Kara S. Doran

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 985 citations indexed

About

Kara S. Doran is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kara S. Doran has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 985 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 16 papers in Atmospheric Science and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kara S. Doran's work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (20 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (15 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (10 papers). Kara S. Doran is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Dynamics (20 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (15 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (10 papers). Kara S. Doran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Kara S. Doran's co-authors include Asbury H. Sallenger, Peter A. Howd, Hilary F. Stockdon, Nathaniel G. Plant, Joseph W. Long, David M. Thompson, Karen L.M. Morgan, Katherine A. Serafin, André van der Westhuysen and Margaret L. Palmsten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Climate Change, Coastal Engineering and Scientific Data.

In The Last Decade

Kara S. Doran

28 papers receiving 913 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Hotspot of accelerated sea-level rise on the Atlantic coast of North America
    2012 585 citations Asbury H. Sallenger, Kara S. Doran et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kara S. Doran United States 11 555 443 425 320 292 33 985
M. van der Vegt Netherlands 22 966 1.7× 960 2.2× 440 1.0× 323 1.0× 236 0.8× 55 1.4k
Mark Pickering United Kingdom 5 660 1.2× 761 1.7× 569 1.3× 441 1.4× 355 1.2× 5 1.3k
Lucy Bricheno United Kingdom 17 291 0.5× 255 0.6× 321 0.8× 382 1.2× 296 1.0× 37 806
Hassan Mashriqui United States 8 393 0.7× 548 1.2× 279 0.7× 130 0.4× 235 0.8× 19 849
Davina L. Passeri United States 13 745 1.3× 599 1.4× 601 1.4× 265 0.8× 288 1.0× 39 1.1k
Jianzhong Ge China 22 574 1.0× 581 1.3× 556 1.3× 731 2.3× 257 0.9× 79 1.3k
Benjamin T. Gutierrez United States 13 410 0.7× 301 0.7× 276 0.6× 155 0.5× 175 0.6× 25 716
Johan Reyns Netherlands 15 532 1.0× 455 1.0× 243 0.6× 179 0.6× 149 0.5× 50 771
Molly Mitchell United States 16 348 0.6× 572 1.3× 151 0.4× 236 0.7× 216 0.7× 32 842
Matthew M. Barbee United States 13 572 1.0× 373 0.8× 330 0.8× 153 0.5× 160 0.5× 24 814

Countries citing papers authored by Kara S. Doran

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kara S. Doran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kara S. Doran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kara S. Doran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kara S. Doran based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kara S. Doran. Kara S. Doran is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Palmsten, Margaret L., et al.. (2024). Skill assessment of a total water level and coastal change forecast during the landfall of a hurricane. Coastal Engineering. 193. 104590–104590. 2 indexed citations
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Stockdon, Hilary F., et al.. (2023). Operational forecasts of wave-driven water levels and coastal hazards for US Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Communications Earth & Environment. 4(1). 22 indexed citations
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Aretxabaleta, Alfredo L., et al.. (2023). TOWARD A TOTAL WATER LEVEL FORECAST OF THE GREAT LAKES. 426–434.
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Shope, James B., Li Erikson, Patrick L. Barnard, et al.. (2022). Characterizing storm-induced coastal change hazards along the United States West Coast. Scientific Data. 9(1). 224–224. 8 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2019). Hurricane Matthew: Predictions, observations, and an analysis of coastal change. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations
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Aretxabaleta, Alfredo L., Kara S. Doran, Joseph W. Long, Li Erikson, & Curt D. Storlazzi. (2019). TOWARD A NATIONAL COASTAL HAZARD FORECAST OF TOTAL WATER LEVELS. 1373–1384. 6 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2017). Lidar-derived Beach Morphology (Dune Crest, Dune Toe, and Shoreline) for U.S. Sandy Coastlines. USGS DOI Tool Production Environment. 22 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2017). Hurricane Matthew Overwash Extents. USGS DOI Tool Production Environment. 1 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2016). EAARL Coastal Topography-Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, September 2006: First and Last Return Elevation Data. USGS DOI Tool Production Environment. 1 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2015). A method for determining average beach slope and beach slope variability for U.S. sandy coastlines. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 27 indexed citations
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Dalyander, P. Soupy, et al.. (2015). National assessment of nor’easter-induced coastal erosion hazards: mid- and northeast Atlantic coast. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2013). National assessment of hurricane-induced coastal erosion hazards: Mid-Atlantic Coast. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 13 indexed citations
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Stockdon, Hilary F., et al.. (2013). Coastal topography–Northeast Atlantic coast, post-hurricane Sandy, 2012. Data series. 6 indexed citations
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Stockdon, Hilary F., et al.. (2012). National assessment of hurricane-induced coastal erosion hazards--Gulf of Mexico. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 47 indexed citations
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Doran, Kara S., et al.. (2010). Accuracy of EAARL lidar ground elevations using a bare-earth algorithm in marsh and beach grasses on the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations
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Stockdon, Hilary F., Kara S. Doran, & Katherine A. Serafin. (2010). Coastal Change on Gulf Islands National Seashore during Hurricane Gustav: West Ship, East Ship, Horn, and Petit Bois Islands. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations
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Kranenburg, Christine J., et al.. (2008). EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Louisiana Barrier Islands, 09 March 2008. Human Rights Quarterly. 1 indexed citations

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