Jamie MacMahan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jamie MacMahan between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jamie MacMahan published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2014. 7 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

2001 2025

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jamie MacMahan: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year	Publications
2001	3
2002	3
2003	2
2004	6
2005	2
2006	6
2007	8
2008	9
2009	7
2010	12
2011	15
2012	14
2013	5
2014	18
2015	5
2016	17
2017	7
2018	10
2019	6
2020	8
2021	5
2022	1
2023	8
2024	5
2025	2
Total	184

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Jamie MacMahan 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 Jamie MacMahan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 149 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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	149
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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Jamie MacMahan 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 Jamie MacMahan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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	33
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
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

Jamie MacMahan is affiliated with the Naval Postgraduate School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on earth and planetary sciences with a strong emphasis on oceanography, atmospheric science, and earth-surface processes. MacMahan's work encompasses a variety of topics related to oceanographic and atmospheric processes, coastal and marine dynamics, and tropical and extratropical cyclones research.

The subfields of study covered include:

Oceanography
Atmospheric Science
Earth-Surface Processes
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change

Main topics addressed in their research are:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Geological formations and processes

Recent publications by Jamie MacMahan include:

Wave Dissipation by Bottom Friction on the Inner Shelf of a Rocky Shore, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
The Inner-Shelf Dynamics Experiment, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Alongshore Variability of Shoaling Internal Bores on the Inner Shelf, 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
CLASI: Coordinating Innovative Observations and Modeling to Improve Coastal Environmental Prediction Systems, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Inner-Shelf Vertical and Alongshore temperature Variability in the Subtidal, Diurnal, and Semidiurnal Bands Along the central California coastline with headlands, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

They frequently publish in the following venues:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Journal of Physical Oceanography
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Collaborations are a notable aspect of MacMahan's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

Falk Feddersen
John A. Colosi
Charlotte Benbow
Edward B. Thornton
Amy F. Waterhouse

Best Publications

Rip current review

Jamie H. MacMahan;Edward B. Thornton;Ad J. H. M. Reniers

423
Citations
Beach response to a sequence of extreme storms

Giovanni Coco;Nadia Senechal;A. Rejas;Karin R. Bryan

247
Citations
Mean Lagrangian flow behavior on an open coast rip-channeled beach: A new perspective

Jamie MacMahan;Jeff Brown;Jenna Brown;Edward B. Thornton

221
Citations
Rip currents, mega-cusps, and eroding dunes

Edward B. Thornton;J. MacMahan;A. H. Sallenger

221
Citations
RIPEX: Observations of a rip current system

Jamie H. MacMahan;Edward B. Thornton;Tim P. Stanton;Ad J. H. M. Reniers

210
Citations
Observing Ocean Surface Waves with GPS-Tracked Buoys

T. H. C. Herbers;P. F. Jessen;T. T. Janssen;D. B. Colbert

186
Citations
Temporal observations of rip current circulation on a macro-tidal beach

Martin Austin;Tim Scott;Jeff Brown;Jenna Brown

146
Citations
Surf zone surface retention on a rip-channeled beach

A. J. H. M. Reniers;A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. H. MacMahan;E. B. Thornton;T. P. Stanton

132
Citations
Infragravity rip current pulsations

Jamie H. MacMahan;Ad J. H. M. Reniers;Edward B. Thornton;Tim P. Stanton

119
Citations
Low-Cost Handheld Global Positioning System for Measuring Surf-Zone Currents

Jamie MacMahan;Jeff Brown;Edward B. Thornton

118
Citations
Surf zone eddies coupled with rip current morphology

Jamie H. MacMahan;Ad J. H. M. Reniers;Edward B. Thornton;Tim P. Stanton

113
Citations
Surf zone physical and morphological regime as determinants of temporal and spatial variation in larval recruitment

Alan L. Shanks;Steven G. Morgan;Jamie MacMahan;Ad J.H.M Reniers

103
Citations
Hydrographic Surveying from Personal Watercraft

Jamie MacMahan

92
Citations
Surf zone diffusivity on a rip‐channeled beach

Jeff Brown;Jamie MacMahan;Ad Reniers;Ad Reniers;Ed Thornton

90
Citations
Evaluation of swimmer-based rip current escape strategies

R. Jak McCarroll;Robert W. Brander;Jamie H. MacMahan;Ian L. Turner

88
Citations
Observations and modeling of steep-beach grain-size variability

A. J. H. M. Reniers;E. L. Gallagher;J. H. MacMahan;J. A. Brown

85
Citations
Future Challenges for Rip Current Research and Outreach

Robert Brander;Jamie MacMahan

75
Citations
Modeling of very low frequency motions during RIPEX

A. J. H. M. Reniers;A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. H. MacMahan;E. B. Thornton;T. P. Stanton

73
Citations
Rip‐current pulses tied to Lagrangian coherent structures

A. J. H. M. Reniers;A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. H. MacMahan;F. J. Beron-Vera;M. J. Olascoaga

73
Citations
Numerical simulations of larval transport into a rip-channeled surf zone

Atsushi G. Fujimura;Ad J. H. M. Reniers;Claire B. Paris;Alan L. Shanks

70
Citations
Modelling infragravity motions on a rip-channel beach

Ad J. H. M. Reniers;J. H. MacMahan;Edward B. Thornton;T. P. Stanton

64
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ad Reniers Delft University of Technology

Edward B. Thornton Naval Postgraduate School

Timothy P. Stanton Naval Postgraduate School

Alan L. Shanks University of Oregon

Steven G. Morgan University of California, Davis

Falk Feddersen University of California, San Diego

Brian K. Haus University of Miami

Karin R. Bryan University of Auckland

Giovanni Coco University of Auckland

Tamay M. Özgökmen University of Miami

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