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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 83 418 357 33 27 563 32600

Brian Kennett publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian Kennett between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian Kennett published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2008. 8 of the 591 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2008. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 36 publications 2002: 30 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1970 2025

591 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian Kennett: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 4
1973 4
1974 4
1975 4
1976 6
1977 3
1978 10
1979 7
1980 4
1981 9
1982 3
1983 6
1984 8
1985 5
1986 4
1987 8
1988 6
1989 7
1990 11
1991 9
1992 5
1993 6
1994 8
1995 8
1996 15
1997 5
1998 16
1999 5
2000 16
2001 36
2002 30
2003 20
2004 14
2005 12
2006 17
2007 9
2008 37
2009 13
2010 10
2011 8
2012 13
2013 20
2014 15
2015 13
2016 13
2017 15
2018 10
2019 13
2020 37
2021 8
2022 4
2023 9
2024 5
2025 3
Total 591
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Brian Kennett 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 Brian Kennett 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, 558–567 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: 563 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 11 563
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Brian Kennett 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 Brian Kennett 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 83
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Brian Kennett is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research spans a wide range of topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics. Their work extensively covers seismic waves and analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and seismology and earthquake studies.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • The Seismic Record
  • Seismica
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Nature Communications

Brian Kennett has collaborated on multiple occasions with several co-authors, including:

  • Andreas Fichtner
  • Erdinc Saygin
  • Meghan S. Miller
  • Coen Hofstede
  • Dimitri Zigone

Their recent research papers include:

  • Refining the Moho across the Australian continent, 2023, Geophysical Journal International
  • The seismic wavefield as seen by distributed acoustic sensing arrays: local, regional and teleseismic sources, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Fiber-Optic Airplane Seismology on the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, 2023, The Seismic Record
  • Radial earth models revisited, 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • Seismic Tomography 2024, 2024, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Their academic interests also extend into engineering with a focus on artificial intelligence, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials. The main subfields where their research is concentrated include:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials

Brian Kennett has contributed to the field through authored books as well, with notable work published by Cambridge University Press. One such publication is Exploiting Seismic Waveforms, released in 2020.

Their recognized contributions to the scientific community have been acknowledged through several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2005
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 1994
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1988

Brian Kennett's research covers diverse topics such as seismic waves and analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismology and earthquake studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geophysics and sensor technology, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Best Publications

  • Traveltimes for global earthquake location and phase identification

    B. L. N. Kennett;E. R. Engdahl

  • Constraints on seismic velocities in the Earth from traveltimes

    B. L. N. Kennett;E. R. Engdahl;R. Buland

  • Seismic Wave Propagation in Stratified Media

    B. L. N. Kennett

  • Seismic waves in a stratified half space.

    B. L. N. Kennett;N. J. Kerry

  • How to reconcile body-wave and normal-mode reference earth models

    J.-P. Montagner;J.-P. Montagner;B. L. N. Kennett

  • Full seismic waveform tomography for upper-mantle structure in the Australasian region using adjoint methods

    Andreas Fichtner;Brian L. N. Kennett;Heiner Igel;Hans-Peter Bunge

  • Reflections, rays, and reverberations

    B. L. N. Kennett

  • Subspace methods for large inverse problems with multiple parameter classes

    B. L. N. Kennett;M. S. Sambridge;P. R. Williamson

  • Global azimuthal seismic anisotropy and the unique plate-motion deformation of Australia

    Eric Debayle;Brian Kennett;Keith Priestley

  • Multi-component autoregressive techniques for the analysis of seismograms

    M. Leonard;B.L.N. Kennett

  • Theoretical background for continental‐ and global‐scale full‐waveform inversion in the time–frequency domain

    Andreas Fichtner;Brian L. N. Kennett;Heiner Igel;Hans-Peter Bunge

  • Joint seismic tomography for bulk sound and shear wave speed in the Earth's mantle

    B.L.N. Kennett;Sri Widiyantoro;R.D. van der Hilst

  • Genetic algorithm inversion for receiver functions with application to crust and uppermost mantle structure beneath eastern Australia

    Takuo Shibutani;Malcolm Sambridge;Brian Kennett

  • Full waveform tomography for radially anisotropic structure: New insights into present and past states of the Australasian upper mantle

    Andreas Fichtner;Andreas Fichtner;Brian L.N. Kennett;Heiner Igel;Hans-Peter Bunge

  • Lg waves and structural boundaries

    B. L. N. Kennett

  • Lithospheric structure of Tasmania from a novel form of teleseismic tomography

    Nicholas Rawlinson;Anya M. Reading;Brian L. N. Kennett

  • Subduction zone guided waves and the heterogeneity structure of the subducted plate: Intensity anomalies in northern Japan

    Takahashi Furumura;Brian Kennett

  • Rapid estimation of relative and absolute delay times across a network by adaptive stacking

    Nicholas Rawlinson;Brian L. N. Kennett

  • The removal of free surface interactions from three-component seismograms

    B. L. N. Kennett

  • Ambient seismic noise tomography of Australian continent

    Erdinc Saygin;Brian L.N. Kennett

Frequent Co-Authors

Hrvoje Tkalčić
Hrvoje Tkalčić Australian National University
Anya M. Reading
Anya M. Reading University of Tasmania
Malcolm Sambridge
Malcolm Sambridge Australian National University
Takashi Furumura
Takashi Furumura University of Tokyo
Nicholas Rawlinson
Nicholas Rawlinson University of Cambridge
Jeannot Trampert
Jeannot Trampert Utrecht University
Meghan S. Miller
Meghan S. Miller Australian National University
Hans-Peter Bunge
Hans-Peter Bunge Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Heiner Igel
Heiner Igel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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