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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6905 6396 9 9 312 4900

Adam D. Switzer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Adam D. Switzer between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Adam D. Switzer published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 14.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2024. 71 of the 353 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2024. 2001: 12 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 27 publications
2001 2025

353 publications in total across all disciplines

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Adam D. Switzer: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 12
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 2
2008 3
2009 7
2010 12
2011 10
2012 15
2013 13
2014 17
2015 17
2016 22
2017 18
2018 15
2019 22
2020 21
2021 25
2022 19
2023 27
2024 44
2025 27
Total 353
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Adam D. Switzer publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam D. Switzer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 308–317 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 312 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107 312
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Adam D. Switzer D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam D. Switzer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366 37
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Adam D. Switzer is a researcher affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in related subfields such as Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Ecology.

Their published work focuses on a range of topics primarily within geological and environmental sciences. These include earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, methane hydrates and related phenomena, coastal and marine dynamics, and tropical and extratropical cyclones research.

Research published by Adam D. Switzer has appeared frequently in specialized scientific venues. These include:

  • Marine Geology
  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

They have collaborated often with several researchers including Benjamin P. Horton, Chris Gouramanis, Stephen Chua, Masashi Watanabe, and Jędrzej Majewski.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Light Limitation and Depth-Variable Sedimentation Drives Vertical Reef Compression on Turbid Coral Reefs (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Interacting effects of land-use change and natural hazards on rice agriculture in the Mekong and Red River deltas in Vietnam (2021), published in Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • A new Holocene sea-level record for Singapore (2021), published in The Holocene
  • Extent of illegal sand mining in the Mekong Delta (2024), published in Communications Earth & Environment
  • New systematically measured sand mining budget for the Mekong Delta reveals rising trends and significant volume underestimations (2022), published in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Best Publications

  • Sea-level and environmental changes since the last interglacial in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia: an overview

    Allan R Chivas;Adriana Garcı́a;Sander van der Kaars;Martine J.J Couapel

  • Large-scale washover sedimentation in a freshwater lagoon from the southeast Australian coast: sea-level change, tsunami or exceptionally large storm?

    Adam D. Switzer;Brian G. Jones

  • An evolutionary model for the Holocene formation of the Pearl River delta, China

    Y. Zong;G. Huang;A.D. Switzer;F. Yu

  • Volcanic tsunami: a review of source mechanisms, past events and hazards in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea)

    Raphaël Paris;Raphaël Paris;Adam D. Switzer;Marina Belousova;Alexander Belousov

  • Earthquake-triggered 2018 Palu Valley landslides enabled by wet rice cultivation

    Kyle E Bradley;Rishav Mallick;Harisma Andikagumi;Judith Hubbard

  • Competing mechanisms for boulder deposition on the southeast Australian coast

    Adam D. Switzer;Joanna M. Burston

  • How heterogeneous coseismic slip affects regional probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment: A case study in the South China Sea

    Linlin Li;Adam D. Switzer;Chung Han Chan;Yu Wang

  • Erosion and sedimentation in Kalpakkam (N Tamil Nadu, India) from the 26th December 2004 tsunami

    S. Srinivasalu;N. Thangadurai;Adam D. Switzer;V. Ram Mohan

  • A modest 0.5-m rise in sea level will double the tsunami hazard in Macau

    Linlin Li;Adam Douglas Switzer;Yu Wang;Yu Wang;Chung-Han Chan

  • The role of sea-level rise, monsoonal discharge and the palaeo-landscape in the early Holocene evolution of the Pearl River delta, southern China

    Yongqiang Zong;Kangyou Huang;Fengling Yu;Zhuo Zheng

  • Investigation of large-scale washover of a small barrier system on the southeast Australian coast using ground penetrating radar

    Adam D. Switzer;Charles S. Bristow;Brian G. Jones

  • Sea Level, Storm, or Tsunami: Enigmatic Sand Sheet Deposits in a Sheltered Coastal Embayment from Southeastern New South Wales, Australia

    Adam D. Switzer;Kevin Pucillo;Rabea A. Haredy;Brian G. Jones

  • Coral communities of Hong Kong: long-lived corals in a marginal reef environment

    Nathalie Fairbank Goodkin;Adam D. Switzer;Denise McCorry;Lyndon DeVantier

  • Written records of historical tsunamis in the northeastern South China Sea: challenges associated with developing a new integrated database

    Annie A Y Lau;Adam D Switzer;Dale Dominey-Howes;Jonathan C Aitchison

  • Repeat Storm Surge Disasters of Typhoon Haiyan and Its 1897 Predecessor in the Philippines

    Janneli Lea Acierto Soria;Adam Douglas Switzer;Cesar L. Villanoy;Hermann M. Fritz

  • Holocene sea levels in Southeast Asia, Maldives, India and Sri Lanka: The SEAMIS database

    Thomas Mann;Maren Bender;Thomas Lorscheid;Paolo Stocchi

  • Tide Gauge Records Show That the 18.61‐Year Nodal Tidal Cycle Can Change High Water Levels by up to 30 cm

    Dongju Peng;Emma M. Hill;Aron J. Meltzner;Adam D. Switzer

  • Burial of organic carbon in Holocene sediments of the Zhujiang (Pearl River) and Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuaries

    Shouye Yang;Min Tang;Wyss W.-S. Yim;Wyss W.-S. Yim;Yongqiang Zong

  • Grain size analysis

    Adam D. Switzer;Jeremy Pile

  • Application of GNSS interferometric reflectometry for detecting storm surges

    Dongju Peng;Emma M. Hill;Linlin Li;Adam D. Switzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin P. Horton
Benjamin P. Horton City University of Hong Kong
Charlie S. Bristow
Charlie S. Bristow Birkbeck, University of London
Danny H Natawidjaja
Danny H Natawidjaja National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Hermann M. Fritz
Hermann M. Fritz Georgia Institute of Technology
Brian G. Jones
Brian G. Jones University of Wollongong
Patrick De Deckker
Patrick De Deckker Australian National University
Colin V. Murray-Wallace
Colin V. Murray-Wallace University of Wollongong
David M. Price
David M. Price University of Wollongong
Allan R. Chivas
Allan R. Chivas University of Wollongong
Sander van der Kaars
Sander van der Kaars Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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