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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 69 1025 904 30 30 311 22609

C.J. van Westen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by C.J. van Westen between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. C.J. van Westen published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2014. 50 of the 483 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2014. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 21 publications
1981 2025

483 publications in total across all disciplines

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C.J. van Westen: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 3
1993 7
1994 11
1995 2
1996 6
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 10
2001 6
2002 6
2003 9
2004 6
2005 11
2006 9
2007 6
2008 19
2009 29
2010 28
2011 24
2012 24
2013 24
2014 35
2015 14
2016 15
2017 11
2018 12
2019 11
2020 15
2021 9
2022 26
2023 26
2024 29
2025 21
Total 483
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C.J. van Westen 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 C.J. van Westen 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, 308–317 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: 311 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
308–317 107 311
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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C.J. van Westen 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 C.J. van Westen 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 69
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

C.J. van Westen is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant concentration on landslides and related hazards. Their work also spans flood risk assessment and management, cryospheric studies and observations, fire effects on ecosystems, tree root and stability studies, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, and disaster management and resilience.

The scientist's publication record includes a variety of articles in prominent journals and collaborative work with several frequent co-authors. These co-authors include Luigi Lombardo, Hakan Tanyaş, Bastian van den Bout, Victor Jetten, and Sansar Raj Meena.

Their research has appeared frequently in the following venues:

  • Landslides
  • Engineering Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • CATENA
  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences

Some of the recent papers by this researcher include:

  • Landslide detection in the Himalayas using machine learning algorithms and U-Net (2022), Landslides
  • Rapid mapping of landslides in the Western Ghats (India) triggered by 2018 extreme monsoon rainfall using a deep learning approach (2021), Landslides
  • Constructing a complete landslide inventory dataset for the 2018 monsoon disaster in Kerala, India, for land use change analysis (2020), Earth system science data
  • Use of UAV-based photogrammetry products for semi-automatic detection and classification of asphalt road damage in landslide-affected areas (2021), Engineering Geology
  • Generating multi-temporal landslide inventories through a general deep transfer learning strategy using HR EO data (2023), Scientific Reports

Their research covers several subfields within their main domains, including management, monitoring, policy and law, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, civil and structural engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Main topics in their work consist of:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Tree root and stability studies
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research
  • Disaster management and resilience

Best Publications

  • Spatial data for landslide susceptibility, hazard, and vulnerability assessment: An overview

    Cees J. van Westen;Enrique Castellanos;Sekhar L. Kuriakose

  • Landslide hazard and risk zonation—why is it still so difficult?

    C.J. van Westen;T.W.J. van Asch;R. Soeters

  • Slope instability recognition, analysis, and zonation

    R. Soeters;C.J. van Westen

  • Recommendations for the quantitative analysis of landslide risk

    J. Corominas;C.J. van Westen;P. Frattini;L. Cascini

  • Earthquake-Induced Chains of Geologic Hazards: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Impacts

    Xuanmei Fan;Gianvito Scaringi;Gianvito Scaringi;Oliver Korup;A. Joshua West

  • Use of Geomorphological Information in Indirect Landslide Susceptibility Assessment

    C. J. Van Westen;N. Rengers;R. Soeters

  • Distribution pattern of earthquake-induced landslides triggered by the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

    Tolga Gorum;Xuanmei Fan;Xuanmei Fan;Cees J. van Westen;Run Qiu Huang

  • Characterising spectral, spatial and morphometric properties of landslides for semi-automatic detection using object-oriented methods

    Tapas R. Martha;Tapas R. Martha;Norman Kerle;Victor Jetten;Cees J. van Westen

  • Remote sensing techniques for landslide studies and hazard zonation in Europe

    F. Mantovani;R. Soeters;C. J. Van Westen

  • Prediction of the occurrence of slope instability phenomenal through GIS-based hazard zonation

    C. J. van Westen;N. Rengers;M. T. J. Terlien;R. Soeters

  • Comparing heuristic landslide hazard assessment techniques using GIS in the Tirajana basin, Gran Canaria Island, Spain

    JoséI. Barredo;Annetty Benavides;Javier Hervás;Cees J. van Westen

  • Application of geographic information systems to landslide hazard zonation

    C.J. van Westen

  • Segment Optimization and Data-Driven Thresholding for Knowledge-Based Landslide Detection by Object-Based Image Analysis

    T. R. Martha;N. Kerle;C. J. van Westen;V. Jetten

  • Landslide susceptibility assessment using logistic regression and its comparison with a rock mass classification system, along a road section in the northern Himalayas (India)

    Iswar Das;Iswar Das;Sashikant Sahoo;Cees van Westen;Alfred Stein

  • The Modelling Of Landslide Hazards Using Gis

    C.J. van Westen

  • An approach towards deterministic landslide hazard analysis in GIS. A case study from Manizales (Colombia)

    C.J. van Westen;M.T.J. Terlien

  • What we have learned from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and its aftermath: A decade of research and challenges

    Xuanmei Fan;C. Hsein Juang;Janusz Wasowski;Runqiu Huang

  • Presentation and Analysis of a Worldwide Database of Earthquake-Induced Landslide Inventories

    Hakan Tanyaş;Cees J. van Westen;Kate E. Allstadt;M. Anna Nowicki Jessee

  • Generation of a landslide risk index map for Cuba using spatial multi-criteria evaluation

    E. A. Castellanos Abella;C. J. Van Westen

  • Landslide dams triggered by the Wenchuan Earthquake, Sichuan Province, south west China

    Qiang Xu;Xuan-Mei Fan;Xuan-Mei Fan;Run-Qiu Huang;Cee Van Westen;Cee Van Westen

  • Qualitative landslide susceptibility assessment by multicriteria analysis: A case study from San Antonio del Sur, Guantánamo, Cuba

    Enrique A. Castellanos Abella;Cees J. Van Westen

  • Distribution pattern of earthquake - induced landslides triggered by the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake : abstract.

    C.J. van Westen;Tolga Gorum;Xuanmei Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor Jetten
Victor Jetten University of Twente
Jean-Philippe Malet
Jean-Philippe Malet University of Strasbourg
Th.W.J. van Asch
Th.W.J. van Asch Utrecht University
Luigi Lombardo
Luigi Lombardo University of Twente
Runqiu Huang
Runqiu Huang Chengdu University of Technology
Norman Kerle
Norman Kerle University of Twente
L.P.H. van Beek
L.P.H. van Beek Utrecht University
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Chengdu University of Technology
Thomas Glade
Thomas Glade University of Vienna
Michel Jaboyedoff
Michel Jaboyedoff University of Lausanne

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