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Douglas Mair 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 Douglas Mair sits on this spectrum.

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Douglas Mair 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 Douglas Mair sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Douglas Mair is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main themes of study cover areas such as Cryospheric studies and observations, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Climate change and permafrost, Polar Research and Ecology, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Douglas Mair has contributed to numerous academic publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Linear response of the Greenland ice sheet's tidewater glacier terminus positions to climate" (2021, Journal of Glaciology)
  • "Englacial Architecture and Age-Depth Constraints Across the West Antarctic Ice Sheet" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Firn on ice sheets" (2024, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)
  • "Proper orthogonal decomposition of ice velocity identifies drivers of flow variability at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ)" (2022, The Cryosphere)
  • "Greenland tidewater glacier advanced rapidly during era of Norse settlement" (2022, Geology)

Frequent co-authors in their research include James M. Lea, David W. Ashmore, Dominik Fahrner, Stephen Brough, and Robert G. Bingham.

The primary journals and publication venues where Douglas Mair has published include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Cryosphere

Best Publications

  • Seasonal evolution of subglacial drainage and acceleration in a Greenland outlet glacier

    Ian Bartholomew;Peter Nienow;Douglas Mair;Alun Hubbard

  • Evolution of the subglacial drainage system beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet revealed by tracers

    D. M. Chandler;J. L. Wadham;G. P. Lis;T. Cowton

  • Short-term variability in Greenland Ice Sheet motion forced by time-varying meltwater drainage: Implications for the relationship between subglacial drainage system behavior and ice velocity

    Ian Bartholomew;Peter Nienow;Andrew Sole;Douglas Mair

  • Supraglacial forcing of subglacial drainage in the ablation zone of the Greenland ice sheet

    Ian Bartholomew;Peter Nienow;Andrew Sole;Douglas Mair

  • Rapid erosion beneath the Greenland ice sheet

    Tom Cowton;Peter Nienow;I. Bartholomew;Andy Sole

  • Seasonal speedup of a Greenland marine-terminating outlet glacier forced by surface melt-induced changes in subglacial hydrology

    Andy Sole;Andy Sole;D. W. F. Mair;Peter Nienow;I. D. Bartholomew

  • Winter motion mediates dynamic response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to warmer summers

    Andrew Sole;Andrew Sole;Peter Nienow;Ian Bartholomew;Douglas Mair

  • Influence of subglacial drainage system evolution on glacier surface motion: Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

    Douglas Mair;Douglas Mair;Peter Nienow;Martin J. Sharp;Trudy Wohlleben

  • Evolution of drainage system morphology at a land-terminating Greenlandic outlet glacier

    Tom Cowton;Peter Nienow;Andrew Sole;Andrew Sole;Jemma Wadham

  • Seasonal variations in Greenland Ice Sheet motion: Inland extent and behaviour at higher elevations

    I. D. Bartholomew;Peter Nienow;Andy Sole;D. Mair

  • Importance of seasonal and annual layers in controlling backscatter to radar altimeters across the percolation zone of an ice sheet

    Julian B. T. Scott;Peter Nienow;Douglas Mair;Victoria Parry

  • Enhanced basal lubrication and the contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to future sea-level rise

    Sarah R. Shannon;Antony J. Payne;Ian D. Bartholomew;Michiel R. van den Broeke

  • Comparison of a three-dimensional model for glacier flow with field data from Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

    Alun Hubbard;Heinz Blatter;Peter Nienow;Douglas Watson Fraser Mair

  • Hydrological controls on patterns of surface, internal and basal motion during three "spring events": Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

    Douglas Mair;Ian Willis;Urs H. Fischer;Bryn Hubbard

  • Spatial Patterns of Glacier Motion During a High Velocity Event: Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

    Douglas Watson Fraser Mair;P. Nienow;I. Willis;M. Sharp

  • Greenland ice sheet motion insensitive to exceptional meltwater forcing.

    Andrew J. Tedstone;Peter W. Nienow;Andrew J. Sole;Andrew J. Sole;Douglas W. F. Mair

  • Flow dynamics and iceberg calving rates of Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut, Canada

    David O. Burgess;Martin J. Sharp;Douglas W.F. Mair;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Influence of subglacial drainage conditions on the velocity distribution within a glacier cross section

    Jon Harbor;Martin Sharp;Luke Copland;Bryn Hubbard

  • Modelling the transfer of supraglacial meltwater to the bed of Leverett Glacier, Southwest Greenland

    Caroline C. Clason;D. W. F. Mair;P. W. Nienow;I. D. Bartholomew

  • Evaluation of existing and new methods of tracking glacier terminus change

    James M. Lea;Douglas W. F. Mair;Brice R. Rea

  • Hydrological controls on diurnal ice flow variability in valley glaciers

    P. Nienow;A. Hubbard;B. Hubbard;D. Chandler

  • Supraglacial forcing of subglacial drainage in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet

    P. W. Nienow;I. D. Bartholomew;A. Sole;D. Mair

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Nienow
Peter Nienow University of Edinburgh
Andrew Sole
Andrew Sole University of Sheffield
Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp University of Alberta
Ian Willis
Ian Willis University of Cambridge
Bryn Hubbard
Bryn Hubbard Aberystwyth University
Matt A. King
Matt A. King University of Tasmania
Alun Hubbard
Alun Hubbard University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Olivier Gagliardini
Olivier Gagliardini Grenoble Alpes University
Jemma L. Wadham
Jemma L. Wadham University of Bristol
Duncan J. Wingham
Duncan J. Wingham University College London

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