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D-Index
40
Citations
5344
World Ranking
8150
National Ranking
2911

David H. Schoellhamer 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 David H. Schoellhamer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 126 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David H. Schoellhamer 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 David H. Schoellhamer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David H. Schoellhamer is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. Key subfields for their work include Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research topics feature several aspects of coastal and marine environments. These topics include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

A predominant publication venue for their work is the journal Estuaries and Coasts, where they have published multiple papers. Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by David H. Schoellhamer include:

  • Suspended-sediment Flux in the San Francisco Estuary; Part II: the Impact of the 2013-2016 California Drought and Controls on Sediment Flux (2020), Estuaries and Coasts
  • Suspended Sediment Flux in the San Francisco Estuary: Part I-Changes in the Vertical Distribution of Suspended Sediment and Bias in Estuarine Sediment Flux Measurements (2020), Estuaries and Coasts
  • Tidal Asymmetry in Ocean-Boundary Flux and In-Estuary Trapping of Suspended Sediment Following Watershed Storms: San Francisco Estuary, California, USA (2021), Estuaries and Coasts
  • Correction to: Tidal Asymmetry in Ocean-Boundary Flux and In-Estuary Trapping of Suspended Sediment Following Watershed Storms: San Francisco Estuary, California, USA (2021), Estuaries and Coasts

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Maureen A. Downing-Kunz
  • Daniel Livsey
  • Andrew J. Manning
  • Paul A. Work

Best Publications

  • Projected Evolution of California's San Francisco Bay-Delta-River System in a Century of Climate Change

    James E. Cloern;Noah Knowles;Larry R. Brown;Daniel Cayan

  • Singular spectrum analysis for time series with missing data

    David H. Schoellhamer

  • Anthropogenic Sediment Resuspension Mechanisms in a Shallow Microtidal Estuary

    David H. Schoellhamer

  • Effects of spatial and temporal variability of turbidity on phytoplankton blooms

    Christine L. May;Jeffrey R. Koseff;Lisa V. Lucas;James E. Cloern

  • Trends in the Sediment Yield of the Sacramento River, California, 1957 - 2001

    San Francisco;Scott A. Wright;David H. Schoellhamer

  • Sudden clearing of estuarine waters upon crossing the threshold from transport to supply regulation of sediment transport as an erodible sediment pool is depleted: San Francisco Bay, 1999

    David H. Schoellhamer

  • Combined Use of Remote Sensing and Continuous Monitoring to Analyse the Variability of Suspended-Sediment Concentrations in San Francisco Bay, California

    C.A. Ruhl;D.H. Schoellhamer;R.P. Stumpf;C.L. Lindsay

  • Wetland Accretion Rate Model of Ecosystem Resilience (WARMER) and Its Application to Habitat Sustainability for Endangered Species in the San Francisco Estuary

    Kathleen M. Swanson;Judith Z. Drexler;David H. Schoellhamer;Karen M. Thorne

  • Suspended sediment and sediment-associated contaminants in San Francisco Bay

    David H. Schoellhamer;Thomas E. Mumley;Jon E. Leatherbarrow

  • Variability of suspended-sediment concentration at tidal to annual time scales in San Francisco Bay, USA

    David H. Schoellhamer

  • Factors controlling floc settling velocity along a longitudinal estuarine transect

    A.J. Manning;A.J. Manning;A.J. Manning;David H. Schoellhamer;David H. Schoellhamer

  • Quantifying fluxes and characterizing compositional changes of dissolved organic matter in aquatic systems in situ using combined acoustic and optical measurements

    Bryan D. Downing;Emmanuel Boss;Brian A. Bergamaschi;Jacob A. Fleck

  • Estimates of suspended sediment entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta, San Francisco Bay, California

    Lester J. McKee;Neil K. Ganju;David H. Schoellhamer

  • Sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System: An overview

    Patrick L. Barnard;David H. Schoellhamer;David H. Schoellhamer;Bruce E. Jaffe;Lester J. McKee

  • Vertical gradational variability of fines deposited in a gravel framework

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  • Influence of salinity, bottom topography, and tides on locations of estuarine turbidity maxima in northern San Francisco Bay

    David H. Schoellhamer

  • Factors affecting suspended‐solids concentrations in South San Francisco Bay, California

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  • Estimating sediment budgets at the interface between rivers and estuaries with application to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta

    Scott A. Wright;David H. Schoellhamer

  • Sediment resuspension mechanisms in old Tampa Bay, Florida

    David H. Schoellhamer

  • Trophic structure and avian communities across a salinity gradient in evaporation ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary

    John Y. Takekawa;A.K. Miles;D.H. Schoellhamer;N.D. Athearn

  • Implications for Future Survival of Delta Smelt from Four Climate Change Scenarios for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California

    Larry R. Brown;William A. Bennett;R. Wayne Wagner;Tara Morgan-King

  • Tidal oscillation of sediment between a river and a bay: A conceptual model

    Neil K Ganju;David H Schoellhamer;John C Warner;Michael F Barad

  • Calibration of an estuarine sediment transport model to sediment fluxes as an intermediate step for simulation of geomorphic evolution

    Neil K. Ganju;Neil K. Ganju;David H. Schoellhamer;David H. Schoellhamer

  • Decadal-Timescale Estuarine Geomorphic Change Under Future Scenarios of Climate and Sediment Supply

    Neil K. Ganju;Neil K. Ganju;David H. Schoellhamer;David H. Schoellhamer

  • Methyl mercury dynamics in a tidal wetland quantified using in situ optical measurements

    Brian A. Bergamaschi;Jacob A. Fleck;Bryan D. Downing;Emmanuel S. Boss

  • Hindcasting of decadal-timescale estuarine bathymetric change with a tidal-timescale model

    Neil K. Ganju;Neil K. Ganju;David H. Schoellhamer;David H. Schoellhamer;Bruce E. Jaffe

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Manning
Andrew J. Manning Plymouth University
Neil K. Ganju
Neil K. Ganju United States Geological Survey
John Y. Takekawa
John Y. Takekawa United States Geological Survey
Stephen G. Monismith
Stephen G. Monismith Stanford University
James E. Cloern
James E. Cloern United States Geological Survey
Brian A. Bergamaschi
Brian A. Bergamaschi United States Geological Survey
Susan L. Ustin
Susan L. Ustin University of California, Davis
Michael D. Dettinger
Michael D. Dettinger Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Alan D. Jassby
Alan D. Jassby University of California, Davis

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