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Paul J. Morris publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul J. Morris sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul J. Morris D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul J. Morris sits on this spectrum.

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1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul J. Morris is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Plant Science, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work focuses on topics related to peatlands and wetlands ecology, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, geology and paleoclimatology research, climate change and permafrost, geological formations and processes, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and coastal and marine dynamics.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Andy J. Baird, Graeme T. Swindles, Greta C. Dargie, Suspense A. Ifo, and Simon L. Lewis. The collaboration reflects continuity in research themes and shared expertise.

Publication venues where Paul J. Morris has appeared most often include Quaternary Science Reviews, Water Resources Research, Nature Climate Change, Nature Geoscience, and Environmental Research Letters.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist feature the following titles:

  • Imminent loss of climate space for permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia (2022) published in Nature Climate Change
  • Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data (2022) published in Nature Geoscience
  • Divergent responses of permafrost peatlands to recent climate change (2021) published in Environmental Research Letters
  • Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin (2022) published in Nature
  • Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Northern Peats Inferred From Other Measurements (2022) published in Water Resources Research

The research topics reflect an emphasis on understanding the dynamics of peatland ecosystems, their carbon stocks, and responses to environmental and climatic changes. This includes specific interest in the physical properties of peats, wetland hydraulics, and the influences of climate change on permafrost regions.

Best Publications

  • PEATMAP: Refining estimates of global peatland distribution based on a meta-analysis

    Jiren Xu;Paul J. Morris;Junguo Liu;Junguo Liu;Joseph Holden

  • Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands

    J. M. Waddington;P. J. Morris;N. Kettridge;G. Granath;G. Granath

  • Southern Ocean deep-water carbon export enhanced by natural iron fertilization

    Raymond T. Pollard;Ian Salter;Richard J. Sanders;Mike I. Lucas

  • Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries

    Graeme T. Swindles;Graeme T. Swindles;Graeme T. Swindles;Paul J. Morris;Donal J. Mullan;Richard J. Payne

  • The long-term fate of permafrost peatlands under rapid climate warming

    Graeme T. Swindles;Paul J. Morris;Donal Mullan;Elizabeth J. Watson

  • Global peatland initiation driven by regionally asynchronous warming.

    Paul J Morris;Graeme T Swindles;Paul J Valdes;Ruza F Ivanovic

  • Ecohydrological feedbacks confound peat-based climate reconstructions

    Graeme T. Swindles;Paul J. Morris;Andy J. Baird;Maarten Blaauw

  • The DigiBog peatland development model 1: rationale, conceptual model, and hydrological basis

    Andy J. Baird;Paul J. Morris;Paul J. Morris;Lisa R. Belyea

  • Conceptual frameworks in peatland ecohydrology: looking beyond the two‐layered (acrotelm–catotelm) model

    Paul J. Morris;J. Michael Waddington;Brian W. Benscoter;Merritt R. Turetsky

  • The DigiBog peatland development model 2: ecohydrological simulations in 2D

    Paul J. Morris;Paul J. Morris;Andy J. Baird;Lisa R. Belyea

  • Misinterpreting carbon accumulation rates in records from near-surface peat

    Dylan M. Young;Dylan M. Young;Andy J. Baird;Dan J. Charman;Chris D. Evans

  • Effect of drainage and wildfire on peat hydrophysical properties

    J H Sherwood;N Kettridge;D K Thompson;D K Thompson;Paul J Morris;Paul J Morris

  • Ecohydrological feedbacks in peatland development: a theoretical modelling study

    Paul J. Morris;Paul J. Morris;Lisa R. Belyea;Andrew J. Baird

  • Upscaling of Peatland-Atmosphere Fluxes of Methane: Small-Scale Heterogeneity in Process Rates and the Pitfalls of “Bucket-and-Slab” Models

    A.J. Baird;L.R. Belyea;Paul Morris

  • Hotspots of peatland-derived potable water use identified by global analysis

    Jiren Xu;Paul J. Morris;Junguo Liu;Junguo Liu;Joseph Holden

  • Divergent responses of permafrost peatlands to recent climate change

    Thomas G Sim;Graeme T Swindles;Graeme T Swindles;Paul J Morris;Andy J Baird

  • Untangling climate signals from autogenic changes in long‐term peatland development

    Paul J. Morris;Andy J. Baird;Dylan M. Young;Graeme T. Swindles

  • Simulating the long‐term impacts of drainage and restoration on the ecohydrology of peatlands

    Dylan M. Young;Andy J. Baird;Paul J. Morris;Joseph Holden

  • Bridging the gap between models and measurements of peat hydraulic conductivity

    Paul J. Morris;Andy J. Baird;Lisa R. Belyea

  • Groundwater residence time distributions in peatlands: Implications for peat decomposition and accumulation

    Paul J Morris;J.M. Waddington

  • Questioning ten common assumptions about peatlands

    KL Bacon;AJ Baird;A Blundell;M-A Bourgault

  • Dataset for Nature Sustainability paper “Hotspots of peatland-derived potable water use identified by global analysis”

    Jiren Xu;Paul J. Morris;Junguo Liu;Joseph Holden

  • Ecohydrology Bearings—Invited Commentary Conceptual frameworks in peatland ecohydrology: looking beyond the two-layered (acrotelm-catotelm) model †

    Paul J. Morris;J. Michael Waddington;Brian W. Benscoter;Merritt R. Turetsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme T. Swindles
Graeme T. Swindles Queen's University Belfast
Andrew Baird
Andrew Baird University of California, San Diego
Joseph Holden
Joseph Holden University of Leeds
Dan J. Charman
Dan J. Charman University of Exeter
Junguo Liu
Junguo Liu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
James M. Waddington
James M. Waddington McMaster University
Richard Sanders
Richard Sanders National Oceanography Centre
Angela V. Gallego-Sala
Angela V. Gallego-Sala University of Exeter
Mariusz Gałka
Mariusz Gałka Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Paul J. Valdes
Paul J. Valdes University of Bristol

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