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D-Index
68
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23458
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1841
National Ranking
771

Matthew Sturm publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew Sturm sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 180 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Matthew Sturm D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew Sturm sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Matthew Sturm is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, landslides and related hazards, satellite image processing and photogrammetry, polar research and ecology, and winter sports injuries and performance.

Matthew Sturm has contributed extensively to scientific literature with notable publications such as:

  • "Revisiting the Global Seasonal Snow Classification: An Updated Dataset for Earth System Applications," 2021, Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • "Snowdrift Landscape Patterns: An Arctic Investigation," 2020, Water Resources Research
  • "Landscape impacts of 3D-seismic surveys in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska," 2020, Ecological Applications
  • "Local variability of a taiga snow cover due to vegetation and microtopography," 2023, Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research
  • "An Examination of Water-Related Melt Processes in Arctic Snow on Tundra and Sea-Ice," 2024, Water Resources Research

Frequent coauthors in their work include Jennifer Delamere, Anika Pinzner, Phillip Wilson, Zac Espinosa, and Marc Oggier. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications advancing knowledge in their respective fields.

Matthew Sturm's research has been published regularly in key venues such as OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, and Ecological Applications.

In recognition of their contributions to the geophysical sciences, they were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Climate change. Increasing shrub abundance in the Arctic.

    Matthew Sturm;Charles Racine;Kenneth Tape

  • Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions.

    Larry D. Hinzman;Neil D. Bettez;W. Robert Bolton;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Role of Land-Surface Changes in Arctic Summer Warming

    F. S. Chapin;M. Sturm;Mark C. Serreze;J.P. McFadden

  • The evidence for shrub expansion in Northern Alaska and the Pan‐Arctic

    Ken Tape;Matthew Sturm;Charles Racine

  • Remote sensing of vegetation and land-cover change in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

    Douglas A. Stow;Allen Hope;David McGuire;David Verbyla

  • Winter Biological Processes Could Help Convert Arctic Tundra to Shrubland

    Matthew Sturm;Josh Schimel;Gary Michaelson;Jeffrey M. Welker

  • A Seasonal Snow Cover Classification System for Local to Global Applications

    Matthew Sturm;Jon Holmgren;Glen E. Liston

  • Snow-Shrub Interactions in Arctic Tundra: A Hypothesis with Climatic Implications

    Matthew Sturm;Joseph P. Mcfadden;Glen E. Liston;F. Stuart Chapin

  • The thermal conductivity of seasonal snow

    Matthew Sturm;Jon Holmgren;Max König;Kim Morris

  • Estimating Snow Water Equivalent Using Snow Depth Data and Climate Classes

    Matthew Sturm;Brian Taras;Glen E. Liston;Chris Derksen

  • A snow-transport model for complex terrain

    Glen E. Liston;Matthew Sturm

  • Snow on Antarctic sea ice

    Robert A. Massom;Hajo Eicken;Christian Hass;Martin O. Jeffries

  • Water and life from snow: A trillion dollar science question

    Matthew Sturm;Michael A. Goldstein;Charles Parr

  • Changing snow and shrub conditions affect albedo with global implications

    Matthew Sturm;Tom Douglas;Charles Racine;Glen E. Liston

  • Instruments and Methods Simulating complex snow distributions in windy environments using SnowTran-3D

    Glen E. Liston;Robert B. Haehnel;Matthew Sturm;Christopher A. Hiemstra

  • How alpine plant growth is linked to snow cover and climate variability

    Tobias Jonas;Christian Rixen;Matthew Sturm;Veronika Stoeckli

  • Winter snow cover on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean at the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA): Temporal evolution and spatial variability

    Matthew Sturm;Jon Holmgren;Don K. Perovich

  • Modelled changes in arctic tundra snow, energy and moisture fluxes due to increased shrubs

    Glen E. Liston;Joseph P. Mcfadden;Matthew Sturm;Roger A. Pielke

  • Year on ice gives climate insights

    Don K. Perovich;E. L. Andreas;J. A. Curry;H. Eiken

  • Interdecadal changes in snow depth on Arctic sea ice

    Melinda A. Webster;Ignatius G. Rigor;Son V. Nghiem;Nathan T. Kurtz

  • Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions

    L. D. Hinzman;N. Bettez;W. R. Bolton;F. S. Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald K. Perovich
Donald K. Perovich Dartmouth College
Glen E. Liston
Glen E. Liston Colorado State University
Thomas A. Douglas
Thomas A. Douglas Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Florent Domine
Florent Domine Université Laval
Thorsten Markus
Thorsten Markus Goddard Space Flight Center
Larry D. Hinzman
Larry D. Hinzman University of Alaska Fairbanks
Robert A. Massom
Robert A. Massom Australian Antarctic Division
Henry P. Huntington
Henry P. Huntington Ocean Conservancy
Chris Derksen
Chris Derksen Environment and Climate Change Canada
Julienne Stroeve
Julienne Stroeve University of Manitoba

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