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Environmental Sciences 52 4550 4355 1685 1555 262 8716

Michael Durand publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Durand between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Durand published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2019. 15 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2019. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 2 publications
2004 2026

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Durand: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 2
2007 3
2008 11
2009 8
2010 17
2011 10
2012 16
2013 14
2014 13
2015 23
2016 27
2017 27
2018 22
2019 28
2020 16
2021 16
2022 19
2023 15
2024 9
2025 13
2026 2
Total 312
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Michael Durand 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 Michael Durand sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–270 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 262 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181 262
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Michael Durand 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 Michael Durand sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266 52
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Michael Durand is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with a significant emphasis on hydrology, watershed management, and related interdisciplinary fields.

The main fields of study associated with Durand's work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader fields, their research spans several subfields, notably:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering

Themes frequently explored in Durand's publications cover topics such as:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Durand's recent published papers include:

  • Remote Sensing of River Discharge: A Review and a Framing for the Discipline, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission River Database (SWORD): A Global River Network for Satellite Data Products, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • A Framework for Estimating Global River Discharge From the Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite Mission, 2023, Water Resources Research
  • Estimating River Channel Bathymetry in Large Scale Flood Inundation Models, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Review article: Global monitoring of snow water equivalent using high-frequency radar remote sensing, 2022, The Cryosphere

Frequent collaborators contributing to Durand's research include:

  • Tamlin M. Pavelsky
  • Renato Prata de Moraes Frasson
  • Colin J. Gleason
  • Elizabeth H. Altenau
  • Xiao Yang

Durand's work has been published regularly in specific venues, with the following journals and sources featuring their research prominently:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Water Resources Research
  • The Cryosphere
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • How much runoff originates as snow in the western United States, and how will that change in the future?

    Dongyue Li;Dongyue Li;Melissa L. Wrzesien;Michael Durand;Jennifer Adam

  • The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission: Observing Terrestrial Surface Water and Oceanic Submesoscale Eddies

    Michael Durand;Lee-Lueng Fu;Dennis P Lettenmaier;Douglas E Alsdorf

  • Global Reconstruction of Naturalized River Flows at 2.94 Million Reaches

    Peirong Lin;Ming Pan;Hylke E. Beck;Yuan Yang;Yuan Yang

  • A multi-sensor approach towards a global vegetation corrected SRTM DEM product

    Fiachra E O'Loughlin;Rodrgio C.D. Paiva;Michael Durand;DE Alsdorf

  • Estimation of bathymetric depth and slope from data assimilation of swath altimetry into a hydrodynamic model

    Michael Durand;Konstantinos M. Andreadis;Douglas E. Alsdorf;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • An intercomparison of remote sensing river discharge estimation algorithms from measurements of river height, width, and slope

    M. Durand;C. J. Gleason;P. A. Garambois;D. Bjerklie

  • A Landsat-Era Sierra Nevada Snow Reanalysis (1985-2015)

    Steven A. Margulis;Gonzalo Cortés;Manuela Girotto;Michael Durand

  • Assessing the potential global extent of SWOT river discharge observations

    Tamlin M. Pavelsky;Michael T. Durand;Konstantinos M. Andreadis;R. Edward Beighley

  • Assimilation of virtual wide swath altimetry to improve Arctic river modeling

    S. Biancamaria;S. Biancamaria;M. Durand;K.M. Andreadis;P.D. Bates

  • The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission River Database (SWORD): A Global River Network for Satellite Data Products

    Elizabeth H. Altenau;Tamlin M. Pavelsky;Michael T. Durand;Xiao Yang

  • Remote Sensing of River Discharge: A Review and a Framing for the Discipline

    Colin J. Gleason;Michael T. Durand

  • Estimating reach-averaged discharge for the River Severn from measurements of river water surface elevation and slope

    Michael Durand;Jeffrey Neal;Ernesto Rodríguez;Konstantinos M. Andreadis

  • A Particle Batch Smoother Approach to Snow Water Equivalent Estimation

    Steven A. Margulis;Manuela Girotto;Gonzalo Cortés;Michael Durand

  • Characterization of complex fluvial systems using remote sensing of spatial and temporal water level variations in the Amazon, Congo, and Brahmaputra Rivers.

    Hahn Chul Jung;James Hamski;Michael Durand;Doug Alsdorf

  • Quantifying Uncertainty in Modeling Snow Microwave Radiance for a Mountain Snowpack at the Point-Scale, Including Stratigraphic Effects

    M. Durand;E.J. Kim;S.A. Margulis

  • Global Relationships Between River Width, Slope, Catchment Area, Meander Wavelength, Sinuosity, and Discharge

    Renato Prata de Moraes Frasson;Tamlin M. Pavelsky;Mark A. Fonstad;Michael T. Durand

  • Estimating River Depth From Remote Sensing Swath Interferometry Measurements of River Height, Slope, and Width

    M. Durand;E. Rodriguez;D.E. Alsdorf;M. Trigg

  • Estimating river bathymetry from data assimilation of synthetic SWOT measurements

    Yeosang Yoon;Michael Durand;Carolyn J. Merry;Elizabeth A. Clark

  • Snow Depth Retrieval with UAS Using Photogrammetric Techniques

    Benjamin Vander Jagt;Arko Lucieer;Luke Wallace;Darren Turner

  • Preliminary Characterization of SWOT Hydrology Error Budget and Global Capabilities

    S. Biancamaria;K.M. Andreadis;M. Durand;E.A. Clark

  • Feasibility Test of Multifrequency Radiometric Data Assimilation to Estimate Snow Water Equivalent

    Michael Durand;Steven A. Margulis

  • Correcting first‐order errors in snow water equivalent estimates using a multifrequency, multiscale radiometric data assimilation scheme

    Michael Durand;Steven A. Margulis

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Margulis
Steven A. Margulis University of California, Los Angeles
Tamlin M. Pavelsky
Tamlin M. Pavelsky University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Noah P. Molotch
Noah P. Molotch University of Colorado Boulder
Douglas Alsdorf
Douglas Alsdorf The Ohio State University
Laurence C. Smith
Laurence C. Smith Brown University
Joel T. Johnson
Joel T. Johnson The Ohio State University
Kenneth C. Jezek
Kenneth C. Jezek The Ohio State University
Paul D Bates
Paul D Bates University of Bristol
Jeffrey C. Neal
Jeffrey C. Neal University of Bristol
Dennis P. Lettenmaier
Dennis P. Lettenmaier University of California, Los Angeles

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