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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 90 277 237 28 23 284 24875

Angela M. Gurnell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Angela M. Gurnell between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Angela M. Gurnell published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2016. 12 of the 305 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2016. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 9 publications 2025: 3 publications
1976 2025

305 publications in total across all disciplines

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Angela M. Gurnell: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 1
1984 3
1985 5
1986 0
1987 4
1988 2
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 5
1994 9
1995 7
1996 7
1997 6
1998 9
1999 9
2000 15
2001 11
2002 6
2003 10
2004 5
2005 5
2006 7
2007 12
2008 11
2009 11
2010 6
2011 7
2012 9
2013 13
2014 11
2015 12
2016 18
2017 8
2018 7
2019 13
2020 7
2021 6
2022 7
2023 1
2024 9
2025 3
Total 305
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Angela M. Gurnell 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 Angela M. Gurnell 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, 278–287 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: 284 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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
278–287 128 284
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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Angela M. Gurnell 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 Angela M. Gurnell 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, 90 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: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 90
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

Angela M. Gurnell is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research centers on environmental science, with a particular focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Key subfields of their work include ecology, soil science, water science and technology, nature and landscape conservation, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass hydrology and sediment transport processes, soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and watershed management studies, fish ecology and management studies, flood risk assessment and management, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Angela M. Gurnell include Walter Bertoldi, Geraldene Wharton, Stephen Tooth, Martin Dawson, and John Lewin. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of work in river and watershed research.

The most common publication venues for their research are River Research and Applications, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Hydrological Processes, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, and Earth-Science Reviews. Among these, River Research and Applications is the dominant outlet, with numerous papers published there.

Recent papers authored by Angela M. Gurnell cover a range of topics related to river systems, plant interactions, and sediment dynamics. Notable publications include:

  • "Assessing river condition: A multiscale approach designed for operational application in the context of biodiversity net gain" (2020, River Research and Applications)
  • "Extending the conceptual model of river island development to incorporate different tree species and environmental conditions" (2020, River Research and Applications)
  • "Plants and river morphodynamics: The emergence of fluvial biogeomorphology" (2024, River Research and Applications)
  • "The impact of plants on fine sediment storage within the active channels of gravel-bed rivers: A preliminary assessment" (2022, Hydrological Processes)
  • "Physical engineering of an island-braided river by two riparian tree species: Evidence from aerial images and airborne lidar" (2020, River Research and Applications)

Best Publications

  • Reciprocal interactions and adjustments between fluvial landforms and vegetation dynamics in river corridors: A review of complementary approaches

    Dov Corenblit;Eric Tabacchi;Johannes Steiger;Angela M. Gurnell

  • Plants as river system engineers

    Angela Gurnell

  • Large wood and fluvial processes

    Angela Gurnell;H Piegay;F J Swanson;S Gregory

  • Dams and geomorphology: Research progress and future directions

    Geoffrey E. Petts;Angela M. Gurnell

  • Changing river channels: the roles of hydrological processes, plants and pioneer fluvial landforms in humid temperate, mixed load, gravel bed rivers.

    Angela M. Gurnell;Walter Bertoldi;Walter Bertoldi;Dov Jean-François Corenblit

  • Riparian vegetation and island formation along the gravel‐bed Fiume Tagliamento, Italy

    Angela M. Gurnell;Geoffrey E. Petts;David M. Hannah;Barnaby P.G. Smith

  • Feedbacks between geomorphology and biota controlling Earth surface processes and landforms: A review of foundation concepts and current understandings

    Dov Corenblit;Dov Corenblit;Andreas C.W. Baas;Gudrun Bornette;José Darrozes

  • Island‐dominated landscapes of large floodplain rivers, a European perspective

    Angela M. Gurnell;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Integrating ecology with hydromorphology: a priority for river science and management

    Ian Phillip Vaughan;M. Diamond;A. M. Gurnell;K. A. Hall

  • The hydrogeomorphological e•ects of beaver dam-building activity

    Angela M. Gurnell

  • Effects of deposited wood on biocomplexity of river corridors

    Angela M. Gurnell;Klement Tockner;Peter J. Edwards;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Large woody debris and river geomorphological pattern: examples from S.E. France and S. England

    H. Piégay;A.M. Gurnell

  • Control of sediment dynamics by vegetation as a key function driving biogeomorphic succession within fluvial corridors

    Dov Jean-François Corenblit;Dov Jean-François Corenblit;Johannes Steiger;A.M. Gurnell;E. Tabacchi

  • The ecology and management of wood in world rivers 2003

    Angela Gurnell;Stan V. Gregory;Kathryn L. Boyer

  • The role of coarse woody debris in forest aquatic habitats: Implications for management

    Angela M. Gurnell;K.J. Gregory;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Riparian plant invasions: hydrogeomorphological control and ecological impacts

    David P. Tickner;Penelope G. Angold;Angela M. Gurnell;J. Owen Mountford

  • The Tagliamento River: A model ecosystem of European importance

    Klement Tockner;James V. Ward;David B. Arscott;Peter J. Edwards

  • Modeling the interactions between river morphodynamics and riparian vegetation

    Carlo Vincenzo Camporeale;Eliana Perucca;Luca Ridolfi;A. M. Gurnell

  • Trees as riparian engineers: the Tagliamento river, Italy

    Angela M. Gurnell;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • A multi-scale hierarchical framework for developing understanding of river behaviour to support river management

    A. M. Gurnell;M. Rinaldi;B. Belletti;S. Bizzi

  • Changing river channels

    Angela M. Gurnell;Geoffrey E. Petts

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey E. Petts
Geoffrey E. Petts University of Westminster
Walter Bertoldi
Walter Bertoldi University of Trento
Klement Tockner
Klement Tockner Goethe University Frankfurt
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Nicholas J. Clifford
Nicholas J. Clifford Loughborough University
Martyn Tranter
Martyn Tranter Aarhus University
James V. Ward
James V. Ward ETH Zurich
Massimo Rinaldi
Massimo Rinaldi University of Florence
Kenneth Gregory
Kenneth Gregory University of Southampton

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