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Christopher S. Ruf

Environmental Science · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1985
Soil Moisture and Remote SensingPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisOcean Waves and Remote SensingTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Publications

439

Citations

8,805

Est. group size

~12

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1985

In context
Among 553 established Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 8,805cohort median 2,538
Publications / year (recent): 13.0cohort median 3.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 55% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 27 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.0/year recently
2017: 19 publications172018: 17 publications182019: 20 publications192020: 20 publications202021: 26 publications26212022: 12 publications222023: 14 publications232024: 22 publications242025: 16 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 2 collaborators2018: 1 collaborator2019: 2 collaborators2020: 2 collaborators2021: 2 collaborators2022: 0 collaborators2023: 4 collaborators2024: 2 collaborators2025: 8 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing×16
  • Remote Sensing×11
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×11
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing×10
  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology×5
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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