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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 83 424 363 39 34 403 24654

David M. Hannah publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David M. Hannah between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David M. Hannah published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2018. 46 of the 523 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2018. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 37 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 51 publications 2019: 45 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 16 publications
1996 2025

523 publications in total across all disciplines

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David M. Hannah: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 3
1998 0
1999 3
2000 5
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 12
2005 7
2006 9
2007 16
2008 13
2009 15
2010 19
2011 16
2012 14
2013 17
2014 22
2015 23
2016 37
2017 33
2018 51
2019 45
2020 36
2021 27
2022 28
2023 16
2024 30
2025 16
Total 523
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David M. Hannah 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 David M. Hannah sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 398–407 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 403 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44 403
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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David M. Hannah 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 David M. Hannah sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34 83
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

David M. Hannah is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in various subfields related to hydrology and water systems.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, the subfields they have contributed to are:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Their research topics cover various aspects of hydrological and watershed processes as well as environmental management. These include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Water Resources Management and Optimization
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations

David M. Hannah has published in multiple academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Water Resources Research
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • River Research and Applications
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David M. Hannah include:

  • Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • River temperature research and practice: Recent challenges and emerging opportunities for managing thermal habitat conditions in stream ecosystems, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY): conceptualizing a transdisciplinary framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges, 2020, Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Coevolution of machine learning and process-based modelling to revolutionize Earth and environmental sciences: A perspective, 2022, Hydrological Processes
  • Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security, 2022, Nature Sustainability

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Stefan Krause
  • Kieran Khamis
  • Wouter Buytaert
  • Feng Mao
  • Valérie Ouellet

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Recent advances in stream and river temperature research

    Bruce W. Webb;David M. Hannah;R. Dan Moore;Lee E. Brown

  • Hydrological droughts in the 21st century, hotspots and uncertainties from a global multimodel ensemble experiment

    Christel Prudhomme;Ignazio Giuntoli;Emma L. Robinson;Douglas B. Clark

  • Drought in the Anthropocene

    Anne F. Van Loon;Tom Gleeson;Julian Clark;Albert I J M Van Dijk

  • Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Kieran Khamis;Tom J. Battin;John Edward Brittain

  • Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development

    Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Zed Zulkafli;Zed Zulkafli;Sam Grainger;Luis Acosta

  • Riparian vegetation and island formation along the gravel‐bed Fiume Tagliamento, Italy

    Angela M. Gurnell;Geoffrey E. Petts;David M. Hannah;Barnaby P.G. Smith

  • Human domination of the global water cycle absent from depictions and perceptions

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Kevin Bishop;Jay P. Zarnetske;Camille Minaudo

  • Drought in a human-modified world : reframing drought definitions, understanding, and analysis approaches

    Anne F. Van Loon;Kerstin Stahl;Giuliano Di Baldassarre;Julian Clark

  • Large-scale river flow archives: importance, current status and future needs.

    David M. Hannah;Siegfried Demuth;Henny A. J. van Lanen;Ulrich Looser

  • Groundwater-surface water interactions: New methods and models to improve understanding of processes and dynamics

    Jan H. Fleckenstein;Stefan Krause;David M. Hannah;Fulvio Boano

  • Inter-disciplinary perspectives on processes in the hyporheic zone

    Stefan Krause;David M. Hannah;Jan Fleckenstein;C. H. Heppell

  • Vulnerability of alpine stream biodiversity to shrinking glaciers and snowpacks

    Lee E. Brown;David M. Hannah;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner

  • Hydroecological response of river systems to shrinking glaciers

    Alexander M. Milner;Lee E. Brown;David M. Hannah

  • Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle

    Delphis F. Levia;Irena F. Creed;David M. Hannah;Kazuki Nanko

  • Climate change and water in the UK - past changes and future prospects

    Glen Watts;Richard W. Battarbee;John P. Bloomfield;Jill Crossman

  • Spatial pattern in the precipitation regime of Nepal

    Sunil R. Kansakar;Sunil R. Kansakar;David M. Hannah;John Gerrard;Gwyn Rees

  • A comparative analysis of ecosystem services valuation approaches for application at the local scale and in data scarce regions

    B. Pandeya;W. Buytaert;Z. Zulkafli;Z. Zulkafli;Timon Karpouzoglou

  • Hydrological influences on hyporheic water quality: implications for salmon egg survival

    I. A. Malcolm;Christopher Soulsby;A. F. Youngson;D. M. Hannah

  • Ecohydrological interfaces as hot spots of ecosystem processes

    Stefan Krause;Jörg Lewandowski;Nancy B. Grimm;David M. Hannah

  • Flow variability and macroinvertebrate community response within riverine systems

    Wendy A. Monk;Paul J. Wood;David M. Hannah;Douglas A. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham
Alexander M. Milner
Alexander M. Milner University of Birmingham
Lee E. Brown
Lee E. Brown University of Leeds
Wouter Buytaert
Wouter Buytaert Imperial College London
Paul J. Wood
Paul J. Wood Loughborough University
Anne F. Van Loon
Anne F. Van Loon Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Christel Prudhomme
Christel Prudhomme European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Adam S. Ward
Adam S. Ward Oregon State University
Art Dewulf
Art Dewulf Wageningen University & Research
Lena M. Tallaksen
Lena M. Tallaksen University of Oslo

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