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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 40 8162 7846 303 295 248 5228

Hamish A. McGowan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hamish A. McGowan between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hamish A. McGowan published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2009. 30 of the 285 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2009. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 11 publications
1993 2025

285 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hamish A. McGowan: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 7
1997 5
1998 1
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 4
2004 6
2005 20
2006 15
2007 13
2008 19
2009 21
2010 15
2011 5
2012 7
2013 10
2014 11
2015 4
2016 10
2017 9
2018 10
2019 12
2020 8
2021 7
2022 7
2023 15
2024 19
2025 11
Total 285
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Hamish A. McGowan publications per year - data summary

  • Hamish A. McGowan, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Queensland, has 285 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993 and 1998, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 33 years in the span carries no publications at all (1994).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.9 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 59 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 31 publications (2.8 per year); 2004-2014: 142 publications (12.9 per year); 2015-2025: 112 publications (10.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hamish A. McGowan 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 Hamish A. McGowan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–250 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 248 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217 248
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Hamish A. McGowan publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Hamish A. McGowan, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Queensland, records 248 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Hamish A. McGowan, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Hamish A. McGowan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Hamish A. McGowan 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 Hamish A. McGowan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321 40
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Hamish A. McGowan D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Hamish A. McGowan, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Queensland, records 40 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Hamish A. McGowan, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Hamish A. McGowan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Hamish A. McGowan is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Subfields in which they have published include Oceanography, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The main topics covered in McGowan's research involve Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Fire effects on ecosystems, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by McGowan include:

  • Atypical weather patterns cause coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia during the 2021-2022 La Niña, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • HailTrack-Improving Radar-Based Hailfall Estimates by Modeling Hail Trajectories, 2021, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Quantifying Hail and Lightning Risk Factors Using Long-Term Observations Around Australia, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • A Variational Interpolation Method for Gridding Weather Radar Data, 2022, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • A Radar-Based Hail Climatology of Australia, 2024, Monthly Weather Review

Frequent co-authors in McGowan's research include:

  • Joshua Soderholm
  • Jordan Brook
  • Nik Callow
  • Nadav G. Lensky
  • Alain Protat

The scientist's work has been published in several journals, with multiple contributions in:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Best Publications

  • Identification of dust transport pathways from Lake Eyre, Australia using Hysplit

    Hamish A. McGowan;Andrew Clark

  • The 23rd October, 2002 dust storm in eastern Australia: characteristics and meteorological conditions.

    Grant McTainsh;Yiu-chung Chan;Hamish McGowan;John Leys

  • A continent under stress: interactions, feedbacks and risks associated with impact of modified land cover on Australia's climate

    C. A. McAlpine;J. I. Syktus;J. G. Ryan;R. C. Deo

  • Long-range dust transport from eastern Australia: A proxy for Holocene aridity and ENSO-type climate variability

    Samuel K. Marx;Hamish A. McGowan;Balz S. Kamber

  • Foehn Winds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: The Origin of Extreme Warming Events*

    Johanna C. Speirs;Daniel F. Steinhoff;Hamish A. McGowan;David H. Bromwich

  • Modeling the impact of historical land cover change on Australia's regional climate

    C. A. McAlpine;J. Syktus;R. C. Deo;P. J. Lawrence

  • AUSLEM (AUStralian Land Erodibility Model): A tool for identifying wind erosion hazard in Australia

    Nicholas P. Webb;Nicholas P. Webb;Hamish A. McGowan;Hamish A. McGowan;Stuart R. Phinn;Grant Harvey McTainsh;Grant Harvey McTainsh

  • Provenance of long travelled dust determined with ultra-trace-element composition: A pilot study with samples from New Zealand glaciers

    Samuel K. Marx;Balz S. Kamber;Hamish A. McGowan

  • Impact of historical land cover change on daily indices of climate extremes including droughts in eastern Australia.

    Ravinesh C. Deo;J. I. Syktus;C. A. McAlpine;P. J. Lawrence

  • Scavenging of atmospheric trace metal pollutants by mineral dusts: Inter-regional transport of Australian trace metal pollution to New Zealand

    Samuel K Marx;Balz S Kamber;Hamish A McGowan

  • Late Quaternary vegetation history of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, eastern Australia

    Patrick T. Moss;John Tibby;Lynda Petherick;Hamish McGowan

  • Evidence of ENSO mega‐drought triggered collapse of prehistory Aboriginal society in northwest Australia

    Hamish McGowan;Samuel Marx;Patrick Moss;Andrew Hammond

  • Climate variability during the Last Glacial Maximum in eastern Australia: evidence of two stadials?

    Lynda Petherick;Hamish A. McGowan;Patrick Moss

  • Sand dune movement in the Victoria Valley, Antarctica

    Mary C. Bourke;Mary C. Bourke;Ryan C. Ewing;David Finnegan;Hamish A. McGowan

  • Reconstructing transport pathways for late Quaternary dust from eastern Australia using the composition of trace elements of long traveled dusts

    Lynda M. Petherick;Hamish A. McGowan;Balz S. Kamber

  • Atmospheric pollutants in alpine peat bogs record a detailed chronology of industrial and agricultural development on the Australian continent.

    Samuel K. Marx;Balz S. Kamber;Hamish A. McGowan;Atun Zawadzki

  • Identifying regional dust transport pathways: ­application of kinematic trajectory modelling to a trans-Tasman case

    Hamish A. McGowan;Grant H. McTainsh;Peyman Zawar-Reza;Andrew P. Sturman

  • Regional climate variability driven by foehn winds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Johanna C. Speirs;Hamish A. McGowan;Daniel F. Steinhoff;David H. Bromwich

  • Reconstructing annual inflows to the headwater catchments of the Murray River, Australia, using the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

    Hamish A. McGowan;Samuel K. Marx;John Denholm;Joshua Soderholm

  • Influence of the 23 October 2002 dust storm on the air quality of four Australian cities

    Yiu-Chung Chan;Grant Mctainsh;John Leys;Hamish Mcgowan

  • Estimates of Australian dust flux into New Zealand: Quantifying the eastern Australian dust plume pathway using trace element calibrated 210Pb as a monitor

    Samuel K. Marx;Balz S. Kamber;Hamish A. McGowan

Frequent Co-Authors

Balz S. Kamber
Balz S. Kamber Queensland University of Technology
Andrew Sturman
Andrew Sturman University of Canterbury
Patrick Moss
Patrick Moss University of Queensland
Stuart R. Phinn
Stuart R. Phinn University of Queensland
Grant Harvey McTainsh
Grant Harvey McTainsh Griffith University
Nicholas P. Webb
Nicholas P. Webb New Mexico State University
Clive McAlpine
Clive McAlpine University of Queensland
Ravinesh C. Deo
Ravinesh C. Deo University of Southern Queensland
Andrew J. Dowdy
Andrew J. Dowdy University of Melbourne
David H. Bromwich
David H. Bromwich The Ohio State University

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