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Sean K. Carey

Sean K. Carey

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3664 3357 170 152 179 7764

Sean K. Carey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sean K. Carey between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sean K. Carey published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2019. 23 of the 254 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2019. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 11 publications
1998 2025

254 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sean K. Carey: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 1
2004 8
2005 7
2006 4
2007 7
2008 14
2009 11
2010 10
2011 12
2012 15
2013 10
2014 11
2015 17
2016 15
2017 14
2018 16
2019 21
2020 10
2021 10
2022 4
2023 6
2024 12
2025 11
Total 254
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Sean K. Carey 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 Sean K. Carey sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 178–187 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 179 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414 179
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Sean K. Carey 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 Sean K. Carey sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204 49
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Sean K. Carey is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has a research focus spanning Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work is concentrated primarily within the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Their recent papers demonstrate an emphasis on climate and hydrological processes affecting northern and boreal environments. Notable publications include:

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Stable isotopes of water reveal differences in plant - soil water relationships across northern environments, 2020, Hydrological Processes
  • The biophysical climate mitigation potential of boreal peatlands during the growing season, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Evapotranspiration and energy partitioning across a forest-shrub vegetation gradient in a subarctic, alpine catchment, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Summary and synthesis of Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) research in the interior of western Canada - Part 2: Future change in cryosphere, vegetation, and hydrology, 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include:

  • M. Graham Clark
  • Erin M. Nicholls
  • Kelly Biagi
  • J. M. Waddington
  • Alan Barr

Their work has been published repeatedly in a set of specialized journals, with a notable presence in the following publication venues:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies

Best Publications

  • The cold regions hydrological model: a platform for basing process representation and model structure on physical evidence

    J. W. Pomeroy;D. M. Gray;T. Brown;N. R. Hedstrom

  • Progress in permafrost hydrology in the new millennium

    Ming-Ko Woo;Douglas L. Kane;Sean K. Carey;Daqing Yang

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Slope runoff processes and flow generation in a subarctic, subalpine catchment

    Sean K. Carey;Ming-ko Woo

  • Tracer-based assessment of flow paths, storage and runoff generation in northern catchments: a review

    Doerthe Tetzlaff;Jim Buttle;Sean K. Carey;Kevin McGuire

  • Peat hydraulic conductivity in cold regions and its relation to pore size and geometry

    William L. Quinton;Masaki Hayashi;Sean K. Carey

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate

    Manuel Helbig;Manuel Helbig;James Michael Waddington;Pavel Alekseychik;Brian D. Amiro

  • Cross‐regional prediction of long‐term trajectory of stream water DOC response to climate change

    Hjalmar Laudon;Jim Buttle;Sean K. Carey;Jeff McDonnell;Jeff McDonnell

  • Dissolved organic carbon fluxes in a discontinuous permafrost subarctic alpine catchment

    Sean K. Carey

  • Modelling the dynamics of the evapotranspiration process using genetic programming

    Kamban Parasuraman;Amin Elshorbagy;Sean K. Carey

  • Evaluating runoff generation during summer using hydrometric, stable isotope and hydrochemical methods in a discontinuous permafrost alpine catchment

    S. K. Carey;W. L. Quinton

  • The role of soil pipes as a slope runoff mechanism, Subarctic Yukon, Canada

    S.K Carey;M.-K Woo

  • Evaluation of Solar Radiation Prediction Models in North America

    Rosalind A. Ball;Larry C. Purcell;Sean K. Carey

  • The essential value of long‐term experimental data for hydrology and water management

    Doerthe Tetzlaff;Sean K. Carey;James P. McNamara;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Recent climatic, cryospheric, and hydrological changes over the interior of western Canada: a review and synthesis

    Chris M. DeBeer;Howard S. Wheater;Sean K. Carey;Kwok Pan Chun;Kwok Pan Chun

  • Hydrology of Two Slopes in Subarctic Yukon, Canada

    Sean K. Carey;Ming-Ko Woo

  • Inter-comparison of hydro-climatic regimes across northern catchments: synchronicity, resistance and resilience

    Sean K. Carey;Doerthe Tetzlaff;Jan Seibert;Jan Seibert;Christopher Soulsby

  • Evaluation of the algorithms and parameterizations for ground thawing and freezing simulation in permafrost regions

    Yinsuo Zhang;Sean K. Carey;William L. Quinton

  • Statistical characterization of the spatial variability of soil moisture in a cutover peatland

    Richard M. Petrone;J. S. Price;S. K. Carey;J. M. Waddington

  • Spatial variability of hillslope water balance, wolf creek basin, subarctic yukon

    Sean K. Carey;Ming-ko Woo

  • Hydrological sensitivity of a northern mountain basin to climate change

    Kabir Rasouli;John W. Pomeroy;J. Richard Janowicz;Sean K. Carey

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Chris Soulsby
Chris Soulsby University of Aberdeen
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jim Buttle
Jim Buttle Trent University
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
John W. Pomeroy
John W. Pomeroy University of Saskatchewan
Joseph L. Hora
Joseph L. Hora Smithsonian Institution
Kevin J. McGuire
Kevin J. McGuire Virginia Tech
Jan Seibert
Jan Seibert University of Zurich
Alberto Noriega-Crespo
Alberto Noriega-Crespo Space Telescope Science Institute

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