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A. Brad Murray publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Brad Murray sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 143 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

A. Brad Murray D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Brad Murray sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

A. Brad Murray is a researcher affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a specialization in Earth-Surface Processes and Ecology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including coastal and marine dynamics, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, aeolian processes and effects, geological formations and processes, coastal and marine management, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with A. Brad Murray include Laura J. Moore, Giovanni Coco, Ian Reeves, Kristen D. Splinter, and Janaka Bamunawala. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse range of studies and multidisciplinary approaches in coastal and marine science.

Their work has appeared in various publication venues, with notable recurring appearances in Frontiers in Marine Science, Scientific Reports, Geophysical Research Letters, Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures, and Earth's Future.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by A. Brad Murray include:

  • "Blind testing of shoreline evolution models" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Twenty-first-century projections of shoreline change along inlet-interrupted coastlines" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "A Holistic Modeling Approach to Project the Evolution of Inlet-Interrupted Coastlines Over the 21st Century" (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Modeling long-term delta dynamics reveals persistent geometric river avulsion locations" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Dune Dynamics Drive Discontinuous Barrier Retreat" (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)

The topics addressed in these works emphasize coastal morphological changes, delta dynamics, and the interaction of physical processes shaping coastal and wetland environments.

Best Publications

  • Formation of coastline features by large-scale instabilities induced by high-angle waves

    Andrew Ashton;A. Brad Murray;Olivier Arnoult

  • A cellular model of braided rivers

    A. Brad Murray;Chris Paola

  • A coupled geomorphic and ecological model of tidal marsh evolution

    Matthew L. Kirwan;A. Brad Murray

  • High‐angle wave instability and emergent shoreline shapes: 1. Modeling of sand waves, flying spits, and capes

    Andrew D. Ashton;Andrew D. Ashton;A. Brad Murray

  • Modelling the effect of vegetation on channel pattern in bedload rivers

    A. Brad Murray;Chris Paola

  • The Value of Disappearing Beaches: A hedonic pricing model with endogenous beach width

    Sathya Gopalakrishnan;Martin D. Smith;Jordan M. Slott;A. Brad Murray

  • Estimation of Discharge From Three Braided Rivers Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Imagery: Potential Application to Ungaged Basins

    Laurence C. Smith;Bryan L. Isacks;Arthur L. Bloom;A. Brad Murray

  • Biomorphodynamics: physical-biological feedbacks that shape landscapes

    A.B. Murray;Michiel Knaapen;Michiel Knaapen;M. Tal;M. Tal;M.L. Kirwan;M.L. Kirwan

  • Patterns in the sand: From forcing templates to self-organization

    Giovanni Coco;A. Brad Murray

  • A new hypothesis and exploratory model for the formation of large-scale inner-shelf sediment sorting and ``rippled scour depressions''

    A.Brad Murray;E.Robert Thieler

  • Reducing model complexity for explanation and prediction

    A. Brad Murray

  • Fluvial and marine controls on combined subaerial and subaqueous delta progradation: Morphodynamic modeling of compound‐clinoform development

    John B. Swenson;Chris Paola;Lincoln Pratson;Vaughan R. Voller

  • Coastline responses to changing storm patterns

    Jordan M. Slott;A. Brad Murray;Andrew D. Ashton;Thomas J. Crowley

  • High‐angle wave instability and emergent shoreline shapes: 2. Wave climate analysis and comparisons to nature

    Andrew D. Ashton;Andrew D. Ashton;A. Brad Murray

  • Properties of a cellular braided-stream model

    A. Brad Murray;Chris Paola

  • Riparian Vegetation as a Primary Control on Channel Characteristics in Multi‐Thread Rivers

    Michal Tal;Karen B Gran;A. Brad Murray;Chris Paola

  • Contrasting the Goals, Strategies, and Predictions Associated with Simplified Numerical Models and Detailed Simulations

    A. Brad Murray

  • Geomorphology, complexity, and the emerging science of the Earth's surface

    A. Brad Murray;Eli Dalton Lazarus;Andrew Ashton;Andreas Baas

  • Rapid wetland expansion during European settlement and its implication for marsh survival under modern sediment delivery rates

    Matthew L. Kirwan;A. Brad Murray;Jeffrey P. Donnelly;D. Reide Corbett

  • Blind testing of shoreline evolution models

    Jennifer Montaño;Giovanni Coco;Jose A. A. Antolínez;Tomas Beuzen

  • Coastal Geomorphology: An Introduction

    A. Brad Murray

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew D. Ashton
Andrew D. Ashton Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Martin D. Smith
Martin D. Smith Duke University
Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
Chris Paola
Chris Paola University of Minnesota
Matthew L. Kirwan
Matthew L. Kirwan Virginia Institute of Marine Science
James B. Heffernan
James B. Heffernan Duke University
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Marco Marani
Marco Marani University of Padua
Michael A. Ellis
Michael A. Ellis British Geological Survey
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou University of California, Irvine

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