| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 81 | 503 | 438 | 1 | 1 | 438 | 21322 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Colin J.N. Wilson between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin J.N. Wilson published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2021. 22 of the 529 publications appeared in the last two years.
529 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 21 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 29 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| Total | 529 |
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 Colin J.N. Wilson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 438 publications — 96th percentile
96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 438 |
| 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 |
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 Colin J.N. Wilson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 81 |
| 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 |
Colin J.N. Wilson is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.
Their work covers several main topics, including geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, seismology and earthquake studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and seismic waves and analysis.
Frequent publication venues for their research include:
Colin J.N. Wilson has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors:
Their recent papers include:
Throughout their career, Colin J.N. Wilson has been recognized with several fellowships. They were made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2001, a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006, and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2015.
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