Spyros Beltaos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Spyros Beltaos between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Spyros Beltaos published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2011. 8 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8

1976 2025

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Spyros Beltaos: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year	Publications
1976	1
1977	0
1978	2
1979	1
1980	0
1981	1
1982	1
1983	0
1984	2
1985	3
1986	1
1987	0
1988	1
1989	0
1990	2
1991	1
1992	0
1993	2
1994	0
1995	0
1996	3
1997	1
1998	1
1999	2
2000	2
2001	2
2002	5
2003	7
2004	2
2005	3
2006	6
2007	6
2008	4
2009	6
2010	3
2011	8
2012	6
2013	2
2014	3
2015	2
2016	4
2017	2
2018	5
2019	3
2020	4
2021	6
2022	0
2023	5
2024	6
2025	2
Total	129

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Spyros Beltaos 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 Spyros Beltaos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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	115
118–127	540
128–137	557
138–147	491
148–157	495
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
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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Spyros Beltaos 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 Spyros Beltaos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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	34
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
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

Spyros Beltaos is affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the interactions between river-ice processes, climate change, and ecological impacts within freshwater and riverine environments.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work covers various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Pollution, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The main topics investigated by Spyros Beltaos include:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Smart Materials for Construction
Petroleum Processing and Analysis

The frequent publication venues for Spyros Beltaos's research are:

International Journal of River Basin Management
Environmental Reviews
Water
Cold Regions Science and Technology
Geosciences

Spyros Beltaos has coauthored several papers with researchers including Daniel L. Peters, Brian C. Burrell, Barrie Bonsal, Yonas Dibike, and Laurent de Rham.

Their recent published papers include:

"Effects of climate change on river-ice processes and ice jams," 2021, International Journal of River Basin Management
"A Canadian River Ice Database from the National Hydrometric Program Archives," 2020, Earth System Science Data
"Ecological effects and causal synthesis of oil sands activity impacts on river ecosystems: water synthesis review," 2021, Environmental Reviews
"Effects of River-Ice Breakup on Sediment Transport and Implications to Stream Environments: A Review," 2021, Water
"Ice in reservoirs and regulated rivers," 2020, International Journal of River Basin Management

Best Publications

Climatic control of river‐ice hydrology: a review

Terry D. Prowse;Spyros Beltaos

295
Citations
River-ice hydrology in a shrinking cryosphere.

Spyros Beltaos;Terry Prowse

256
Citations
Effects of Changes in Arctic Lake and River Ice

Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie R. Bonsal

198
Citations
Progress in the study and management of river ice jams

Spyros Beltaos

176
Citations
Climate impacts on extreme ice-jam events in Canadian rivers

Spyros Beltaos;Terry D. Prowse

165
Citations
Past and Future Changes in Arctic Lake and River Ice

Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie Bonsal

151
Citations
Climate change, flow regulation and land-use effects on the hydrology of the Peace-Athabasca-Slave System; findings from the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative.

T. D. Prowse;S. Beltaos;J. T. Gardner;J. J. Gibson

149
Citations
Numerical computation of river ice jams

S. Beltaos

143
Citations
Onset of river ice breakup

S. Beltaos

138
Citations
Threshold between mechanical and thermal breakup of river ice cover

Spyros Beltaos

133
Citations
Ice regime of the lower Peace River and ice‐jam flooding of the Peace‐Athabasca Delta

Spyros Beltaos;Terry D. Prowse;Tom Carter

130
Citations
Effects of climate on mid-winter ice jams

Spyros Beltaos

121
Citations
Climatic change and river ice breakup

Spyros Beltaos;Brian C Burrell

120
Citations
Climatic effects on ice-jam flooding of the Peace-Athabasca Delta

S. Beltaos;T. Prowse;B. Bonsal;R. MacKay

109
Citations
Advances in river ice hydrology.

Spyros Beltaos

97
Citations
Comparing the impacts of regulation and climate on ice-jam flooding of the Peace-Athabasca Delta

Spyros Beltaos

76
Citations
Hydraulic Roughness of Breakup Ice Jams

Spyros Beltaos

72
Citations
Numerical modelling of ice‐jam flooding on the Peace–Athabasca delta

Spyros Beltaos

71
Citations
Fracture and breakup of river ice cover

S. Beltaos

69
Citations
Arctic Freshwater Ice and Its Climatic Role

Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie Bonsal

64
Citations
River ice breakup processes : recent advances and future directions

Spyros Beltaos

58
Citations
Restoring Ice-jam Floodwater to a Drying Delta Ecosystem

Terry D. Prowse;Daniel Peters;Spyros Beltaos;Alain Pietroniro

55
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry D. Prowse University of Victoria

Barrie Bonsal University of Victoria

Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer Uppsala University

Atte Korhola University of Helsinki

Bahram Gharabaghi University of Guelph

Alain Pietroniro University of Saskatchewan

James P. McNamara Boise State University

Claude R. Duguay University of Waterloo

Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval

Robert Leconte Université de Sherbrooke

External Links

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