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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2803 2557 1152 1023 157 14217

David B. Rowley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David B. Rowley between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David B. Rowley published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2008. 4 of the 164 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

164 publications in total across all disciplines

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David B. Rowley: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 4
1983 0
1984 1
1985 6
1986 2
1987 1
1988 3
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 4
1994 3
1995 1
1996 3
1997 4
1998 3
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 6
2003 4
2004 1
2005 4
2006 8
2007 6
2008 10
2009 8
2010 7
2011 4
2012 2
2013 9
2014 6
2015 6
2016 10
2017 7
2018 4
2019 5
2020 2
2021 2
2022 2
2023 1
2024 2
2025 2
Total 164
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David B. Rowley 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 B. Rowley 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: 157 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
148–157 495 157
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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David B. Rowley 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 B. Rowley 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 53
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

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David B. Rowley is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research covers a range of subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Recent publications by David B. Rowley span from 2020 to 2024 and include the following papers:

  • Reconsidering the uplift history and peneplanation of the northern Lhasa terrane, Tibet (2020), published in American Journal of Science
  • Earth's Isostatic and Dynamic Topography-A Critical Perspective (2022), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Kinematics of the East Pacific Rise Retrodicted From Pacific and Farallon/Nazca Subduction-Related Torques: Support for Significant Deep Mantle Buoyancy Controlling EPR Spreading (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • On the relationship between the uppermost mantle (≤220 km) seismic velocity, crustal thickness, and topography in Tibet (2024), published in Geology

The scientist has also contributed to interdisciplinary work on urban ecosystems, as seen in the paper "Urban Rivers Corridors in the Don Catchment, UK: From Ignored, Ignoble and Industrial to Green, Seen and Celebrated" (2021), published in Sustainability.

Frequent coauthors in David B. Rowley's research include:

  • A. M. Forte
  • Nicolas Dauphas
  • Andy W. Heard
  • Eric Siciliano Rêgo
  • Olivier Rouxel

The scholar's work has appeared across several publication venues, notably:

  • American Journal of Science
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geology
  • Sustainability

In 2018, David B. Rowley was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), marking their standing within the geosciences community.

Best Publications

  • Age of initiation of collision between India and Asia: A review of stratigraphic data

    David B. Rowley

  • Palaeo-altimetry of the late Eocene to Miocene Lunpola basin, central Tibet

    David B. Rowley;Brian S. Currie

  • Ages of ultrahigh pressure metamorphism and protolith orthogneisses from the eastern Dabie Shan: U/Pb zircon geochronology

    D.B. Rowley;F. Xue;R.D. Tucker;Z.X. Peng

  • Sr isotope evolution of seawater: the role of tectonics

    Frank M. Richter;David B. Rowley;Donald J. DePaolo

  • A plate-kinematic framework for models of Caribbean evolution

    James L Pindell;S.C Cande;Walter C Pitman;David B Rowley

  • A new approach to stable isotope-based paleoaltimetry: implications for paleoaltimetry and paleohypsometry of the High Himalaya since the Late Miocene

    David B Rowley;Raymond T Pierrehumbert;Brian S Currie

  • Age of Initiation of the India‐Asia Collision in the East‐Central Himalaya

    Bin Zhu;William S. F. Kidd;David B. Rowley;Brian S. Currie

  • Stable Isotope-Based Paleoaltimetry

    David B. Rowley;Carmala N. Garzione

  • Dynamic topography and long-term sea-level variations: There is no such thing as a stable continental platform

    Robert Moucha;Alessandro M. Forte;Jerry X. Mitrovica;David B. Rowley

  • Exhumation of the Dabie Shan ultra-high-pressure rocks and accumulation of the Songpan-Ganzi flysch sequence, central China

    Shangyou Nie;An Yin;David B. Rowley;Yugan Jin

  • Permian Phytogeographic Patterns and Climate Data/Model Comparisons

    P. McAllister Rees;Alfred M. Ziegler;Mark T. Gibbs;John E. Kutzbach

  • Tracing the tropics across land and sea: Permian to present

    Alfred Ziegler;Gidon Eshel;P. McALLISTER Rees;Thomas Rothfus

  • Rate of plate creation and destruction: 180 Ma to present

    David B. Rowley

  • Paleoaltimetry of the Tibetan Plateau from D/H ratios of lipid biomarkers

    Pratigya J. Polissar;Katherine H. Freeman;David B. Rowley;Francesca A. McInerney

  • Middle Miocene paleoaltimetry of southern Tibet: Implications for the role of mantle thickening and delamination in the Himalayan orogen

    Brian S. Currie;David B. Rowley;Neil J. Tabor

  • Plate-kinematic reconstructions of the North Atlantic and Arctic: Late Jurassic to Present

    David B Rowley;Ann L Lottes

  • The PRISM4 (mid-Piacenzian) paleoenvironmental reconstruction

    Harry J. Dowsett;Aisling M. Dolan;David Rowley;Robert Moucha

  • Carboniferous paleogeographic, phytogeographic, and paleoclimatic reconstructions

    David B. Rowley;Anne Raymond;Judith Totman Parrish;Ann L. Lottes

  • Minimum Age of Initiation of Collision Between India and Asia North of Everest Based on the Subsidence History of the Zhepure Mountain Section

    David B. Rowley

  • Joint seismic-geodynamic-mineral physical modelling of African geodynamics: A reconciliation of deep-mantle convection with surface geophysical constraints

    Alessandro M. Forte;Sandrine Quéré;Robert Moucha;Nathan A. Simmons

  • The Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP) Phase 2: scientific objectives and experimental design

    Alan M. Haywood;Harry J. Dowsett;Aisling M. Dolan;David Rowley

  • U‐Pb Zircon Ages of Granitoid Rocks in the North Dabie Complex, Eastern Dabie Shan, China

    Feng Xue;David B. Rowley;Robert D. Tucker;Zhan X. Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro M. Forte
Alessandro M. Forte University of Florida
Brian S. Currie
Brian S. Currie Miami University
Stephen P. Grand
Stephen P. Grand The University of Texas at Austin
Jerry X. Mitrovica
Jerry X. Mitrovica Harvard University
Ulrich Salzmann
Ulrich Salzmann Northumbria University
Alan M. Haywood
Alan M. Haywood University of Leeds
Harry J. Dowsett
Harry J. Dowsett United States Geological Survey
Aisling M. Dolan
Aisling M. Dolan University of Leeds
Maureen E. Raymo
Maureen E. Raymo Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Dork Sahagian
Dork Sahagian Lehigh University

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