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39
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6100
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6112
National Ranking
2197

Overview

Robert A. Morton is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Computer Science and Medicine.

Morton's work covers a diverse range of subfields, including Surgery, Information Systems, Signal Processing, Sociology and Political Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • User Authentication and Security Systems
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology

Among recent publications, Morton has contributed to papers such as:

  • "Bicycle Attacks Considered Harmful: Quantifying the Damage of Widespread Password Length Leakage," published in 2020 in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Enteral Feeding with Human Milk Decreases Time to Discharge in Infants following Gastroschisis Repair," published in 2020 in UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors include Benjamin Harsha, Jeremiah Blocki, John Springer, Melissa Dark, and Brian C. Gulack.

Morton has publications distributed mainly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University) and UNC Libraries.

In addition to articles, Robert A. Morton has authored books published by Amsterdam University Press, including the work titled "A Life of Sir Harry Parkes," published twice in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Physical criteria for distinguishing sandy tsunami and storm deposits using modern examples

    Robert A. Morton;Guy Gelfenbaum;Bruce E. Jaffe

  • Observations by the International Tsunami Survey Team in Sri Lanka

    Philip L.-F. Liu;Patrick Lynett;Harindra Fernando;Bruce E. Jaffe

  • Stages and Durations of Post-Storm Beach Recovery, Southeastern Texas Coast, U.S.A.

    Robert A. Morton;Jeffrey G. Paine;James C. Gibeaut

  • Monitoring beach changes using GPS surveying techniques

    Robert A. Morton;Mark P. Leach;Jeffrey G. Paine;Michael A. Cardoza

  • Evidence of regional subsidence and associated interior wetland loss induced by hydrocarbon production, Gulf Coast region, USA

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  • Meso-scale transfer of sand during and after storms: implications for prediction of shoreline movement

    Robert A. Morton;James C. Gibeaut;Jeffrey G. Paine

  • Sri Lanka Field Survey after the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

    James Goff;Philip L.-F. Liu;Bretwood Higman;Robert Morton;Robert Morton

  • Regional Variations in Formation Water Chemistry, Frio Formation (Oligocene), Texas Gulf Coast

    Robert A. Morton;Lynton S. Land

  • Sequence Stratigraphy and Composition of Late Quaternary Shelf-Margin Deltas, Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Robert A. Morton;John R. Suter

  • Responses of Stable Bay-Margin and Barrier-Island Systems to Holocene Sea-Level Highstands, Western Gulf of Mexico

    Robert A. Morton;Jeffrey G. Paine;Michael D. Blum

  • Evaluation of Shorelines and Legal Boundaries Controlled by Water Levels on Sandy Beaches

    Robert A. Morton;F. Michael Speed

  • Temporal and Spatial Variations in Shoreline Changes and their Implications, Examples from the Texas Gulf Coast

    Robert A. Morton

  • Rapid subsidence and historical wetland loss in the Mississippi Delta Plain: likely causes and future implications

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  • Hydrodynamic implications of textural trends in sand deposits of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka

    Robert A. Morton;James R. Goff;Scott L. Nichol

  • Coarse-Clast Ridge Complexes of the Caribbean: A Preliminary Basis for Distinguishing Tsunami and Storm-Wave Origins

    Robert A. Morton;Bruce M. Richmond;Bruce E. Jaffe;Guy Gelfenbaum

  • Middle Holocene Sea-Level Rise and Highstand at +2 M, Central Texas Coast

    Michael D. Blum;Tamara J. Misner;Eric S. Collins;David B. Scott

  • Reconnaissance Investigation of Caribbean Extreme Wave Deposits--Preliminary Observations, Interpretations, and Research Directions

    Robert A. Morton;Bruce M. Richmond;Bruce E. Jaffe;Guy Gelfenbaum

  • Formation of Storm Deposits by Wind‐Forced Currents in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea

    Robert A. Morton

  • Northwest Sumatra and Offshore Islands Field Survey after the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

    Bruce E. Jaffe;Jose C. Borrero;Gegar S. Prasetya;Robert Peters

  • Recent Subsidence-Rate Reductions in the Mississippi Delta and Their Geological Implications

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  • Recent storm and tsunami coarse-clast deposit characteristics, southeast Hawaiʻi

    Bruce M. Richmond;Steve Watt;Mark Buckley;Bruce E. Jaffe

  • Beach and vegetation - line changes at Galveston Island, Texas: erosion, deposition, and recovery from Hurricane Alicia.

    Robert A. Morton;Jeffrey G. Paine

  • Characteristics of and Corrections for Core Shortening in Unconsolidated Sediments

    Robert A. Morton;William A. White

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Galloway
William E. Galloway The University of Texas at Austin
Michael D. Blum
Michael D. Blum University of Kansas
Lynton S. Land
Lynton S. Land The University of Texas at Austin

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