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Neil F. Humphrey 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 Neil F. Humphrey sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 103 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Neil F. Humphrey 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 Neil F. Humphrey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Neil F. Humphrey is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science. Their publication record spans various subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Landslides and related hazards, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Humphrey's recent papers demonstrate a focus on the interactions between ice, climate, and environmental processes. Notable publications include:

  • Physical limits to meltwater penetration in firn, 2021, Journal of Glaciology
  • Cold Season Rain Event Has Impact on Greenland's Firn Layer Comparable to Entire Summer Melt Season, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Generation and fate of basal meltwater during winter, western Greenland Ice Sheet, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Rapid and sensitive response of Greenland's groundwater system to ice sheet change, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • The cooling signature of basal crevasses in a hard-bedded region of the Greenland Ice Sheet, 2021, The Cryosphere

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Humphrey include:

  • J. T. Harper
  • Toby Meierbachtol
  • J. Saito
  • Aidan Stansberry
  • Lillemor Claesson Liljedahl

Humphrey has published mainly in the journals The Cryosphere, Journal of Glaciology, Annals of Glaciology, Geophysical Research Letters, and Nature Geoscience. The Cryosphere is the most frequent venue, followed by the Journal of Glaciology and Annals of Glaciology.

Best Publications

  • Glacier surge mechanism: 1982-1983 surge of variegated glacier, alaska.

    Barclay Kamb;C. F. Raymond;W. D. Harrison;Hermann Engelhardt

  • Physical Conditions at the Base of a Fast Moving Antarctic Ice Stream

    Hermann Engelhardt;Neil Humphrey;Barclay Kamb;Mark Fahnestock

  • Chemical weathering in glacial environments

    Suzanne Prestrud Anderson;James I. Drever;Neil F. Humphrey

  • Construction of sediment budgets for drainage basins

    William E. Dietrich;Thomas Dunne;Neil F. Humphrey;Leslie M. Reid

  • Greenland ice-sheet contribution to sea-level rise buffered by meltwater storage in firn

    J. Harper;N. Humphrey;W. Pfeffer;J. Brown

  • Thermal tracking of meltwater retention in Greenland's accumulation area

    Neil F. Humphrey;Joel T. Harper;W. Tad Pfeffer

  • Hydrology, erosion and sediment production in a surging glacier: Variegated glacier, Alaska, 1982-83

    Neil F. Humphrey;C. F. Raymond

  • Basal Drainage System Response to Increasing Surface Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet

    T. Meierbachtol;J. Harper;N. Humphrey

  • Rock glacier dynamics and paleoclimatic implications

    S. K. Konrad;N. F. Humphrey;E. J. Steig;D. H. Clark

  • River incision or diversion in response to bedrock uplift

    Neil F. Humphrey;Sarah K. Konrad

  • Characteristics of the bed of the Lower Columbia Glacier, Alaska

    Neil Humphrey;Barclay Kamb;Mark Fahnestock;Hermann Engelhardt

  • Mechanical and hydrologic basis for the rapid motion of a large tidewater glacier. 1: Observations

    Mark Meier;Scott Lundstrom;Dan Stone;Barclay Kamb

  • Natural oscillations in coupled geomorphic systems: An alternative origin for cyclic sedimentation

    Neil F. Humphrey;Paul L. Heller

  • Determination of timing and location of water movement and ice-layer formation by temperature measurements in sub-freezing snow

    W. T. Pfeffer;N. F. Humphrey

  • Temperature distribution and thermal anomalies along a flowline of the Greenland ice sheet

    Joel A. Harrington;Neil F. Humphrey;Joel T. Harper

  • DISCHARGES OF TURBID WATER DURING MINI-SURGES OF VARIEGATED GLACIER, ALASKA, U.S.A.

    Neil Humphrey;Charles Raymond;Will Harrison

  • Two modes of accelerated glacier sliding related to water

    Joel T. Harper;Neil F. Humphrey;W. Tad Pfeffer;Brian Lazar

  • Borehole video analysis of a temperate glacier' englacial and subglacial structure: Implications for glacier flow models

    Joel T. Harper;Neil F. Humphrey

  • Hot-water drilling and bore-hole closure in cold ice

    Neil Humphrey;Keith Echelmeyer

  • Vertical extension of the subglacial drainage system into basal crevasses

    Joel T. Harper;John H. Bradford;Neil F. Humphrey;Toby W. Meierbachtol

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel T. Harper
Joel T. Harper University of Montana
Charles F. Raymond
Charles F. Raymond University of Washington
Paul L. Heller
Paul L. Heller University of Wyoming
Keith A. Echelmeyer
Keith A. Echelmeyer University of Alaska Fairbanks
William D. Harrison
William D. Harrison University of Alaska Fairbanks
Hans-Peter Marshall
Hans-Peter Marshall Boise State University
James I. Drever
James I. Drever University of Wyoming
Suzanne P. Anderson
Suzanne P. Anderson University of Colorado Boulder
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bruce H. Vaughn
Bruce H. Vaughn University of Colorado Boulder

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