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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 69 1086 962 109 96 331 13640

David A. Banks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David A. Banks between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David A. Banks published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2016. 23 of the 403 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2016. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 10 publications
1985 2025

403 publications in total across all disciplines

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David A. Banks: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 6
1993 2
1994 4
1995 5
1996 6
1997 14
1998 10
1999 14
2000 11
2001 11
2002 11
2003 13
2004 11
2005 12
2006 21
2007 10
2008 12
2009 23
2010 8
2011 3
2012 14
2013 4
2014 12
2015 12
2016 25
2017 19
2018 15
2019 19
2020 14
2021 10
2022 10
2023 13
2024 13
2025 10
Total 403
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David A. Banks 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 David A. Banks 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, 328–337 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: 331 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 87 331
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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David A. Banks 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 David A. Banks 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

David A. Banks is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions in Geophysics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their work addresses multiple topics within these fields, including:

  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

David A. Banks has authored and co-authored a number of scientific papers that have appeared in various academic journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Chemical and physical heterogeneity within native gold: implications for the design of gold particle studies, 2021, Mineralium Deposita
  • A Review of the Performance of Minewater Heating and Cooling Systems, 2021, Energies
  • Investigating scalability of deep borehole heat exchangers: Numerical modelling of arrays with varied modes of operation, 2022, Renewable Energy
  • Comparison of the thermal and hydraulic performance of single U-tube, double U-tube and coaxial medium-to-deep borehole heat exchangers, 2023, Geothermics
  • The origin and composition of carbonatite-derived carbonate-bearing fluorapatite deposits, 2020, Mineralium Deposita

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David A. Banks include:

  • Christopher S. Brown
  • Isa Kolo
  • Gioia Falcone
  • Adrian J. Boyce
  • Neil Burnside

Their research has been published repeatedly in several journals, with numerous publications appearing in:

  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
  • Minerals
  • Journal of Instrumentation
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Mine-water chemistry: the good, the bad and the ugly

    David Banks;Paul L. Younger;Rolf-Tore Arnesen;Egil R. Iversen

  • Mud and fluid migration in active mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan

    S. Planke;H. Svensen;M. Hovland;D. A. Banks

  • Mixing of Sodic and Calcic Brines and Uranium Deposition at McArthur River, Saskatchewan, Canada: A Raman and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopic Study of Fluid Inclusions

    Donatienne Derome;Michel Cathelineau;Michel Cuney;Cécile Fabre

  • REE composition of an aqueous magmatic fluid: A fluid inclusion study from the Capitan Pluton, New Mexico, U.S.A.

    D.A. Banks;B.W.D. Yardley;A.R. Campbell;K.E. Jarvis

  • The chemistry of Norwegian groundwaters : III. The distribution of trace elements in 476 crystalline bedrock groundwaters, as analysed by ICP-MS techniques

    Bjørn Frengstad;Aase Kjersti Midtgård Skrede;David Banks;Jan Reidar Krog

  • Validation of LA-ICP-MS fluid inclusion analysis with synthetic fluid inclusions

    Murray M. Allan;Bruce W. D. Yardley;Linda J. Forbes;Kirill I. Shmulovich

  • 7: Extensional tectonics and the timing and formation of basin-hosted deposits in Europe

    Philippe Muchez;Wouter Heijlen;David Banks;Derek Blundell

  • Marble-hosted sulfide ores in the Angouran Zn-(Pb–Ag) deposit, NW Iran: interaction of sedimentary brines with a metamorphic core complex

    H. Albert Gilg;Maria Boni;Giuseppina Balassone;Cameron R. Allen

  • Water wells and boreholes.

    Bruce Misstear;David Banks;Lewis clark

  • Natural concentrations of major and trace elements in some Norwegian bedrock groundwaters

    David Banks;Clemens Reimann;Oddvar Røyset;Helge Skarphagen

  • A cross-calibration of chlorine isotopic measurements and suitability of seawater as the international reference material

    Arnaud Godon;Nathalie Jendrzejewski;Hans G.M Eggenkamp;Hans G.M Eggenkamp;David A Banks

  • Post-metamorphic gold-quartz veins from N.W. Italy: the composition and origin of the ore fluid

    B. W. D. Yardley;D.A. Banks;S.H. Bottrell;Larryn William Diamond

  • Constraints on the Origins of Fluids Forming Irish Zn-Pb-Ba Deposits: Evidence from the Composition of Fluid Inclusions

    D. A. Banks;A. J. Boyce;I. M. Samson

  • When mud volcanoes sleep: insight from seep geochemistry at the Dashgil mud volcano, Azerbaijan

    A. Mazzini;H. Svensen;S. Planke;I. Guliyev

  • Emerald mineralisation in Colombia: fluid chemistry and the role of brine mixing

    D. A. Banks;G. Giuliani;B. W. D. Yardley;A. Cheilletz

  • The chemistry of brines from an Alpine thrust system in the Central Pyrenees: An application of fluid inclusion analysis to the study of fluid behaviour in orogenesis

    D.A Banks;G.R Da Vies;B.W.D Yardley;A.M McCaig

  • Giant uranium deposits formed from exceptionally uranium-rich acidic brines

    Antonin Richard;Christophe Rozsypal;Julien Mercadier;Julien Mercadier;David A. Banks

  • Thermogeological assessment of open-loop well-doublet schemes: a review and synthesis of analytical approaches

    David Banks

  • Carbonate-Hosted Zn-Pb Deposits in Upper Silesia, Poland: Origin and Evolution of Mineralizing Fluids and Constraints on Genetic Models

    Wouter Heijlen;Philippe Muchez;David A. Banks;Jens Schneider

  • Chlorine isotopes in fluid inclusions: determination of the origins of salinity in magmatic fluids

    D.A Banks;R Green;R.A Cliff;B.W.D Yardley

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie-Christine Boiron
Marie-Christine Boiron University of Lorraine
Michel Cathelineau
Michel Cathelineau University of Lorraine
Bruce W. D. Yardley
Bruce W. D. Yardley University of Leeds
Adrian J. Boyce
Adrian J. Boyce Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Clemens Reimann
Clemens Reimann Norwegian Geological Survey
Steffen Hagemann
Steffen Hagemann University of Western Australia
Michel Cuney
Michel Cuney University of Lorraine
Julien Mercadier
Julien Mercadier French National Centre for Scientific Research
Henrik Svensen
Henrik Svensen University of Oslo

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