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Stephen M. Hubbard

Stephen M. Hubbard

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
5947
World Ranking
5065
National Ranking
243

Stephen M. Hubbard 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 Stephen M. Hubbard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 193 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Stephen M. Hubbard 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 Stephen M. Hubbard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen M. Hubbard is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans a variety of subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Ecology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, which include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Stephen M. Hubbard has published numerous papers with notable recent works, including:

  • First source-to-sink monitoring shows dense head controls sediment flux and runout in turbidity currents, 2022, Science Advances
  • Earliest Olduvai hominins exploited unstable environments ~ 2 million years ago, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Autogenic translation and counter point bar deposition in meandering rivers, 2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Direct Georeferencing UAV-SfM in High-Relief Topography: Accuracy Assessment and Alternative Ground Control Strategies along Steep Inaccessible Rock Slopes, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • The stratigraphic evolution of a submarine channel: linking seafloor dynamics to depositional products, 2020, Journal of Sedimentary Research

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Stephen M. Hubbard include:

  • Peter D. Clift
  • Bas Van
  • Olivier Lacombe
  • Kathryn Goodenough
  • Paul R. Durkin

The primary publication venues where Stephen M. Hubbard's work appears most often are:

  • Geological Magazine
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Sedimentology
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research

This scientist has played an active role in advancing knowledge within their fields of study through consistent research contributions. The breadth of topics, collaboration networks, and publication platforms reflect diverse scientific engagements aimed at understanding Earth surface dynamics, sedimentary processes, and paleoclimatic phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of widely used methods to derive depositional ages from detrital zircon populations

    Daniel S. Coutts;William A. Matthews;Stephen M. Hubbard

  • Seismic geomorphology and sedimentology of a tidally influenced river deposit, Lower Cretaceous Athabasca oil sands, Alberta, Canada

    Stephen M. Hubbard;Derald G. Smith;Haley Nielsen;Dale A. Leckie

  • Counter point bar deposits: lithofacies and reservoir significance in the meandering modern Peace River and ancient McMurray Formation, Alberta, Canada

    Derald G. Smith;Stephen M. Hubbard;Dale A. Leckie;Milovan Fustic

  • Deep-Water Sediment Bypass

    Christopher J. Stevenson;Christopher A.-L. Jackson;David M. Hodgson;Stephen M. Hubbard

  • Deep‐water foreland basin deposits of the Cerro Toro Formation, Magallanes basin, Chile: architectural elements of a sinuous basin axial channel belt

    Stephen M. Hubbard;Brian W. Romans;Stephan A. Graham

  • Evolution of deep-water stratigraphic architecture, Magallanes Basin, Chile

    B.W. Romans;A. Fildani;S.M. Hubbard;J.A. Covault

  • Sediment transfer and deposition in slope channels: Deciphering the record of enigmatic deep-sea processes from outcrop

    Stephen M. Hubbard;Jacob A. Covault;Andrea Fildani;Brian W. Romans

  • High-Relief Slope Clinoform Development: Insights from Outcrop, Magallanes Basin, Chile

    Stephen M. Hubbard;Andrea Fildani;Brian W. Romans;Jacob A. Covault

  • Erosion at inception of deep-sea channels

    Andrea Fildani;Stephen M. Hubbard;Jacob A. Covault;Katherine L. Maier

  • Sedimentology and stratigraphic architecture of a point bar deposit, Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation, Alberta, Canada

    Phillip A. Labrecque;Jerry L. Jensen;Stephen M. Hubbard;Haley Nielsen

  • Recognition of down-valley translation in tidally influenced meandering fluvial deposits, Athabasca Oil Sands (Cretaceous), Alberta, Canada

    Milovan Fustic;Milovan Fustic;Stephen M. Hubbard;Ron Spencer;Derald G. Smith

  • Slope channel sedimentary processes and stratigraphic stacking, Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation slope system, Chilean Patagonia

    Ryan V. Macauley;Ryan V. Macauley;Stephen M. Hubbard

  • Seismic facies and reservoir characteristics of a deep-marine channel belt in the Molasse foreland basin, Puchkirchen Formation, Austria

    Menno J. De Ruig;Stephen M. Hubbard

  • Confined channel-levee complex development in an elongate depo-center: Deep-water Tertiary strata of the Austrian Molasse basin

    Stephen M. Hubbard;Menno J. de Ruig;Stephan A. Graham

  • How to recognize crescentic bedforms formed by supercritical turbidity currents in the geologic record: insights from active submarine channels

    Sophie Hage;Sophie Hage;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;Michael A. Clare;Esther J. Sumner

  • Importance of predecessor basin history on sedimentary fill of a retroarc foreland basin: provenance analysis of the Cretaceous Magallanes basin, Chile (50–52°S)

    B. W. Romans;A. Fildani;S. A. Graham;S. M. Hubbard

  • Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Meander-Belt Evolution, Cretaceous Mcmurray Formation, Alberta Foreland Basin, Canada

    Paul R. Durkin;Ron L. Boyd;Stephen M. Hubbard;Albert W. Shultz

  • Sedimentology, Stratigraphic Architecture, and Ichnology of Gravity-Flow Deposits Partially Ponded in a Growth-Fault-Controlled Slope Minibasin, Tres Pasos Formation (Cretaceous), Southern Chile

    Michael R. Shultz;Stephen M. Hubbard

  • Stratigraphic Expression of Intra-Point-Bar Erosion and Rotation

    Paul R. Durkin;Stephen M. Hubbard;Ron L. Boyd;Dale A. Leckie

  • Stratigraphic evolution of an outcropping continental slope system, Tres Pasos Formation at Cerro Divisadero, Chile

    Brian W. Romans;Stephen M. Hubbard;Stephan A. Graham

  • Provenance of the Cretaceous Athabasca Oil Sands, Canada: Implications for Continental-Scale Sediment Transport

    Christine Benyon;Andrew Leier;Dale A. Leckie;Andrew Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian W. Romans
Brian W. Romans Virginia Tech
Andrea Fildani
Andrea Fildani Equinor (Norway)
Jacob A. Covault
Jacob A. Covault The University of Texas at Austin
Stephan A. Graham
Stephan A. Graham Stanford University
Matthieu J.B. Cartigny
Matthieu J.B. Cartigny Durham University
Michael A. Clare
Michael A. Clare Natural Environment Research Council
Peter J. Talling
Peter J. Talling Durham University
Derald G. Smith
Derald G. Smith University of Calgary
Dale A. Leckie
Dale A. Leckie University of Calgary
Chris H. Hugenholtz
Chris H. Hugenholtz University of Calgary

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