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D-Index
45
Citations
8824
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4397
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1700

Patrick L. Barnard 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 Patrick L. Barnard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 168 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick L. Barnard 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 Patrick L. Barnard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick L. Barnard is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with particular attention to subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main research topics include Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, and Aeolian processes and effects.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Barnard include:

  • "Sea-level rise exponentially increases coastal flood frequency" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Increasing threat of coastal groundwater hazards from sea-level rise in California" (2020) published in Nature Climate Change
  • "The future of coastal monitoring through satellite remote sensing" (2022) published in Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures
  • "Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "A Model Integrating Satellite-Derived Shoreline Observations for Predicting Fine-Scale Shoreline Response to Waves and Sea-Level Rise Across Large Coastal Regions" (2023) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Frequent coauthors of Barnard include:

  • Li Erikson
  • Kees Nederhoff
  • Sean Vitousek
  • Kevin M. Befus
  • A. O'Neill

Barnard's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Water
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Earth's Future
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Doubling of coastal flooding frequency within decades due to sea-level rise

    Sean Vitousek;Patrick L. Barnard;Charles H. Fletcher;Neil Frazer

  • Coastal vulnerability across the Pacific dominated by El Niño-Southern Oscillation

    Patrick L. Barnard;Andrew D. Short;Mitchell D. Harley;Mitchell D. Harley;Kristen D. Splinter

  • A model integrating longshore and cross-shore processes for predicting long-term shoreline response to climate change

    Sean Vitousek;Patrick L. Barnard;Patrick W. Limber;Li H. Erikson

  • Dynamic flood modeling essential to assess the coastal impacts of climate change.

    Patrick L. Barnard;Li H. Erikson;Amy C. Foxgrover;Juliette A. Finzi Hart

  • Climatic and topographic controls on the style and timing of Late Quaternary glaciation throughout Tibet and the Himalaya defined by 10Be cosmogenic radionuclide surface exposure dating

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Patrick L. Barnard;Ma Haizhou

  • Natural and human-induced landsliding in the Garhwal Himalaya of northern India

    Patrick L Barnard;Lewis A Owen;Milap C Sharma;Robert C Finkel;Robert C Finkel

  • Sea-level rise exponentially increases coastal flood frequency.

    Mohsen Taherkhani;Sean Vitousek;Sean Vitousek;Patrick L. Barnard;Neil Frazer

  • Beryllium-10 dating of Mount Everest moraines indicates a strong monsoon influence and glacial synchroneity throughout the Himalaya

    Robert C. Finkel;Lewis A. Owen;Patrick L. Barnard;Marc W. Caffee

  • A generalized equilibrium model for predicting daily to interannual shoreline response

    Kristen D. Splinter;Ian L. Turner;Mark A. Davidson;Patrick Barnard

  • Extreme oceanographic forcing and coastal response due to the 2015-2016 El Niño.

    Patrick L. Barnard;Daniel Hoover;David M. Hubbard;Alex Snyder

  • Late Quaternary landscape evolution in the Kunlun Mountains and Qaidam Basin, Northern Tibet: A framework for examining the links between glaciation, lake level changes and alluvial fan formation

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Ma Haizhou;Patrick L. Barnard

  • Timing and style of Late Quaternary glaciation in northeastern Tibet

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Ma Haizhou;Joel Q. Spencer

  • Development of the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) for predicting the impact of storms on high-energy, active-margin coasts

    Patrick L. Barnard;Maarten van Ormondt;Li H. Erikson;Jodi Eshleman

  • Increasing threat of coastal groundwater hazards from sea-level rise in California

    K. M. Befus;K. M. Befus;P. L. Barnard;D. J. Hoover;J. A. Finzi Hart

  • The impact of the 2009–10 El Nino Modoki on U.S. West Coast beaches

    Patrick L. Barnard;Jonathan Allan;Jeff E. Hansen;Jeff E. Hansen;George M. Kaminsky

  • The future of coastal monitoring through satellite remote sensing

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  • Can beaches survive climate change

    Sean Vitousek;Patrick L. Barnard;Patrick W. Limber

  • Style and timing of glacial and paraglacial sedimentation in a monsoon-influenced high Himalayan environment, the upper Bhagirathi Valley, Garhwal Himalaya

    Patrick L Barnard;Patrick L Barnard;Lewis A Owen;Robert C Finkel;Robert C Finkel

  • Sub-weekly to interannual variability of a high-energy shoreline

    Jeff E. Hansen;Jeff E. Hansen;Patrick L. Barnard

  • A global classification of coastal flood hazard climates associated with large-scale oceanographic forcing

    Ana Rueda;Sean Vitousek;Paula Camus;Antonio Tomás

  • Giant Sand Waves at the Mouth of San Francisco Bay

    Patrick L. Barnard;Daniel M. Hanes;David M. Rubin;Rikk G. Kvitek

  • Late Quaternary (Holocene) landscape evolution of a monsoon-influenced high Himalayan valley, Gori Ganga, Nanda Devi, NE Garhwal

    Patrick L Barnard;Patrick L Barnard;Lewis A Owen;Milap C Sharma;Robert C Finkel;Robert C Finkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Ruggiero
Peter Ruggiero Oregon State University
Fernando J. Méndez
Fernando J. Méndez University of Cantabria
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lewis A. Owen
Lewis A. Owen North Carolina State University
Daniel M. Hanes
Daniel M. Hanes Saint Louis University
Curt D. Storlazzi
Curt D. Storlazzi United States Geological Survey
Peter W. Swarzenski
Peter W. Swarzenski International Atomic Energy Agency
James R. Hein
James R. Hein United States Geological Survey
Mark T. Stacey
Mark T. Stacey University of California, Berkeley
Robert J. Rosenbauer
Robert J. Rosenbauer United States Geological Survey

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