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 Thomas Dunne sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 169 publications — 49th percentile
49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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 Thomas Dunne sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Thomas Dunne is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with specific focus on several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.
The scientist's work addresses significant topics such as Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Landslides and related hazards, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Fire effects on ecosystems, Geological formations and processes, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.
Among their recent publications are:
Frequent co-authors include:
Their publications have appeared repeatedly in the following venues:
Thomas Dunne's career has been recognized through multiple fellowships and memberships, reflecting a sustained contribution to scientific fields. These honors include:
Thomas Dunne;Luna Bergere Leopold
Thomas Dunne;Richard D. Black
Lee Benda;N. Leroy Poff;Daniel Miller;Thomas Dunne
Thomas Dunne;Richard D. Black
Leslie M. Reid;Thomas Dunne
Thomas Dunne;Weihua Zhang;Brian F. Aubry
Edgardo Manuel Latrubesse;Eugenio Y. Arima;Thomas Dunne;Edward Park
Robert H. Meade;Thomas Dunne;Jeffrey E. Richey;Umberto De M. Santos
Lee Benda;Thomas Dunne
Thomas Dunne;Leal A. K. Mertes;Robert H. Meade;Jeffrey E. Richey
Lee Benda;Thomas Dunne
Douglas E. Alsdorf;John M. Melack;Thomas Dunne;Leal A. K. Mertes;Leal A. K. Mertes
Thomas Dunne
C. M. Birkett;L. A. K. Mertes;T. Dunne;M. H. Costa
Leal A. K. Mertes;Thomas Dunne;Luiz A. Martinelli
Leslie M. Reid;Thomas. Dunne
Rolf Aalto;Laurence Maurice-Bourgoin;Thomas Dunne;David R. Montgomery
Jose Antonio Constantine;Thomas Dunne;Joshua Ahmed;Carl Legleiter
Dara Entekhabi;Ghassem R. Asrar;Alan K. Betts;Keith J. Beven
Thomas Dunne
C. M. Birkett;L. A. K. Mertes;T. Dunne;M. H. Costa
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