siegel, Stéphane Maritorena	2010	120
11	Merged satellite ocean color data products using a bio-optical model: Characteristics, benefits and issues Remote Sensing of Environment ·Stéphane Maritorena, Odile Hembise Fanton d’Andon, Antoine Mangin, David A. Siegel	2010	371
12	GlobColour - the European Service for Ocean Colour O. Fanton d’Andon, Antoine Mangin, Heni Nurhasanah, David Antoine, Stéphane Maritorena, A. Morel, G. Barrot, Julien Demaria, Simon Pinnock	2009	17
13	Is desert dust making oligotrophic waters greener? Geophysical Research Letters ·Hervé Claustre, A. Morel, Stanford B. Hooker, Marcel Babin, David Antoine, Kadija Oubelkheir, Annick Bricaud, Karine Leblanc, Bernard Quéguiner, Stéphane Maritorena	2002	141
14	Simultaneous retrieval of oceanic and atmospheric parameters for ocean color imagery by spectral optimization: a validation Remote Sensing of Environment ·R. Chomko, Howard R. Gordon, Stéphane Maritorena, David A. Siegel	2002	47
15	Simultaneous Determination of Oceanic and Atmospheric Parameters for Ocean Color Imagery by Spectral Optimization: A Validation AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·R. Chomko, Howard R. Gordon, Stéphane Maritorena, David A. Siegel	2001	3
16	Spectral Data Assimilation for Merging Satellite Ocean Color Imagery NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·David A. Siegel, Stéphane Maritorena	2001	3
17	Un bilan de la télédétection appliquée aux milieux coralliens Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) ·Serge Andréfouët, Stéphane Maritorena, T. S. Veliko	2000	2
18	Determination of the fluorescence quantum yield by oceanic phytoplankton in their natural habitat Applied Optics ·Stéphane Maritorena, A J Kamar, Bernard Gentili	2000	65
19	Remote sensing of the water attenuation in coral reefs: a case study in French Polynesia International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Stéphane Maritorena	1996	61
20	A survey of environmental physico-chemical parameters during a minor coral mass bleaching event in Tahiti in 1993 Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Д.В. Огурцов, Karishma Mili, Stéphane Maritorena, Paulo Sérgio Nery Gama	1994	27

About Stéphane Maritorena

Stéphane Maritorena is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Media Technology, having authored 51 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (45 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (24 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (14 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (13 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers), Water Quality Monitoring Technologies (4 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (7.3k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.6k citations), Global and Planetary Change (2.6k citations), Ecology (2.5k citations) and Water Science and Technology (953 citations). Stéphane Maritorena has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and French Polynesia. Frequent co-authors include David A. Siegel, André Morel, Charles R. McClain, B. Greg Mitchell, John E. O’Reilly, Mati Kahru, Kendall L. Carder, Bernard Gentili, Tihomir S. Kostadinov and Antoine Mangin. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment, Geophysical Research Letters, Optics Express and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

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