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Chris H. Hugenholtz

Chris H. Hugenholtz

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
5052
World Ranking
5932
National Ranking
298

Chris H. Hugenholtz 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 Chris H. Hugenholtz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 120 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chris H. Hugenholtz 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 Chris H. Hugenholtz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chris H. Hugenholtz is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research spans multiple domains within environmental and earth sciences, focusing particularly on atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics and related fields.

Their published works cover a range of topics including wind and air flow studies, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality monitoring and forecasting, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research. Additional research areas include aeolian processes and effects and remote sensing and LiDAR applications.

Chris H. Hugenholtz has contributed to prominent research journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Remote sensing of natural hazard-related disasters with small drones: Global trends, biases, and research opportunities, 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Weather constraints on global drone flyability, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis: A Primer and Future Directions, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Direct Georeferencing UAV-SfM in High-Relief Topography: Accuracy Assessment and Alternative Ground Control Strategies along Steep Inaccessible Rock Slopes, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • An agent-based model for estimating emissions reduction equivalence among leak detection and repair programs, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Thomas E. Barchyn
  • Coleman Vollrath
  • Mozhou Gao
  • Tyler Gough
  • Zhenyu Xing

Their main fields of study are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with detailed focus areas including Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Aerospace Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Geomorphological mapping with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS): Feature detection and accuracy assessment of a photogrammetrically-derived digital terrain model

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Chris H. Hugenholtz;Ken Whitehead;Owen W. Brown;Thomas E. Barchyn

  • Remote sensing and spatial analysis of aeolian sand dunes: A review and outlook

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Chris H. Hugenholtz;Noam Levin;Thomas E. Barchyn;Matthew C. Baddock

  • Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 2: scientific and commercial applications1

    Ken Whitehead;Chris H. Hugenholtz;Stephen Myshak;Owen Brown

  • Enhancing UAV–SfM 3D Model Accuracy in High-Relief Landscapes by Incorporating Oblique Images

    Paul Ryan Nesbit;Christopher H. Hugenholtz

  • Hyperspatial Remote Sensing of Channel Reach Morphology and Hydraulic Fish Habitat Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): A First Assessment in the Context of River Research and Management

    A. Tamminga;C. Hugenholtz;B. Eaton;M. Lapointe

  • Biogeomorphic model of dunefield activation and stabilization on the northern Great Plains

    C.H. Hugenholtz;S.A. Wolfe

  • Recent stabilization of active sand dunes on the Canadian prairies and relation to recent climate variations

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Stephen A. Wolfe

  • UAS-based remote sensing of fluvial change following an extreme flood event

    Aaron D. Tamminga;Brett C. Eaton;Chris H. Hugenholtz

  • Remote sensing of natural hazard-related disasters with small drones: Global trends, biases, and research opportunities

    Maja Kucharczyk;Chris H. Hugenholtz

  • A review of close-range and screening technologies for mitigating fugitive methane emissions in upstream oil and gas

    Thomas A Fox;Thomas E Barchyn;David Risk;Arvind P Ravikumar

  • Brief Communication: Low-cost, on-demand aerial photogrammetry for glaciological measurement

    K. Whitehead;B. J. Moorman;C. H. Hugenholtz

  • Barchan dunes stabilized under recent climate warming on the northern Great Plains

    Stephen A. Wolfe;Christopher H. Hugenholtz

  • A new dry hypothesis for the formation of martian linear gullies

    Serina Diniega;Candice J. Hansen;Jim N. McElwaine;C.H. Hugenholtz;C.H. Hugenholtz

  • Earthwork Volumetrics with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Softcopy Photogrammetry

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Jordan Walker;Owen Brown;Steve Myshak

  • Morphodynamics and climate controls of two aeolian blowouts on the northern Great Plains, Canada

    C. H. Hugenholtz;S. A. Wolfe

  • Spatial analysis of sand dunes with a new global topographic dataset: new approaches and opportunities

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Tom E. Barchyn

  • Small unmanned aircraft systems for remote sensing and Earth science research

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Chris H. Hugenholtz;Brian J. Moorman;Kevin Riddell;Ken Whitehead

  • Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis: A Primer and Future Directions

    Maja Kucharczyk;Geoffrey J. Hay;Salar Ghaffarian;Chris H. Hugenholtz

  • Laboratory and field performance of a laser particle counter for measuring aeolian sand transport

    Chris H. Hugenholtz;Thomas E. Barchyn

  • Frosted granular flow: A new hypothesis for mass wasting in martian gullies

    Chris H. Hugenholtz

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of aeolian sediment transport on an inland parabolic dune, Bigstick Sand Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada

    C.H. Hugenholtz;S.A. Wolfe;I.J. Walker;B.J. Moorman

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen A. Wolfe
Stephen A. Wolfe Geological Survey of Canada
Stephen M. Hubbard
Stephen M. Hubbard University of Calgary
Derald G. Smith
Derald G. Smith University of Calgary
Jasper F. Kok
Jasper F. Kok University of California, Los Angeles
Denis Lacelle
Denis Lacelle University of Ottawa
Chris R. Stokes
Chris R. Stokes Durham University
Gregory S. Okin
Gregory S. Okin University of California, Los Angeles
Mary Bourke
Mary Bourke Trinity College Dublin
Nicholas P. Webb
Nicholas P. Webb New Mexico State University
Douglas J. Jerolmack
Douglas J. Jerolmack University of Pennsylvania

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