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Colin J.N. Wilson 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 Colin J.N. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 438 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Colin J.N. Wilson 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 Colin J.N. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

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:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Colin J.N. Wilson has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors:

  • Simon J. Barker
  • B. L. A. Charlier
  • Finnigan Illsley-Kemp
  • Graham S. Leonard
  • Isabelle Chambefort

Their recent papers include:

  • "Taupō: an overview of New Zealand's youngest supervolcano," 2020, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • "Computer code comprehension shares neural resources with formal logical inference in the fronto-parietal network," 2020, eLife
  • "No single model for supersized eruptions and their magma bodies," 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "What lies beneath? Reconstructing the primitive magmas fueling voluminous silicic volcanism using olivine-hosted melt inclusions," 2020, Geology
  • "A high resolution 40Ar/39Ar lava chronology and edifice construction history for Tongariro volcano, New Zealand," 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

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.

Best Publications

  • Volcanic and structural evolution of Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: a review

    C.J.N. Wilson;B.F. Houghton;M.O. McWilliams;M.A. Lanphere

  • A vesicularity index for pyroclastic deposits

    B. F. Houghton;C. J. N. Wilson

  • The NEMESIS planetary atmosphere radiative transfer and retrieval tool

    P.G.J. Irwin;N.A. Teanby;R. de Kok;L.N. Fletcher

  • Compositional Zoning of the Bishop Tuff

    Wes Hildreth;Colin J. N. Wilson

  • Chronology and dynamics of a large silicic magmatic system: Central Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

    B. F. Houghton;C. J. N. Wilson;M. O. McWilliams;M. A. Lanphere

  • Magma Generation at a Large, Hyperactive Silicic Volcano (Taupo, New Zealand) Revealed by U–Th and U–Pb Systematics in Zircons

    B. L. A. Charlier;C. J. N. Wilson;J. B. Lowenstern;S. Blake

  • The 26.5 ka Oruanui eruption, New Zealand: an introduction and overview

    C.J.N Wilson

  • The Taupo eruption, New Zealand I. General aspects

    C. J. N. Wilson;George Patrick Leonard Walker

  • The role of fluidization in the emplacement of pyroclastic claws: An experimental approach

    C.J.N. Wilson

  • The Taupo eruption, New Zealand. II. The Taupo Ignimbrite

    Colin James Ness Wilson

  • Stratigraphy, Chronology, Styles and Dynamics of Late Quaternary Eruptions from Taupo Volcano, New Zealand

    Colin James Ness Wilson

  • The Bishop Tuff: New Insights From Eruptive Stratigraphy

    Colin J. N. Wilson;Wes Hildreth

  • Caldera Volcanoes of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

    C. J. N. Wilson;A. M. Rogan;I. E. M. Smith;D. J. Northey

  • Experimental studies of the fluidization of layered sediments and the formation of fluid escape structures

    R. J. Nichols;R. S. J. Sparks;C. J. N. Wilson

  • Ignimbrite depositional facies: the anatomy of a pyroclastic flow

    C. J. N. Wilson;G. P. L. Walker

  • The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter

    Oleg Korablev;Franck Montmessin;Alexander Trokhimovskiy;Anna A. Fedorova

  • Volcanism in the central Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: tempo, styles and controls

    C. J. N. Wilson;D. M. Gravley;G. S. Leonard;J. V. Rowland

  • The 26·5 ka Oruanui Eruption, Taupo Volcano, New Zealand: Development, Characteristics and Evacuation of a Large Rhyolitic Magma Body

    C. J. N. Wilson;S. Blake;B. L. A. Charlier;A. N. Sutton

  • Shallow-seated controls on styles of explosive basaltic volcanism: a case study from New Zealand

    B.F Houghton;C.J.N Wilson;I.E.M Smith

  • A revised age for the Kawakawa/Oruanui tephra, a key marker for the Last Glacial Maximum in New Zealand

    Marcus J. Vandergoes;Marcus J. Vandergoes;Alan G. Hogg;David J. Lowe Lowe;Rewi M. Newnham

  • Pyroclastic Density Currents and the Sedimentation of Ignimbrites. By M. J. Branney and B. P. Kokelaar. Geological Society of London Memoir 27. London: Geological Society of London, 2002. 143 pages.

    Colin J. N. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce F. Houghton
Bruce F. Houghton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Paul J. Wallace
Paul J. Wallace University of Oregon
John A. Gamble
John A. Gamble Victoria University of Wellington
Richard J. Wysoczanski
Richard J. Wysoczanski National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
George P. L. Walker
George P. L. Walker University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sanjay S. Limaye
Sanjay S. Limaye University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ann Carine Vandaele
Ann Carine Vandaele Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Trevor Ireland
Trevor Ireland University of Queensland
Ian C. Wright
Ian C. Wright National Oceanography Centre

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