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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4309 3963 479 446 189 6629

Luca Mao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luca Mao between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luca Mao published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2015. 13 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2015. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
2003 2025

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luca Mao: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 6
2007 10
2008 13
2009 4
2010 6
2011 6
2012 12
2013 17
2014 17
2015 22
2016 9
2017 11
2018 16
2019 15
2020 16
2021 11
2022 12
2023 9
2024 9
2025 4
Total 228
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Luca Mao 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 Luca Mao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 188–197 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 189 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401 189
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Luca Mao 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 Luca Mao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212 46
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Luca Mao is affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on hydrology, sediment transport, and related environmental processes.

The scientist's work is categorized under several subfields, including Ecology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Atmospheric Science. This broad range of specializations supports their investigations into complex environmental and water-related phenomena.

Mao has published numerous papers addressing topics such as hydrology and sediment transport processes, soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and watershed management studies, landslides and related hazards, hydraulic flow and structures, flood risk assessment and management, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Major venues for Luca Mao's published research include Geomorphology, Journal of Hydrology, and Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, outlining a consistent contribution to journals focused on environmental and earth sciences. Other publication outlets include Water and CATENA.

  • A comparison between advanced hybrid machine learning algorithms and empirical equations applied to abutment scour depth prediction, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Effects of catchment characteristics and hydro-meteorological scenarios on sediment connectivity in glacierised catchments, 2022, Geomorphology
  • The role of vegetation and large wood on the topographic characteristics of braided river systems, 2020, Geomorphology
  • The effects of low-magnitude flow conditions on bedload mobility in a steep mountain stream, 2020, Geomorphology
  • Alteration of gravel-bed river morphodynamics in response to multiple anthropogenic disturbances: Insights from the sediment-starved Parma River (northern Italy), 2021, Geomorphology

Frequent collaborators reflect a network of coauthors active in related research areas, including Lorenzo Picco, Riccardo Rainato, Khabat Khosravi, Francesco Comiti, and G. Pellegrini. These partnerships suggest interdisciplinary contributions and collaborative efforts within environmental and hydrological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Channel adjustments and vegetation cover dynamics in a large gravel bed river over the last 200 years

    F. Comiti;M. Da Canal;N. Surian;L. Mao

  • Effective discharge for sediment transport in a mountain river: Computational approaches and geomorphic effectiveness

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao;Francesco Comiti

  • CHANNEL ADJUSTMENTS AND ALTERATION OF SEDIMENT FLUXES IN GRAVEL-BED RIVERS OF NORTH-EASTERN ITALY: POTENTIALS AND LIMITATIONS FOR CHANNEL RECOVERY

    Nicola Surian;Luca Ziliani;Francesco Comiti;Mario A. Lenzi

  • Field-derived relationships for flow velocity and resistance in high-gradient streams

    Francesco Comiti;Luca Mao;Andrew Wilcox;Andrew Wilcox;Ellen E. Wohl

  • Characterising physical habitats and fluvial hydromorphology: A new system for the survey and classification of river geomorphic units

    Barbara Belletti;Massimo Rinaldi;Martina Bussettini;Francesco Comiti

  • Spatial density and characteristics of woody debris in five mountain rivers of the Dolomites (Italian Alps)

    Francesco Comiti;Andrea Andreoli;Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao

  • Magnitude-frequency analysis of bed load data in an Alpine boulder bed stream

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao;Francesco Comiti

  • Quantifying hourly suspended sediment load using data mining models: Case study of a glacierized Andean catchment in Chile

    Khabat Khosravi;Luca Mao;Luca Mao;Ozgur Kisi;Zaher Mundher Yaseen

  • When does bedload transport begin in steep boulder-bed streams?

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao;Francesco Comiti

  • Tracer-based analysis of spatial and temporal variations of water sources in a glacierized catchment

    Daniele Penna;M. Engel;L. Mao;A. Dell'Agnese

  • The effect of hydrographs on bed load transport and bed sediment spatial arrangement

    Luca Mao

  • Interannual variation of suspended sediment load and sediment yield in an alpine catchment

    M. A. Lenzi;L. Mao;F. Comiti

  • An integrated analysis of the March 2015 Atacama floods

    Andrew C. Wilcox;Cristian Escauriaza;Roberto Agredano;Emmanuel Mignot;Emmanuel Mignot

  • Wood storage in three mountain streams of the Southern Andes and its hydro‐morphological effects

    Francesco Comiti;Andrea Andreoli;Luca Mao;Mario Aristide Lenzi

  • Bedload hysteresis in a glacier-fed mountain river

    Luca Mao;Andrea Dell'Agnese;Carolina Huincache;Daniele Penna;Daniele Penna

  • Grain size and topographical differences between static and mobile armour layers

    Luca Mao;James R. Cooper;Lynne E. Frostick

  • Sediment transfer processes in two Alpine catchments of contrasting morphological settings

    L. Mao;M. Cavalli;F. Comiti;L. Marchi

  • Morphological effects of different channel-forming discharges in a gravel-bed river

    Nicola Surian;Luca Mao;Matteo Giacomin;Luca Ziliani

  • Characterization of wood-laden flows in rivers

    Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva;Bruno Mazzorana;Ernest Bladé;Livia Bürkli

  • Tracking log displacement during floods in the Tagliamento River using RFID and GPS tracker devices

    D. Ravazzolo;L. Mao;L. Picco;M.A. Lenzi

  • Hydraulics, morphology, and energy dissipation in an alpine step‐pool channel

    Andrew C. Wilcox;Ellen E. Wohl;Francesco Comiti;Luca Mao

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Aristide Lenzi
Mario Aristide Lenzi University of Padua
Francesco Comiti
Francesco Comiti Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Andrés Iroumé
Andrés Iroumé Austral University of Chile
Nicola Surian
Nicola Surian University of Padua
Daniele Penna
Daniele Penna University of Florence
Marco Cavalli
Marco Cavalli National Research Council (CNR)
Ellen Wohl
Ellen Wohl Colorado State University
Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva
Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva University of Lausanne
Emmanuel Mignot
Emmanuel Mignot Stanford University
Walter Bertoldi
Walter Bertoldi University of Trento

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