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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4255 3913 196 178 114 7404

Humfrey Melling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Humfrey Melling between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Humfrey Melling published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2015. 3 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2015. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 10 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

126 publications in total across all disciplines

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Humfrey Melling: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 2
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 0
1995 3
1996 2
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 4
2003 1
2004 6
2005 3
2006 8
2007 4
2008 6
2009 5
2010 5
2011 8
2012 8
2013 3
2014 1
2015 10
2016 3
2017 4
2018 2
2019 1
2020 4
2021 2
2022 7
2023 0
2024 2
2025 1
Total 126
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Humfrey Melling 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 Humfrey Melling sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 114 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484 114
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Humfrey Melling 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 Humfrey Melling sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212 46
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Humfrey Melling is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Canada. Their research primarily encompasses fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Oceanography. The work spans topics related to Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate change and permafrost, marine animal studies, methane hydrates and related phenomena, geology and paleoclimatology research, cryospheric studies and observations, as well as indigenous studies and ecology.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Rapid seafloor changes associated with the degradation of Arctic submarine permafrost (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Long-term, Harvest-based Monitoring of Ringed Seal Body Condition and Reproduction in Canada's Western Arctic: An Update through 2019 + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) (2020), published in ARCTIC
  • Circulation in the vicinity of Mackenzie Canyon from a year-long mooring array (2020), published in Progress In Oceanography
  • A 100-km wide slump along the upper slope of the Canadian Arctic was likely preconditioned for failure by brackish pore water flushing (2021), published in Marine Geology
  • Pacific salmon in the Canadian Arctic highlight a range-expansion pathway for sub-Arctic fishes (2024), published in Global Change Biology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • C. K. Paull
  • S R Dallimore
  • Young Keun Jin
  • David W. Caress
  • E. M. Lundsten

Humfrey Melling's work has been published repeatedly in venues such as Progress In Oceanography and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Other notable journals featuring their research include Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ARCTIC, and Marine Geology.

Best Publications

  • Freshwater and its role in the Arctic Marine System: Sources, disposition, storage, export, and physical and biogeochemical consequences in the Arctic and global oceans

    Edward C. Carmack;Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai;Thomas W. N. Haine;Sheldon Bacon

  • Toward Quantifying the Increasing Role of Oceanic Heat in Sea Ice Loss in the New Arctic

    Eddy Carmack;Igor V. Polyakov;Laurie Padman;Ilker Fer

  • CHAPTER 2: ARCTIC CLIMATE - Past and Present

    G. Alekseev;D. Chen;E. Førland;J. Fyfe

  • Ocean circulation within the North Water polynya of Baffin Bay

    Humfrey Melling;Yves Gratton;Grant Ingram

  • Implications of climate change for economic development in northern Canada: energy, resource, and transportation sectors.

    Terry D. Prowse;Chris Furgal;Rebecca Chouinard;Humfrey Melling

  • Sea ice of the northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago

    Humfrey Melling

  • A Synthesis of Exchanges Through the Main Oceanic Gateways to the Arctic Ocean

    Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller;Rebecca Woodgate;Craig Lee;Humfrey Melling

  • Measurements of the Underside Topography of Sea Ice by Moored Subsea Sonar

    Humfrey Melling;Paul H. Johnston;David A. Riedel

  • Particle fluxes and geochemistry on the Canadian Beaufort Shelf: Implications for sediment transport and deposition

    M.C. O’Brien;R.W. Macdonald;H. Melling;K. Iseki

  • Sediment transport by sea ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas: Increasing importance due to changing ice conditions?

    H. Eicken;R. Gradinger;A. Gaylord;A. Mahoney

  • The joint roles of Pacific and Atlantic-origin waters in the Canada Basin, 1997 1998

    F.A McLaughlin;E.C Carmack;R.W Macdonald;H Melling

  • Modification of halocline source waters during freezing on the Beaufort Sea shelf: evidence from oxygen isotopes and dissolved nutrients

    Humfrey Melling;Robert M. Moore

  • Origin of pingo-like features on the Beaufort Sea shelf and their possible relationship to decomposing methane gas hydrates

    Charles K. Paull;William Ussler;Scott R. Dallimore;Steve M. Blasco

  • Shelf drainage flows in the Beaufort Sea and their effect on the Arctic Ocean pycnocline

    Humfrey Melling;E.L. Lewis

  • Ocean circulation and properties in Petermann Fjord, Greenland

    H. L. Johnson;A. Münchow;K. K. Falkner;H. Melling

  • An overview of physical processes in the North Water

    R.Grant Ingram;Julie Bâcle;David G Barber;Yves Gratton

  • Variation in Reproduction and Body Condition of the Ringed Seal ( Phoca hispida ) in Western Prince Albert Sound, NT, Canada, as Assessed Through a Harvest-based Sampling Program

    Lois A. Harwood;Thomas G. Smith;Humfrey Melling

  • The formation of a haline shelf front in wintertime in an ice-covered arctic sea

    Humfrey Melling

  • Fresh-Water Fluxes via Pacific and Arctic Outflows Across the Canadian Polar Shelf

    Humfrey Melling;Tom A. Agnew;Kelly K. Falkner;David A. Greenberg

  • Baffin Island and West Greenland Current Systems in northern Baffin Bay

    Andreas Münchow;Kelly K. Falkner;Humfrey Melling

  • Observations in the Ocean

    Bert Rudels;Bert Rudels;Leif Anderson;Patrick Eriksson;Eberhard Fahrbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott R. Dallimore
Scott R. Dallimore Geological Survey of Canada
Andreas Münchow
Andreas Münchow University of Delaware
Charles K. Paull
Charles K. Paull Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Robie W. Macdonald
Robie W. Macdonald Fisheries and Oceans Canada
R. Grant Ingram
R. Grant Ingram McGill University
Eddy C. Carmack
Eddy C. Carmack Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Michael Riedel
Michael Riedel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Roger M. Samelson
Roger M. Samelson Oregon State University
Fiona A. McLaughlin
Fiona A. McLaughlin Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Mary-Louise Timmermans
Mary-Louise Timmermans Yale University

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