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Chris Paola 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 Paola sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Chris Paola 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 Paola sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Chris Paola is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics of their scientific work include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Hydraulic flow and structures
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Chris Paola's recent scholarly contributions consist of papers published in well-known journals between 2020 and 2023. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Morphodynamic Hierarchy and the Fabric of the Sedimentary Record" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Sediment delivery to sustain the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta under climate change and anthropogenic impacts" (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • "Channel Migration in Experimental River Networks Mapped by Particle Image Velocimetry" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "Chaos in a simple model of a delta network" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Linking the Surface and Subsurface in River Deltas-Part 2: Relating Subsurface Geometry to Groundwater Flow Behavior" (2021), published in Water Resources Research

Their work has been featured frequently in publication venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Water Resources Research
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent collaborators of Chris Paola include Elisabeth Steel, Paola Passalacqua, Austin J. Chadwick, Zhongyuan Xu, and Jayaram Hariharan, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Chris Paola has received recognition in the form of awards such as:

  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 2007
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • The large-scale dynamics of grain-size variation in alluvial basins, 1: Theory

    Chris Paola;Paul L. Heller;Charles L. Angevine

  • Quantitative models of sedimentary basin filling

    Chris Paola

  • A cellular model of braided rivers

    A. Brad Murray;Chris Paola

  • Two-phase stratigraphic model of foreland-basin sequences

    Paul L. Heller;Charles L. Angevine;Nancy S. Winslow;Christopher Paola

  • Shredding of environmental signals by sediment transport

    Douglas J. Jerolmack;Chris Paola

  • The “unreasonable effectiveness” of stratigraphic and geomorphic experiments

    Chris Paola;Kyle Straub;Kyle Straub;David Mohrig;Liam Reinhardt

  • Dynamic single-thread channels maintained by the interaction of flow and vegetation

    Michal Tal;Chris Paola

  • Interpreting avulsion process from ancient alluvial sequences: Guadalope-Matarranya system (northern Spain) and Wasatch Formation (western Colorado)

    David Mohrig;Paul L. Heller;Chris Paola;William J. Lyons

  • Physical basis for quasi-universal relations describing bankfull hydraulic geometry of single-thread gravel bed rivers

    Gary Parker;Peter R. Wilcock;Chris Paola;William E. Dietrich

  • Effects of vegetation on channel morphodynamics: results and insights from laboratory experiments

    Michal Tal;Michal Tal;Chris Paola

  • Riparian vegetation controls on braided stream dynamics

    Karen Gran;Chris Paola

  • Experimental study of avulsion frequency and rate of deposition

    Madeline Bryant;Peter Falk;Chris Paola

  • New perspectives in basin analysis

    Karen L. Kleinspehn;Chris Paola

  • Natural Processes in Delta Restoration: Application to the Mississippi Delta

    Chris Paola;Robert R. Twilley;Douglas A. Edmonds;Douglas A. Edmonds;Wonsuck Kim

  • A generalized Exner equation for sediment mass balance

    Chris Paola;Vaughan R Voller

  • A new framework for modeling the migration of meandering rivers

    G. Parker;Y. Shimizu;G. V. Wilkerson;E. C. Eke

  • Downstream Changes In Alluvial Architecture: An Exploration of Controls on Channel-stacking Patterns

    Paul L. Heller;Chris Paola

  • Grain Size Patchiness as a Cause of Selective Deposition and Downstream Fining

    Chris Paola;Rebecca Seal

  • Alluvial Fans Formed by Channelized Fluvial and Sheet Flow. I: Theory

    Gary Parker;Chris Paola;Kelin X. Whipple;David Mohrig

  • Quantitative Sedimentary Basin Modeling

    Charles L. Angevine;Paul L. Heller;Chris Paola

Frequent Co-Authors

Vaughan R Voller
Vaughan R Voller University of Minnesota
Gary Parker
Gary Parker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David Mohrig
David Mohrig The University of Texas at Austin
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou University of California, Irvine
Michael S. Steckler
Michael S. Steckler Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Steven L. Goodbred
Steven L. Goodbred Vanderbilt University
Douglas A. Edmonds
Douglas A. Edmonds Indiana University
Leonardo Seeber
Leonardo Seeber Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Paul L. Heller
Paul L. Heller University of Wyoming
A. Brad Murray
A. Brad Murray Duke University

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