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Leslie Smith 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 Leslie Smith sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 120 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leslie Smith 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 Leslie Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leslie Smith is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research encompasses multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing on specialized subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Computational Mechanics, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses a number of distinct research topics, including:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques

Leslie Smith has coauthored papers with several frequent collaborators, including Samuel N. Stechmann, Parvathi Kooloth, Yeyu Zhang, Patrick Heimbach, and Lisa A. Levin.

Their recent publications showcase a range of topics within environmental and atmospheric sciences. Notable papers include:

  • "Atmospheric rivers and water fluxes in precipitating quasi-geostrophic turbulence" (2020) published in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • "The Deep Ocean Observing Strategy: Addressing Global Challenges in the Deep Sea Through Collaboration" (2022) published in Marine Technology Society Journal
  • "Coherent solutions and transition to turbulence in two-dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard convection" (2021) published in Physical Review Fluids
  • "Potential Vorticity and Balanced and Unbalanced Moisture" (2020) published in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • "Using Authentic Data from NSF's Ocean Observatories Initiative in Undergraduate Teaching: An Invitation" (2020) published in Oceanography

Publication venues where Leslie Smith frequently contributes include arXiv (Cornell University), Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Oceanography, ICES Journal of Marine Science, and Marine Technology Society Journal.

In addition to journal papers, Leslie Smith has authored books, including a title published by The Groundwater Project eBooks: "Hydrogeology and Mineral Resource Development" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Stochastic analysis of steady state groundwater flow in a bounded domain: 1. One-dimensional simulations

    Leslie Smith;R. Allan Freeze

  • On the thermal effects of groundwater flow: 1. Regional scale systems

    Leslie Smith;David S. Chapman

  • Hydrogeological Decision Analysis: 1. A Framework

    R. Allan Freeze;Joel Massmann;Leslie Smith;Tony Sperling

  • Mass transport: 1. A stochastic analysis of macroscopic dispersion

    Leslie Smith;Franklin W. Schwartz

  • Mapping permeability over the surface of the Earth

    Tom Gleeson;Leslie Smith;Nils Moosdorf;Jens Hartmann

  • Effects of frictional heating on the thermal, hydrologic and mechanical response of a fault

    Charles W. Mase;Leslie Smith

  • Waste-rock hydrogeology and geochemistry

    Richard T. Amos;David W. Blowes;Brenda L. Bailey;David C. Sego

  • An Analysis of the Influence of Fracture Geometry on Mass Transport in Fractured Media

    Leslie Smith;Franklin W. Schwartz

  • Fluid Flow in Fault Zones: Analysis of the Interplay of Convective Circulation and Topographically Driven Groundwater Flow

    Dina L. López;Leslie Smith

  • A Stochastic Analysis of Macroscopic Dispersion in Fractured Media

    Franklin W. Schwartz;Leslie Smith;Allan S. Crowe

  • The influence of groundwater flow on thermal regimes in mountainous terrain: A model study

    Craig Forster;Leslie Smith

  • Hydrogeological Decision Analysis: 4. The Concept of Data Worth and Its Use in the Development of Site Investigation Strategies

    R. Allan Freeze;Bruce James;Joel Massmann;Tony Sperling

  • mass transport: 2. Analysis of uncertainty in prediction

    Leslie Smith;Franklin W. Schwartz

  • Pore-fluid pressures and frictional heating on a fault surface

    Charles W. Mase;Leslie Smith

  • Groundwater flow systems in mountainous terrain: 2. Controlling factors

    Craig Forster;Leslie Smith

  • Assessing methodologies for measuring groundwater discharge to the ocean

    Bill Burnett;Jeff Chanton;Jamie Christoff;Eugeny Kontar

  • Mass transfer at fracture intersections: An evaluation of mixing models

    Brian Berkowitz;Curt Naumann;Leslie Smith

  • A continuum approach for modeling mass transport in fractured media

    Franklin W. Schwartz;Leslie Smith

  • Classifying the water table at regional to continental scales

    Tom Gleeson;Lars Marklund;Leslie Smith;Andrew H. Manning

  • Fluid flow in fault zones: Influence of hydraulic anisotropy and heterogeneity on the fluid flow and heat transfer regime

    Dina L. López;Leslie Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Franklin W. Schwartz
Franklin W. Schwartz The Ohio State University
David W. Blowes
David W. Blowes University of Waterloo
Bruce R. James
Bruce R. James University of Maryland, College Park
David S. Chapman
David S. Chapman University of Utah
John L. Jambor
John L. Jambor University of British Columbia
Tom Gleeson
Tom Gleeson University of Victoria
Carol J. Ptacek
Carol J. Ptacek University of Waterloo
Steven J. Hallam
Steven J. Hallam University of British Columbia
Jens Hartmann
Jens Hartmann Universität Hamburg
Brian Berkowitz
Brian Berkowitz Weizmann Institute of Science

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