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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4164 3823 469 436 168 9223

Ben Kneller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben Kneller between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben Kneller published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2016. 10 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2016. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 2 publications
1984 2025

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben Kneller: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 3
1994 0
1995 3
1996 3
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 6
2001 2
2002 2
2003 4
2004 9
2005 2
2006 4
2007 6
2008 6
2009 12
2010 4
2011 3
2012 5
2013 7
2014 2
2015 3
2016 19
2017 13
2018 12
2019 5
2020 6
2021 7
2022 4
2023 4
2024 8
2025 2
Total 184
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Ben Kneller 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 Ben Kneller 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, 168–177 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: 168 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
168–177 490 168
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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Ben Kneller 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 Ben Kneller 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Ben Kneller is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom and is active in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research contributions span various subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Geology.

The scientist's body of work primarily covers topics related to geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geological and geophysical studies, geological and geochemical analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Ben Kneller has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Timing of the Late Palaeozoic glaciation in western Gondwana: New ages and correlations from Paganzo and Paraná basins" (2020) in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Architecture, process, and environmental diversity in a late Cretaceous slope channel system" (2020) in Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • "Sedimentary environment and organic matter enrichment of black mudstones from the upper Triassic Chang-7 member in the Ordos Basin, Northern China" (2021) in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • "Sediment waves control origins of submarine canyons" (2023) in Geology
  • "Characterisation of submarine depression trails driven by upslope migrating cyclic steps: Insights from the Ceará Basin (Brazil)" (2020) in Marine and Petroleum Geology

The venues where Ben Kneller frequently publishes include Marine and Petroleum Geology, The Depositional Record, Journal of Sedimentary Research, Geology, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Collaborations feature prominently in their work. Frequent co-authors of Ben Kneller include Victoria Valdez Buso, Pan Li, Adam D. McArthur, Amanda Santa Catharina, and Tian Yang.

Best Publications

  • Sustained high‐density turbidity currents and the deposition of thick massive sands

    Benjamin C. Kneller;Michael J. Branney

  • The structure and fluid mechanics of turbidity currents: a review of some recent studies and their geological implications

    Ben Kneller;Clare Buckee

  • Turbidity Currents and Their Deposits

    Eckart Meiburg;Ben Kneller

  • A Process Model for the Evolution, Morphology, and Architecture of Sinuous Submarine Channels

    Jeff Peakall;Bill McCaffrey;Ben Kneller

  • Beyond the turbidite paradigm: physical models for deposition of turbidites and their implications for reservoir prediction

    Ben Kneller

  • Depositional effects of flow nonuniformity and stratification within turbidity currents approaching a bounding slope; deflection, reflection, and facies variation

    Ben Kneller;William McCaffrey

  • Velocity structure, turbulence and fluid stresses in experimental gravity currents

    Benjamin C. Kneller;Sean J. Bennett;William D. McCaffrey

  • Prolific deep-marine slope channels of the Nile Delta, Egypt

    Andy Samuel;Ben Kneller;Samir Raslan;Andy Sharp

  • The influence of flow parameters on turbidite slope channel architecture

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  • The Interpretation of Vertical Sequences in Turbidite Beds: The Influence of Longitudinal Flow Structure

    Benjamin C. Kneller;William D. McCaffrey

  • Oblique reflection of turbidity currents

    Ben Kneller;Deborah Edwards;William McCaffrey;Richard Moore

  • Anatomy of a submarine channel-levee : An example from Upper Cretaceous slope sediments, Rosario Formation, Baja California, Mexico

    Ian A. Kane;Benjamin C. Kneller;Mason Dykstra;Ahmed Kassem

  • Process controls on the development of stratigraphic trap potential on the margins of confined turbidite systems and aids to reservoir evaluation

    W. D. McCaffrey;Benjamin Charles Kneller

  • Architecture and Processes in the Late Pleistocene Brazos-Trinity Turbidite System, Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope

    Gianluca Badalini;Ben Kneller;Charles D. Winker

  • Mass-transport and slope accommodation: Implications for turbidite sandstone reservoirs

    Ben Kneller;Mason Dykstra;Luke Fairweather;Juan Pablo Milana

  • Architecture and controlling factors of canyon fills on the shelf margin in the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea

    Yunlong He;Yunlong He;Xinong Xie;Benjamin C. Kneller;Zhenfeng Wang

  • Genesis and character of thin-bedded turbidites associated with submarine channels

    Larissa A.S. Hansen;Richard H.T. Callow;Ian A. Kane;Fabiano Gamberi

  • Velocity and turbulence structure of density currents and internal solitary waves: potential sediment transport and the formation of wave ripples in deep water

    B.C. Kneller;S.J. Bennett;W.D. McCaffrey

  • High-resolution numerical simulations of resuspending gravity currents: Conditions for self-sustainment

    F. Blanchette;F. Blanchette;M. Strauss;E. Meiburg;Benjamin Charles Kneller;Benjamin Charles Kneller

  • Turbulence Structure in Steady, Solute‐Driven Gravity Currents

    C. M. Buckee;Benjamin Charles Kneller;J. Peakall

  • Submarine channel levee shape and sediment waves from physical experiments

    Ian A. Kane;William D. McCaffrey;Jeffrey Peakall;Benjamin Charles Kneller

  • The initiation and evolution of the River Nile

    Laura Fielding;Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Ian Millar;Peter Butterworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Eckart Meiburg
Eckart Meiburg University of California, Santa Barbara
Ian L. Millar
Ian L. Millar British Geological Survey
Eduardo Garzanti
Eduardo Garzanti University of Milano-Bicocca
Ole J. Martinsen
Ole J. Martinsen Equinor (Norway)
William D. McCaffrey
William D. McCaffrey University of Leeds
Duncan McIlroy
Duncan McIlroy Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jeff Peakall
Jeff Peakall University of Leeds
Sergio Andò
Sergio Andò University of Milano-Bicocca
Alison L. Marsden
Alison L. Marsden Stanford University
Xiumian Hu
Xiumian Hu Nanjing University

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