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D-Index
49
Citations
9062
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3599
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1421

Carl T. Friedrichs 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 Carl T. Friedrichs sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 252 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carl T. Friedrichs 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 Carl T. Friedrichs sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carl T. Friedrichs is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing prominently on Oceanography and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Their work covers a range of specialized subfields, including:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry

Friedrichs has contributed to studies centered on main topics such as:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Their publication record includes papers in several notable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering
  • Estuaries and Coasts

Some recent research papers authored or coauthored by Friedrichs are:

  • "Effects of reduced shoreline erosion on Chesapeake Bay water clarity," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "The Importance of Organic Content to Fractal Floc Properties in Estuarine Surface Waters: Insights From Video, LISST, and Pump Sampling," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Secchi Disk Measurements in Turbid Water," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Clarifying water clarity: A call to use metrics best suited to corresponding research and management goals in aquatic ecosystems," 2022, Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • "Long-Term Trends in Chesapeake Bay Remote Sensing Reflectance: Implications for Water Clarity," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Friedrichs collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Kelsey Fall
  • J. S. Turner
  • Grace M. Massey
  • Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs
  • S. Jarrell Smith

Best Publications

  • Non-linear tidal distortion in shallow well-mixed estuaries: a synthesis☆

    Carl T. Friedrichs;David G. Aubrey

  • Estimating bottom stress in tidal boundary layer from acoustic doppler velocimeter data

    S.-C. Kim;C. T. Friedrichs;J. P.-Y. Maa;L. D. Wright

  • Tidal propagation in strongly convergent channels

    Carl T. Friedrichs;David G. Aubrey

  • DETERMINING CONCENTRATION AND FALL VELOCITY OF ESTUARINE PARTICLE POPULATIONS USING ADV, OBS AND LISST

    David C. Fugate;Carl T. Friedrichs

  • Effects of ambient currents and waves on gravity-driven sediment transport on continental shelves

    L.D. Wright;C.T. Friedrichs;S.C. Kim;M.E. Scully

  • Management of Fluid Mud in Estuaries, Bays, and Lakes. I: Present State of Understanding on Character and Behavior

    William H. McAnally;Carl Friedrichs;Douglas Hamilton;Earl Hayter

  • Gravity-driven sediment transport on continental shelves: A status report

    L.D. Wright;C.T. Friedrichs

  • Control of Estuarine Stratification and Mixing by Wind-induced Straining of the Estuarine Density Field

    Malcolm E. Scully;Carl Friedrichs;John Brubaker

  • Tidal flat morphodynamics: a synthesis

    Carl T. Friedrichs

  • Nonlinear diffusion of the tidal signal in frictionally dominated embayments

    Carl T. Friedrichs;Ole S. Madsen

  • Uniform Bottom Shear Stress and Equilibrium Hyposometry of Intertidal Flats

    C. T. Friedrichs;D. G. Aubrey

  • Gravity-driven sediment transport on the continental shelf: implications for equilibrium profiles near river mouths

    C.T. Friedrichs;L.D. Wright

  • Size and settling velocities of cohesive flocs and suspended sediment aggregates in a trailing suction hopper dredge plume

    S. Jarrell Smith;Carl T. Friedrichs

  • Sediment pumping by tidal asymmetry in a partially mixed estuary

    Malcolm E. Scully;Carl T. Friedrichs

  • Controls on suspended aggregate size in partially mixed estuaries

    David C. Fugate;Carl T. Friedrichs

  • SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SALT MARSHES TO NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT AND PREDATOR REMOVAL

    Linda A. Deegan;Jennifer L. Bowen;Deanne Drake;John W. Fleeger

  • Stability shear stress and equilibrium cross-sectional geometry of sheltered tidal channels

    Carl T. Friedrichs

  • Morphological response of tidal marshes, flats and channels of the Outer Yangtze River mouth to a major storm

    Shi-Lun Yang;Carl T. Friedrichs;Zhong Shi;Ping-Xing Ding

  • Analytical study of the transverse distribution of along-channel and transverse residual flows in tidal estuaries

    K.M.H. Huijts;H.M. Schuttelaars;H.E. de Swart;C.T. Friedrichs

  • Across-shelf variations in bed roughness, bed stress and sediment suspension on the northern California shelf

    L.D. Wright;S.-C. Kim;C.T. Friedrichs

  • Contemporary Issues in Estuarine Physics: Barotropic tides in channelized estuaries

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
L. D. Wright
L. D. Wright Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Raleigh R. Hood
Raleigh R. Hood University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
David G. Aubrey
David G. Aubrey EOM Offshore
David Bowers
David Bowers Bangor University
Christopher E. Vincent
Christopher E. Vincent University of East Anglia
Lawrence P. Sanford
Lawrence P. Sanford University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Jian Shen
Jian Shen Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
Jeremy M. Testa
Jeremy M. Testa University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

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