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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2467 2242 1033 916 178 9542

James P. McNamara publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James P. McNamara between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James P. McNamara published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 9 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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James P. McNamara: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2003 7
2004 7
2005 5
2006 7
2007 9
2008 14
2009 13
2010 3
2011 14
2012 2
2013 6
2014 8
2015 10
2016 10
2017 19
2018 8
2019 10
2020 8
2021 7
2022 5
2023 5
2024 12
2025 8
2026 1
Total 209
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James P. McNamara 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 P. McNamara 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, 178–187 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: 178 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414 178
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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James P. McNamara 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 P. McNamara 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163 56
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

James P. McNamara is affiliated with Boise State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans key subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, water science and technology, environmental engineering, and ecology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics such as hydrology and watershed management studies, cryospheric studies and observations, flood risk assessment and management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, climate change and permafrost, fire effects on ecosystems, and soil moisture and remote sensing.

Recent publications by James P. McNamara reflect a variety of interests and are published in respected scientific venues. These include:

  • Stable isotopes of water reveal differences in plant - soil water relationships across northern environments (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • Why does snowmelt-driven streamflow response to warming vary? A data-driven review and predictive framework (2022, Environmental Research Letters)
  • Tree canopy and snow depth relationships at fine scales with terrestrial laser scanning (2021, The Cryosphere)
  • From Drought to Flood: A Water Balance Analysis of the Tuolumne River Basin during Extreme Conditions (2015 - 2017) (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • The Impact of Initial Snow Conditions on the Numerical Weather Simulation of a Northern Rockies Atmospheric River (2020, Journal of Hydrometeorology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with peers, including Alejandro N. Flores, Hang Chen, Qifei Niu, Hans-Peter Marshall, and Danny Marks. These collaborations have contributed to multiple published works.

James P. McNamara regularly publishes in a set of core journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Water Resources Research
  • Frontiers in Water
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • HydroShare Resources

Best Publications

  • Hillslope Hydrology in Global Change Research and Earth System Modeling

    Ying Fan;M. Clark;D. M. Lawrence;S. Swenson

  • Soil moisture states, lateral flow, and streamflow generation in a semi-arid, snowmelt-driven catchment

    James P. McNamara;David Chandler;Mark Seyfried;Shiva Achet

  • An approach to understanding hydrologic connectivity on the hillslope and the implications for nutrient transport

    Marc Stieglitz;Jeff Shaman;Jeff Shaman;James McNamara;Victor Engel;Victor Engel

  • Arctic Landscapes in Transition: Responses to Thawing Permafrost

    J. C. Rowland;C. E. Jones;G. Altmann;R. Bryan

  • An analysis of streamflow hydrology in the Kuparuk river basin, Arctic Alaska : A nested watershed approach

    James P. McNamara;Douglas L. Kane;Larry D. Hinzman

  • Hydrological Partitioning in the Critical Zone: Recent Advances and Opportunities for Developing Transferable Understanding of Water Cycle Dynamics

    Paul D. Brooks;Jon Chorover;Ying Fan;Sarah E. Godsey

  • Controls on the temporal and spatial variability of soil moisture in a mountainous landscape: the signature of snow and complex terrain

    C. J. Williams;J. P. McNamara;D. G. Chandler

  • Hydrograph separations in an arctic watershed using mixing model and graphical techniques

    James P. McNamara;Douglas L. Kane;Larry D. Hinzman

  • Application of time-lapse ERT imaging to watershed characterization

    Carlyle R. Miller;Partha S. Routh;Troy R. Brosten;James P. McNamara

  • Aspect influences on soil water retention and storage

    I. J. Geroy;M. M. Gribb;Hans-Peter Marshall;D. G. Chandler

  • Modeling soil depth from topographic and land cover attributes

    Teklu K. Tesfa;David G. Tarboton;David G. Chandler;James P. McNamara

  • Rain or Snow: Hydrologic Processes, Observations, Prediction, and Research Needs

    Adrian A. Harpold;Michael L. Kaplan;P. Zion Klos;Timothy Link

  • Storage as a Metric of Catchment Comparison

    James P. McNamara;Doerthe Tetzlaff;Kevin Bishop;Christopher Soulsby

  • Effects of Changes in Arctic Lake and River Ice

    Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie R. Bonsal

  • An analysis of an arctic channel network using a digital elevation model

    James P McNamara;Douglas L Kane;Larry D Hinzman

  • How isotopic fractionation of snowmelt affects hydrograph separation

    Susan Taylor;Susan Taylor;Xiahong Feng;Mark Williams;James McNamara

  • Past and Future Changes in Arctic Lake and River Ice

    Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie Bonsal

  • The essential value of long‐term experimental data for hydrology and water management

    Doerthe Tetzlaff;Sean K. Carey;James P. McNamara;Hjalmar Laudon

  • A simplified approach for estimating soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in semi-arid complex terrain

    Melvin L. Kunkel;Alejandro N. Flores;Toni J. Smith;James P. McNamara

  • Simulated Soil Water Storage Effects on Streamflow Generation in a Mountainous Snowmelt Environment, Idaho, USA

    M. S. Seyfried;L. E. Grant;D. Marks;A. Winstral

  • Using isotopes to constrain water flux and age estimates in snow-influenced catchments using the STARR (Spatially distributed Tracer-Aided Rainfall–Runoff) model

    Pertti Ala-aho;Doerthe Tetzlaff;James P. McNamara;Hjalmar Laudon

Frequent Co-Authors

Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Chris Soulsby
Chris Soulsby University of Aberdeen
Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
William B. Bowden
William B. Bowden University of Vermont
Sean K. Carey
Sean K. Carey McMaster University
Hans-Peter Marshall
Hans-Peter Marshall Boise State University
Shawn G. Benner
Shawn G. Benner Boise State University
Douglas L. Kane
Douglas L. Kane University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jim Buttle
Jim Buttle Trent University

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