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Alec van Herwijnen 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 Alec van Herwijnen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Alec van Herwijnen 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 Alec van Herwijnen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Dynamic anticrack propagation in snow

    Johan Gaume;T. Gast;J. Teran;A. van Herwijnen

  • Monitoring and prediction in early warning systems for rapid mass movements

    M. Stähli;M. Sättele;C. Huggel;B.W. McArdell

  • Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation

    Johan Gaume;Alec van Herwijnen;Guillaume Chambon;Nander Wever

  • Monitoring avalanche activity using a seismic sensor

    A. van Herwijnen;J. Schweizer

  • Snowpack properties associated with fracture initiation and propagation resulting in skier-triggered dry snow slab avalanches

    Unknown

  • Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments

    Alec van Herwijnen;Johan Gaume;Edward H. Bair;Benjamin Reuter

  • Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method

    J. Gaume;A. van Herwijnen;G. Chambon;K. W. Birkeland

  • A process-based approach to estimate point snow instability

    B. Reuter;J. Schweizer;A. van Herwijnen

  • Characterizing snow instability with avalanche problem types derived from snow cover simulations

    Unknown

  • A Poisson shot noise model for micro-penetration of snow

    H. Löwe;A. van Herwijnen

  • High-speed photography of fractures in weak snowpack layers

    Unknown

  • Measurement of crack‐face friction in collapsed weak snow layers

    Unknown

  • Measuring the Elastic Modulus of Snow

    B. Gerling;H. Löwe;A. van Herwijnen

  • On forecasting wet-snow avalanche activity using simulated snow cover data

    Sascha Bellaire;Alec van Herwijnen;Christoph Mitterer;Jürg Schweizer

  • Measurement of the deformation field associated with fracture propagation in weak snowpack layers

    A. van Herwijnen;J. Schweizer;J. Heierli

  • Fracture character in compression tests

    Unknown

  • Parameterizing surface wind speed over complex topography

    N. Helbig;R. Mott;A. van Herwijnen;A. Winstral

  • Climate change impacts on snow avalanche activity and related risks

    Unknown

  • Investigating the release and flow of snow avalanches at the slope-scale using a unified model based on the material point method

    Johan Gaume;Alec van Herwijnen;Ted Gast;Joseph Teran

  • Seismic sensor array for monitoring an avalanche start zone: design, deployment and preliminary results

    Alec Van Herwijnen;Jürg Schweizer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürg Schweizer
Jürg Schweizer Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Karl W. Birkeland
Karl W. Birkeland US Forest Service
Charles Fierz
Charles Fierz Montana State University
Jürg Dual
Jürg Dual ETH Zurich
Joseph Teran
Joseph Teran University of California, Los Angeles
Mathias W. Rotach
Mathias W. Rotach University of Innsbruck
Martin Schneebeli
Martin Schneebeli WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Donat Fäh
Donat Fäh Swiss Seismological Service
Eric Larose
Eric Larose Grenoble Alpes University
Tobias Jonas
Tobias Jonas Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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