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Mike R. James 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 Mike R. James sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 214 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mike R. James 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 Mike R. James sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mike R. James is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to several subfields including Geophysics, Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as soil erosion and sediment transport, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, 3D surveying and cultural heritage, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, and landslides and related hazards.

Mike R. James's recent publications include:

  • Mitigating systematic error in topographic models for geomorphic change detection: accuracy, precision and considerations beyond off-nadir imagery, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges, 2020, Volcanica
  • Current Practices in UAS-based Environmental Monitoring, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • National-scale geodata describe widespread accelerated soil erosion, 2020, Geoderma
  • High-resolution monitoring of diffuse (sheet or interrill) erosion using structure-from-motion, 2020, Geoderma

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as Geoderma, Bulletin of Volcanology, Frontiers in Earth Science, Remote Sensing, and Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.

Mike R. James has collaborated with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include John Quinton, Pia Benaud, Karen Anderson, Timothy A. Quine, and Richard E. Brazier.

Best Publications

  • Straightforward reconstruction of 3D surfaces and topography with a camera: Accuracy and geoscience application

    Michael James;Stuart Robson

  • UAV-based remote sensing of the Super-Sauze landslide : evaluation and results.

    U. Niethammer;M.R. James;S. Rothmund;J. Travelletti

  • Mitigating systematic error in topographic models derived from UAV and ground-based image networks

    Michael James;Stuart Robson

  • Ground-based and UAV-Based photogrammetry: A multi-scale, high-resolution mapping tool for structural geology and paleoseismology

    Sean P Bemis;Steven Micklethwaite;Darren Turner;Michael R James

  • Optimising UAV topographic surveys processed with structure-from-motion: Ground control quality, quantity and bundle adjustment

    Michael Richard James;Stuart Robson;S. d’Oleire-Oltmanns;U. Niethammer

  • 3-D uncertainty-based topographic change detection with structure-from-motion photogrammetry: precision maps for ground control and directly georeferenced surveys

    Michael Richard James;Stuart Robson;Mark Smith

  • Guidelines on the use of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry in Geomorphic Research

    Mike R. James;Jim H. Chandler;Anette Eltner;Clive Fraser

  • Current Practices in UAS-based Environmental Monitoring

    Goran Tmušić;Salvatore Manfreda;Helge Aasen;Mike R. James

  • Comparing the accuracy of several field methods for measuring gully erosion

    Carlos Castillo;Rafael Pérez;Michael James;John Quinton

  • Magma production and growth of the lava dome of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies: November 1995 to December 1997

    R. S. J. Sparks;S. R. Young;J. Barclay;E. S. Calder

  • Shallow vent architecture during hybrid explosive–effusive activity at Cordón Caulle (Chile, 2011–12): Evidence from direct observations and pyroclast textures

    C. Ian Schipper;C. Ian Schipper;Jonathan M. Castro;Hugh Tuffen;Mike R. James

  • Pressure changes associated with the ascent and bursting of gas slugs in liquid-filled vertical and inclined conduits.

    M. R. James;Stephen Lane;B Chouet;J. S. Gilbert

  • Growth of the lava dome and extrusion rates at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies: 2005–2008

    G. A. Ryan;G. A. Ryan;G. A. Ryan;S. C. Loughlin;S. C. Loughlin;M. R. James;L. D. Jones;L. D. Jones

  • Gas slug ascent through changes in conduit diameter: Laboratory insights into a volcano‐seismic source process in low‐viscosity magmas

    M. R. James;S. J. Lane;Bernard A. Chouet

  • Exceptional mobility of an advancing rhyolitic obsidian flow at Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile

    Hugh Tuffen;Mike R. James;Jonathan M. Castro;C. Ian Schipper

  • Cameras and settings for aerial surveys in the geosciences: Optimising image data

    James O'Connor;Mike J. Smith;Michael James

  • Volcanic plume electrification: Experimental investigation of a fracture‐charging mechanism

    Michael James;Stephen Lane;Jennie S. Gilbert

  • Hawaiian and Strombolian Eruptions

    Jacopo Taddeucci;Marie Edmonds;Bruce Houghton;Michael R. James

  • Mitigating systematic error in topographic models for geomorphic change detection: accuracy, precision and considerations beyond off-nadir imagery

    Mike R. James;Gilles Antoniazza;Stuart Robson;Stuart N. Lane

  • Identification of structural controls in an active lava dome with high resolution DEMs: Volcán de Colima, Mexico

    Michael James;Nick Varley

  • Seismic source mechanism of degassing bursts at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii : results from waveform inversion in the 10–50 s band

    Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip B. Dawson;Mike R. James;Stephen J. Lane

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Pinkerton
Harry Pinkerton Lancaster University
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Hugh Tuffen
Hugh Tuffen Lancaster University
Karen Anderson
Karen Anderson University of Exeter
Andrew J. S. McGonigle
Andrew J. S. McGonigle University of Sheffield
Richard E. Brazier
Richard E. Brazier University of Exeter
Timothy A. Quine
Timothy A. Quine University of Exeter
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Jonathan M. Castro
Jonathan M. Castro Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Martin Evans
Martin Evans University of Manchester

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