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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4489 4129 208 189 142 7108

Alain Pietroniro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Pietroniro between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Pietroniro published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2024. 29 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2024. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 8 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 3 publications
1989 2026

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Pietroniro: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 5
1999 2
2000 3
2001 6
2002 5
2003 4
2004 9
2005 9
2006 13
2007 1
2008 8
2009 2
2010 3
2011 0
2012 7
2013 4
2014 2
2015 1
2016 5
2017 5
2018 11
2019 16
2020 13
2021 11
2022 8
2023 15
2024 30
2025 26
2026 3
Total 241
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Alain Pietroniro 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 Alain Pietroniro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 142 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491 142
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Alain Pietroniro 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 Alain Pietroniro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257 45
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Alain Pietroniro is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant contribution to subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covers key topics including Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Climate variability and models, and Hydrological Forecasting Using AI.

Alain Pietroniro has published in several notable journals, with frequent venues including Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Hydrological Processes, Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of Hydrology.

Recent publications include:

  • Advances in modelling large river basins in cold regions with Modélisation Environmentale Communautaire-Surface and Hydrology (MESH), the Canadian hydrological land surface scheme, 2022, Hydrological Processes
  • Great Lakes Runoff Intercomparison Project Phase 3: Lake Erie (GRIP-E), 2021, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
  • High-resolution meteorological forcing data for hydrological modelling and climate change impact analysis in the Mackenzie River Basin, 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • Summary and synthesis of Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) research in the interior of western Canada - Part 2: Future change in cryosphere, vegetation, and hydrology, 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • 18O and 2H in streamflow across Canada, 2020, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies

Frequent coauthors include Tricia Stadnyk, John W. Pomeroy, Martyn Clark, Mohamed Elshamy, and Daniel Princz.

Best Publications

  • Grouped Response Units for Distributed Hydrologic Modeling

    N. Kouwen;E. D. Soulis;A. Pietroniro;J. Donald

  • An evaluation of snow accumulation and ablation processes for land surface modelling

    J. W. Pomeroy;D. M. Gray;K. R. Shook;B. Toth

  • Hydrological trends and variability in the Liard River basin / Tendances hydrologiques et variabilité dans le basin de la rivière Liard

    Donald H. Burn;Donald H. Burn;Juraj M. Cunderlik;Juraj M. Cunderlik;Alain Pietroniro;Alain Pietroniro

  • Towards operational monitoring of a northern wetland using geomatics-based techniques

    Jessika Töyrä;Alain Pietroniro

  • The Fill–Spill Hydrology of Prairie Wetland Complexes during Drought and Deluge

    Dean A. Shaw;Garth Vanderkamp;F. Malcolm Conly;Al Pietroniro

  • Development of the MESH modelling system for hydrological ensemble forecasting of the Laurentian Great Lakes at the regional scale

    A. Pietroniro;V. Fortin;N. Kouwen;C. Neal

  • Hydrological trends and variability in the Liard River basin

    Donald H. Burn;Juraj M. Cunderlik;Alain Pietroniro

  • Remote sensing applications in hydrological modelling

    G. W. Kite;A. Pietroniro

  • Connectivity and storage functions of channel fens and flat bogs in northern basins

    W. L. Quinton;M. Hayashi;A. Pietroniro

  • Hydrologic functions of wetlands in a discontinuous permafrost basin indicated by isotopic and chemical signatures

    Masaki Hayashi;William L. Quinton;Alain Pietroniro;John J. Gibson

  • Multisensor Hydrologic Assessment of a Freshwater Wetland

    Jessika Töyrä;Alain Pietroniro;Lawrence W. Martz

  • On the importance of sublimation to an alpine snow mass balance in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

    M. K. MacDonald;J. W. Pomeroy;A. Pietroniro

  • Climate change, flow regulation and land-use effects on the hydrology of the Peace-Athabasca-Slave System; findings from the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative.

    T. D. Prowse;S. Beltaos;J. T. Gardner;J. J. Gibson

  • A Land Cover-Based Snow Cover Representation for Distributed Hydrologic Models

    J. R. Donald;E. D. Soulis;N. Kouwen;A. Pietroniro

  • A multi‐sensor approach to wetland flood monitoring

    Jessika Töyrä;Alain Pietroniro;Lawrence W. Martz;Terry D. Prowse

  • Flood hydrology of the Peace‐Athabasca Delta, northern Canada

    Daniel L. Peters;Terry D. Prowse;Alain Pietroniro;Robert Leconte

  • Glacier contribution to the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers

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  • Isotope studies in large river basins: A new global research focus

    John J. Gibson;Pradeep Aggarwal;James Hogan;Carol Kendall

  • Topographic analysis for the prairie pothole region of Western Canada

    Dean A. Shaw;Al Pietroniro;L.W. Martz

  • Climatic effects on ice-jam flooding of the Peace-Athabasca Delta

    S. Beltaos;T. Prowse;B. Bonsal;R. MacKay

  • Isotopic time-series partitioning of streamflow components in wetland-dominated catchments, lower Liard River basin, Northwest Territories, Canada

    Natalie A. St Amour;John J. Gibson;Thomas W. D. Edwards;Terry D. Prowse

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry D. Prowse
Terry D. Prowse University of Victoria
Robert Leconte
Robert Leconte Université de Sherbrooke
John W. Pomeroy
John W. Pomeroy University of Saskatchewan
Howard Wheater
Howard Wheater Imperial College London
Donald H. Burn
Donald H. Burn University of Waterloo
Philip Marsh
Philip Marsh Wilfrid Laurier University
John J. Gibson
John J. Gibson University of Victoria
Christopher Spence
Christopher Spence Environment and Climate Change Canada
Barrie Bonsal
Barrie Bonsal University of Victoria
Sean K. Carey
Sean K. Carey McMaster University

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