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Lincoln F. Pratson

Lincoln F. Pratson

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
5857
World Ranking
8209
National Ranking
2721

Lincoln F. Pratson 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 Lincoln F. Pratson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 106 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lincoln F. Pratson 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 Lincoln F. Pratson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lincoln F. Pratson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to research predominantly in the field of Energy. Their work spans various subfields, including General Energy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Global Energy Security and Policy
  • Global trade and economics
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Maritime Security and History
  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Economic Sanctions and International Relations
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequent co-authors of Lincoln F. Pratson include:

  • Jun U. Shepard
  • Bryan Higgins
  • Morad Bali
  • Ben Foster
  • Gregory W. Characklis

Publications by Lincoln F. Pratson have appeared in several well-known venues, such as:

  • Communications in Transportation Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Applied Energy
  • Energy Policy

Recent papers reflecting their research contributions include:

  • "Abiotic hydrogen (H 2) sources and sinks near the Mid-Ocean Ridge (MOR) with implications for the subseafloor biosphere," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Assessing impacts to maritime shipping from marine chokepoint closures," 2022, Communications in Transportation Research
  • "Hybrid input-output analysis of embodied energy security," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Musculoskeletal Health Literacy is Associated With Outcome and Satisfaction of Total Knee Arthroplasty," 2021, The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • "Maritime piracy in the Strait of Hormuz and implications of energy export security," 2020, Energy Policy

Best Publications

  • Modeling population connectivity by ocean currents, a graph-theoretic approach for marine conservation

    Eric A. Treml;Patrick N. Halpin;Dean L. Urban;Lincoln F. Pratson

  • Submarine landslide geomorphology, US continental slope

    B.G McAdoo;L.F Pratson;D.L Orange

  • The Shaping of Continental Slopes by Internal Tides

    D. A. Cacchione;Lincoln F. Pratson;A.S. Ogston

  • A model for the headward erosion of submarine canyons induced by downslope-eroding sediment flows

    Lincoln F. Pratson;Bernard J. Coakley

  • Clinoform development by advection-diffusion of suspended sediment: Modeling and comparison to natural systems

    Carlos Pirmez;Lincoln F. Pratson;Michael S. Steckler

  • Submarine canyon initiation by downslope-eroding sediment flows: Evidence in late Cenozoic strata on the New Jersey continental slope

    Lincoln F. Pratson;William B.F. Ryan;Gregory S. Mountain;David C. Twichell

  • Fluvial and marine controls on combined subaerial and subaqueous delta progradation: Morphodynamic modeling of compound‐clinoform development

    John B. Swenson;Chris Paola;Lincoln Pratson;Vaughan R. Voller

  • Sustainable Product Indexing: Navigating the Challenge of Ecolabeling

    Jay S. Golden;Kevin Dooley;John Anderies;B. H. Thompson

  • Source of the great tsunami of 1 April 1946: a landslide in the upper Aleutian forearc

    Gerard J Fryer;Philip Watts;Lincoln F Pratson

  • The length‐scaling properties of topography

    Jeffrey K. Weissel;Lincoln F. Pratson;Alberto Malinverno

  • Categorizing the morphologic variability of siliciclastic passive continental margins

    Damian B. O'Grady;James P. M. Syvitski;Lincoln F. Pratson;J. F. Sarg

  • Potential economies of scale in CO2 transport through use of a trunk pipeline

    Munish Kumar Chandel;Lincoln F. Pratson;Eric Williams

  • Exponential approximations to compacted sediment porosity profiles

    David B. Bahr;Eric W.H. Hutton;James P.M. Syvitski;James P.M. Syvitski;Lincoln F. Pratson;Lincoln F. Pratson

  • The kinematics and pattern of escarpment retreat across the rifted continental margin of SE Australia

    Michele A. Seidl;Jeffrey K. Weissel;Lincoln F. Pratson

  • Physical and economic potential of geological CO2 storage in saline aquifers.

    Jordan K Eccles;Lincoln Pratson;Richard G Newell;Robert B Jackson

  • The relative importance of gravity-induced versus current-controlled sedimentation during the Quaternary along the Mideast U.S. outer continental margin revealed by 3.5 kHz echo character

    Lincoln F. Pratson;Edward P. Laine

  • What is the slope of the U.S. continental slope

    Lincoln F. Pratson;William F. Haxby

  • Gravity gradiometry resurfaces

    Robin E. Bell;Roger N. Anderson;Lincoln F. Pratson

  • The potential impacts of climate-change policy on freshwater use in thermoelectric power generation

    Munish K. Chandel;Lincoln F. Pratson;Robert B. Jackson

  • Seascape Evolution on Clastic Continental Shelves and Slopes

    Lincoln F. Pratson;Charles A. Nittrouer;Patricia L. Wiberg;Michael S. Steckler

  • Debris flows vs. turbidity currents; a modeling comparison of their dynamics and deposits

    Lincoln F. Pratson;Jasim Imran;Gary Parker;James P. M. Syvitski

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. M. Syvitski
James P. M. Syvitski University of Colorado Boulder
William B. F. Ryan
William B. F. Ryan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Gary Parker
Gary Parker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Roger N. Anderson
Roger N. Anderson Columbia University
Michael S. Steckler
Michael S. Steckler Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
David A. Cacchione
David A. Cacchione United States Geological Survey
Albert J. Kettner
Albert J. Kettner University of Colorado Boulder
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
Chris Paola
Chris Paola University of Minnesota
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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