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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5358 4954 5 5 154 5471

Burton H. Jones publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Burton H. Jones between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Burton H. Jones published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2019. 17 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2019. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications
1970 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Burton H. Jones: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 7
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 6
1999 2
2000 4
2001 6
2002 5
2003 4
2004 3
2005 6
2006 3
2007 7
2008 1
2009 9
2010 13
2011 4
2012 2
2013 9
2014 2
2015 11
2016 10
2017 14
2018 13
2019 15
2020 15
2021 12
2022 8
2023 5
2024 12
2025 5
Total 229
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Burton H. Jones 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 Burton H. Jones 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, 148–157 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: 154 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
148–157 495 154
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
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Burton H. Jones 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 Burton H. Jones 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 1957 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Burton H. Jones is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The research work primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant focus on Oceanography and Ecology. Their studies contribute to understanding marine and coastal systems, combining field observations and molecular techniques across various marine biology and ecology fields.

The main topics of research include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Burton H. Jones has co-authored with a number of frequent collaborators, including:

  • Susana Carvalho
  • Florian Roth
  • Mustapha Ouhssain
  • Christian R. Voolstra
  • Christian Wild

The scientist has published extensively in multiple venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in these journals:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Ocean Science

Selected recent papers illustrate the diverse approaches and topics addressed:

  • The role of seagrass vegetation and local environmental conditions in shaping benthic bacterial and macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical coastal lagoon, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Field Demonstrations of Wide-Beam Optical Communications Through Water-Air Interface, 2020, IEEE Access
  • Nitrogen eutrophication particularly promotes turf algae in coral reefs of the central Red Sea, 2020, PeerJ
  • Translational Molecular Ecology in practice: Linking DNA-based methods to actionable marine environmental management, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Vertical movements of a pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus): insights into the species' physiological limitations and trophic ecology in the Red Sea, 2020, Endangered Species Research

Their work covers multiple subfields, including:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aquatic Science

Burton H. Jones's research integrates ecological, biological, and environmental perspectives to address issues relevant to marine ecosystem function and conservation. The body of work is grounded in empirical data and increasingly incorporates molecular ecology methods to link biodiversity patterns with environmental management applications.

Best Publications

  • Seasonal variation of hydrographic and nutrient fields during the US JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Study

    J.M Morrison;L.A Codispoti;S Gaurin;B Jones

  • The upper-ocean response to monsoonal forcing in the Arabian Sea: seasonal and spatial variability

    Craig M Lee;Burton H Jones;Kenneth H Brink;Albert S Fischer

  • Generation of enterococci bacteria in a coastal saltwater marsh and its impact on surf zone water quality.

    S B Grant;B F Sanders;A B Boehm;J A Redman

  • Planning and Implementing Trajectories for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to Track Evolving Ocean Processes Based on Predictions from a Regional Ocean Model

    Ryan N. Smith;Yi Chao;Peggy P. Li;David A. Caron

  • Blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid in the San Pedro Channel and Los Angeles harbor areas of the Southern California Bight, 2003-2004

    Astrid Schnetzer;Peter E. Miller;Rebecca A. Schaffner;Beth A. Stauffer

  • A Review on Practical Considerations and Solutions in Underwater Wireless Optical Communication

    Xiaobin Sun;Boon S. Ooi;Chun Hong Kang;Meiwei Kong

  • Harmful algae and their potential impacts on desalination operations off southern California

    David A Caron;Marie-Eve Garneau;Erica Seubert;Meredith D A Howard;Meredith D A Howard

  • Surf zone entrainment, along-shore transport, and human health implications of pollution from tidal outlets

    S. B. Grant;J. H. Kim;B. H. Jones;S. A. Jenkins

  • Water quality impacts of stormwater discharges to Santa Monica Bay.

    Steven Bay;Burton H Jones;Kenneth Schiff;Libe Washburn

  • River plume patterns and dynamics within the Southern California Bight

    J.A. Warrick;P.M. DiGiacomo;S.B. Weisberg;N.P. Nezlin

  • The Northeast Monsoon's impact on mixing, phytoplankton biomass and nutrient cycling in the Arabian Sea

    J.D Wiggert;B.H Jones;T.D Dickey;K.H Brink

  • Multiple stressor effects on coral reef ecosystems

    Joanne I. Ellis;Joanne I. Ellis;Tahira Jamil;Holger Anlauf;Darren J. Coker

  • Relationship between the phytoplankton distribution and composition and the hydrography in the northwest African upwelling region near Cabo Corbeiro

    Dolors Blasco;Marta Estrada;Burton Jones

  • Seasonal variability and Po River plume influence on biochemical properties along western Adriatic coast

    Mauro Marini;Burt H. Jones;Alessandra Campanelli;Federica Grilli

  • Coastal pollution hazards in southern California observed by SAR imagery: stormwater plumes, wastewater plumes, and natural hydrocarbon seeps

    Paul M. DiGiacomo;Libe Washburn;Benjamin Holt;Burton H. Jones

  • Mapping the U.S. West Coast surface circulation: A multiyear analysis of high‐frequency radar observations

    Sung Yong Kim;Eric J. Terrill;Bruce D. Cornuelle;Burt Jones

  • Water mass subduction and the transport of phytoplankton in a coastal upwelling system

    Libes Washburn;David C. Kadko;Burton H. Jones;Thomas Hayward

  • Northern Adriatic response to a wintertime bora wind event

    Craig M. Lee;Farid Askari;Jeff Book;Sandro Carniel

  • Physical and Biological Structure and Variability in an Upwelling Center off Peru Near 15°S During March, 1977

    K.H. Brink;B.H. Jones;J.C. Van Leer;C.N.K. Mooers

  • Monsoons boost biological productivity in Arabian Sea

    Kenneth Brink;Robert Arnone;Paula Coble;Charles Flagg

  • Regional ocean-colour chlorophyll algorithms for the Red Sea

    Robert J.W. Brewin;Dionysios E. Raitsos;Giorgio Dall'Olmo;Nikolaos Zarokanellos

  • Rapid downward transport of the neurotoxin domoic acid in coastal waters.

    Emily Sekula-Wood;Astrid Schnetzer;Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson;Clarissa Anderson

  • Subsurface seeding of surface harmful algal blooms observed through the integration of autonomous gliders, moored environmental sample processors, and satellite remote sensing in southern California

    Bridget N. Seegers;James M. Birch;Roman Marin;Chris A. Scholin

  • Stormwater plume detection by MODIS imagery in the southern California coastal ocean

    Nikolay P. Nezlin;Paul M. DiGiacomo;Dario W. Diehl;Burton H. Jones

  • USC CINAPS Builds Bridges

    R. Smith;J. Das;H. Heidarsson;A. Pereira

  • Anthropogenic nutrient sources rival natural sources on small scales in the coastal waters of the Southern California Bight

    Meredith D. A. Howard;Martha Sutula;David A. Caron;Yi Chao

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Caron
David A. Caron University of Southern California
Christian R. Voolstra
Christian R. Voolstra University of Konstanz
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn University of California, Santa Barbara
Kenneth H. Brink
Kenneth H. Brink Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gaurav S. Sukhatme
Gaurav S. Sukhatme University of Southern California
Christian Wild
Christian Wild University of Bremen
Craig M. Lee
Craig M. Lee University of Washington
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Joanne Ellis
Joanne Ellis University of Waikato
Xosé Anxelu G. Morán
Xosé Anxelu G. Morán Spanish Institute of Oceanography

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