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Christopher D. Arp 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 Christopher D. Arp sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 146 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Christopher D. Arp 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 Christopher D. Arp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher D. Arp is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Christopher D. Arp has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with recent papers highlighting various aspects of Arctic and permafrost research:

  • Permafrost microbial communities and functional genes are structured by latitudinal and soil geochemical gradients, 2023, The ISME Journal
  • Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North, 2022, Arctic Science
  • Sentinel responses of Arctic freshwater systems to climate: linkages, evidence, and a roadmap for future research, 2022, Arctic Science
  • Identifying historical and future potential lake drainage events on the western Arctic coastal plain of Alaska, 2020, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • Evidence of Hydrological Intensification and Regime Change From Northern Alaskan Watershed Runoff, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent co-authors associated with Christopher D. Arp include:

  • Allen C. Bondurant
  • Katie V. Spellman
  • Tamlin M. Pavelsky
  • Benjamin Jones
  • Matthew S. Whitman

The scientist's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Arctic Science
  • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research
  • The ISME Journal
  • Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Christopher D. Arp's expertise lies at the intersection of climate science, hydrology, and cryospheric studies, with a particular emphasis on environmental dynamics in Arctic regions. Their research advances understanding of permafrost thaw, hydrological changes, and ecosystem responses to climatic factors across northern latitudes.

Best Publications

  • Increase in the rate and uniformity of coastline erosion in Arctic Alaska

    Benjamin M. Jones;C.D. Arp;M.T. Jorgenson;Kenneth M. Hinkel

  • Modern thermokarst lake dynamics in the continuous permafrost zone, northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

    B. M. Jones;B. M. Jones;G. Grosse;C. D. Arp;M. C. Jones

  • Thermokarst lakes, drainage, and drained basins

    Guido Grosse;Benjamin M. Jones;Christopher D. Arp

  • Recent Arctic tundra fire initiates widespread thermokarst development

    Benjamin M. Jones;Guido Grosse;Christopher D. Arp;Eric K. Miller

  • The Arctic Water Resource Vulnerability Index: An Integrated Assessment Tool for Community Resilience and Vulnerability with Respect to Freshwater

    Lilian Alessa;Lilian Alessa;Andrew Kliskey;Richard B. Lammers;Chris Arp

  • Fire Behavior, Weather, and Burn Severity of the 2007 Anaktuvuk River Tundra Fire, North Slope, Alaska

    Benjamin M. Jones;Benjamin M. Jones;Crystal A. Kolden;Randi Jandt;John T. Abatzoglou

  • Modeling lakes and reservoirs in the climate system

    M. D. MacKay;P. J. Neale;C. D. Arp;L. N. De Senerpont Domis

  • A method for estimating surface transient storage parameters for streams with concurrent hyporheic storage

    Martin A. Briggs;Michael N. Gooseff;Christopher D. Arp;Michelle A. Baker

  • Landsat-Based Trend Analysis of Lake Dynamics across Northern Permafrost Regions

    Ingmar Nitze;Guido Grosse;Benjamin M. Jones;Christopher D. Arp

  • Hydrogeomorphic processes of thermokarst lakes with grounded-ice and floating-ice regimes on the Arctic coastal plain, Alaska

    Christopher D. Arp;Benjamin M. Jones;Benjamin M. Jones;Frank E. Urban;Guido Grosse

  • Hydrologic control of nitrogen removal, storage, and export in a mountain stream

    Robert Jr. O. Hall;Michelle A. Baker;Christopher D. Arp;Benjamin J. Koch

  • Modern erosion rates and loss of coastal features and sites, Beaufort Sea coastline, Alaska

    Benjamin M. Jones;Kenneth M. Hinkel;Christopher D. Arp;Wendy R. Eisner

  • Shifting balance of thermokarst lake ice regimes across the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska

    Christopher D. Arp;Benjamin M. Jones;Zong Lu;Matthew S. Whitman

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from diverse Arctic Alaskan lakes are dominated by young carbon

    Clayton D. Elder;Xiaomei Xu;Jennifer Walker;Jordan L. Schnell;Jordan L. Schnell

  • A decade of remotely sensed observations highlight complex processes linked to coastal permafrost bluff erosion in the Arctic

    Benjamin M. Jones;Louise M. Farquharson;Carson Baughman;Richard M. Buzard

  • Tundra be dammed: Beaver colonization of the Arctic.

    Ken D. Tape;Benjamin M. Jones;Benjamin M. Jones;Christopher D. Arp;Ingmar Nitze;Ingmar Nitze

  • Observing a catastrophic thermokarst lake drainage in northern Alaska

    Benjamin M. Jones;Christopher D. Arp

  • Arctic Lake Physical Processes and Regimes with Implications for Winter Water Availability and Management in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska

    Benjamin M. Jones;Christopher D. Arp;Kenneth M. Hinkel;Richard A. Beck

  • Threshold sensitivity of shallow Arctic lakes and sublake permafrost to changing winter climate

    Christopher D. Arp;Benjamin M. Jones;Guido Grosse;Allen C. Bondurant

  • Recent lake ice-out phenology within and among lake districts of Alaska, U.S.A

    Christopher D. Arp;Benjamin M. Jones;Guido Grosse

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin M. Jones
Benjamin M. Jones University of Alaska Fairbanks
Guido Grosse
Guido Grosse Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Kenneth M. Hinkel
Kenneth M. Hinkel Michigan Technological University
Vladimir E. Romanovsky
Vladimir E. Romanovsky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Karen E. Frey
Karen E. Frey Clark University
John D. Lenters
John D. Lenters University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh
Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh Utah State University
Hongxing Liu
Hongxing Liu University of Alabama
Daniel H. Mann
Daniel H. Mann University of Alaska Fairbanks
Laurence C. Smith
Laurence C. Smith Brown University

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