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Hugh G. Smith 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 Hugh G. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 130 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh G. Smith 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 Hugh G. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1968 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hugh G. Smith is affiliated with Landcare Research in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans environmental science and engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, ecology, soil science, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Tree root and stability studies
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Hugh G. Smith has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Geomorphology
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent papers authored by Hugh G. Smith include:

  • Comparing methods of landslide data acquisition and susceptibility modelling: Examples from New Zealand, 2021, Geomorphology
  • The influence of spatial patterns in rainfall on shallow landslides, 2023, Geomorphology

Other relevant recent works in related fields where Smith appears as a co-author involve research on radionuclides, vegetation's role in landslides, and slope stability studies:

  • Radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in terrestrial systems, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Shallow landslides and vegetation at the catchment scale: A perspective, 2021, Ecological Engineering
  • Quantifying the influence of individual trees on slope stability at landscape scale, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Hugh G. Smith include Andrew Neverman, Raphael Spiekermann, Chris Phillips, Yuichi Onda, and Keisuke Taniguchi.

In recognition of scholarly contributions, Hugh G. Smith was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1968.

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Wildfire effects on water quality in forest catchments: A review with implications for water supply

    Hugh G. Smith;Gary J. Sheridan;Patrick N.J. Lane;Petter Nyman

  • Sediment fingerprinting in agricultural catchments: A critical re-examination of source discrimination and data corrections

    Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake

  • Evidence of debris flow occurrence after wildfire in upland catchments of south-east Australia

    Petter Nyman;Gary J. Sheridan;Hugh G. Smith;Patrick N.J. Lane

  • The challenges and opportunities of addressing particle size effects in sediment source fingerprinting: a review.

    J. Patrick Laceby;Olivier Evrard;Hugh G. Smith;Will H. Blake

  • Fingerprinting and tracing the sources of soils and sediments: Earth and ocean science, geoarchaeological, forensic, and human health applications

    P.N. Owens;W.H. Blake;L. Gaspar;L. Gaspar;D. Gateuille;D. Gateuille

  • Radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in terrestrial systems

    Yuichi Onda;Keisuke Taniguchi;Kazuya Yoshimura;Hiroaki Kato

  • Interpreting sediment delivery processes using suspended sediment‐discharge hysteresis patterns from nested upland catchments, south‐eastern Australia

    Hugh G. Smith;Hugh G. Smith;Deirdre Dragovich

  • Initial flux of sediment-associated radiocesium to the ocean from the largest river impacted by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

    Yosuke Yamashiki;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake

  • Transport and Redistribution of Radiocesium in Fukushima Fallout through Rivers

    Keisuke Taniguchi;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William Blake

  • Surface runoff and erosion after prescribed burning and the effect of different fire regimes in forests and shrublands: a review

    J. G. Cawson;J. G. Cawson;G. J. Sheridan;G. J. Sheridan;H. G. Smith;H. G. Smith;P. N. J. Lane;P. N. J. Lane

  • Effects of fire severity and burn patchiness on hillslope-scale surface runoff, erosion and hydrologic connectivity in a prescribed burn

    J.G. Cawson;J.G. Cawson;G.J. Sheridan;G.J. Sheridan;H.G. Smith;P.N.J. Lane;P.N.J. Lane

  • Predicting sediment delivery from debris flows after wildfire

    Petter Nyman;Petter Nyman;Hugh G. Smith;Christopher B. Sherwin;Christopher B. Sherwin;Christoph Langhans

  • Comparing catchment sediment fingerprinting procedures using an auto-evaluation approach with virtual sample mixtures

    Leticia Palazón;Borja Latorre;Leticia Gaspar;William H. Blake

  • Modeling the effects of surface storage, macropore flow and water repellency on infiltration after wildfire

    Petter Nyman;Petter Nyman;Gary J. Sheridan;Gary J. Sheridan;Hugh G. Smith;Patrick N.J. Lane;Patrick N.J. Lane

  • Changes to sediment sources following wildfire in a forested upland catchment, southeastern Australia

    Hugh G. Smith;Gary J. Sheridan;Patrick N. J. Lane;Philip J. Noske

  • Assumptions and challenges in the use of fallout beryllium-7 as a soil and sediment tracer in river basins

    A. Taylor;W.H. Blake;H.G. Smith;L. Mabit

  • Testing the sensitivity of a multivariate mixing model using geochemical fingerprints with artificial mixtures

    Leticia Gaspar;William H. Blake;Hugh G. Smith;Ivan Lizaga

  • Will farmers work together for conservation? The potential limits of farmers’ cooperation in agri-environment measures

    Mark Riley;Heather Sangster;Hugh Smith;Richard C. Chiverrell

  • Quantifying sources of fine sediment supplied to post-fire debris flows using fallout radionuclide tracers

    Hugh G. Smith;Hugh G. Smith;Gary J. Sheridan;Petter Nyman;David P. Child

  • A deconvolutional Bayesian mixing model approach for river basin sediment source apportionment.

    William H. Blake;Pascal Boeckx;Brian C. Stock;Hugh G. Smith

  • Soil erosion in East Africa: an interdisciplinary approach to realising pastoral land management change

    William H Blake;Anna Rabinovich;Maarten Wynants;Claire Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary J. Sheridan
Gary J. Sheridan University of Melbourne
Patrick N.J. Lane
Patrick N.J. Lane University of Melbourne
William H. Blake
William H. Blake Plymouth University
Yuichi Onda
Yuichi Onda University of Tsukuba
Richard C. Chiverrell
Richard C. Chiverrell University of Liverpool
Ana Navas
Ana Navas Spanish National Research Council
Pascal Boeckx
Pascal Boeckx Ghent University
John Boyle
John Boyle University of Liverpool
Philip N. Owens
Philip N. Owens University of Northern British Columbia
Stefan H. Doerr
Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University

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