Derek Heathfield
Impact in
- Earth-Surface Processes top 2%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Papers in
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- Aeolian processes and effects 4
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 3
- Ecology 4
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 3
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes 2
- Co-authors
- Ian J. Walker (5 shared papers)Sean Vitousek (1 shared paper)Yoshiaki Kuriyama (1 shared paper)Masayuki Banno (1 shared paper)Andrew D. Short (1 shared paper)Kristen D. Splinter (1 shared paper)Peter Ruggiero (1 shared paper)Jonathan C. Allan (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (3 papers)Remote Sensing of Environment (1 paper)Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (1 paper)Nature Geoscience (1 paper)Geomorphology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesAustralia
In The Last Decade
Derek Heathfield
9 papers receiving 387 citations
Derek Heathfield's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 38
- Earth-Surface Processes 265
- Atmospheric Science 194
- Oceanography 129
- Ecology 164
- Global and Planetary Change 78
Countries citing papers authored by Derek Heathfield
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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Heathfield
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Derek Heathfield. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Derek Heathfield. The network helps show where Derek Heathfield may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Derek Heathfield, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal vulnerability across the Pacific dominated by El Niño/Southern Oscillation Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 312 |
| 2 | 2011 | 39 | |
| 3 | 2012 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2023 | 15 | |
| 5 | 2015 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2021 | 3 | |
| 7 | Comparison of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for geomorphic change detection in beach-dune systems. | 2016 | 2 |
| 8 | 2023 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2025 | 1 |
About Derek Heathfield
Derek Heathfield is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 9 papers that have together received 397 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aeolian processes and effects (4 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (3 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (3 papers), Landslides and related hazards (3 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (2 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (2 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (1 paper) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (265 citations), Atmospheric Science (194 citations), Oceanography (129 citations), Ecology (164 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (78 citations). Derek Heathfield has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Ian J. Walker, Sean Vitousek, Yoshiaki Kuriyama, Masayuki Banno, Andrew D. Short, Kristen D. Splinter, Peter Ruggiero, Jonathan C. Allan, Ian L. Turner and Shigeru Kato. Their work appears in journals such as Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Remote Sensing of Environment, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Nature Geoscience and Geomorphology.
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