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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4124 3788 1596 1417 173 13893

Albert J. Kettner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Albert J. Kettner between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Albert J. Kettner published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2018. 8 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2018. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 2 publications
2003 2026

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Albert J. Kettner: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 3
2005 7
2006 2
2007 8
2008 5
2009 8
2010 5
2011 9
2012 17
2013 11
2014 11
2015 8
2016 10
2017 16
2018 19
2019 19
2020 18
2021 14
2022 9
2023 12
2024 9
2025 6
2026 2
Total 229
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Albert J. Kettner 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 Albert J. Kettner 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, 168–177 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: 173 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 173
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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Albert J. Kettner 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 Albert J. Kettner 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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
46 212 46
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

Albert J. Kettner is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Climate Change and Permafrost, and Geographic Information Systems Studies.

Albert J. Kettner has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed papers. Notable recent publications include:

  • Satellite imaging reveals increased proportion of population exposed to floods, 2021, Nature
  • Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain, 2020, Nature
  • Exceptional increases in fluvial sediment fluxes in a warmer and wetter High Mountain Asia, 2021, Science
  • Position paper: Open web-distributed integrated geographic modelling and simulation to enable broader participation and applications, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Air Temperature Regulates Erodible Landscape, Water, and Sediment Fluxes in the Permafrost-Dominated Catchment on the Tibetan Plateau, 2021, Water Resources Research

Frequent co-authors in Albert J. Kettner's body of work include G. Robert Brakenridge, Dongfeng Li, Xixi Lu, Daniel P. Ames, and Guy Schumann.

Their publications appear recurrently in several scientific journals and venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Nature
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Water Resources Research

Best Publications

  • Impact of Humans on the Flux of Terrestrial Sediment to the Global Coastal Ocean

    James P. M. Syvitski;James P. M. Syvitski;James P. M. Syvitski;Charles J. Vörösmarty;Charles J. Vörösmarty;Charles J. Vörösmarty;Albert J. Kettner;Albert J. Kettner;Albert J. Kettner;Pamela Green;Pamela Green;Pamela Green

  • Sinking deltas due to human activities

    James P. M. Syvitski;Albert J. Kettner;Irina Overeem;Eric W. H. Hutton

  • Satellite imaging reveals increased proportion of population exposed to floods

    B. Tellman;B. Tellman;J. A. Sullivan;J. A. Sullivan;C. Kuhn;A. J. Kettner

  • Sediment flux and the Anthropocene

    James P. M. Syvitski;Albert Kettner

  • Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain

    J. H. Nienhuis;A. D. Ashton;D. A. Edmonds;A. J. F. Hoitink

  • Socio-economic Impacts on Flooding: A 4000-Year History of the Yellow River, China

    Yunzhen Chen;James P. M. Syvitski;Shu Gao;Irina Overeem

  • Exceptional increases in fluvial sediment fluxes in a warmer and wetter High Mountain Asia.

    Dongfeng Li;Xixi Lu;Irina Overeem;Desmond E. Walling

  • Changes in water and sediment exchange between the Changjiang River and Poyang Lake under natural and anthropogenic conditions, China

    Jian Hua Gao;Jianjun Jia;Albert J. Kettner;Fei Xing

  • Distributary channels and their impact on sediment dispersal

    James P.M. Syvitski;Albert J. Kettner;Anna Correggiari;Bruce W. Nelson

  • Eight grand challenges in socio-environmental systems modeling

    Sondoss Elsawah;Tatiana Filatova;Anthony J. Jakeman;Albert J. Kettner

  • Global suspended sediment and water discharge dynamics between 1960 and 2010: Continental trends and intra-basin sensitivity

    Sagy Cohen;Albert J. Kettner;James P.M. Syvitski

  • Near-real-time non-obstructed flood inundation mapping using synthetic aperture radar

    Xinyi Shen;Emmanouil N. Anagnostou;George H. Allen;G. Robert Brakenridge

  • WBMsed, a distributed global-scale riverine sediment flux model: Model description and validation

    Sagy Cohen;Albert J. Kettner;James P. M. Syvitski;BaláZs M. Fekete

  • Estimating floodwater depths from flood inundation maps and topography

    Sagy Cohen;G. Robert Brakenridge;Albert Kettner;Bradford Bates

  • Recent deforestation causes rapid increase in river sediment load in the Colombian Andes

    J.D. Restrepo;A.J. Kettner;J.P.M. Syvitski

  • Assisting flood disaster response with earth observation data and products: A critical assessment

    Guy J.P. Schumann;G. Robert Brakenridge;Albert J. Kettner;Rashid Kashif

  • How important and different are tropical rivers? — An overview

    James P.M. Syvitski;Sagy Cohen;Albert J. Kettner;G. Robert Brakenridge

  • A global network for operational flood risk reduction

    Lorenzo Alfieri;Sagy Cohen;John Galantowicz;Guy J.P. Schumann

  • Early Anthropogenic Transformation of the Danube-Black Sea System

    Liviu Giosan;Marco J. L. Coolen;Jed O. Kaplan;Stefan Constantinescu

  • Calibration of satellite measurements of river discharge using a global hydrology model

    G. Robert Brakenridge;Sagy Cohen;Sagy Cohen;Albert J. Kettner;Tom De Groeve

  • Impact of Humans on the Flux of Terrestrial Sediment to the Global Coastal Ocean

    J. P. Syvitski;C. Vorosmarty;A. J. Kettner

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. M. Syvitski
James P. M. Syvitski University of Colorado Boulder
Irina Overeem
Irina Overeem University of Colorado Boulder
Guy Schumann
Guy Schumann University of Bristol
Robert F. Adler
Robert F. Adler University of Maryland, College Park
Andrew D. Ashton
Andrew D. Ashton Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Liviu Giosan
Liviu Giosan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Basil Gomez
Basil Gomez University of Hawaii at Manoa
Shu Gao
Shu Gao East China Normal University
Gregory E. Tucker
Gregory E. Tucker University of Colorado Boulder
Patrick Matgen
Patrick Matgen Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

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