| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 54 | 2623 | 2388 | 1087 | 965 | 144 | 20813 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Ben Smith between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben Smith published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2014. 19 of the 185 publications appeared in the last two years.
185 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| Total | 185 |
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 Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 144 publications — 36th percentile
36% 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 | 144 |
| 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 Ben Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile
71% 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 | |
| 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 | 54 |
| 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 |
Ben Smith is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research is centered primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science as a subfield. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics related to cryospheric and environmental studies.
The main topics covered in their research include:
Smith has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:
Some of Smith's recent papers are:
The scientist collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:
Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice
Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;A. Geruo;Valentina R. Barletta
Thorsten Markus;Tom Neumann;Anthony Martino;Waleed Abdalati
Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith
Ian Joughin;Benjamin E. Smith;Brooke Medley
David E. Shean;Oleg Alexandrov;Zachary M. Moratto;Benjamin E. Smith
Ben Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Alex S. Gardner;Brooke Medley
Ian Joughin;Ben E. Smith;Ian M. Howat;Ted Scambos
Ian M. Howat;Claire Porter;Benjamin E. Smith;Myoung Jong Noh
I. M. Howat;A. Negrete;B. E. Smith
Waleed Abdalati;H Jay Zwally;Robert Bindschadler;Bea Csatho
Ian Joughin;Sarah B. Das;Matt A. King;Ben E. Smith
Benjamin E. Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Ian R. Joughin;Slawek Tulaczyk
T. Moon;I. Joughin;B. Smith;I. Howat
Leigh A. Stearns;Benjamin E. Smith;Gordon S. Hamilton
Edward Hanna;Francisco J. Navarro;Frank Pattyn;Catia M. Domingues
Ian Joughin;Ian M. Howat;Mark Fahnestock;Ben Smith
Ian Joughin;Benjamin E. Smith;David M. Holland
Ian M. Howat;Ian Joughin;Mark Fahnestock;Benjamin E. Smith
Twila Moon;Twila Moon;Ian Joughin;Ben Smith;Michiel R. van den Broeke
Benjamin Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Nicholas Holschuh;Alex S. Gardner
Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;Geruo A;Valentina R. Barletta
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