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Alexander L. Densmore

Alexander L. Densmore

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3595 3291 404 374 156 9158

Alexander L. Densmore publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander L. Densmore between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander L. Densmore published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2018. 15 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2018. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 4 publications
1997 2026

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander L. Densmore: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 3
2004 2
2005 5
2006 2
2007 6
2008 3
2009 6
2010 13
2011 9
2012 5
2013 7
2014 9
2015 6
2016 14
2017 11
2018 20
2019 9
2020 10
2021 8
2022 6
2023 6
2024 16
2025 11
2026 4
Total 199
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Alexander L. Densmore 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 Alexander L. Densmore 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, 148–157 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: 156 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 156
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
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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Alexander L. Densmore 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 Alexander L. Densmore 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204 49
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

Alexander L. Densmore is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant focus on landslides and related hazards.

The main fields of study associated with Densmore include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their work delves into key subfields such as management, monitoring, policy and law, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, geophysics, and sociology and political science.

  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Sociology and Political Science

The primary research topics covered by Densmore include landslides and related hazards, flood risk assessment and management, geology and paleoclimatology research, earthquake and tectonic studies, cryospheric studies and observations, disaster management and resilience, and tree root and stability studies.

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Nick Rosser
  • Mark Kincey
  • Katie Oven
  • Tom Robinson
  • Ram Shrestha

Some of the primary venues where Densmore has published include:

  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Alexander L. Densmore are:

  • Strongly heterogeneous patterns of groundwater depletion in Northwestern India, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrological control of river and seawater lithium isotopes, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Modelling water levels of northwestern India in response to improved irrigation use efficiency, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Changing significance of landslide Hazard and risk after the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake, 2021, Progress in Disaster Science
  • Evolution of Coseismic and Post-seismic Landsliding After the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Best Publications

  • Active tectonics of the Beichuan and Pengguan faults at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Alexander L. Densmore;Michael A. Ellis;Yong Li;Rongjun Zhou

  • Mass wasting triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake is greater than orogenic growth

    Robert N. Parker;Alexander L. Densmore;Nicholas J. Rosser;Marcello de Michele

  • The role of landslides in mountain range evolution.

    Oliver Korup;Alexander L. Densmore;Fritz Schlunegger

  • Extraordinary denudation in the Sichuan Basin: Insights from low- temperature thermochronology adjacent to the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    N. J. Richardson;N. J. Richardson;A. L. Densmore;A. L. Densmore;D. Seward;A. Fowler

  • Evolution of the Longmen Shan Foreland Basin (Western Sichuan, China) during the Late Triassic Indosinian Orogeny

    L. Yong;P. A. Allen;A. L. Densmore;X. Qiang

  • Landsliding and the evolution of normal‐fault‐bounded mountains

    Alexander L. Densmore;Michael A. Ellis;Robert S. Anderson

  • Seismic mountain building: Landslides associated with the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in the context of a generalized model for earthquake volume balance

    Gen Li;A. Joshua West;Alexander L. Densmore;Zhangdong Jin

  • Topographic fingerprints of bedrock landslides

    Alexander L. Densmore;Niels Hovius

  • Sediment flux from an uplifting fault block

    Philip A. Allen;A. L. Densmore

  • Tracing groundwater recharge sources in the northwestern Indian alluvial aquifer using water isotopes (δ18O, δ2H and 3H)

    Suneel Kumar Joshi;Shive Prakash Rai;Rajiv Sinha;Sanjeev Gupta

  • Controls on fluvial evacuation of sediment from earthquake-triggered landslides

    Jin Wang;Jin Wang;Zhangdong Jin;Zhangdong Jin;Robert G. Hilton;Fei Zhang

  • Detection of surface change in complex topography using terrestrial laser scanning: application to the Illgraben debris-flow channel

    Peter Schürch;Peter Schürch;Alexander L. Densmore;Nicholas J. Rosser;Michael Lim

  • Development and response of a coupled catchment fan system under changing tectonic and climatic forcing

    Alexander L. Densmore;Philip A. Allen;Philip A. Allen;Guy Simpson

  • Spatial distributions of earthquake-induced landslides and hillslope preconditioning in the northwest South Island, New Zealand

    Robert Parker;Graham Hancox;David Petley;Christopher Massey

  • Hillslope Evolution by Bedrock Landslides

    Alexander L. Densmore;Robert S. Anderson;Brian G. McAdoo;Michael A. Ellis

  • A multidimensional stability model for predicting shallow landslide size and shape across landscapes

    David G. Milledge;Dino Bellugi;Jim A. McKean;Alexander L. Densmore

  • Did incision of the Three Gorges begin in the Eocene

    N.J. Richardson;A.L. Densmore;D. Seward;M. Wipf

  • Connectivity of earthquake-triggered landslides with the fluvial network: Implications for landslide sediment transport after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

    Gen Li;A. Joshua West;Alexander L. Densmore;Douglas E. Hammond

  • Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements

    Ajit Singh;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Rajiv Sinha;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert

  • Footwall topographic development during continental extension

    Alexander L. Densmore;Nancye H. Dawers;Sanjeev Gupta;Roman Guidon

  • Geomorphology and Global Tectonics

    Alex Densmore

  • Effects of debris-flow magnitude-frequency distribution on avulsions and fan development

    T. de Haas;T. de Haas;A. Kruijt;A. L. Densmore

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Rosser
Nick Rosser Durham University
Rajiv Sinha
Rajiv Sinha Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zhangdong Jin
Zhangdong Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Philip A. Allen
Philip A. Allen Imperial College London
Brian W. McArdell
Brian W. McArdell Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
A. Joshua West
A. Joshua West University of Southern California
Michael A. Ellis
Michael A. Ellis British Geological Survey
Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta Imperial College London
Darren R. Gröcke
Darren R. Gröcke Durham University
Jan-Pieter Buylaert
Jan-Pieter Buylaert Technical University of Denmark

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