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D-Index
40
Citations
5574
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8129
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William J. Shaw publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Shaw sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

William J. Shaw D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Shaw sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

William J. Shaw is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science, with demonstrated expertise in Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their scholarly work focuses on several main topics, including Wind Energy Research and Development, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Motor Control and Adaptation, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, as well as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Shaw provide insight into the scope and impact of their research. These include:

  • "Grand Challenges: wind energy research needs for a global energy transition" (2022), published in Wind Energy Science
  • "Scientific challenges to characterizing the wind resource in the marine atmospheric boundary layer" (2022), published in Wind Energy Science
  • "Validation of Reanalysis-Based Offshore Wind Resource Characterization Using Lidar Buoy Observations" (2020), published in Marine Technology Society Journal
  • "Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling for Wind Energy Applications: Addressing the Challenges" (2020), published in Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • "Advancing Offshore Wind Resource Characterization Using Buoy-Based Observations" (2020), published in Marine Technology Society Journal

Shaw's frequent coauthors include Julie K. Lundquist, Larry K. Berg, Caroline Draxl, David D. Turner, and Raghavendra Krishnamurthy. These collaborations have contributed to publications across several notable venues.

The most common publication venues where Shaw has contributed are:

  • Wind Energy Science
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Muma Business Review

Within their research domain, Shaw's contributions emphasize the challenges and methodologies related to wind energy and atmospheric studies. Their work on characterizing wind resources, especially over marine and offshore environments, addresses crucial aspects of the global transition to sustainable energy.

Best Publications

  • Air-sea fluxes and surface layer turbulence around a sea surface temperature front

    C. A. Friehe;W. J. Shaw;D. P. Rogers;K. L. Davidson

  • Cold pools in the Columbia Basin

    Charles D. Whiteman;Shiyuan Zhong;William J. Shaw;John M. Hubbe

  • The Direct Estimation of Near-Bottom Turbulent Fluxes in the Presence of Energetic Wave Motions

    W. J. Shaw;J. H. Trowbridge

  • Particulate Air Pollution in Mexico City: A Collaborative Research Project.

    S A Edgerton;X Bian;J C Doran;J D Fast

  • Models of ocean ridge lithospheric deformation: Dependence on crustal thickness, spreading rate, and segmentation

    William J. Shaw;Jian Lin

  • Channelized Ice Melting in the Ocean Boundary Layer Beneath Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

    T. P. Stanton;W. J. Shaw;M. Truffer;H. F. J. Corr

  • The IMADA-AVER Boundary Layer Experiment in the Mexico City Area

    J. C. Doran;S. Abbott;J. Archuleta;X. Bian

  • Improving Wind Energy Forecasting through Numerical Weather Prediction Model Development

    Joseph B. Olson;Jaymes S. Kenyon;Irina Djalalova;Laura Bianco

  • Basin-scale wind transport during the MILAGRO field campaign and comparison to climatology using cluster analysis

    B. de Foy;Jerome D. Fast;S. J. Paech;D. Phillips

  • Evaluation of an Inexpensive Temperature Datalogger for Meteorological Applications

    Charles D. Whiteman;John M. Hubbe;William J. Shaw

  • On Bridging A Modeling Scale Gap: Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling for Wind Energy

    Sue Ellen Haupt;Branko Kosovic;William Shaw;Larry K. Berg

  • Meteorological Processes Affecting the Evolution of a Wintertime Cold Air Pool in the Columbia Basin

    Shiyuan Zhong;C. David Whiteman;Xindi Bian;William J. Shaw

  • The T1-T2 study: evolution of aerosol properties downwind of Mexico City

    J C Doran;James C Barnard;W P Arnott;R Cary

  • An evaluation of the wind erosion module in DUSTRAN

    William J. Shaw;K. Jerry Allwine;Bradley G. Fritz;Frederick C. Rutz

  • Overview of the 2010 Carbonaceous Aerosols and Radiative Effects Study (CARES)

    R. A. Zaveri;W. J. Shaw;D. J. Cziczo;B. Schmid

  • Role of the upper ocean in the energy budget of Arctic sea ice during SHEBA

    W. J. Shaw;T. P. Stanton;M. G. McPhee;J. H. Morison

  • Sensitivity of Turbine-Height Wind Speeds to Parameters in Planetary Boundary-Layer and Surface-Layer Schemes in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model

    Ben Yang;Ben Yang;Yun Qian;Larry K. Berg;Po-Lun Ma

  • The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Observational Field Campaign

    James M. Wilczak;Mark Stoelinga;Larry K. Berg;Justin Sharp

  • Boundary layer characteristics over areas of inhomogeneous surface fluxes

    J. C. Doran;W. J. Shaw;J. M. Hubbe

  • Nocturnal Low-Level Jet in a Mountain Basin Complex. Part I: Evolution and Effects on Local Flows

    Robert M. Banta;Lisa S. Darby;Jerome D. Fast;James O. Pinto

  • Budgets of turbulent kinetic energy and scalar variance in the continental shelf bottom boundary layer

    W. J. Shaw;J. H. Trowbridge;A. J. Williams

  • The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): General Overview

    William J. Shaw;Larry K. Berg;Joel Cline;Caroline Draxl

  • Assessing state-of-the-art capabilities for probing the atmospheric boundary layer: The XPIA field campaign

    Julie K. Lundquist;James M. Wilczak;Ryan Ashton;Laura Bianco

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry K. Berg
Larry K. Berg Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pierre Pinson
Pierre Pinson Technical University of Denmark
Julie K. Lundquist
Julie K. Lundquist University of Colorado Boulder
Timothy P. Stanton
Timothy P. Stanton Naval Postgraduate School
James M. Wilczak
James M. Wilczak National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard Coulter
Richard Coulter Argonne National Laboratory
Jerome D. Fast
Jerome D. Fast Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Georges Kariniotakis
Georges Kariniotakis Mines ParisTech
Robert M. Banta
Robert M. Banta National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James C. Barnard
James C. Barnard University of Nevada Reno

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