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Beth L. Parker

Beth L. Parker

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4978 4594 240 218 260 6916

Beth L. Parker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Beth L. Parker between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Beth L. Parker published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2018. 20 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2018. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Beth L. Parker: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 0
2003 6
2004 3
2005 6
2006 6
2007 6
2008 3
2009 12
2010 5
2011 6
2012 8
2013 11
2014 12
2015 26
2016 26
2017 20
2018 36
2019 24
2020 18
2021 21
2022 17
2023 7
2024 11
2025 19
2026 1
Total 320
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Beth L. Parker 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 Beth L. Parker 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, 258–267 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: 260 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
258–267 185 260
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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Beth L. Parker 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 Beth L. Parker 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 43
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

Beth L. Parker is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on environmental engineering and geochemistry and petrology as subfields. The scientist's work covers various specialized topics within these areas.

Their main research topics include:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geophysical and geoelectrical methods
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geophysical methods and applications

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Integrated modelling to assess climate change impacts on groundwater and surface water in the Great Lakes Basin using diverse climate forcing" (2020), published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Measuring Fracture Flow Changes in a Bedrock Aquifer Due to Open Hole and Pumped Conditions Using Active Distributed Temperature Sensing" (2020), published in Water Resources Research
  • "Groundwater nitrate in three distinct hydrogeologic and land-use settings in southwestern Ontario, Canada" (2020), published in Hydrogeology Journal
  • "Delineating aquitard characteristics within a Silurian dolostone aquifer using high-density hydraulic head and fracture datasets" (2024), published in Hydrogeology Journal
  • "Biotic and abiotic reductive dechlorination of chloroethenes in aquitards" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Beth L. Parker include:

  • Emmanuelle Arnaud
  • Colby M. Steelman
  • Jessica Meyer
  • Jonathan Munn
  • Oliver Conway-White

Their publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrogeology Journal
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation

In addition to journal articles, Beth L. Parker has contributed to book publications. One noted book is titled "Fractures and Faults in Sandstone and Sandstone-Shale/Mudstone Sequences and Their Impact on Groundwater," published in 2022 by The Groundwater Project eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Plume persistence due to aquitard back diffusion following dense nonaqueous phase liquid source removal or isolation

    Steven W. Chapman;Beth L. Parker

  • Diffusive Disappearance of Immiscible‐Phase Organic Liquids in Fractured Geologic Media

    Beth L. Parker;Robert W. Gillham;John A. Cherry

  • Plume persistence caused by back diffusion from thin clay layers in a sand aquifer following TCE source-zone hydraulic isolation.

    Beth L. Parker;Steven W. Chapman;Martin A. Guilbeault

  • Field study of TCE diffusion profiles below DNAPL to assess aquitard integrity.

    Beth L. Parker;John A. Cherry;Steven W. Chapman

  • Mass and Flux Distributions from DNAPL Zones in Sandy Aquifers

    Martin A. Guilbeault;Beth L. Parker;John A. Cherry

  • Human Enteric Viruses in Groundwater from a Confined Bedrock Aquifer

    Mark A Borchardt;Kenneth R Bradbury;Madeline B Gotkowitz;John A Cherry

  • Field-scale evaluation of the passive flux meter for simultaneous measurement of groundwater and contaminant fluxes.

    Michael D. Annable;Kirk Hatfield;Jaehyun Cho;Harald Klammler

  • Mobility and persistence of methane in groundwater in a controlled-release field experiment

    Aaron G. Cahill;Aaron G. Cahill;Colby M. Steelman;Olenka Forde;Olukayode Kuloyo

  • Effect of source variability and transport processes on carbon isotope ratios of TCE and PCE in two sandy aquifers

    Daniel Hunkeler;N Chollet;X. Pittet;R Aravena

  • A New Depth-Discrete Multilevel Monitoring Approach for Fractured Rock

    John A. Cherry;Beth L. Parker;Carl Keller

  • Testing high resolution numerical models for analysis of contaminant storage and release from low permeability zones

    Steven W. Chapman;Beth L. Parker;Tom C. Sale;Lee Ann Doner

  • Using earth-tide induced water pressure changes to measure in situ permeability: A comparison with long-term pumping tests

    Vincent Allègre;Emily E. Brodsky;Lian Xue;Stephanie M. Nale

  • Groundwater-surface water interaction and its role on TCE groundwater plume attenuation.

    Steven W. Chapman;Beth L. Parker;John A. Cherry;Ramon Aravena

  • Quantification of non‐Darcian flow observed during packer testing in fractured sedimentary rock

    Patryk M. Quinn;John A. Cherry;Beth L. Parker

  • Review and Analysis of Chlorinated Solvent Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Distributions in Five Sandy Aquifers

    B. L. Parker;J. A. Cherry;S. W. Chapman;M. A. Guilbeault

  • Vertical cross contamination of trichloroethylene in a borehole in fractured sandstone.

    S.N. Sterling;B.L. Parker;J.A. Cherry;J.H. Williams

  • Diffusive Loss of Non‐Aqueous Phase Organic Solvents from Idealized Fracture Networks in Geologic Media

    Beth L. Parker;David B. McWhorter;John A. Cherry

  • Characterization of a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone in the Borden aquifer using partitioning and interfacial tracers: Residual morphologies and background sorption

    Niels Hartog;Jaehyun Cho;Beth L. Parker;Michael D. Annable

  • Evaluating the fate of chlorinated ethenes in streambed sediments by combining stable isotope, geochemical and microbial methods

    Yumiko Abe;Ramon Aravena;Jakob Zopfi;Beth Parker

  • Geochemical reactions resulting from in situ oxidation of PCE-DNAPL by KMnO4 in a sandy aquifer.

    Matthew D. Nelson;Beth L. Parker;Tom A. Al;John A. Cherry

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Cherry
John A. Cherry University of Guelph
Ramon Aravena
Ramon Aravena University of Waterloo
Lee Slater
Lee Slater Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bernhard Mayer
Bernhard Mayer University of Calgary
Kari E. Dunfield
Kari E. Dunfield University of Guelph
Daniel Hunkeler
Daniel Hunkeler University of Neuchâtel
Michael D. Annable
Michael D. Annable University of Florida
Ivonne Nijenhuis
Ivonne Nijenhuis Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Richard T. Wilkin
Richard T. Wilkin Environmental Protection Agency
Christopher R. Clarkson
Christopher R. Clarkson University of Calgary

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