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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1441 1280 644 557 192 12408

M. Bayani Cardenas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by M. Bayani Cardenas between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. M. Bayani Cardenas published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2024. 36 of the 254 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 21. Peak 21 publications in 2024. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 15 publications
2003 2025

254 publications in total across all disciplines

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M. Bayani Cardenas: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 1
2005 1
2006 3
2007 11
2008 8
2009 8
2010 7
2011 12
2012 15
2013 15
2014 12
2015 14
2016 14
2017 19
2018 10
2019 10
2020 14
2021 16
2022 10
2023 16
2024 21
2025 15
Total 254
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M. Bayani Cardenas 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 M. Bayani Cardenas 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: 192 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
188–197 401 192
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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M. Bayani Cardenas 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 M. Bayani Cardenas 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 65
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

M. Bayani Cardenas is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to several subfields such as environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, geochemistry and petrology, and ecology.

Their work extensively covers topics related to groundwater and isotope geochemistry, climate change and permafrost, groundwater flow and contamination studies, methane hydrates and related phenomena, soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Recent publications by M. Bayani Cardenas include the following:

  • Groundwater as a major source of dissolved organic matter to Arctic coastal waters (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Active layer freeze-thaw and water storage dynamics in permafrost environments inferred from InSAR (2020), published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • The Complexity of Nonlinear Flow and non-Fickian Transport in Fractures Driven by Three-Dimensional Recirculation Zones (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Empirical Models for Predicting Water and Heat Flow Properties of Permafrost Soils (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Flexible and Modular Simultaneous Modeling of Flow and Reactive Transport in Rivers and Hyporheic Zones (2020), published in Water Resources Research

M. Bayani Cardenas has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Peter S.K. Knappett
  • Saugata Datta
  • Kazi Matin Ahmed
  • Harshad Kulkarni
  • Isaac R. Santos

Their research is published frequently in venues such as:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • The global volume and distribution of modern groundwater

    Tom Gleeson;Tom Gleeson;Kevin M. Befus;Scott Jasechko;Elco Luijendijk;Elco Luijendijk

  • Impact of Heterogeneity, Bed Forms, and Stream Curvature on Subchannel Hyporheic Exchange

    M. Bayani Cardenas;J. L. Wilson;Vitaly A. Zlotnik

  • Denitrification in the Mississippi River network controlled by flow through river bedforms

    Jesus D. Gomez-Velez;Jesus D. Gomez-Velez;Judson W. Harvey;M. Bayani Cardenas;Brian Kiel

  • Global aquifers dominated by fossil groundwaters but wells vulnerable to modern contamination

    Scott Jasechko;Debra Perrone;Kevin M. Befus;M. Bayani Bayani Cardenas

  • Dunes, turbulent eddies, and interfacial exchange with permeable sediments

    M. Bayani Cardenas;M. Bayani Cardenas;John L. Wilson

  • Nutrient cycling in bedform induced hyporheic zones

    Laura Bardini;Fulvio Boano;M. B. Cardenas;Roberto Revelli

  • Impact of dam operations on hyporheic exchange in the riparian zone of a regulated river

    Audrey Hucks Sawyer;M. Bayani Cardenas;Ashleigh Bomar;Meredith Mackey

  • Stream-aquifer interactions and hyporheic exchange in gaining and losing sinuous streams

    M. Bayani Cardenas

  • Surface water‐groundwater interface geomorphology leads to scaling of residence times

    M. Bayani Cardenas

  • Hyporheic flow and residence time distributions in heterogeneous cross-bedded sediment

    Audrey Hucks Sawyer;M. Bayani Cardenas

  • Hydrodynamics of coupled flow above and below a sediment-water interface with triangular bedforms

    M. Bayani Cardenas;M. Bayani Cardenas;J.L. Wilson

  • Modification of the Local Cubic Law of fracture flow for weak inertia, tortuosity, and roughness

    Linchun Wang;M. Bayani Cardenas;Donald T. Slottke;Richard A. Ketcham

  • Hyporheic zone hydrologic science: A historical account of its emergence and a prospectus

    M. Bayani Cardenas

  • Pore‐scale trapping of supercritical CO2 and the role of grain wettability and shape

    Kuldeep Chaudhary;M. Bayani Cardenas;William W. Wolfe;Jessica A. Maisano

  • Exchange across a sediment–water interface with ambient groundwater discharge

    M. Bayani Cardenas;John L. Wilson

  • The influence of ambient groundwater discharge on exchange zones induced by current-bedform interactions

    M. Bayani Cardenas;J.L. Wilson

  • Three-dimensional model of modern channel bend deposits

    M. Bayani Cardenas;M. Bayani Cardenas;Vitaly A. Zlotnik

  • Groundwater as a major source of dissolved organic matter to Arctic coastal waters

    Craig T. Connolly;M. Bayani Cardenas;Greta A. Burkart;Robert G. M. Spencer

  • Hyporheic exchange due to channel-spanning logs

    Audrey H. Sawyer;M. Bayani Cardenas;Jim Buttles

  • Lateral hyporheic exchange throughout the Mississippi River network

    Brian A. Kiel;M. Bayani Cardenas

  • Residence time of bedform-driven hyporheic exchange

    M. Bayani Cardenas;John L. Wilson;Roy Haggerty

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Wilson
John L. Wilson New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Philip C. Bennett
Philip C. Bennett The University of Texas at Austin
Perran L. M. Cook
Perran L. M. Cook Monash University
Tom Gleeson
Tom Gleeson University of Victoria
Vitaly A. Zlotnik
Vitaly A. Zlotnik University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Scott Jasechko
Scott Jasechko University of California, Santa Barbara
George W. Kling
George W. Kling University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard A. Ketcham
Richard A. Ketcham The University of Texas at Austin
Ronnie N. Glud
Ronnie N. Glud University of Southern Denmark
Meghan F. Cronin
Meghan F. Cronin Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

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