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Duncan M. FitzGerald

Duncan M. FitzGerald

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
44
Citations
7147
World Ranking
4723
National Ranking
1801

Duncan M. FitzGerald 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 Duncan M. FitzGerald sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 196 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Duncan M. FitzGerald 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 Duncan M. FitzGerald sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Duncan M. FitzGerald is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Geology.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and Coastal and Marine Dynamics. Additional areas of inquiry include Aeolian processes and effects, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Duncan M. FitzGerald include Zoe J. Hughes, Ioannis Y. Georgiou, Christopher J. Hein, Alyssa B. Novak, and Sarah Black.

Duncan M. FitzGerald has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Enhanced, Climate-Driven Sedimentation on Salt Marshes, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Assessing the response of the Great Marsh to sea-level rise: Migration, submersion or survival, 2020, Marine Geology
  • What controls marsh edge erosion?, 2021, Geomorphology
  • Contrasting beach-ridge systems in different types of coastal settings, 2022, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • The impacts of bioturbation by common marsh crabs on sediment erodibility: A laboratory flume investigation, 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

The most frequent publication venues for this scientist include Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Geophysical Research Letters, Marine Geology, and Geomorphology.

Duncan M. FitzGerald has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Coastal Impacts Due to Sea-Level Rise

    Duncan M. FitzGerald;Michael S. Fenster;Britt A. Argow;Ilya V. Buynevich

  • Beaches and Coasts

    Richard A. Davis;Duncan M. FitzGerald

  • Hurricane-induced failure of low salinity wetlands

    Nick C. Howes;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Zoe J. Hughes;Ioannis Y. Georgiou

  • Radar facies of paraglacial barrier systems: coastal New England, USA

    S. Van Heteren;D. M. Fitzgerald;P. A. Mckinlay;I. V. Buynevich

  • Shoreline Erosional‐Depositional Processes Associated with Tidal Inlets

    Duncan M. FitzGerald

  • Marsh processes and their response to climate change and sea-level rise.

    Duncan M. FitzGerald;Zoe Hughes

  • Control of barrier island shape by inlet sediment bypassing: East Frisian Islands, West Germany

    Duncan M Fitzgerald;Shea Penland;Dag Nummedal

  • Sedimentary records of intense storms in Holocene barrier sequences, Maine, USA

    Ilya V. Buynevich;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Sytze van Heteren

  • Interactions between the Ebb-Tidal Delta and Landward Shoreline: Price Inlet, South Carolina

    Duncan M. Fitzgerald

  • Origin, Evolution, and Classification of Tidal Inlets

    Miles O. Hayes;Duncan M. FitzGerald

  • The Impact of Physical Processes along the Louisiana Coast

    Ioannis Y. Georgiout;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Gregory W. Stoneff

  • Rapid headward erosion of marsh creeks in response to relative sea level rise

    Zoe J. Hughes;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Carol A. Wilson;Steve C. Pennings

  • Saltmarsh pool and tidal creek morphodynamics: Dynamic equilibrium of northern latitude saltmarshes?

    Carol A. Wilson;Zoe J. Hughes;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Charles S. Hopkinson

  • A 1500 yr record of North Atlantic storm activity based on optically dated relict beach scarps

    Ilya V. Buynevich;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Ronald J. Goble

  • New England tidal inlets with special reference to riverine-associated inlet systems

    D.M FitzGerald;I.V Buynevich;R.A Davis;M.S Fenster

  • Evidence for a transgressive barrier within a regressive strandplain system: Implications for complex coastal response to environmental change

    Christopher J. Hein;Duncan M. FitzGERALD;William J. Cleary;Marcio B. Albernaz

  • Hydrodynamics and sedimentation in wave-dominated coastal environmentsControl of barrier island shape by inlet sediment bypassing: East Frisian Islands, West Germany

    Duncan M Fitzgerald;Shea Penland;Dag Nummedal

  • Evidence for storm-dominated early progradation of Castle Neck barrier, Massachusetts, USA

    Amy J. Dougherty;Duncan M. FitzGerald;Ilya V. Buynevich

  • Morphologic and stratigraphic evolution of muddy ebb‐tidal deltas along a subsiding coast: Barataria Bay, Mississippi River delta

    Duncan M. Fitzgerald;Mark Kulp;Shea Penland;James Flocks

  • The effects of crab bioturbation on Mid-Atlantic saltmarsh tidal creek extension: Geotechnical and geochemical changes

    C.A. Wilson;Z.J. Hughes;D.M. FitzGerald

  • The MRGO Navigation Project: A Massive Human-Induced Environmental, Economic, and Storm Disaster

    Gary P. Shaffer;John W. Day;Sarah Mack;G. Paul Kemp

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph T Kelley
Joseph T Kelley University of Maine
Daniel F. Belknap
Daniel F. Belknap University of Maine
Sergio Fagherazzi
Sergio Fagherazzi Boston University
Amala Mahadevan
Amala Mahadevan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Patricia L. Wiberg
Patricia L. Wiberg University of Virginia
Karen J. McGlathery
Karen J. McGlathery University of Virginia
Jasper Knight
Jasper Knight University of the Witwatersrand
Robinson W. Fulweiler
Robinson W. Fulweiler Boston University
James T. Morris
James T. Morris University of South Carolina
Linda A. Deegan
Linda A. Deegan Woods Hole Research Center

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