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Peter R. Robichaud 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 Peter R. Robichaud sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 220 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter R. Robichaud 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 Peter R. Robichaud sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter R. Robichaud is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics central to environmental and earth sciences. These include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Among frequent collaborators are William J. Elliot, Erin Brooks, Mariana Dobre, Roger Lew, and Chinmay Deval.

Peter R. Robichaud has published in several notable venues, including HydroShare Resources and the Soil Erosion Research Under a Changing Climate conference held in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Other frequent publication venues include the Journal of Hydrology, Hydrological Processes, and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • Evaluating post-wildfire logging-slash cover treatment to reduce hillslope erosion after salvage logging using ground measurements and remote sensing, 2020, Hydrological Processes
  • Effectiveness of post-fire soil erosion mitigation treatments: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Movement of Sediment Through a Burned Landscape: Sediment Volume Observations and Model Comparisons in the San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • From burned slopes to streams: how wildfire affects nitrogen cycling and retention in forests and fire-prone watersheds, 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • WEPPcloud: An online watershed-scale hydrologic modeling tool. Part I. Model description, 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • Current research issues related to post-wildfire runoff and erosion processes

    John A. Moody;Richard A. Shakesby;Peter R. Robichaud;Susan H. Cannon

  • Evaluating the Effectiveness Of Postfire Rehabilitation Treatments

    Peter R. Robichaud;Jan L. Beyers;Daniel G. Neary

  • Fire effects on infiltration rates after prescribed fire in Northern Rocky Mountain forests, USA

    Peter R. Robichaud

  • Field Guide for Mapping Post-Fire Soil Burn Severity

    Annette Parson;Peter R. Robichaud;Sarah A. Lewis;Carolyn Napper

  • The Relationship of Multispectral Satellite Imagery to Immediate Fire Effects

    Andrew T. Hudak;Penelope Morgan;Michael J. Bobbitt;Alistair M. S. Smith

  • Post-fire mulching for runoff and erosion mitigation Part I: Effectiveness at reducing hillslope erosion rates

    Peter R. Robichaud;Sarah A. Lewis;Joseph W. Wagenbrenner;Louise E. Ashmun

  • Spatial and temporal effects of wildfire on the hydrology of a steep rangeland watershed

    Frederick B. Pierson;Peter R. Robichaud;Kenneth E. Spaeth

  • Effectiveness of needle cast at reducing erosion after forest fires

    C. D. Pannkuk;P. R. Robichaud

  • Water repellency by laboratory burning of four northern Rocky Mountain forest soils

    P.R Robichaud;R.D Hungerford

  • Silt fences: An economical technique for measuring hillslope soil erosion

    Peter R. Robichaud;Robert E. Brown

  • Postfire soil burn severity mapping with hyperspectral image unmixing

    Peter R. Robichaud;Sarah A. Lewis;Denise Y. M. Laes;Andrew T. Hudak

  • Assessing burn severity and comparing soil water repellency, Hayman Fire, Colorado

    Sarah A. Lewis;Joan Q. Wu;Peter R. Robichaud

  • Post-Fire Burn Severity and Vegetation Response Following Eight Large Wildfires Across the Western United States

    Leigh B. Lentile;Penelope Morgan;Andrew T. Hudak;Michael J. Bobbitt

  • A comparison of surface runoff and sediment yields from low- and high-severity site preparation burns

    P. R. Robichaud;T A. Waldrop

  • Effectiveness of post-fire soil erosion mitigation treatments: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Antonio Girona-García;Diana C.S. Vieira;Joana Silva;Cristina Fernández

  • Fire effects on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush-dominated landscape † †

    Frederick B. Pierson;Peter R. Robichaud;Corey A. Moffet;Kenneth E. Spaeth

  • Measurement of post-fire hillslope erosion to evaluate and model rehabilitation treatment effectiveness and recovery

    Peter R. Robichaud

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of contour-felled log erosion barriers as a post-fire runoff and erosion mitigation treatment in the western United States

    P. R. Robichaud;J. W. Wagenbrenner;Raeford E. Brown;P. M. Wohlgemuth

  • Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model

    P.R. Robichaud;W.J. Elliot;F.B. Pierson;D.E. Hall

  • Infiltration and interrill erosion rates after a wildfire in western Montana, USA

    Peter R. Robichaud;Joseph W. Wagenbrenner;Fredrick B. Pierson;Kenneth E. Spaeth

  • Post-Fire Treatment Effectiveness for Hillslope Stabilization

    Peter R. Robichaud;Louise E. Ashmun;Bruce D. Sims

  • Post-fire mulching for runoff and erosion mitigation Part II: Effectiveness in reducing runoff and sediment yields from small catchments

    Peter R. Robichaud;Joseph W. Wagenbrenner;Sarah A. Lewis;Louise E. Ashmun

  • Effects of post-fire salvage logging and a skid trail treatment on ground cover, soils, and sediment production in the interior western United States

    Joseph W. Wagenbrenner;Lee H. MacDonald;Robert N. Coats;Peter R. Robichaud

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Elliot
William J. Elliot US Forest Service
Andrew T. Hudak
Andrew T. Hudak US Forest Service
Frederick B. Pierson
Frederick B. Pierson Agricultural Research Service
Penelope Morgan
Penelope Morgan University of Idaho
Lee H. MacDonald
Lee H. MacDonald Colorado State University
Jan Boll
Jan Boll Washington State University
Alistair M. S. Smith
Alistair M. S. Smith University of Idaho
Stefan H. Doerr
Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University
Cristina Santín
Cristina Santín Swansea University
David C. Goodrich
David C. Goodrich US Department of Agriculture

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