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4220
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Nathaniel G. Plant 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 Nathaniel G. Plant sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 173 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nathaniel G. Plant 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 Nathaniel G. Plant sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

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

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Overview

Nathaniel G. Plant is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

The main topics addressed in Nathaniel G. Plant's work include:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior

Their recent publications cover a range of issues related to coastal environments and ecological processes. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Blind testing of shoreline evolution models," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "The Roles of Storminess and Sea Level Rise in Decadal Barrier Island Evolution," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Piping plovers demonstrate regional differences in nesting habitat selection patterns along the U.S. Atlantic coast," 2021, Ecosphere
  • "Satellite-Derived Barrier Response and Recovery Following Natural and Anthropogenic Perturbations, Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana," 2021, Remote Sensing
  • "Development and Application of an Empirical Dune Growth Model for Evaluating Barrier Island Recovery from Storms," 2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Nathaniel G. Plant has frequently published in venues including:

  • Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • Scientific Reports
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors over multiple projects. Frequent co-authors are:

  • P. Soupy Dalyander
  • Rangley C. Mickey
  • Sara L. Zeigler
  • Davina L. Passeri
  • Joseph W. Long

Best Publications

  • Practical use of video imagery in nearshore oceanographic field studies

    K.T. Holland;R.A. Holman;T.C. Lippmann;J. Stanley

  • Two-dimensional time dependent hurricane overwash and erosion modeling at Santa Rosa Island

    R.T. McCall;J.S.M. Van Thiel de Vries;N.G. Plant;A.R. Van Dongeren

  • Intertidal beach profile estimation using video images

    Nathaniel G. Plant;Rob A. Holman

  • A simple model for interannual sandbar behavior

    N. G. Plant;R. A. Holman;M. H. Freilich;W. A. Birkemeier

  • cBathy: A robust algorithm for estimating nearshore bathymetry

    Rob Holman;Nathaniel Plant;Todd Holland

  • Observations of nearshore crescentic sandbars

    I. M. J. van Enckevort;B. G. Ruessink;Giovanni Coco;Giovanni Coco;K. Suzuki

  • A Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to sea level rise

    Benjamin T. Gutierrez;Nathaniel G. Plant;E. Robert Thieler

  • Analysis of the scale of errors in nearshore bathymetric data

    Nathaniel G. Plant;K.Todd Holland;Jack A. Puleo

  • Beach Wizard: Nearshore bathymetry estimation through assimilation of model computations and remote observations

    Ap van Dongeren;Nathaniel Plant;Anna Cohen;Dano Roelvink

  • Blind testing of shoreline evolution models

    Jennifer Montaño;Giovanni Coco;Jose A. A. Antolínez;Tomas Beuzen

  • Evaluation of wave runup predictions from numerical and parametric models

    Hilary F. Stockdon;David M. Thompson;Nathaniel G. Plant;Joseph W. Long

  • A review of machine learning applications to coastal sediment transport and morphodynamics

    Evan B Goldstein;Giovanni Coco;Nathaniel G. Plant

  • Modelling of coastal evolution on yearly to decadal time scales

    Hans Hanson;S Aarninkhof;M Capobianco;JA Jimenez

  • Extended Kalman Filter framework for forecasting shoreline evolution

    Joseph W. Long;Nathaniel G. Plant

  • Predicting coastal cliff erosion using a Bayesian probabilistic model

    Cheryl J. Hapke;Nathaniel G. Plant

  • The Performance of Shoreline Detection Models Applied to Video Imagery

    Nathaniel G. Plant;Stefan G. J. Aarninkhof;Ian L. Turner;Kenneth S. Kingston

  • Evaluation of Dynamic Coastal Response to Sea-level Rise Modifies Inundation Likelihood

    Erika E. Lentz;E. Robert Thieler;Nathaniel G. Plant;Sawyer R. Stippa

  • Probabilistic prediction of barrier-island response to hurricanes

    Nathaniel G. Plant;Hilary F. Stockdon

  • Fluid acceleration effects on suspended sediment transport in the swash zone

    J. A. Puleo;K. T. Holland;N. G. Plant;D. N. Slinn

  • Numerical simulation of a low-lying barrier island's morphological response to Hurricane Katrina

    C.A. Lindemer;N.G. Plant;Jack A. Puleo;D.M. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Holman
Robert A. Holman Oregon State University
E. Robert Thieler
E. Robert Thieler United States Geological Survey
Jack A. Puleo
Jack A. Puleo University of Delaware
Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
Suzanne J.M.H. Hulscher
Suzanne J.M.H. Hulscher University of Twente
Karin R. Bryan
Karin R. Bryan University of Auckland
Asbury H. Sallenger
Asbury H. Sallenger United States Geological Survey
José A. Jiménez
José A. Jiménez Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ian L. Turner
Ian L. Turner University of New South Wales
Dano (J. A.) Roelvink
Dano (J. A.) Roelvink IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

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