Derek Heathfield
Impact in
- Earth-Surface Processes top 5%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Oceanography top 10%
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Papers in
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- Aeolian processes and effects 4
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 3
- Geological formations and processes 1
- Ecology 4
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 3
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes 2
- Co-authors
- Ian J. Walker (5 shared papers)Jeff E. Hansen (1 shared paper)Sean Vitousek (1 shared paper)Evan Randall-Goodwin (1 shared paper)Kristen D. Splinter (1 shared paper)Peter Ruggiero (1 shared paper)Patrick L. Barnard (1 shared paper)Karin R. Bryan (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (3 papers)Remote Sensing of Environment (1 paper)Geomorphology (1 paper)Nature Geoscience (1 paper)Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesAustralia
In The Last Decade
Derek Heathfield
9 papers receiving 363 citations
Derek Heathfield's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 38
- Earth-Surface Processes 248
- Oceanography 128
- Atmospheric Science 183
- Ecology 156
- Global and Planetary Change 73
Countries citing papers authored by Derek Heathfield
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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Heathfield
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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 | 294 |
| 2 | 2011 | 36 | |
| 3 | 2012 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2023 | 14 | |
| 5 | 2015 | 7 | |
| 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 | 1 | |
| 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 373 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aeolian processes and effects (4 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (3 papers), Landslides and related hazards (3 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (3 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (2 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (2 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (1 paper) and Geological formations and processes (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (248 citations), Oceanography (128 citations), Atmospheric Science (183 citations), Ecology (156 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (73 citations). Derek Heathfield has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Ian J. Walker, Jeff E. Hansen, Sean Vitousek, Evan Randall-Goodwin, Kristen D. Splinter, Peter Ruggiero, Patrick L. Barnard, Karin R. Bryan, Yoshiaki Kuriyama and Shigeru Kato. Their work appears in journals such as Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Remote Sensing of Environment, Geomorphology, Nature Geoscience and Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.
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