2026 Christopher Spence: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	42	5348	4944	264	240	142	5588

Overview

Christopher Spence is a researcher affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada, focusing on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work includes a strong emphasis on atmospheric science, water science and technology, and global and planetary change, complemented by studies in ecology and soil science.

Their research topics encompass hydrology and watershed management studies, cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, flood risk assessment and management, soil erosion and sediment transport, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Spence's recent publications include the following papers:

Fill-and-Spill: A Process Description of Runoff Generation at the Scale of the Beholder, 2021, Water Resources Research
Invited perspective: What lies beneath a changing Arctic?, 2021, The Cryosphere
Summary and synthesis of Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) research in the interior of western Canada - Part 2: Future change in cryosphere, vegetation, and hydrology, 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Evaluating the Ubiquity of Thresholds in Rainfall-Runoff Response Across Contrasting Environments, 2020, Water Resources Research
Western Canadian freshwater availability: current and future vulnerabilities, 2020, Environmental Reviews

Frequent co-authors of Spence include John W. Pomeroy, Kevin Shook, Barrie Bonsal, Colin J. Whitfield, and Rajesh R. Shrestha.

The most common publication venues for their work are:

Hydrological Processes
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques
Water Resources Research
Environmental Research Letters

Best Publications

Hydrology of subarctic Canadian shield: soil-filled valleys

Christopher Spence;Ming-ko Woo

294
Citations
Eddy covariance measurements of evaporation from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

Peter D. Blanken;Wayne R. Rouse;Alistair D. Culf;Chris Spence

240
Citations
Evaporation from Lake Superior: 1. Physical controls and processes

Peter D. Blanken;Christopher Spence;Newell Hedstrom;John D. Lenters

183
Citations
The Role of Northern Lakes in a Regional Energy Balance

Wayne R. Rouse;Claire J. Oswald;Jacqueline Binyamin;Christopher Spence

180
Citations
Connectivity and runoff dynamics in heterogeneous basins

R. W. Phillips;C. Spence;J. W. Pomeroy

171
Citations
Modeling lakes and reservoirs in the climate system

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

168
Citations
A Paradigm Shift in Hydrology: Storage Thresholds Across Scales Influence Catchment Runoff Generation

Christopher Spence

168
Citations
On the relation between dynamic storage and runoff: A discussion on thresholds, efficiency, and function

C. Spence

160
Citations
Interannual and Seasonal Variability of the Surface Energy Balance and Temperature of Central Great Slave Lake

Wayne R. Rouse;Claire M. Oswald;Jacqueline Binyamin;Peter D. Blanken

156
Citations
Fill-and-Spill: A Process Description of Runoff Generation at the Scale of the Beholder

Jeffrey J. McDonnell;Jeffrey J. McDonnell;Christopher Spence;Daniel J. Karran;H. J. (Ilja) van Meerveld

145
Citations
Storage dynamics simulations in prairie wetland hydrology models: evaluation and parameterization

Kevin Shook;John W. Pomeroy;Christopher Spence;Lyle Boychuk

144
Citations
Storage dynamics and streamflow in a catchment with a variable contributing area

C. Spence;X. J. Guan;R. Phillips;N. Hedstrom

128
Citations
Hydrology of subarctic Canadian Shield: heterogeneous headwater basins

Christopher Spence;Ming-ko Woo

114
Citations
Towards a unified threshold-based hydrological theory: necessary components and recurring challenges

Genevieve Ali;Claire J. Oswald;Christopher Spence;Erik L. H. Cammeraat

109
Citations
An Investigation of the Thermal and Energy Balance Regimes of Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes

Wayne R. Rouse;Peter D. Blanken;Normand Bussières;Anne E. Walker

108
Citations
An Overview of Temporary Stream Hydrology in Canada

James M Buttle;Sarah Boon;D L Peters;Christopher Spence

107
Citations
Save northern high-latitude catchments

Hjalmar Laudon;Christopher Spence;Jim Buttle;Sean K. Carey

102
Citations
Evaporation from Lake Superior: 2: Spatial distribution and variability

C. Spence;P.D. Blanken;N. Hedstrom;V. Fortin

91
Citations
Towards an improved land surface scheme for prairie landscapes

M.A. Mekonnen;H.S. Wheater;A.M. Ireson;C. Spence

91
Citations
A preliminary assessment of water partitioning and ecohydrological coupling in northern headwaters using stable isotopes and conceptual runoff models.

Doerthe Tetzlaff;James Buttle;Sean K. Carey;Marjolein H. J. van Huijgevoort

88
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter D. Blanken University of Colorado Boulder

Suzanne E. Tank University of Alberta

Paul H. Whitfield University of Saskatchewan

John W. Pomeroy University of Saskatchewan

Jim Buttle Trent University

Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan

David Olefeldt University of Alberta

Sean K. Carey McMaster University

William L. Quinton Wilfrid Laurier University

John D. Lenters University of Wisconsin–Madison

External Links

Personal website of Christopher Spence

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