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D-Index
34
Citations
4421
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7975
National Ranking
409

Alex E. Hay 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 Alex E. Hay sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 169 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alex E. Hay 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 Alex E. Hay sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alex E. Hay is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their body of work spans a variety of subfields including Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research focuses on multiple interconnected topics such as Underwater Acoustics Research, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Wind Energy Research and Development, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Geological formations and processes, and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Notable recent publications by Alex E. Hay include:

  • Turbulent flow mapping in a high-flow tidal channel using mobile acoustic Doppler current profilers (2021) in Renewable Energy
  • Pulse Coherent Doppler Profiler Measurement of Bedload Transport (2021) in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Field observations of the wake from a full-scale tidal turbine array (2024) in Renewable Energy
  • Small-Scale Morpho-Sedimentary Dynamics in the Swash Zone of a Megatidal Mixed Sand-Gravel Beach (2021) in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Underwater noise from submarine turbidity currents (2021) in JASA Express Letters

Alex E. Hay frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Renewable Energy
  • JASA Express Letters
  • Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors include Jenna Hare, Len Zedel, Maricarmen Guerra, Richard Karsten, and Matthew Hatcher.

Their research contributions integrate acoustic methodologies with environmental and engineering applications, addressing phenomena such as tidal flows, sediment transport, and underwater noise, with relevance to renewable energy and marine science contexts.

Best Publications

  • Geometry, migration, and evolution of wave orbital ripples at LEO-15

    Peter Traykovski;Alex E. Hay;James D. Irish;James F. Lynch

  • Vertical Profiles of Suspended Sand Concentration and Size From Multifrequency Acoustic Backscatter

    Alex E. Hay;Jinyu Sheng

  • An Examination of the Spherical Scatterer Approximation in Aqueous Suspensions of Sand

    Jinyu Sheng;Alex E. Hay

  • Performance of a single-beam pulse-to-pulse coherent Doppler profiler

    L. Zedel;A.E. Hay;R. Cabrera;A. Lohrmann

  • Determining Suspended Sand Size and Concentration from Multifrequency Acoustic Backscatter

    A. M. Crawford;Alex E. Hay

  • Sound scattering from a particle‐laden, turbulent jet

    Alex E. Hay

  • Turbidity currents and submarine channel formation in Rupert Inlet, British Columbia: 2. The roles of continuous and surge‐type flow

    Alex E. Hay

  • Rotary sidescan images of nearshore bedform evolution during a storm

    Alex E. Hay;Douglas J. Wilson

  • On the Theory of Sound Scattering and Viscous Absorption in Aqueous Suspensions at Medium and Short Wavelengths

    Alex E. Hay;Douglas G. Mercer

  • On the remote acoustic detection of suspended sediment at long wavelengths

    Alex E. Hay

  • Linear transition ripple migration and wave orbital velocity skewness: Observations

    Anna M. Crawford;Alex E. Hay

  • Resonance scattering in suspensions

    Alex E. Hay;Arjen S. Schaafsma

  • Measurements of shoaling internal waves and turbulence in an estuary

    Clark G. Richards;Daniel Bourgault;Peter S. Galbraith;Alex Hay

  • Coherent Doppler Profiler measurements of near-bed suspended sediment fluxes and the influence of bed forms

    C. Smyth;Alex E. Hay;L. Zedel

  • Coherence Scales of Wave-Induced Suspended Sand Concentration Fluctuations

    Alex E. Hay;Anthony J. Bowen

  • Turbidity currents and submarine channel formation in Rupert Inlet, British Columbia: 1. Surge observations

    Alex E. Hay

  • Principal bed states during SandyDuck97: Occurrence, spectral anisotropy, and the bed state storm cycle

    Alex E. Hay;Todd Mudge

  • Remote acoustic detection of a turbidity current surge.

    Alex E. Hay;R. W. Burling;J. W. Murray

  • LOCALIZATION OF NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE SOUNDS IN THE BAY OF FUNDY USING A SONOBUOY ARRAY

    Marjo H. Laurinolli;Alex E. Hay;Francine Desharnais;Christopher T. Taggart

  • Attenuation in suspensions of irregularly shaped sediment particles: A two-parameter equivalent spherical scatterer model

    Arjen S. Schaafsma;Alex E. Hay

  • Wave Friction Factors in Nearshore Sands

    C. Smyth;Alex E. Hay

  • A Coherent Doppler Profiler for High-Resolution Particle Velocimetry in the Ocean: Laboratory Measurements of Turbulence and Particle Flux

    Len Zedel;Alex E. Hay

  • Near-bed turbulence and bottom friction during SandyDuck97

    C. Smyth;Alex E. Hay

  • Rates of Dissipation of Turbulent Kinetic Energy in a High Reynolds Number Tidal Channel

    Justine M. McMillan;Alex E. Hay;Rolf G. Lueck;Fabian Wolk

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinyu Sheng
Jinyu Sheng Dalhousie University
James F. Lynch
James F. Lynch Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Helmuth Thomas
Helmuth Thomas Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Christopher T. Taggart
Christopher T. Taggart Dalhousie University
Joe Salisbury
Joe Salisbury University of New Hampshire
William Perrie
William Perrie Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Peter D. Thorne
Peter D. Thorne National Oceanography Centre
Richard J. Greatbatch
Richard J. Greatbatch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Anna Metaxas
Anna Metaxas Dalhousie University

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