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2023

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D-Index
53
Citations
11303
World Ranking
4222
National Ranking
147

Chris Moran publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris Moran sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 225 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Chris Moran D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris Moran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Chris Moran is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses subfields including Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Global and Planetary Change, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The research topics covered by Chris Moran center on fire-related environmental and safety issues. These topics include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Fire Detection and Safety Systems
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Moran has published in notable venues, with at least one publication appearing in the International Journal of Wildland Fire.

Their recent paper, published in 2024, is titled Pixels to pyrometrics: UAS-derived infrared imagery to evaluate and monitor prescribed fire behaviour and effects. This work appeared in the International Journal of Wildland Fire and has been cited three times.

Frequent collaborators include Leo O'Neill, Peter Z. Fulé, Adam C. Watts, Bryce Hopkins, and Eric Rowell.

Best Publications

  • Designing mine tailings for better environmental, social and economic outcomes: a review of alternative approaches

    Mansour Edraki;Thomas Baumgartl;Emmanuel Manlapig;Dee Bradshaw

  • Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

    Laura J. Sonter;Diego Herrera;Diego Herrera;Damian J. Barrett;Gillian L. Galford

  • Large-scale patterns of erosion and sediment transport in river networks, with examples from Australia

    Ian P. Prosser;Ian D. Rutherfurd;Jon M. Olley;William J. Young

  • Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs

    Richard E. Green;Edward L. Braun;Joel Armstrong;Dent Earl

  • 3D reconstruction and quantification of macropores using X-ray computed tomography and image analysis

    A. Pierret;Yvan Capowiez;Luc Belzunces;C.J. Moran

  • Australia-wide predictions of soil properties using decision trees

    B.L. Henderson;E.N. Bui;C.J. Moran;D.A.P. Simon

  • Corrigendum to: Large-scale patterns of erosion and sediment transport in river networks, with examples from Australia

    Ian P. Prosser;Ian D. Rutherfurd;Jon M. Olley;William J. Young

  • Managing the cumulative impacts of coal mining on regional communities and environments in Australia

    Daniel M. Franks;David Brereton;Chris J. Moran

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Asian and European pig breeds determined by mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequence polymorphism

    K I Kim;J H Lee;K Li;Y P Zhang

  • Structure and expression of the hairless gene of mice

    M B Cachon-Gonzalez;S Fenner;J M Coffin;C Moran

  • Modelling sediment delivery ratio over the Murray Darling Basin

    Hua Lu;Hua Lu;C.J. Moran;Ian P. Prosser

  • Conventional detection methodology is limiting our ability to understand the roles and functions of fine roots.

    Alain Pierret;Alain Pierret;Christopher J. Moran;Claude Doussan

  • Predicting sheetwash and rill erosion over the Australian continent

    Hua Lu;Ian P. Prosser;Chris J. Moran;John C. Gallant

  • Spatial data mining for enhanced soil map modelling

    Christopher J. Moran;Elisabeth N. Bui

  • Processes of land use change in mining regions

    Laura J. Sonter;Chris J. Moran;Damian J. Barrett;Damian J. Barrett;Britaldo S. Soares-Filho

  • A review of the effect of water quality on flotation

    Wenying Liu;C.J. Moran;Sue Vink

  • Disaggregation of polygons of surficial geology and soil maps using spatial modelling and legacy data

    Elisabeth N Bui;Christopher J Moran

  • Sustainability in mining, minerals and energy: new processes, pathways and human interactions for a cautiously optimistic future

    C.J. Moran;S. Lodhia;N.C. Kunz;D. Huisingh

  • ASRIS: the database

    R. M. Johnston;S. J. Barry;E. Bleys;E. N. Bui

  • Sequencing three crocodilian genomes to illuminate the evolution of archosaurs and amniotes

    John A St John;Edward L Braun;Sally R Isberg;Lee G Miles

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Thomson
Peter C. Thomson University of Sydney
Frank W. Nicholas
Frank W. Nicholas University of Sydney
Damian Barrett
Damian Barrett Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Alex B. McBratney
Alex B. McBratney University of Sydney
Alain Pierret
Alain Pierret Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jun Heon Lee
Jun Heon Lee Chungnam National University
Ian P. Prosser
Ian P. Prosser Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia
Britaldo Soares-Filho
Britaldo Soares-Filho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Murugesu Sivapalan
Murugesu Sivapalan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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