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Keith Richards 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 Keith Richards sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 230 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keith Richards 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 Keith Richards sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keith Richards is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and focuses their research primarily in the field of Environmental Science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pollution

Richards's work addresses topics such as:

  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Representing a selection of recent published papers:

  • "Water, energy and land insecurity in global supply chains," 2020, Global Environmental Change
  • "Ongoing Drainage Reorganization Driven by Rapid Lake Growths on the Tibetan Plateau," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Adaptation to flooding in low-income urban settlements in the least developed countries: A systems approach," 2020, Geographical Journal
  • "The historical avulsion of the Tista River, and its relationship to the Brahmaputra: Map and archive evidence from 1750 to 1835," 2021, Geographical Journal
  • "Bushfires - Climate, people and policies," 2020, Geographical Journal

Richards has frequently published in several venues, notably:

  • Geographical Journal
  • Global Environmental Change
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Journal of Urology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Mike Bithell
  • Hugh Brammer
  • Patricia L. Saunders
  • Daniel Jhang
  • Adel Battikha

Best Publications

  • Object-based land cover classification using airborne LiDAR

    A.S. Antonarakis;K.S. Richards;J. Brasington

  • Developments in monitoring and modelling small‐scale river bed topography

    S. N. Lane;S. N. Lane;K. S. Richards;J. H. Chandler

  • Linking River Channel Form and Process: Time, Space and Causality Revisited

    Stuart N. Lane;Keith S. Richards

  • The application of computational fluid dynamics to natural river channels: three-dimensional versus two-dimensional approaches

    S.N. Lane;K.F. Bradbrook;K.S. Richards;P.A. Biron

  • Geomorphic dynamics of floodplains: ecological implications and a potential modelling strategy

    Keith S. Richards;James Brasington;Francine Hughes

  • Environmental flows and water governance: managing sustainable water uses

    Claudia Pahl-Wostl;Angela Arthington;Janos Bogardi;Stuart E. Bunn

  • Accelerated lake expansion on the Tibetan Plateau in the 2000s: Induced by glacial melting or other processes?

    Chunqiao Song;Bo Huang;Keith Richards;Linghong Ke

  • Numerical simulation of three-dimensional, time-averaged flow structure at river channel confluences

    K. F. Bradbrook;S. N. Lane;K. S. Richards

  • The morphology of riffle‐pool sequences

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  • Investigation of controls on secondary circulation in a simple confluence geometry using a three-dimensional numerical model

    K. F. Bradbrook;P. M. Biron;S. N. Lane;K. S. Richards

  • Role of Bed Discordance at Asymmetrical River Confluences

    K. F. Bradbrook;S. N. Lane;K. S. Richards;P. M. Biron

  • Estimation of flow resistance in gravel‐bedded rivers: A physical explanation of the multiplier of roughness length

    N. J. Clifford;A. Robert;K. S. Richards

  • Three-dimensional measurement of river channel flow processes using acoustic doppler velocimetry

    S. N. Lane;P. M. Biron;K. F. Bradbrook;J. B. Butler

  • In situ characterization of grain‐scale fluvial morphology using Terrestrial Laser Scanning

    Rebecca Hodge;James Brasington;Keith Richards

  • Estimation of Surface Water Quality Changes in Response to Land Use Change: Application of The Export Coefficient Model Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System

    Nandish M. Mattikalli;Keith S. Richards

  • A distributed surface energy-balance model for a small valley glacier. I. Development and testing for Haut Glacier d’ Arolla, Valais, Switzerland

    N.S. Arnold;I.C. Willis;M.J. Sharp;K.S. Richards

  • Flood frequency analysis: assumptions and alternatives:

    R. Kidson;K. S. Richards

  • A collaboratively-derived science-policy research agenda

    William J. Sutherland;Laura Bellingan;Jim R. Bellingham;Jason J. Blackstock;Jason J. Blackstock

  • Analysing laser‐scanned digital terrain models of gravel bed surfaces: linking morphology to sediment transport processes and hydraulics

    Rebecca Hodge;James Brasington;Keith Richards

  • Geometry, bed topography and drainage system structure of the Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland

    Martin Sharp;Keith Richards;Ian Willis;Neil Arnold

  • Interactive effects of soil moisture, vegetation canopy, plant litter and seed addition on plant diversity in a wetland community

    Shaojun Xiong;Mats E. Johansson;Mats E. Johansson;Francine M. R. Hughes;Adrian Hayes

  • River Channels: Environment and Process

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  • Landform monitoring, modelling, and analysis

    [edited by] Stuart N. Lane;Keith S. Richards;Jim H. Chandler

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart N. Lane
Stuart N. Lane University of Lausanne
James Brasington
James Brasington University of Canterbury
Nicholas J. Clifford
Nicholas J. Clifford Loughborough University
Jim H. Chandler
Jim H. Chandler Loughborough University
Julian M. Allwood
Julian M. Allwood University of Cambridge
Ian Willis
Ian Willis University of Cambridge
André G. Roy
André G. Roy Concordia University
Pascale M. Biron
Pascale M. Biron Concordia University
Laurance D. Hall
Laurance D. Hall University of Cambridge
Neil S. Arnold
Neil S. Arnold University of Cambridge

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