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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5712 5284 2091 1858 197 8128

Brandon Dugan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brandon Dugan between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brandon Dugan published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2020. 12 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2020. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brandon Dugan: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 6
2003 7
2004 3
2005 3
2006 8
2007 9
2008 16
2009 11
2010 11
2011 12
2012 12
2013 5
2014 18
2015 3
2016 7
2017 15
2018 10
2019 15
2020 20
2021 4
2022 6
2023 3
2024 6
2025 6
Total 220
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Brandon Dugan 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 Brandon Dugan 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, 188–197 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: 197 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
188–197 401 197
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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Brandon Dugan 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 Brandon Dugan 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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Overview

Brandon Dugan is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans several intersecting subfields, including Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geology, and Ocean Engineering.

The main topics of Brandon Dugan's research focus on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Brandon Dugan has contributed to several recent papers published in reputable scientific journals. These include:

  • Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity, 2020, Science Advances
  • Offshore Freshened Groundwater in Continental Margins, 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Investigating the Basal Shear Zone of the Submarine Tuaheni Landslide Complex, New Zealand: A Core-Log-Seismic Integration Study, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • The influence of clay content on submarine slope failure: insights from laboratory experiments and numerical models, 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Numerical Simulation of Oscillating Pore Pressure Experiments and Inversion for Permeability, 2020, Water Resources Research

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Brandon Dugan include Marta E. Torres, A. Hüpers, S. Bourlange, K.T. Pickering, and K.L. Milliken. These relationships suggest active research partnerships across their fields of study.

Brandon Dugan's works have frequently appeared in publication venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Environmental Earth Sciences, Science Advances, and Reviews of Geophysics.

Best Publications

  • PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HYDRATE-BEARING SEDIMENTS

    William F. Waite;J.C. Santamarina;D.D. Cortes;Brandon Dugan

  • New approaches to measuring biochar density and porosity

    Catherine E. Brewer;Victoria J. Chuang;Caroline A. Masiello;Helge Gonnermann

  • Hydrologic properties of biochars produced at different temperatures

    T.J. Kinney;C.A. Masiello;B. Dugan;W.C. Hockaday;W.C. Hockaday

  • Biochar particle size, shape, and porosity act together to influence soil water properties.

    Zuolin Liu;Brandon Dugan;Caroline A. Masiello;Helge M. Gonnermann

  • Overpressure and Fluid Flow in the New Jersey Continental Slope: Implications for Slope Failure and Cold Seeps

    Brandon Dugan;Peter B. Flemings

  • Biochar-induced changes in soil hydraulic conductivity and dissolved nutrient fluxes constrained by laboratory experiments.

    Rebecca T. Barnes;Morgan E. Gallagher;Caroline A. Masiello;Zuolin Liu

  • Impacts of biochar concentration and particle size on hydraulic conductivity and DOC leaching of biochar-sand mixtures

    Zuolin Liu;Brandon Dugan;Caroline A. Masiello;Rebecca T. Barnes

  • Biochar physico-chemical properties as affected by environmental exposure.

    Giovambattista Sorrenti;Caroline A. Masiello;Brandon Dugan;Moreno Toselli

  • Retrogressive failures recorded in mass transport deposits in the Ursa Basin, Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Derek E. Sawyer;Peter B. Flemings;Brandon Dugan;John T. Germaine

  • Origin and Extent of Fresh Paleowaters on the Atlantic Continental Shelf, USA

    Denis Cohen;Mark Person;Peng Wang;Carl W. Gable

  • Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity

    Philip M. Barnes;Laura M. Wallace;Demian M. Saffer;Rebecca E. Bell

  • Overpressure and earthquake initiated slope failure in the Ursa region, northern Gulf of Mexico

    Justin Stigall;Brandon Dugan

  • Pore pressure penetrometers document high overpressure near the seafloor where multiple submarine landslides have occurred on the continental slope, offshore Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico

    P. B. Flemings;H. Long;B. Dugan;J. Germaine

  • Pleistocene hydrogeology of the Atlantic continental shelf, New England

    Mark Person;Brandon Dugan;John B. Swenson;Lensyl Urbano

  • Pore water sulfate, alkalinity, and carbon isotope profiles in shallow sediment above marine gas hydrate systems: A numerical modeling perspective

    Sayantan Chatterjee;Gerald R. Dickens;Gerald R. Dickens;Gaurav Bhatnagar;Gaurav Bhatnagar;Walter G. Chapman

  • Extending NMR data for permeability estimation in fine-grained sediments

    Hugh C Daigle;Brandon Dugan

  • Controls on the size and geometry of landslides: Insights from discrete element numerical simulations

    Oded Katz;Julia K. Morgan;Einat Aharonov;Brandon Dugan

  • Offshore sediment overpressures of passive margins: Mechanisms, measurement, and models

    B. Dugan;T. C. Sheahan

  • Fluid flow and stability of the US continental slope offshore New Jersey from the Pleistocene to the present

    B. Dugan;Peter Barry Flemings

  • GENERALIZATION OF GAS HYDRATE DISTRIBUTION AND SATURATION IN MARINE SEDIMENTS BY SCALING OF THERMODYNAMIC AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES

    Gaurav Bhatnagar;Walter G. Chapman;Gerald R. Dickens;Brandon Dugan

  • Biochar effects on soil hydrology

    Caroline A. Masiello;Brandon Dugan;Catherine E. Brewer;Kurt A. Spokas

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter B. Flemings
Peter B. Flemings The University of Texas at Austin
Kitty L. Milliken
Kitty L. Milliken The University of Texas at Austin
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
Caroline A. Masiello
Caroline A. Masiello Rice University
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Kevin T. Pickering
Kevin T. Pickering University College London
Marta E Torres
Marta E Torres Oregon State University
Farid Chemale
Farid Chemale Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
George J. Hirasaki
George J. Hirasaki Rice University
Walter G. Chapman
Walter G. Chapman Rice University

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