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Gordon S. Hamilton

Gordon S. Hamilton

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
6436
World Ranking
5800
National Ranking
2115

Gordon S. Hamilton 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 Gordon S. Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gordon S. Hamilton 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 Gordon S. Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gordon S. Hamilton was affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Their research primarily concentrated in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a specific focus on Atmospheric Science.

Their work spanned multiple topics related to glaciology and climate, including:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost

Hamilton contributed to academic literature through publications in specific venues such as:

  • Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
  • Cold Regions Science and Technology

Two recent papers from their research include:

  • "A 54-year record of changes at Chalaati and Zopkhito glaciers, Georgian Caucasus, observed from archival maps, satellite imagery, drone survey and ground-based investigation" (2020) published in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin
  • "Velocity field in the McMurdo shear zone from annual ground penetrating radar imaging and crevasse matching" (2020) published in Cold Regions Science and Technology

Frequent collaborators in their research were:

  • Levan Tielidze
  • D. Svanadze
  • Lela Gadrani
  • Lasha Asanidze
  • Roger Wheate

Hamilton's research provided data and insights relevant to glacial and ice dynamics measurements, particularly in polar and mountainous regions. Their work involved longitudinal observations and utilized diverse methodologies such as satellite imagery, drone surveys, ground penetrating radar imaging, and archival data analysis to track environmental and climatic changes.

Best Publications

  • Rapid circulation of warm subtropical waters in a major glacial fjord in East Greenland

    Fiamma Straneo;Gordon S. Hamilton;David A. Sutherland;David A. Sutherland;Leigh A. Stearns;Leigh A. Stearns

  • Increased flow speed on a large East Antarctic outlet glacier caused by subglacial floods

    Leigh A. Stearns;Benjamin E. Smith;Gordon S. Hamilton

  • State of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate system

    Paul Andrew Mayewski;M. P. Meredith;C. P. Summerhayes;J. Turner

  • Multispectral imaging contributions to global land ice measurements from space

    Jeffrey S. Kargel;Michael J. Abrams;Michael P. Bishop;Andrew Bush

  • Impact of fjord dynamics and glacial runoff on the circulation near Helheim Glacier

    Fiammetta Straneo;Ruth G. Curry;David A. Sutherland;Gordon S. Hamilton

  • Remote sensing and GIS technology in the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Project

    Bruce Raup;Andreas Kääb;Jeffrey S. Kargel;Michael P. Bishop

  • Characteristics of ocean waters reaching Greenland's glaciers

    Fiammetta Straneo;David A. Sutherland;David Holland;Carl Gladish

  • The duration of the active phase on surge-type glaciers: contrasts between Svalbard and other regions

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;Gordon S. Hamilton;Jon Ove Hagen

  • Challenges to Understanding the Dynamic Response of Greenland's Marine Terminating Glaciers to Oceanic and Atmospheric Forcing

    Fiammetta Straneo;Patrick Heimbach;Olga Sergienko;Gordon Hamilton

  • Rapid volume loss from two East Greenland outlet glaciers quantified using repeat stereo satellite imagery

    Leigh A. Stearns;Gordon S. Hamilton

  • Evolution of Melt Pond Volume on the Surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet

    W. A. Sneed;Gordon S. Hamilton

  • Mass balance change as a control on the frequency and occurrence of glacier surges in Svalbard, Norwegian High Arctic

    J. A. Dowdeswell;R. Hodgkins;A.-M. Nuttall;J. O. Hagen

  • Snow chemistry across Antarctica

    N. Bertler;P.A. Mayewski;A. Aristarain;P. Barrett

  • Controls on glacier surging in Svalbard

    Gordon S. Hamilton;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Iceberg meltwater fluxes dominate the freshwater budget in Greenland's iceberg-congested glacial fjords

    Ellyn M. Enderlin;Gordon S. Hamilton;Fiammetta Straneo;David A. Sutherland

  • Step‐wise changes in glacier flow speed coincide with calving and glacial earthquakes at Helheim Glacier, Greenland

    M. Nettles;T. B. Larsen;P. Elósegui;G. S. Hamilton

  • Elastic uplift in southeast Greenland due to rapid ice mass loss

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;John Wahr;Leigh A. Stearns;Gordon S. Hamilton

  • Climate Variability in West Antarctica Derived from Annual Accumulation-Rate Records from ITASE Firn/Ice Cores

    Susan D. Kaspari;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Daniel A. Dixon;Vandy Blue Spikes

  • Iceberg properties and distributions in three Greenlandic fjords using satellite imagery

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  • Variability in accumulation rates from GPR profiling on the West Antarctic plateau

    Vandy Blue Spikes;Gordon S. Hamilton;Steven A. Arcone;Susan Kaspari

  • Spatial and temporal melt variability at Helheim Glacier, East Greenland, and its effect on ice dynamics

    M. L. Andersen;M. L. Andersen;T. B. Larsen;M. Nettles;P. Elosegui

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Davis
James L. Davis Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Shfaqat Abbas Khan
Shfaqat Abbas Khan Technical University of Denmark
Andreas P. Ahlstrøm
Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Göran Ekström
Göran Ekström Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Paul Andrew Mayewski
Paul Andrew Mayewski University of Maine
David A. Sutherland
David A. Sutherland University of Oregon
Fiammetta Straneo
Fiammetta Straneo University of California, San Diego
Karl J. Kreutz
Karl J. Kreutz University of Maine
Nancy A. N. Bertler
Nancy A. N. Bertler Victoria University of Wellington

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