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D-Index
43
Citations
6510
World Ranking
5022
National Ranking
250

Greg Hancock 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 Greg Hancock sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 200 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Greg Hancock 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 Greg Hancock sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Greg Hancock is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research encompasses environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on soil science, ecology, water science and technology, global and planetary change, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and watershed management studies, hydrology and sediment transport processes, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, landslides and related hazards, soil geostatistics and mapping, as well as peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Frequent publication venues for Greg Hancock include Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Journal of Hydrology, Soil Research, The Science of The Total Environment, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with co-authors such as Abraham Gibson, W. D. D. P. Welivitiya, In-Young Yeo, Garry Willgoose, and David Bretreger.

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Greg Hancock include:

  • A comprehensive review on enhancing nutrient use efficiency and productivity of broadacre (arable) crops with the combined utilization of compost and fertilizers, 2022, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Mining rehabilitation - Using geomorphology to engineer ecologically sustainable landscapes for highly disturbed lands, 2020, Ecological Engineering
  • Monitoring irrigation using landsat observations and climate data over regional scales in the Murray-Darling Basin, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Modelling soil organic carbon using vegetation indices across large catchments in eastern Australia, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Disaggregating satellite soil moisture products based on soil thermal inertia: A comparison of a downscaling model built at two spatial scales, 2020, Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • Modelling landscape evolution

    Gregory E. Tucker;Gregory R. Hancock

  • Revisiting the hypsometric curve as an indicator of form and process in transport-limited catchment

    Garry Willgoose;Greg Hancock

  • Integrating the LISFLOOD-FP 2D hydrodynamic model with the CAESAR model: implications for modelling landscape evolution

    Tom J. Coulthard;Jeffrey C Neal;Paul D. Bates;Jorge Ramirez

  • Eco-geomorphology of banded vegetation patterns in arid and semi-arid regions

    P. M. Saco;G. R. Willgoose;G. R. Hancock

  • Goulburn River experimental catchment data set

    Christoph Rüdiger;Christoph Rüdiger;Greg Hancock;Herbert M. Hemakumara;Barry Jacobs

  • The use of digital elevation models in the identification and characterization of catchments over different grid scales

    Gregory R. Hancock

  • Medium-term erosion simulation of an abandoned mine site using the SIBERIA landscape evolution model

    G. R. Hancock;K. G. Evans;G. R. Willgoose;D. R. Moliere

  • Use of a landscape simulator in the validation of the SIBERIA Catchment Evolution Model: Declining equilibrium landforms

    Greg Hancock;Garry Willgoose

  • The ‘humped’ soil production function: eroding Arnhem Land, Australia

    Arjun M. Heimsath;David Fink;Greg R. Hancock

  • A comparison of SRTM and high-resolution digital elevation models and their use in catchment geomorphology and hydrology: Australian examples

    G. R. Hancock;C. Martinez;K. G. Evans;D. R. Moliere

  • The measurement and modelling of rill erosion at angle of repose slopes in mine spoil

    G. R. Hancock;D. Crawter;S. G. Fityus;J. Chandler

  • Hillslope and catchment scale soil organic carbon concentration: an assessment of the role of geomorphology and soil erosion in an undisturbed environment.

    G.R. Hancock;David Murphy;K.G. Evans

  • Testing of the SIBERIA landscape evolution model using the Tin Camp Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, field catchment

    G. R. Hancock;G. R. Willgoose;K. G. Evans

  • A catchment scale evaluation of the SIBERIA and CAESAR landscape evolution models

    G. R. Hancock;J. B. C. Lowry;T. J. Coulthard;K. G. Evans

  • Modelling soil erosion with a downscaled landscape evolution model

    Tom J. Coulthard;Greg R. Hancock;John B. C. Lowry

  • Channel head location and characteristics using digital elevation models

    G. R. Hancock;K. G. Evans

  • The design of post-mining landscapes using geomorphic principles

    G. R. Hancock;R. J. Loch;G. R. Willgoose

  • An evaluation of landscape evolution models to simulate decadal and centennial scale soil erosion in grassland catchments

    G. R. Hancock;T. J. Coulthard;C. Martinez;J. D. Kalma

  • Relationships between 137Cs and soil organic carbon (SOC) in cultivated and never-cultivated soils: An Australian example

    C. Martinez;G. R. Hancock;J. D. Kalma

  • Gully position, characteristics and geomorphic thresholds in an undisturbed catchment in Northern Australia

    G. R. Hancock;K. G. Evans

  • Modelling soil erosion with a downscaled landscape evolution model | NOVA. The University of Newcastle's Digital Repository

    Tom J. Coulthard;Greg R. Hancock;John B. C. Lowry

Frequent Co-Authors

Garry Willgoose
Garry Willgoose University of Newcastle Australia
Tom J. Coulthard
Tom J. Coulthard University of Hull
Jetse D. Kalma
Jetse D. Kalma University of Newcastle Australia
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
Jeffrey P. Walker
Jeffrey P. Walker Monash University
Venkat Lakshmi
Venkat Lakshmi University of Virginia
Daniel V. Murphy
Daniel V. Murphy Murdoch University
Arjun M. Heimsath
Arjun M. Heimsath Arizona State University
Erik J. Veneklaas
Erik J. Veneklaas University of Western Australia
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia

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