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D-Index
49
Citations
9696
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3569
National Ranking
1412

L. D. Wright 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 L. D. Wright sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 107 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

L. D. Wright 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 L. D. Wright sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

L. D. Wright is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the United States. Their research profile does not currently list recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications.

No specific main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work are documented for L. D. Wright at this time.

There is no available information regarding awards received by this scientist.

Best Publications

  • Estimating bottom stress in tidal boundary layer from acoustic doppler velocimeter data

    S.-C. Kim;C. T. Friedrichs;J. P.-Y. Maa;L. D. Wright

  • Short-term changes in the morphodynamic states of beaches and surf zones: An empirical predictive model☆

    L.D Wright;A.D Short;M.O Green

  • Transport of particles across continental shelves

    Charles A. Nittrouer;L. Donelson Wright

  • Morphodynamics of Beaches and Surf Zones in Australia

    L. D. Wright;A. D. Short

  • Variations in Morphology of Major River Deltas as Functions of Ocean Wave and River Discharge Regimes

    L. D. Wright;J. M. Coleman

  • Marine dispersal and deposition of Yellow River silts by gravity-driven underflows

    L. D. Wright;W. J. Wiseman;B. D. Bornhold;David B Prior

  • Dispersal of River Sediments in Coastal Seas: Six Contrasting Cases

    L. D. Wright;C. A. Nittrouer

  • Physical Variability of Sandy Beaches

    A. D. Short;L. D. Wright

  • Effects of ambient currents and waves on gravity-driven sediment transport on continental shelves

    L.D. Wright;C.T. Friedrichs;S.C. Kim;M.E. Scully

  • Gravity-driven sediment transport on continental shelves: A status report

    L.D. Wright;C.T. Friedrichs

  • Processes of marine dispersal and deposition of suspended silts off the modern mouth of the Huanghe (Yellow River)

    L. D. Wright;W. J. Wiseman;Z. S. Yang;B. D. Bornhold

  • Modes of cross-shore sediment transport on the shoreface of the Middle Atlantic Bight

    L.D. Wright;John D. Boon;S.C. Kim;J. H. List

  • Mississippi River Mouth Processes: Effluent Dynamics and Morphologic Development

    L. D. Wright;J. M. Coleman

  • Effluent expansion and interfacial mixing in the presence of a Salt Wedge, Mississippi River Delta

    L. D. Wright;J. M. Coleman

  • Morphodynamics of inner continental shelves

    L. D. Wright

  • Mangrove Ecology and Deltaic-Estuarine Geomorphology: Cambridge Gulf-Ord River, Western Australia

    Bruce G. Thom;L. D. Wright;J. M. Coleman

  • Gravity-driven sediment transport on the continental shelf: implications for equilibrium profiles near river mouths

    C.T. Friedrichs;L.D. Wright

  • Hyperpycnal plumes and plume fronts over the Huanghe (Yellow River) delta front

    L. D. Wright;Z. S. Yang;B. D. Bornhold;G. H. Keller

  • Storm wave reactivation of a submarine landslide

    D. B. Prior;J. N. Suhayda;N.-Z. Lu;B. D. Bornhold

  • Wind stress, bed roughness and sediment suspension on the inner shelf during an extreme storm event

    O.S. Madsen;L.D. Wright;J.D. Boon;T.A. Chisholm

  • Modern River Deltas: Variability of Processes and Sand Bodies: ABSTRACT

    James M. Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl T. Friedrichs
Carl T. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
David B. Prior
David B. Prior Louisiana State University
Brian D. Bornhold
Brian D. Bornhold Geological Survey of Canada
Andrew D. Short
Andrew D. Short University of Sydney
Rebecca M. Dickhut
Rebecca M. Dickhut Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Richard W. Sternberg
Richard W. Sternberg University of Washington
Steven A. Kuehl
Steven A. Kuehl Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Carl L. Amos
Carl L. Amos University of Southampton
Christopher R. Sherwood
Christopher R. Sherwood United States Geological Survey

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