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Andrew T. Fisher 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 Andrew T. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 293 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew T. Fisher 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 Andrew T. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Andrew T. Fisher is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a substantial focus on Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work has covered several subfields, including:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Engineering

The main topics addressed by their research encompass:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Andrew T. Fisher has contributed to a number of recent papers, demonstrating ongoing activity in environmental and geological sciences. Some notable publications include:

  • "Denitrification during infiltration for managed aquifer recharge: Infiltration rate controls and microbial response" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Numerical Simulation of Cool Hydrothermal Processes in the Upper Volcanic Crust Beneath a Marine Sediment Pond: North Pond, North Atlantic Ocean" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Enhanced cycling of nitrogen and metals during rapid infiltration: Implications for managed recharge" (2022), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Ocean System Science to Inform the Exploration of Ocean Worlds" (2022), published in Oceanography
  • "Linking nitrate removal, carbon cycling, and mobilization of geogenic trace metals during infiltration for managed recharge" (2023), published in Water Research

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • C.G. Wheat
  • Michael J. Mottl
  • Keir Becker
  • Earl E. Davis
  • Warner Brückmann

Andrew T. Fisher has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

The scientist has been recognized with several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2018
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Quantifying surface water–groundwater interactions using time series analysis of streambed thermal records: Method development

    Christine E. Hatch;Andrew T. Fisher;Justin S. Revenaugh;Jim Constantz

  • Permeability within basaltic oceanic crust

    Andrew T. Fisher

  • Hydrothermal recharge and discharge across 50 km guided by seamounts on a young ridge flank.

    A. T. Fisher;E. E. Davis;M. Hutnak;V. Spiess

  • Channelized fluid flow in oceanic crust reconciles heat-flow and permeability data

    A. T. Fisher;K. Becker

  • Spatial and temporal variations in streambed hydraulic conductivity quantified with time-series thermal methods

    Christine E. Hatch;Andrew T. Fisher;Chris R. Ruehl;Greg Stemler

  • Tectonics and hydrogeology of the northern Barbados Ridge: Results from Ocean Drilling Program Leg 110

    J. Casey Moore;Alain Mascle;Elliott Taylor;Patrick Andreieff

  • Tectonic Evolution of the Atlantis II Fracture Zone

    H.J.B. Dick;H. Schouten;P.S. Meyer;D.G. Gallo

  • Deep sea bottom-simulating-reflectors: calibration of the base of the hydrate stability field as used for heat flow estimates

    R.D. Hyndman;J.P. Foucher;M. Yamano;A. Fisher

  • Abrupt thermal transition reveals hydrothermal boundary and role of seamounts within the Cocos Plate

    A. T. Fisher;C. A. Stein;Robert N. Harris;K. Wang

  • Sediment deformation and hydrogeology of the Nankai Trough accretionary prism: Synthesis of shipboard results of ODP Leg 131

    A. Taira;I. Hill;J. Firth;U. Berner

  • Regional heat flow variations across the sedimented Juan de Fuca Ridge eastern flank: Constraints on lithospheric cooling and lateral hydrothermal heat transport

    E. E. Davis;D. S. Chapman;K. Wang;H. Villinger

  • Colonization of subsurface microbial observatories deployed in young ocean crust

    Beth N Orcutt;Beth N Orcutt;Wolfgang Bach;Keir Becker;Andrew T Fisher

  • Abnormal fluid pressures and fault-zone dilation in the Barbados accretionary prism: Evidence from logging while drilling

    J. C. Moore;T. H. Shipley;D. Goldberg;Y. Ogawa

  • WISSARD at Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica: scientific operations and initial observations

    Slawek Tulaczyk;Jill A. Mikucki;Matthew R. Siegfried;John C. Priscu

  • Assessment of Managed Aquifer Recharge Site Suitability Using a GIS and Modeling.

    Tess A. Russo;Andrew T. Fisher;Brian S. Lockwood

  • High geothermal heat flux measured below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

    Andrew T. Fisher;Kenneth D. Mankoff;Kenneth D. Mankoff;Slawek M. Tulaczyk;Scott W. Tyler

  • Seamounts as Conduits for Massive Fluid, Heat, and Solute Fluxes on Ridge Flanks

    Andrew Fisher;C. Geoff Wheat

  • Transient fluid flow through the toe of the Barbados Accretionary Complex: Constraints from ocean Drilling Program Leg 110 heat row studies and simple models

    A. T. Fisher;M. W. Hounslow

  • Passive, off‐axis convection through the southern flank of the Costa Rica Rift

    A. T. Fisher;K. Becker;I. T. N. Narasimhan;M. G. Langseth

  • Inferred pore pressures at the Costa Rica subduction zone: implications for dewatering processes

    Demian M. Saffer;Eli A. Silver;Andrew T. Fisher;Harold Tobin

  • Fluid flow paths in the Middle America Trench and Costa Rica margin

    Eli Silver;Miriam Kastner;Andrew Fisher;Julie Morris

Frequent Co-Authors

Keir Becker
Keir Becker University of Miami
Earl E. Davis
Earl E. Davis Geological Survey of Canada
Robert N. Harris
Robert N. Harris Oregon State University
C. Geoffrey Wheat
C. Geoffrey Wheat University of Alaska Fairbanks
Eli A. Silver
Eli A. Silver University of California, Santa Cruz
Carol A. Stein
Carol A. Stein University of Illinois at Chicago
Wolfgang Bach
Wolfgang Bach University of Bremen
Slawek Tulaczyk
Slawek Tulaczyk University of California, Santa Cruz
Katrina J. Edwards
Katrina J. Edwards University of Southern California
Kelin Wang
Kelin Wang Geological Survey of Canada

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