2026 Jamie MacMahan: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	33	8348	7746	2764	2446	149	4217

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

External Links

Personal website of Jamie MacMahan

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