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Kirk F. Townsend

Environmental Science · University of Michigan

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2013
Landslides and related hazardsGeology and Paleoclimatology Researchearthquake and tectonic studiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Publications

23

Citations

121

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2013

In context
Among 530 mid career Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 121cohort median 695
Publications / year (recent): 1.4cohort median 3

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 45% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 8 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications4212022: 3 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 0 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 1 collaborator2021: 2 collaborators2022: 0 collaborators2023: 2 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×6
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface×2
  • Tectonics×2
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×2
  • Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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