2026 Colin D. Woodroffe: 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	73	778	688	57	48	290	24132

Colin D. Woodroffe 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 Colin D. Woodroffe sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 603+

This scientist: 290 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Colin D. Woodroffe 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 Colin D. Woodroffe sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Colin D. Woodroffe is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia, where they contribute extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work predominantly addresses topics related to coastal and marine dynamics, ecological processes, and geological formations.

Their research spans several main fields of study:

Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science

Woodroffe's subfields of expertise include:

Earth-Surface Processes
Ecology
Atmospheric Science
Oceanography
Geology

The scientist's core topics of investigation are:

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Geological formations and processes
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Aeolian processes and effects
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Marine and coastal plant biology

Woodroffe has published in several notable venues, with the most frequent being:

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
Marine Geology
Journal of Coastal Conservation
SSRN Electronic Journal
Estuaries and Coasts

Among the recent papers authored by Woodroffe are:

"Thresholds of mangrove survival under rapid sea level rise," 2020, Science
"A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation," 2020, Scientific Reports
"Widespread retreat of coastal habitat is likely at warming levels above 1.5 °C," 2023, Nature
"Holocene evolution of the wave-dominated embayed Moruya coastline, southeastern Australia: Sediment sources, transport rates and alongshore interconnectivity," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
"Inundation characteristics of mangrove and saltmarsh in micro-tidal estuaries," 2021, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Woodroffe regularly collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Kerrylee Rogers
Rafael C. Carvalho
Sarah M. Hamylton
Jeffrey J. Kelleway
Thomas S.N. Oliver

Their scholarly contributions also extend to book publications, notably with Smithsonian Institution. One such publication is:

"Reef Islands of Sabah, Malaysia," 2023

Best Publications

Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

3266
Citations
Coastal systems and low-lying areas

R. J. Nicholls;P.P. Wong;V.R. Burket;J. Codignotto

1713
Citations
Coasts: Form, Process and Evolution

Colin D. Woodroffe

991
Citations
Mangrove sedimentation and response to relative sea-level rise

Colin D Woodroffe;Kerrylee Rogers;Karen Mckee;Catherine E Lovelock

521
Citations
Mangrove Sediments and Geomorphology

Colin Woodroffe

513
Citations
Post-glacial sea-level changes around the Australian margin: a review

Stephen E. Lewis;Craig R. Sloss;Colin V. Murray-Wallace;Colin D. Woodroffe

463
Citations
Wetland carbon storage controlled by millennial-scale variation in relative sea-level rise

Kerrylee Rogers;Jeffrey J. Kelleway;Neil Saintilan;J. Patrick Megonigal

432
Citations
The nitrogen legacy: emerging evidence of nitrogen accumulation in anthropogenic landscapes

K J Van Meter;N B Basu;J J Veenstra;C L Burras

416
Citations
Thresholds of mangrove survival under rapid sea level rise

N Saintilan;Nicole S Khan;Erica Ashe;J J Kelleway

382
Citations
Reef-island topography and the vulnerability of atolls to sea-level rise

Colin D. Woodroffe

380
Citations
Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices

Thang T.X. Nguyen;Jarbas Bonetti;Jarbas Bonetti;Kerrylee Rogers;Colin D. Woodroffe

334
Citations
Development of widespread mangrove swamps in mid-Holocene times in northern Australia

Colin D. Woodroffe;B. G. Thom;John Chappell

327
Citations
Allochthonous and autochthonous contributions to carbon accumulation and carbon store in southeastern Australian coastal wetlands

N. Saintilan;K. Rogers;D. Mazumder;C. Woodroffe

322
Citations
Climate change and coastal vulnerability assessment: scenarios for integrated assessment

Robert J. Nicholls;Poh Poh Wong;Virginia Burkett;Colin D. Woodroffe

311
Citations
Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands

Simon Albert;Javier X Leon;Javier X Leon;Alistair R Grinham;John A Church

300
Citations
The impact of sea-level rise on mangrove shorelines:

Colin D. Woodroffe

289
Citations
Depositional model of a macrotidal estuary and floodplain, South Alligator River, Northern Australia

C. D. Woodroffe;J. Chappell;B. G. Thom;E. Wallensky

272
Citations
Mangrove biogeography : the role of quaternary environmental and sea-level change

Colin D. Woodroffe;John Grindrod

270
Citations
Coastal ecosystems: a critical element of risk reduction

Mark D. Spalding;Anna L. McIvor;Michael W. Beck;Evamaria W. Koch

269
Citations
Coral reefs and sea-level change

Colin D. Woodroffe;Jody M. Webster

236
Citations
Landscape Variability and the Response of Asian Megadeltas to Environmental Change

Colin D. Woodroffe;Robert J. Nicholls;Yoshiki Saito;Zhongyuan Chen

235
Citations
Assessing vulnerability to sea-level rise using a coastal sensitivity index: a case study from southeast Australia

Pamela A. O. Abuodha;Colin D. Woodroffe

220
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerrylee Rogers University of Wollongong

Colin V. Murray-Wallace University of Wollongong

Andrew D. Short University of Sydney

Brian G. Jones University of Wollongong

Scott G. Smithers James Cook University

Robert J. Nicholls University of East Anglia

Helen McGregor University of Wollongong

David Fink Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Scott L. Nichol Geoscience Australia

Michael K. Gagan Australian National University

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