J. M. Shea

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

J. M. Shea is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, J. M. Shea has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Atmospheric Science, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 13 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in J. M. Shea's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (53 papers), Climate change and permafrost (31 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (19 papers). J. M. Shea is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (53 papers), Climate change and permafrost (31 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (19 papers). J. M. Shea collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Nepal and Netherlands. J. M. Shea's co-authors include Walter W. Immerzeel, Francesca Pellicciotti, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Philip Kraaijenbrink, R. D. Moore, S.M. de Jong, Patrick Wagnon, A. B. Shrestha, Niko Wanders and Christian Vincent and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

J. M. Shea

57 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles

2014 375 citations Walter W. Immerzeel, Philip Kraaijenbrink et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. M. Shea Canada	31	3.1k	728	706	675	505	60	3.5k
Philip Kraaijenbrink Netherlands	18	2.2k 0.7×	572 0.8×	596 0.8×	482 0.7×	465 0.9×	35	2.7k
F. Paul Switzerland	28	4.8k 1.6×	956 1.3×	734 1.0×	457 0.7×	891 1.8×	42	5.4k
J. S. Deems United States	25	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	210 0.3×	983 1.5×	515 1.0×	57	3.2k
Evan Miles Switzerland	30	3.2k 1.1×	408 0.6×	990 1.4×	318 0.5×	694 1.4×	77	3.5k
Steven R. Fassnacht United States	29	2.3k 0.7×	940 1.3×	145 0.2×	1.2k 1.7×	638 1.3×	128	2.8k
Fanny Brun France	23	2.0k 0.7×	414 0.6×	583 0.8×	296 0.4×	540 1.1×	55	2.6k
Umesh K. Haritashya United States	27	2.1k 0.7×	469 0.6×	324 0.5×	362 0.5×	688 1.4×	61	2.5k
A. H. Winstral United States	31	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	141 0.2×	1.4k 2.1×	549 1.1×	46	3.2k
Vincent Vionnet Canada	26	2.1k 0.7×	672 0.9×	209 0.3×	380 0.6×	516 1.0×	75	2.3k
Anil V. Kulkarni India	35	5.0k 1.6×	989 1.4×	688 1.0×	729 1.1×	1.0k 2.0×	135	5.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shea, J. M., et al.. (2025). Comparison of snowmelt timing estimates from Sentinel-1 SAR and surface observations in British Columbia, Canada. Remote Sensing of Environment. 328. 114863–114863.

Shea, J. M., et al.. (2023). Snowmelt characterization from optical and synthetic-aperture radar observations in the La Joie Basin, British Columbia. The cryosphere. 17(4). 1457–1473. 8 indexed citations

Azam, Mohd Farooq, Jeffrey S. Kargel, J. M. Shea, et al.. (2021). Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram. Science. 373(6557). 145 indexed citations

Pomeroy, John W., Caroline Aubry‐Wake, D. Scott Munro, et al.. (2021). Hydrometeorological, glaciological and geospatial research data from the Peyto Glacier Research Basin in the Canadian Rockies. Earth system science data. 13(6). 2875–2894. 13 indexed citations

Vionnet, Vincent, Christopher B. Marsh, Brian Menounos, et al.. (2021). Multi-scale snowdrift-permitting modelling of mountain snowpack. The cryosphere. 15(2). 743–769. 52 indexed citations

Brun, Fanny, Patrick Wagnon, Étienne Berthier, et al.. (2018). Can ice-cliffs explain the debris-cover anomaly? New insightsfrom Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, Central Himalaya. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations

Brun, Fanny, Patrick Wagnon, Étienne Berthier, et al.. (2018). Ice cliff contribution to the tongue-wide ablation of Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, central Himalaya. The cryosphere. 12(11). 3439–3457. 108 indexed citations

Fujita, Koji, Hiroshi Inoue, Satoru Yamaguchi, et al.. (2017). Anomalous winter-snow-amplified earthquake-induced disaster of the 2015 Langtang avalanche in Nepal. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 17(5). 749–764. 39 indexed citations

Radić, Valentina, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of different methods to model near-surface turbulent fluxes for a mountain glacier in the Cariboo Mountains, BC, Canada. The cryosphere. 11(6). 2897–2918. 27 indexed citations

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Vincent, Chris, Patrick Wagnon, J. M. Shea, et al.. (2016). Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal. 8 indexed citations

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Vincent, Christian, Patrick Wagnon, J. M. Shea, et al.. (2016). Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri NupGlacier, Nepal. The cryosphere. 10(4). 1845–1858. 123 indexed citations

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Brun, Fanny, Marie Dumont, Patrick Wagnon, et al.. (2015). Seasonal changes in surface albedo of Himalayan glaciers from MODIS data and links with the annual mass balance. The cryosphere. 9(1). 341–355. 70 indexed citations

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Shea, J. M., Walter W. Immerzeel, Patrick Wagnon, Christian Vincent, & S. R. Bajracharya. (2015). Modelling glacier change in the Everest region, Nepal Himalaya. The cryosphere. 9(3). 1105–1128. 136 indexed citations

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Immerzeel, Walter W., Niko Wanders, Arthur Lutz, J. M. Shea, & Marc F. P. Bierkens. (2015). Reconciling high altitude precipitation in the upper Indus Basin with glacier mass balances and runoff. 15 indexed citations

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Immerzeel, Walter W., Niko Wanders, Arthur Lutz, J. M. Shea, & Marc F. P. Bierkens. (2015). Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 19(11). 4673–4687. 268 indexed citations

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Shea, J. M., et al.. (2013). An approach to derive regional snow lines and glacier mass change from MODIS imagery, western North America. The cryosphere. 7(2). 667–680. 44 indexed citations

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Vincent, Christian, Étienne Berthier, E. Vuillermoz, et al.. (2013). Seasonal and annual mass balances of Mera and Pokalde glaciers (Nepal Himalaya) since 2007. The cryosphere. 7(6). 1769–1786. 149 indexed citations

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Marshall, Shawn J., Michael N. Demuth, Tobias Bolch, et al.. (2011). Glacier Water Resources on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques. 36(2). 109–134. 97 indexed citations

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Shea, J. M.. (2008). Estimating meteorological variables within glacier boundary layers, Southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. 1 indexed citations

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Eastwood, Michael L., et al.. (2007). The Moon Mineralogy Mapper: Characteristics and Early Laboratory Calibration Results. LPI. 2354. 3 indexed citations

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