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Chris H. Hugenholtz

Chris H. Hugenholtz

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5932 5491 298 270 120 5052

Chris H. Hugenholtz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chris H. Hugenholtz between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chris H. Hugenholtz published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2012. 17 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2012. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 7 publications
2001 2026

168 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chris H. Hugenholtz: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 2
2003 0
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 4
2008 3
2009 7
2010 5
2011 9
2012 17
2013 12
2014 5
2015 11
2016 11
2017 10
2018 5
2019 9
2020 6
2021 12
2022 3
2023 9
2024 6
2025 10
2026 7
Total 168
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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.

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, 118–127 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: 120 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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
118–127 540 120
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
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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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.

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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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

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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