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James E. Pizzuto 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 James E. Pizzuto sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 161 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James E. Pizzuto 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 James E. Pizzuto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

James E. Pizzuto is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research predominantly focuses on hydrology and sediment transport processes, with significant contributions to soil erosion, sediment transport, and related watershed management studies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broader field, their subfields of research encompass:

  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

James E. Pizzuto's work covers several core topics, including:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

The scientist has published extensively, with notable papers from recent years such as:

  • "Floodplain Sediment Storage Timescales of the Laterally Confined Meandering Powder River, USA" (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "Size-dependent effects of dams on river ecosystems and implications for dam removal outcomes" (2024), published in Ecological Applications
  • "Sediment sources and connectivity linked to hydrologic pathways and geomorphic processes: a conceptual model to specify sediment sources and pathways through space and time" (2023), published in Frontiers in Water
  • "Spatially averaged stratigraphic data to inform watershed sediment routing: An example from the Mid-Atlantic United States" (2022), published in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "Achieving Equilibrium as a Semi-Alluvial Channel: Anthropogenic, Bedrock, and Colluvial Controls on the White Clay Creek, PA, USA" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

James E. Pizzuto frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Ecological Applications
  • Frontiers in Water

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Max Huffman
  • Shannon A. Mahan
  • K. Skalak
  • Harrison J. Gray

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Sediment diffusion during overbank flows

    James E. Pizzuto

  • Comparing gravel-bed rivers in paired urban and rural catchments of southeastern Pennsylvania

    J. E. Pizzuto;W. C. Hession;M. McBride

  • The dominance of dispersion in the evolution of bed material waves in gravel‐bed rivers

    Thomas E. Lisle;Yantao Cui;Gary Parker;James E. Pizzuto

  • Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization and climate change on stream ecosystems: from impacts to management options

    Kären C. Nelson;Margaret A. Palmer;Margaret A. Palmer;James E. Pizzuto;Glenn E. Moglen

  • Influence of bank vegetation on channel morphology in rural and urban watersheds

    W.C. Hession;J.E. Pizzuto;T.E. Johnson;R.J. Horwitz

  • Evolution of a sediment wave in an experimental channel

    Thomas E. Lisle;James E. Pizzuto;Hiroshi Ikeda;Fujiko Iseya

  • The influence of riparian vegetation on stream width, eastern Pennsylvania, USA

    Nicholas E. Allmendinger;James E. Pizzuto;Noel Potter;Thomas E. Johnson

  • How to Avoid Train Wrecks When Using Science in Environmental Problem Solving

    Lee E. Benda;Leroy N. Poff;Christina Tague;Margaret A. Palmer

  • Evaluation of a linear bank erosion equation

    J. E. Pizzuto;T. S. Meckelnburg

  • Sediment pulses in mountain rivers: 1. Experiments

    Yantao Cui;Gary Parker;Thomas E. Lisle;Julie Gott

  • AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ECOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO DAM REMOVAL: THE MANATAWNY CREEK STUDY

    Karen L. Bushaw-Newton;David D. Hart;James E. Pizzuto;James R. Thomson

  • Ecological Forecasting and the Urbanization of Stream Ecosystems: Challenges for Economists, Hydrologists, Geomorphologists, and Ecologists

    Christer Nilsson;Christer Nilsson;James E. Pizzuto;Glenn E. Moglen;Margaret A. Palmer

  • Numerical simulation of gravel river widening

    James E. Pizzuto

  • Sediment pulses in mountain rivers: 2. Comparison between experiments and numerical predictions

    Yantao Cui;Gary Parker;James Pizzuto;Thomas E. Lisle

  • Ontogeny of a flood plain

    John A. Moody;James E. Pizzuto;Robert H. Meade

  • Channel adjustments to changing discharges, Powder River, Montana

    James E. Pizzuto

  • Quantifying bank erosion on the South River from 1937 to 2005, and its importance in assessing Hg contamination.

    Erica L. Rhoades;Michael A. O'Neal;James E. Pizzuto

  • How hydrologic connectivity regulates water quality in river corridors

    Judson Harvey;Jesus Gomez-Velez;Noah Schmadel;Durelle Scott

  • Geographic variation in Australasian microtektite concentrations : implications concerning the location and size of the source crater

    B. P. Glass;J. E. Pizzuto

  • The rates and spatial patterns of annual riverbank erosion revealed through terrestrial laser‐scanner surveys of the South River, Virginia

    Michael A. O'Neal;James E. Pizzuto

  • The distribution and residence time of suspended sediment stored within the channel margins of a gravel‐bed bedrock river

    Katherine Skalak;James Pizzuto

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Lisle
Thomas E. Lisle US Forest Service
Gary Parker
Gary Parker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Margaret A. Palmer
Margaret A. Palmer University of Maryland, College Park
Shannon A. Mahan
Shannon A. Mahan United States Geological Survey
John A. Moody
John A. Moody United States Geological Survey
Neil C. Sturchio
Neil C. Sturchio University of Delaware
Robert H. Meade
Robert H. Meade United States Geological Survey
Adrian A. Harpold
Adrian A. Harpold University of Nevada Reno
Delphis F. Levia
Delphis F. Levia University of Delaware
Robert H. Webb
Robert H. Webb University of Arizona

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