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Nicholas J. Clifford 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 Nicholas J. Clifford sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 84 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nicholas J. Clifford 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 Nicholas J. Clifford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas J. Clifford is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Medicine with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Finance. The scientist's work covers various subfields, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach.

Their research topics include:

  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Topic Modeling
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Nicholas J. Clifford has recent publications spanning from 2023 to 2024, reflecting ongoing engagement with contemporary healthcare challenges and digital health technologies. Their recent papers are:

  • "A dataset and benchmark for hospital course summarization with adapted large language models," 2024, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
  • "Barriers and facilitators to healthcare for people without documentation status: A systematic integrative literature review," 2023, Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • "Trends and Gaps in Digital Precision Hypertension Management: Scoping Review," 2024, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Leveraging digital health technologies in heart failure self-care interventions to improve health equity," 2024, Nursing Outlook
  • "HSR24-149: Mobile Health (mHealth) Interventions for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Survivors: A Systematic Review," 2024, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

The venues in which their work appears indicate a broad engagement with medical informatics, nursing, and cancer network communities. These publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Nursing Outlook
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Frequent collaborators in their research network include:

  • Rachel Tunis
  • Kavita Radhakrishnan
  • Asad Aali
  • Dave Van Veen
  • Yamin Arefeen

The scientist's work often integrates mobile and digital health technologies to address healthcare disparities, chronic disease management, and nursing care advancements, reflecting a strong emphasis on practical applications of technology in health contexts.

Best Publications

  • Classics in physical geography revisited Leopold, L.B. and Maddock, T.M. jr 1953: The hydraulic geometry of stream channels and some physiographic implications. USGS Professional Paper 252

    Nicholas J. Clifford

  • Estimation of flow resistance in gravel‐bedded rivers: A physical explanation of the multiplier of roughness length

    N. J. Clifford;A. Robert;K. S. Richards

  • The changing nature of river restoration

    Benjamin Smith;Nicholas J. Clifford;Jenny Mant

  • Turbulence: perspectives on flow and sediment transport

    NJ Clifford;J Hardisty

  • Laboratory and field assessment of an infrared turbidity probe and its response to particle size and variation in suspended sediment concentration

    N. J. Clifford;K. S. Richards;R. A. Brown;S. N. Lane

  • Seed bank, seed dispersal and vegetation cover: Colonization along a newly‐created river channel

    A.M. Gurnell;A J. Boitsidis;K. Thompson;N J. Clifford

  • Differential bed sedimentology and the maintenance of riffle-pool sequences

    N.J. Clifford

  • Classifying the hydraulic performance of riffle–pool bedforms for habitat assessment and river rehabilitation design

    Joanne C. Emery;Angela M. Gurnell;Nicholas J. Clifford;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Understanding the influence of slope on the threshold of coarse grain motion: Revisiting critical stream power

    Chris Parker;Nicholas J. Clifford;Colin R. Thorne

  • Formation of riffle—pool sequences: field evidence for an autogenetic process

    Nicholas J. Clifford

  • Physical habitat, eco-hydraulics and river design: a review and re-evaluation of some popular concepts and methods

    Nicholas J. Clifford;Oliver P. Harmar;Gemma Harvey;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • The river‐bed: a dynamic store for plant propagules?

    Angela Gurnell;Joanne Goodson;Ken Thompson;Nick Clifford

  • Sedimentation–erosion dynamics of abandoned reclamations: the role of waves and tides

    Claire E. French;Jonathan R. French;Nicholas J. Clifford;Christopher J. Watson

  • Evaluating the role of invasive aquatic species as drivers of fine sediment-related river management problems: The case of the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus):

    Gemma L. Harvey;Tom P. Moorhouse;Nicholas J. Clifford;Alexander J. Henshaw

  • Fluvial geomorphology: structured beds in gravelly rivers

    Keith Richards;Nicholas Clifford

  • Initial Adjustments Within a New River Channel: Interactions Between Fluvial Processes, Colonizing Vegetation, and Bank Profile Development

    Angela M. Gurnell;Ian P. Morrissey;Angela J. Boitsidis;Tony Bark

  • Identifying causes and controls of river bank erosion in a British upland catchment

    Alexander J. Henshaw;Colin R. Thorne;Nicholas J. Clifford

  • Geomorphological explanation of the long profile of the Lower Mississippi River

    Oliver P. Harmar;Nicholas J. Clifford

  • Morphological changes of the Lower Mississippi River: geomorphological response to engineering intervention

    Oliver P. Harmar;Nicholas J. Clifford;Colin R. Thorne;David S. Biedenharn

  • Invasive crayfish as drivers of fine sediment dynamics in rivers: field and laboratory evidence

    Gemma L Harvey;Alexander James Henshaw;Tom P Moorhouse;Nicholas J Clifford

  • Turbulence: Perspectives on Flow and Sediment Transport

    Bernard O. Bauer;N. J. Clifford;J. R. French;J. Hardisty

Frequent Co-Authors

Angela M. Gurnell
Angela M. Gurnell Queen Mary University of London
Keith Richards
Keith Richards University of Cambridge
Geoffrey E. Petts
Geoffrey E. Petts University of Westminster
Colin R. Thorne
Colin R. Thorne University of Nottingham
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson University of Sheffield
Mark Mulligan
Mark Mulligan King's College London
Gill Valentine
Gill Valentine University of Sheffield
Matthew R. Balme
Matthew R. Balme The Open University
Stuart N. Lane
Stuart N. Lane University of Lausanne
David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford

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