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James V. Gardner 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 V. Gardner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 316 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James V. Gardner 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 V. Gardner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% 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

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

Overview

James V. Gardner is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research activity primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions to subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Mechanical Engineering, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main topics of research cover a range of geological and engineering disciplines, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

James V. Gardner has published several papers in various scholarly venues. Notable works include:

  • The Geomorphology of Submarine Channel Systems of the Northern Line Islands Ridge, Central Equatorial Pacific Ocean, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geomorphometric descriptions of archipelagic aprons off the southern flanks of French Frigate Shoals and Necker Island edifices, Northwest Hawaiian Ridge, 2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Standardized Geomorphic Classification of Seafloor Within the United States Atlantic Canyons and Continental Margin, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • DSDP Leg 68, Hole 501 - Well Logging Data, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • DSDP Leg 68, Hole 501 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors who frequently collaborate with James V. Gardner include Larry A. Mayer, Andrew A. Armstrong, Brian R. Calder, Warren L. Prell, and Charles G. Adelseck.

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in peer-reviewed journals such as:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

James V. Gardner has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. No information on the specific year of this award is provided.

Best Publications

  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry Mayer;Bernard Coakley;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Inorganic geochemical indicators of glacial-interglacial changes in productivity and anoxia on the California continental margin

    Walter E. Dean;James V. Gardner;David Z. Piper

  • The significance of pockmarks to understanding fluid flow processes and geohazards

    M Hovland;James V. Gardner;A G Judd

  • Mapping U.S. continental shelves

    J.V. Gardner;Bradford Butman;L.A. Mayer;J.H. Clarke

  • Glacial North Atlantic 18,000 Years Ago: A climap Reconstruction

    Andrew McIntyre;Nilva G. Kipp;Allen W. H. Bé;Thomas Crowley

  • Earthquake-induced sediment failures on a 0.25° slope, Klamath River delta, California

    Michael E. Field;James V. Gardner;Anne E. Jennings;Brian D. Edwards

  • Predicting seafloor facies from multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data

    Peter Dartnell;James V. Gardner

  • Humboldt Slide — a large shear-dominated retrogressive slope failure

    James V Gardner;David B Prior;Michael E Field

  • Biogenic sedimentation beneath the California Current System for the past 30 kyr and its paleoceanographic significance

    James V. Gardner;Walter E. Dean;Peter Dartnell

  • Intensification of the Northeast Pacific oxygen minimum zone during the Bölling-Alleröd Warm Period

    Yan Zheng;Alexander van Geen;Robert F. Anderson;James V. Gardner

  • Geometry and significance of stacked gullies on the northern California slope

    M. E. Field;J. V. Gardner;David B Prior

  • Late Quaternary Deltaic and Carbonate Sedimentation in the Gulf of Papua Foreland Basin: Response to Sea-Level Change

    P.T. Harris;Charitha Pattiaratchi;J.B. Keene;R.W. Dalrymple

  • Ventilation changes in the northeast Pacific during the Last Deglaciation

    A. van Geen;R. G. Fairbanks;P. Dartnell;M. McGann

  • Ground‐truthing 6.5‐kHz side scan sonographs: What are we really imaging?

    James V. Gardner;Michael E. Field;Homa Lee;Brian E. Edwards

  • Geophysical insights into the Transition fault debate: Propagating strike slip in response to stalling Yakutat block subduction in the Gulf of Alaska

    Sean P.S. Gulick;Lindsay A. Lowe;Terry L. Pavlis;James V. Gardner

  • On the determination of Pleistocene temperature from planktonic foraminifera

    W. H. Berger;J. V. Gardner

  • Responses of Sea-Surface Temperature and Circulation to Global Climatic Change During the Past 200,000 Years in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic Ocean

    James V. Gardner;James D. Hays

  • Morphology, volcanism, and mass wasting in Crater Lake, Oregon

    Charles R. Bacon;James V. Gardner;Larry A. Mayer;Mark W. Buktenica

  • Pliocene-Pleistocene growth of the Rio Ebro margin, northeast Spain: A prograding-slope model

    Michael E. Field;James V. Gardner

  • 60 k.y. record of extension across the western boundary of the Basin and Range province: Estimate of slip rates from offset shoreline terraces and a catastrophic slide beneath Lake Tahoe

    G.M. Kent;J.M. Babcock;N.W. Driscoll;A.J. Harding

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry A. Mayer
Larry A. Mayer University of New Hampshire
Michael E. Field
Michael E. Field United States Geological Survey
Walter E. Dean
Walter E. Dean United States Geological Survey
Douglas G. Masson
Douglas G. Masson Seascape Consultants (United Kingdom)
David A. Cacchione
David A. Cacchione United States Geological Survey
David E. Drake
David E. Drake United States Geological Survey
Warren L Prell
Warren L Prell Brown University
Roger Y. Anderson
Roger Y. Anderson University of New Mexico
Charles R. Bacon
Charles R. Bacon United States Geological Survey
Neal W. Driscoll
Neal W. Driscoll University of California, San Diego

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