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F. Douglas Shields 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 F. Douglas Shields sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

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

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

F. Douglas Shields 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 F. Douglas Shields sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

F. Douglas Shields is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their professional activities are situated within this government research agency, which focuses on agricultural science and related fields.

There is no publicly available data on specific recent papers authored by Shields, nor information on coauthors frequently collaborating or publication venues typically chosen for disseminating research. Similarly, details regarding book publications, main fields of study, subfields, and primary topics of work are not available.

No records are found concerning awards given to Shields, including the years or citations associated with any honors. Shields is currently living.

Given the absence of detailed publication, collaboration, and thematic information, the profile is limited primarily to the institutional affiliation. This reflects the current publicly accessible academic and professional record for F. Douglas Shields.

Best Publications

  • Design for Stream Restoration

    F. Douglas Shields;Ronald R. Copeland;Peter C. Klingeman;Martin W. Doyle

  • Residence Time Distributions of Shallow Basins

    Edward L. Thackston;F. Douglas Shields;Paul R. Schroeder

  • Reservoir effects on downstream river channel migration

    F. Douglas Shields;Andrew Simon;Lyle J. Steffen

  • Can Large Rivers Be Restored?Most restoration projects are only attempts to rehabilitate selected river sections to a predetermined structure and functio

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  • River Channel Restoration: Guiding Principles for Sustainable Projects.

    S. Ormerod;A. Brookes;F. Douglas Shields

  • PREDICTION OF EFFECTS OF WOODY DEBRIS REMOVAL ON FLOW RESISTANCE

    F. Douglas Shields;Christopher J. Gippel

  • Local Scour Associated with Angled Spur Dikes

    Roger A. Kuhnle;Carlos V. Alonso;F. Douglas Shields

  • Geometry of Scour Holes Associated with 90° Spur Dikes

    Roger A. Kuhnle;Carlos V. Alonso;F. Douglas Shields

  • A depth‐averaged two‐dimensional model for flow, sediment transport, and bed topography in curved channels with riparian vegetation

    Weiming Wu;F. Douglas Shields;Sean J. Bennett;Sam S. Y. Wang

  • Experiment in Stream Restoration

    F. Douglas Shields;Charles M. Cooper;Scott S. Knight

  • Stream corridor restoration research: a long and winding road

    F.Douglas Shields;C.M Cooper;Scott S Knight;M.T Moore

  • Effects of large woody debris removal on physical characteristics of a sand-bed river

    F. Douglas Shields;Roger H. Smith

  • Vegetated agricultural drainage ditches for the mitigation of pyrethroid‐associated runoff

    Erin R. Bennett;Matthew T. Moore;Charles M. Cooper;Sammie Smith

  • Rehabilitation of aquatic habitats in warmwater streams damaged by channel incision in Mississippi

    F. D. Shields;S. S. Knight;C. M. Cooper

  • Innovative uses of vegetated drainage ditches for reducing agricultural runoff.

    C.M. Cooper;M.T. Moore;E.R. Bennett;S. Smith

  • Large Woody Debris Structures for Sand-Bed Channels

    F. Douglas Shields;Nathalie Morin;Charles M. Cooper

  • Sediment deposition in cutoff meander bends and implications for effective management

    F. Douglas Shields;Steven R. Abt

  • The stream channel incision syndrome and water quality.

    F. Douglas Shields;Richard E. Lizotte;Scott S. Knight;Charles M. Cooper

  • Effects of soil moisture regimes on growth and survival of black willow (Salix nigra) posts (cuttings)

    S. Reza Pezeshki;Peter H. Anderson;F. Douglas Shields

  • Use of the index of biotic integrity to assess physical habitat degradation in warmwater streams

    F. D. Shields;S. S. Knight;C. M. Cooper

  • Three-dimensional numerical modeling of cohesive sediment transport and wind wave impact in a shallow oxbow lake

    Xiaobo Chao;Yafei Jia;F. Douglas Shields;Sam S.Y. Wang

  • River Channel Restoration: Guiding Principles for Sustainable Projects

    Richard Pope;Andrew Brookes;F. Douglas Shields

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles M. Cooper
Charles M. Cooper Agricultural Research Service
Martin W. Doyle
Martin W. Doyle Duke University
Andrew Simon
Andrew Simon Agricultural Research Service
Eddy J. Langendoen
Eddy J. Langendoen Agricultural Research Service
Garey A. Fox
Garey A. Fox North Carolina State University
Matthew T. Moore
Matthew T. Moore University of Kansas
Seth M. Dabney
Seth M. Dabney Agricultural Research Service
Ralf Schulz
Ralf Schulz University of Koblenz and Landau
S. R. Pezeshki
S. R. Pezeshki University of Memphis

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