Steve Elgar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steve Elgar between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steve Elgar published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2001. 19 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1984 2026

280 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steve Elgar: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year	Publications
1984	2
1985	4
1986	1
1987	3
1988	3
1989	4
1990	8
1991	7
1992	6
1993	11
1994	4
1995	3
1996	1
1997	9
1998	10
1999	8
2000	6
2001	15
2002	12
2003	11
2004	6
2005	9
2006	7
2007	4
2008	6
2009	1
2010	7
2011	7
2012	7
2013	6
2014	11
2015	8
2016	7
2017	8
2018	8
2019	2
2020	4
2021	4
2022	4
2023	10
2024	7
2025	14
2026	5
Total	280

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Steve Elgar 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 Steve Elgar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 210 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292	210
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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Steve Elgar 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 Steve Elgar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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
50	183
51	178
52	182
53	178
54	163
55	117
56	163
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135	60
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

Steve Elgar is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in Elgar's research include:

Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Aeolian processes and effects
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequent publication venues for Elgar's work are:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Coastal Engineering Proceedings
Coastal Engineering
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Journal of Hydrology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Steve Elgar include:

Modeling the hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of sandbar migration events, 2021, Coastal Engineering
Coastal flooding generated by ocean wave- and surge-driven groundwater fluctuations on a sandy barrier island, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
Field Observations of the Evolution of Plunging-Wave Shapes, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
Field Evidence of Inverse Energy Cascades in the Surfzone, 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
Coastal topography and hydrogeology control critical groundwater gradients and potential beach surface instability during storm surges, 2022, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Elgar has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Britt Raubenheimer
Ciara Dooley
Levi Gorrell
Christine Baker
Melissa Moulton

Best Publications

Wave-Induced Sediment Transport and Sandbar Migration

Fernanda Hoefel;Steve Elgar

616
Citations
Observations of sand bar evolution on a natural beach

Edith L. Gallagher;Steve Elgar;R. T. Guza

582
Citations
Observations of bispectra of shoaling surface gravity waves

Steve Elgar;R. T. Guza

572
Citations
Modeling the alongshore current on barred beaches

B. G. Ruessink;J. R. Miles;F. Feddersen;R. T. Guza

363
Citations
Generation and propagation of infragravity waves

T. H. C. Herbers;Steve Elgar;R. T. Guza

259
Citations
Nearshore sandbar migration

Steve Elgar;Edith L. Gallagher;R. T. Guza

259
Citations
Wave transformation across the inner surf zone

B. Raubenheimer;R.T. Guza;S. Elgar

252
Citations
Momentum balances on the North Carolina inner shelf

Steve Lentz;R. T. Guza;Steve Elgar;Falk Feddersen

248
Citations
Infragravity-Frequency (0.005–0.05 Hz) Motions on the Shelf. Part I: Forced Waves

T. H. C. Herbers;Steve Elgar;R. T. Guza;W. C. O'Reilly

241
Citations
Wave-induced sediment transport and onshore sandbar migration

Tian-Jian Hsu;Steve Elgar;R.T. Guza

214
Citations
Reflection of Ocean Surface Gravity Waves from a Natural Beach

Steve Elgar;T. H. C. Herbers;R. T. Guza

210
Citations
Alongshore momentum balances in the nearshore

Falk Feddersen;R. T. Guza;Steve Elgar;T. H. C. Herbers

185
Citations
Observations of nearshore infragravity waves: Seaward and shoreward propagating components

A. Sheremet;R. T. Guza;S. Elgar;T. H. C. Herbers

171
Citations
A GPS-Tracked Surf Zone Drifter*

W. E. Schmidt;B. T. Woodward;K. S. Millikan;R. T. Guza

168
Citations
Swash on a gently sloping beach

B. Raubenheimer;R. T. Guza;Steve Elgar;N. Kobayashi

167
Citations
Statistics of bicoherence

S. Elgar;R.T. Guza

166
Citations
Observations of infragravity waves

Steve Elgar;T. H. C. Herbers;Michele Okihiro;Joan Oltman-Shay

164
Citations
Spectral evolution of shoaling and breaking waves on a barred beach

Steve Elgar;R. T. Guza;B. Raubenheimer;T. H. C. Herbers

164
Citations
Turbulence Measurements in the Surf Zone

John Trowbridge;Steve Elgar

161
Citations
Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters

Steve Elgar

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert T. Guza Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Vinod Chandran Queensland University of Technology

Falk Feddersen University of California, San Diego

Edward B. Thornton Naval Postgraduate School

Jim Thomson University of Washington

Giovanni Coco University of Auckland

Tian-Jian Hsu University of Delaware

Fengyan Shi University of Delaware

Jamie MacMahan Naval Postgraduate School

James T. Kirby University of Delaware

External Links

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