J. E. McMurtrey

6.2k citations

94 papers · 4.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Ecology top 0.5%
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Environmental Engineering top 0.5%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping

Papers in

Plant Science 60
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement 21
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 15
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research 10
Ecology 48
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture 48

Co-authors: Emmett W. Chappelle (42 shared papers)Craig S. T. Daughtry (30 shared papers)E. Raymond Hunt (8 shared papers)Moon S. Kim (14 shared papers)Compton J. Tucker (11 shared papers)J. H. Elgin (15 shared papers)B. N. Holben (4 shared papers)C. L. Walthall (3 shared papers)
Journals: Remote Sensing of Environment (9 papers)Crop Science (6 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (4 papers)Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (3 papers)Agronomy Journal (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Philippines Vietnam

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J. E. McMurtrey

86 papers receiving 4.3k citations

J. E. McMurtrey's Hit Papers

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A visible band index for remote sensing leaf chlorophyll content at the canopy scale 2012 · 466 citations

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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.

2012 International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
1992 Remote Sensing of Environment

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1	Ratio analysis of reflectance spectra (RARS): An algorithm for the remote estimation of the concentrations of chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B, and carotenoids in soybean leaves Remote Sensing of Environment ·Emmett W. Chappelle, Moon S. Kim, J. E. McMurtrey Hit paper breakdown →	1992	653
2	A visible band index for remote sensing leaf chlorophyll content at the canopy scale International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation ·E. Raymond Hunt, Paul C. Doraiswamy, J. E. McMurtrey, Craig S. T. Daughtry, Eileen M. Perry, B. Akhmedov Hit paper breakdown →	2012	466
3	Evaluation of Digital Photography from Model Aircraft for Remote Sensing of Crop Biomass and Nitrogen Status Precision Agriculture ·E. Raymond Hunt, Michel A. Cavigelli, Craig S. T. Daughtry, J. E. McMurtrey, C. L. Walthall	2005	428
4	Remote sensing of total dry-matter accumulation in winter wheat Remote Sensing of Environment ·Compton J. Tucker, B. N. Holben, J. H. Elgin, J. E. McMurtrey	1981	272
5	Relationship of spectral data to grain yield variation Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing ·Compton J. Tucker, B. N. Holben, J. H. Elgin, J. E. McMurtrey	1980	220
6	Laser-induced fluorescence of green plants 1: A technique for the remote detection of plant stress and species differentiation Applied Optics ·Emmett W. Chappelle, Frank M. Wood, J. E. McMurtrey, W. W. Newcomb	1984	208
7	Distinguishing nitrogen fertilization levels in field corn (Zea mays L.) with actively induced fluorescence and passive reflectance measurements Remote Sensing of Environment ·J. E. McMurtrey, Emmett W. Chappelle, M.S Kim, J. J. Meisinger	1994	205
8	Remote Sensing the Spatial Distribution of Crop Residues Agronomy Journal ·Craig S. T. Daughtry, E. Raymond Hunt, Prakash Doraiswamy, J. E. McMurtrey	2005	181
9	The use of high spectral resolution bands for estimating absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (A par) NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Moon S. Kim, Craig S. T. Daughtry, Emmett W. Chappelle, J. E. McMurtrey, C. L. Walthall	1994	162
10	Monitoring corn and soybean crop development with hand-held radiometer spectral data Remote Sensing of Environment ·Compton J. Tucker, J. H. Elgin, J. E. McMurtrey, C. J. Fan	1979	159
11	Assessing crop residue cover using shortwave infrared reflectance Remote Sensing of Environment ·Craig S. T. Daughtry, E. Raymond Hunt, J. E. McMurtrey	2004	151
12	Remote sensing of crop residue cover and soil tillage intensity Soil and Tillage Research ·Craig S. T. Daughtry, Prakash Doraiswamy, E. Raymond Hunt, Alan J. Stern, J. E. McMurtrey, John H. Prueger	2006	140
13	Laser-induced fluorescence of green plants 2: LIF caused by nutrient deficiencies in corn Applied Optics ·Emmett W. Chappelle, J. E. McMurtrey, Frank M. Wood, W. W. Newcomb	1984	97
14	Laser-induced fluorescence of green plants 3: LIF spectral signatures of five major plant types Applied Optics ·Emmett W. Chappelle, Frank M. Wood, W. W. Newcomb, J. E. McMurtrey	1985	89
15	Identification of the pigment responsible for the blue fluorescence band in the laser induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of green plants, and the potential use of this band in remotely estimating rates of photosynthesis Remote Sensing of Environment ·Emmett W. Chappelle, J. E. McMurtrey, Moon S. Kim	1991	88
16	Assessment of Vegetation Stress Using Reflectance or Fluorescence Measurements Journal of Environmental Quality ·Petya Campbell, E. Middleton, J. E. McMurtrey, Emmett W. Chappelle	2007	82
17	Fluorescence sensing systems: In vivo detection of biophysical variations in field corn due to nitrogen supply Remote Sensing of Environment ·J. E. McMurtrey, Elizabeth M. Middleton, Charles L. Mulchi, Emmett W. Chappelle, Craig S. T. Daughtry	2003	76
18	Temporal relationships between spectral response and agronomic variables of a corn canopy Remote Sensing of Environment ·D. S. Kimes, Brian L. Markham, Compton J. Tucker, J. E. McMurtrey	1981	75
19	Soil Conservation Benefits of Large Biomass Soybean (LBS) for Increasing Crop Residue Cover Journal of Sustainable Agriculture ·Shunxiang Wu, Yao‐Chi Lu, J. E. McMurtrey, G. A. Weesies, T. E. Devine, G. R. Foster	2004	71
20	Steady-state multispectral fluorescence imaging system for plant leaves Applied Optics ·Moon S. Kim, J. E. McMurtrey, Charles L. Mulchi, Craig S. T. Daughtry, Emmett W. Chappelle, Yud-Ren Chen	2001	61

About J. E. McMurtrey

J. E. McMurtrey is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Soil Science, having authored 94 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (48 papers), Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (21 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (15 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers), Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (10 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (10 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (3.3k citations), Environmental Engineering (1.6k citations), Analytical Chemistry (602 citations), Plant Science (2.2k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.3k citations). J. E. McMurtrey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Vietnam. Frequent co-authors include Emmett W. Chappelle, Craig S. T. Daughtry, E. Raymond Hunt, Moon S. Kim, Compton J. Tucker, J. H. Elgin, B. N. Holben, C. L. Walthall, W. W. Newcomb and Frank M. Wood. Their work appears in journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Crop Science, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing and Agronomy Journal.

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