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Kenneth Pye 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 Kenneth Pye sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 197 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth Pye 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 Kenneth Pye sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth Pye is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on earth-surface processes, soil science, and global and planetary change. The central topics of their work include aeolian processes and effects, soil erosion and sediment transport, and fire effects on ecosystems.

The scientist has contributed to the field through publications in recognized scholarly venues. Notably, Kenneth Pye has two papers published in the Journal of Coastal Conservation:

  • Is 're-mobilisation' nature restoration or nature destruction? A commentary. Discussion (2020), Journal of Coastal Conservation
  • Geomorphological and ecological change in a coastal foreland dune system, Sandscale haws, Cumbria, UK: the management challenges posed by climate change (2020), Journal of Coastal Conservation

Kenneth Pye's work in these publications addresses aspects of coastal and ecological dynamics, indicating a detailed examination of environmental change and management challenges linked to natural processes.

Collaboration is an element of their academic output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Simon J. Blott
  • Neil Forbes
  • Lindsay C. Maskell

This range of co-authors reflects a network of research partnerships contributing to the terrain of coastal conservation and environmental science.

Their research topics, covering aeolian processes, soil erosion, sediment transport, and fire effects, show an interdisciplinary approach towards understanding complex environmental phenomena. These themes are relevant to both theoretical research and practical environmental management.

Best Publications

  • GRADISTAT: a grain size distribution and statistics package for the analysis of unconsolidated sediments

    Simon J. Blott;Kenneth Pye

  • Aeolian dust and dust deposits

    Kenneth Pye

  • Aeolian sand and sand dunes

    Kenneth Pye;Haim Tsoar

  • The nature, origin and accumulation of loess

    K. Pye

  • Particle shape: a review and new methods of characterization and classification

    Simon J. Blott;Kenneth Pye

  • Dust transport and the question of desert loess formation

    H. Tsoar;K. Pye

  • Reduction of Fe(III) in sediments by sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Max L. Coleman;David B. Hedrick;Derek R. Lovley;David C. White;David C. White

  • Particle size scales and classification of sediment types based on particle size distributions: review and recommended procedures.

    Simon J. Blott;Kenneth Pye

  • Antarctic (Dome C) ice-core dust at 18 k.y. B.P.: Isotopic constraints on origins

    Francis E. Grousset;Francis E. Grousset;Pierre E. Biscaye;Marie Revel;Jean-Robert Petit

  • Beach–dune morphological relationships and erosion/accretion: An investigation at five sites in England and Wales using LIDAR data

    S.E. Saye;D. van der Wal;K. Pye;S.J. Blott

  • Particle size distribution analysis of sand-sized particles by laser diffraction: an experimental investigation of instrument sensitivity and the effects of particle shape

    Simon J. Blott;Kenneth Pye

  • Chemical sediments and geomorphology : precipitates and residua in the near-surface environment

    Andrew Goudie;Kenneth Pye

  • Formation of siderite-Mg-calcite-iron sulphide concretions in intertidal marsh and sandflat sediments, north Norfolk, England

    K. Pye;J. A. D. Dickson;N. Schiavon;M. L. Coleman

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene aeolian dust deposition in North China and the Northwest Pacific Ocean

    K. Pye;Li-Ping Zhou

  • Particle size analysis of sediments, soils and related particulate materials for forensic purposes using laser granulometry

    Kenneth Pye;Simon J Blott

  • Long-term morphological change in the Ribble Estuary, northwest England

    Daphne van der Wal;Kenneth Pye;Adrian Neal

  • Patterns, rates and possible causes of saltmarsh erosion in the Greater Thames area (UK)

    Daphne van der Wal;Kenneth Pye

  • Long-term morphological change and its causes in the Mersey Estuary, NW England

    Simon J. Blott;Kenneth Pye;Daphne van der Wal;Adrian Neal

  • Particle size analysis by laser diffraction

    Simon J. Blott;Debra J. Croft;Kenneth Pye;Samantha E. Saye

  • The Dynamics and environmental context of aeolian sedimentary systems

    Kenneth Pye

Frequent Co-Authors

David Krinsley
David Krinsley University of Oregon
Haim Tsoar
Haim Tsoar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Andrew Goudie
Andrew Goudie University of Oxford
Max Coleman
Max Coleman Jet Propulsion Lab
Liping Zhou
Liping Zhou Peking University
Andrew J. Watson
Andrew J. Watson University of Exeter
David C. White
David C. White University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Alice Newton
Alice Newton University of Algarve
Richard J.T. Klein
Richard J.T. Klein Stockholm Environment Institute
Robert J. Nicholls
Robert J. Nicholls University of East Anglia

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