2026 Harry M. Jol: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	31	8903	8273	2891	2557	201	4179

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Harry M. Jol is a researcher affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the United States specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work mainly intersects geophysical methods and applications with archaeological research and protection.

Their research spans several subfields, including Ocean Engineering, Ecology, Space and Planetary Science, Atmospheric Science, and Archeology. The main topics covered in their publications include:

Geophysical Methods and Applications
Archaeological Research and Protection
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Landslides and related hazards
Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Harry M. Jol has authored and co-authored numerous papers, notable among recent publications are:

"Ground-penetrating radar signature of Quaternary faulting: a study from the Mt. Pollino region, southern Apennines, Italy" (2021) published in Solid Earth
"Refining Late-Holocene environmental changes of the Akko coastal plain and its impacts on the settlement and anchorage patterns of Tel Akko (Israel)" (2022) published in Marine Geology
"Use of Ground Penetrating Radar, Hydrogeochemical Testing, and Aquifer Characterization to Establish Shallow Groundwater Supply to the Rehabilitated Ni-les'tun Unit Floodplain: Bandon Marsh, Coquille Estuary, Oregon, USA" (2020) published in Journal of Geography and Geology
"Preserving Holocaust history: Geophysical investigations at the Ponary (Paneriai) extermination site" (2021) published in Geophysics
"Holocene geomorphological evolution of a sediment-starved coastal embayment in response to sea level change: Insights from the Qing'ao Embayment, southern China" (2023) published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Frequent co-authors in Jol's collaborations include:

Philip Reeder
Alastair McClymont
Paul Bauman
Michal Artzy
Gloria I. López

Jol has published extensively in venues such as:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Heritage
Solid Earth
Journal of Geography and Geology
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Among recognitions, Harry M. Jol has been named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

GPR in sediments: advice on data collection, basic processing and interpretation, a good practice guide

Harry M. Jol;Charlie S. Bristow

399
Citations
Ground penetrating radar of northern lacustrine deltas

Harry M. Jol;Derald G. Smith

353
Citations
Ground Penetrating Radar in Sediments

C. S. Bristow;H. M. Jol

241
Citations
Ground penetrating radar: antenna frequencies and maximum probable depths of penetration in Quaternary sediments

Derald G. Smith;Harry M. Jol

240
Citations
Ground penetrating radar antennae frequencies and transmitter powers compared for penetration depth, resolution and reflection continuity1

Harry M. Jol

168
Citations
Digital Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR): A New Geophysical Tool for Coastal Barrier Research (Examples from the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts, U.S.A.)

Harry M. Jol;Derald G. Smith;Richard A. Meyers

163
Citations
An introduction to ground penetrating radar (GPR) in sediments

Charlie S. Bristow;Harry M. Jol

160
Citations
Evidence for eight great earthquake-subsidence events detected with ground-penetrating radar, Willapa barrier, Washington

Richard A. Meyers;Derald G. Smith;Harry M. Jol;Curt D. Peterson

152
Citations
Ground-penetrating radar investigation of a Lake Bonneville deita, Provo level, Brigham City, Utah

Derald G. Smith;Harry M. Jol

134
Citations
Radar structure of a Gilbert-type delta, Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Canada

Derald G. Smith;Harry M. Jol

111
Citations
Ecohydrologically important subsurface structures in peatlands revealed by ground‐penetrating radar and complex conductivity surveys

Nicholas Kettridge;Xavier Comas;Andrew Baird;Lee Slater

94
Citations
Investigation of the age and migration of reversing dunes in Antarctica using GPR and OSL, with implications for GPR on Mars

Charlie Bristow;Charlie Bristow;Paul C. Augustinus;I. C. Wallis;H. M. Jol;H. M. Jol

90
Citations
Ground penetrating radar surveys of peatlands for oilfield pipelines in Canada

Harry M. Jol;Derald G. Smith

85
Citations
Incipient tunnel channels

Darren B Sjogren;Timothy G Fisher;Lawrence D Taylor;Harry M Jol

83
Citations
Ground penetrating radar: 2-D and 3-D subsurface imaging of a coastal barrier spit, Long Beach, WA, USA

Harry M Jol;Don C Lawton;Derald G Smith

77
Citations
Stratigraphy of Back-Barrier Coastal Dunes, Northern North Carolina and Southern Virginia

K. G. Havholm;D. V. Ames;G. R. Whittecar;B. A. Wenell

76
Citations
Saginaw Lobe tunnel channels (Laurentide Ice Sheet) and their significance in south-central Michigan, USA

Timothy G. Fisher;Harry M. Jol;Amber M. Boudreau

75
Citations
Texture-based classification of ground-penetrating radar images

Stephen Moysey;Rosemary J. Knight;Harry M. Jol

75
Citations
The role of ground penetrating radar and geostatistics in reservoir description

Rosemary Knight;Paulette Tercier;Harry Jol

71
Citations
A comparison of the correlation structure in GPR images of deltaic and barrier‐spit depositional environments

Paulette Tercier;Rosemary Knight;Harry Jol

54
Citations
Slipfaceless ‘whaleback’ dunes in a polar desert, Victoria Valley, Antarctica: Insights from ground penetrating radar

Charlie S. Bristow;H.M. Jol;P. Augustinus;I.C. Wallis

44
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Derald G. Smith University of Calgary

Charlie S. Bristow Birkbeck, University of London

Rosemary Knight Stanford University

Guy Gelfenbaum United States Geological Survey

Lee Slater Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield

Adam D. Switzer Nanyang Technological University

James Shulmeister University of Canterbury

Mark Quigley University of Melbourne

David Kaniewski Paul Sabatier University

External Links

Personal website of Harry M. Jol

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