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5861
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7508
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386

Joseph M. Shea 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 Joseph M. Shea sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 84 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph M. Shea 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 Joseph M. Shea sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joseph M. Shea is affiliated with the University of Northern British Columbia in Canada. The primary research areas focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with extensive contributions especially in Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Water Science and Technology, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Mechanical Engineering.

The research topics extensively covered include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

The publication record highlights work published in the following venues:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Science
  • Earth's Future
  • Journal of Glaciology

Notable recent papers include:

  • Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram, 2021, Science
  • Multi-scale snowdrift-permitting modelling of mountain snowpack, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Knowledge Priorities on Climate Change and Water in the Upper Indus Basin: A Horizon Scanning Exercise to Identify the Top 100 Research Questions in Social and Natural Sciences, 2022, Earth's Future
  • Evaluation of surface mass-balance records using geodetic data and physically-based modelling, Place and Peyto glaciers, western Canada, 2022, Journal of Glaciology
  • Multi-year observations of the high mountain water cycle in the Langtang catchment, Central Himalaya, 2021, Hydrological Processes

Joseph M. Shea has collaborated frequently with several scholars, including:

  • Brian Menounos
  • John W. Pomeroy
  • Vincent Vionnet
  • Kriti Mukherjee
  • Caroline Aubry-Wake

In addition to journal papers, the scientist has contributed to book publications with the University of Calgary Press, notably on Canadian Mountain Assessment in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

    J. S. Kargel;G. J. Leonard;D. H. Shugar;U. K. Haritashya

  • High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles

    Walter Immerzeel;Walter Immerzeel;Walter Immerzeel;P.D.A. Kraaijenbrink;J.M. Shea;A.B. Shrestha

  • Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff

    W. W. Immerzeel;W. W. Immerzeel;N. Wanders;N. Wanders;Arthur Lutz;J. M. Shea

  • Coupled modelling of glacier and streamflow response to future climate scenarios

    K. Stahl;K. Stahl;R. D. Moore;J. M. Shea;D. Hutchinson

  • Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

    Tobias Bolch;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Shiyin Liu;Farooq M. Azam

  • Brief communication: Glaciers in the Hunza catchment (Karakoram) have been nearly in balance since the 1970s

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;Tino Pieczonka;Kriti Mukherjee;Joseph M Shea;Joseph M Shea

  • Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram.

    Mohd. Farooq Azam;Jeffrey S. Kargel;Joseph M. Shea;Santosh Nepal

  • Unraveling the hydrology of a Himalayan catchment through integration of high resolution in situ data and remote sensing with an advanced simulation model

    Silvan Ragettli;Francesca Pellicciotti;Walter W. Immerzeel;Walter W. Immerzeel;Evan S. Miles

  • Seasonal and annual mass balances of Mera and Pokalde glaciers (Nepal Himalaya) since 2007

    Patrick Wagnon;Patrick Wagnon;C. Vincent;Yves Arnaud;E. Berthier

  • Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal

    Christian Vincent;Patrick Wagnon;Joseph M. Shea;Walter W. Immerzeel;Walter W. Immerzeel

  • Seasonal surface velocities of a Himalayan glacier derived by automated correlation of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery

    Philip Kraaijenbrink;Sander W. Meijer;Joseph M. Shea;Francesca Pellicciotti

  • The importance of snow sublimation on a Himalayan glacier

    Emmy E. Stigter;Maxime Litt;Maxime Litt;Jakob F. Steiner;Pleun N. J. Bonekamp

  • Glacier Water Resources on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

    Shawn J. Marshall;Eric C. White;Michael N. Demuth;Tobias Bolch

  • Ice cliff contribution to the tongue-wide ablation of Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, central Himalaya

    Fanny Brun;Fanny Brun;Patrick Wagnon;Patrick Wagnon;Etienne Berthier;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea

  • Object-based analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery to map and characterise surface features on a debris-covered glacier

    P. D. A. Kraaijenbrink;J. M. Shea;Francesca Pellicciotti;S. M. de Jong

  • A comparative high-altitude meteorological analysis from three catchments in the Nepalese Himalaya

    J.M. Shea;P. Wagnon;W.W. Immerzeel;R. Biron

  • Black carbon and the Himalayan cryosphere: A review

    Charles G. Gertler;Charles G. Gertler;Siva Praveen Puppala;Arnico Panday;Dorothea Stumm

  • Heterogeneous Changes in Western North American Glaciers Linked to Decadal Variability in Zonal Wind Strength

    B. Menounos;R. Hugonnet;R. Hugonnet;D. Shean;A. Gardner

  • Seasonal changes in surface albedo of Himalayan glaciers from MODIS data and links with the annual mass balance

    F. Brun;F. Brun;M. Dumont;Patrick Wagnon;Patrick Wagnon;E. Berthier

  • Mapping Surface Temperatures on a Debris-Covered Glacier With an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Philip Derk Andreas Kraaijenbrink;Joseph Michael Shea;Joseph Michael Shea;Joseph Michael Shea;Maxime Litt;Maxime Litt;Jakob Friedrich Steiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter W. Immerzeel
Walter W. Immerzeel Utrecht University
Francesca Pellicciotti
Francesca Pellicciotti Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Brian Menounos
Brian Menounos University of Northern British Columbia
Patrick Wagnon
Patrick Wagnon Grenoble Alpes University
Etienne Berthier
Etienne Berthier Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales
Arun Bhakta Shrestha
Arun Bhakta Shrestha International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Marc F. P. Bierkens Utrecht University
Tobias Bolch
Tobias Bolch Graz University of Technology
John W. Pomeroy
John W. Pomeroy University of Saskatchewan
Niko Wanders
Niko Wanders Utrecht University

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