C. Elachi

8.9k citations

138 papers · 4.9k · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

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Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astro and Planetary Science
Atmospheric Science top 1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 50
- Planetary Science and Exploration 40
- Astro and Planetary Science 31
Aerospace Engineering 37
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques 23
- Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques 14

Co-authors: F.T. Ulaby (2 shared papers)H. A. Zebker (5 shared papers)J.J. van Zyl (2 shared papers)G. G. Schaber (8 shared papers)Ronald G. Blom (7 shared papers)L. E. Roth (9 shared papers)C. H. Papas (3 shared papers)Nader Engheta (4 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (13 papers)IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (8 papers)Science (8 papers)Icarus (6 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Italy

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C. Elachi

130 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Radar polarimetry for geoscience applications 1990 · 474 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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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.

1990 Radar polarimetry for geoscience applications
1987 Radio Science

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1	Radar polarimetry for geoscience applications F.T. Ulaby, C. Elachi Hit paper breakdown →	1990	474
2	Imaging radar polarization signatures: Theory and observation Radio Science ·J.J. van Zyl, H. A. Zebker, C. Elachi Hit paper breakdown →	1987	440
3	Waves in active and passive periodic structures: A review Proceedings of the IEEE ·C. Elachi	1976	338
4	Subsurface Valleys and Geoarcheology of the Eastern Sahara Revealed by Shuttle Radar Science ·John F. McCauley, G. G. Schaber, C. S. Breed, Maurice J. Grolier, C. Vance Haynes, Bahay Issawi, C. Elachi, Ronald G. Blom	1982	313
5	Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan: Distribution and interaction with a porous regolith Geophysical Research Letters ·Alexander G. Hayes, O. Aharonson, Philip S. Callahan, C. Elachi, Y. Gim, R. L. Kirk, K. W. Lewis, R. M. C. Lopes, R. D. Lorenz, J. I. Lunine, K. L. Mitchell, Giuseppe Mitri, E. R. Stofan, S. D. Wall	2008	178
6	Radiation patterns of interfacial dipole antennas Radio Science ·Nader Engheta, C. H. Papas, C. Elachi	1982	156
7	Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing C. Elachi, Jakob van Zyl	2006	154
8	An asymmetric distribution of lakes on Titan as a possible consequence of orbital forcing Nature Geoscience ·O. Aharonson, A. G. Hayes, J. I. Lunine, R. D. Lorenz, Michael Allison, C. Elachi	2009	129
9	Spaceborne Radar Subsurface Imaging in Hyperarid Regions IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·C. Elachi, L. E. Roth, G. G. Schaber	1984	120
10	Venus Volcanism: Initial Analysis from Magellan Data Science ·J. W. Head, D. B. Campbell, C. Elachi, J. E. Guest, Dan McKenzie, R. S. Saunders, G. G. Schaber, G. Schubert	1991	107
11	Transient surface liquid in Titan’s polar regions from Cassini Icarus ·Alexander G. Hayes, O. Aharonson, J. I. Lunine, R.L. Kirk, H. A. Zebker, L. Wye, R. D. Lorenz, E. P. Turtle, P. Paillou, Giuseppe Mitri, S. D. Wall, E. R. Stofan, K. L. Mitchell, C. Elachi	2010	103
12	The Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission (CONSERT): A Short Description of the Instrument and of the Commissioning Stages Space Science Reviews ·W. Kofman, Alain Hèrique, Jean-Pierre Goutail, T. Hagfors, I. P. Williams, Erling Nielsen, Jean‐Pierre Barriot, Yves Barbin, C. Elachi, P. Edenhofer, Anny Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Dirk Plettemeier, G. Picardi, R. Seu, V. Svedhem	2007	91
13	Spaceborne synthetic-aperture imaging radars: Applications, techniques, and technology Proceedings of the IEEE ·C. Elachi, T. J. Bicknell, R. Jordan, Chialin Wu	1982	84
14	Titan's surface at 2.2-cm wavelength imaged by the Cassini RADAR radiometer: Calibration and first results Icarus ·M. A. Janssen, R. D. Lorenz, Robert West, F. Paganelli, R. M. C. Lopes, R. Kirk, C. Elachi, S. D. Wall, W.T.K. Johnson, Y. Anderson, R. Boehmer, Philip S. Callahan, Y. Gim, Gary Hamilton, K. Kelleher, L. E. Roth, B. Stiles, Alice Le Gall	2008	82
15	Aeolian features on Venus: Preliminary Magellan results Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. Greeley, R. E. Arvidson, C. Elachi, M. A. Geringer, J. J. Plaut, R. S. Saunders, G. Schubert, E. R. Stofan, E. J. P. Thouvenot, Stephen D. Wall, C. M. Weitz	1992	77
16	Models of radar imaging of the ocean surface waves IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ·C. Elachi, W. Brown	1977	76
17	On the optimum polarizations of incoherently reflected waves IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ·J. van Zyl, C. H. Papas, C. Elachi	1987	73
18	Cassini RADAR observations of Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Iapetus, Hyperion, and Phoebe Icarus ·S. J. Ostro, Richard West, M. A. Janssen, R. D. Lorenz, H. A. Zebker, G. Black, J. I. Lunine, Lauren Wye, R. M. C. Lopes, Stephen D. Wall, C. Elachi, Laci Roth, S. Hensley, K. Kelleher, Gary Hamilton, Yonggyu Gim, Y. Anderson, R. Boehmer, W.T.K. Johnson	2006	63
19	Microwave Penetration and Attenuation in Desert Soil: A Field Experiment with the Shuttle Imaging Radar IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·T. G. Farr, C. Elachi, Philip Hartl, K Chowdhury	1986	56
20	Radar imaging of ocean surface patterns Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·W. E. Brown, C. Elachi, T. W. Thompson	1976	56

About C. Elachi

C. Elachi is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Oceanography, having authored 138 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (40 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (23 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (14 papers), Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (13 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.4k citations), Environmental Engineering (1.1k citations), Aerospace Engineering (1.7k citations) and Space and Planetary Science (72 citations). C. Elachi has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Frequent co-authors include F.T. Ulaby, H. A. Zebker, J.J. van Zyl, G. G. Schaber, Ronald G. Blom, L. E. Roth, C. H. Papas, Nader Engheta, Jakob van Zyl and C. Yeh. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Science, Icarus and Journal of Applied Physics.

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