| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 33 | 8474 | 7869 | 2785 | 2465 | 142 | 3479 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander R. Simms between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander R. Simms published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 13 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.
163 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 163 |
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 R. Simms sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 142 publications — 34th percentile
34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 142 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 R. Simms sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile
11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | 33 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Alexander R. Simms is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration in Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Chemistry. Additional subfields include Ecology and Anthropology.
Their main topics of work span geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, methane hydrates and related phenomena, coastal and marine dynamics, cryospheric studies and observations, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology.
Alexander R. Simms has published numerous papers, including the following recent ones:
Frequent co-authors associated with their research include:
They often publish in venues such as:
Among their book publications, a notable work is "Holocene Evolution of the Western Louisiana-Texas Coast, USA: Response to Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change," published by the Geological Society of America in 2022.
Alexander R. Simms received the award of Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 1994.
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