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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 30 9163 8520 2949 2609 88 2935

David F. Naar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David F. Naar between 1984 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David F. Naar published across 41 years, from 1984 to 2024, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2003. 4 of the 98 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

98 publications in total across all disciplines

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David F. Naar: publications per year, 1984 to 2024
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 1
1986 2
1987 0
1988 2
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 7
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 8
2003 10
2004 1
2005 10
2006 2
2007 2
2008 3
2009 1
2010 0
2011 3
2012 3
2013 3
2014 2
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 4
2019 1
2020 2
2021 0
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
Total 98
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David F. Naar 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 F. Naar 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, 88–97 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: 88 publications — 7th percentile

7% 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 88
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
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 F. Naar 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 F. Naar 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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 30
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
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 F. Naar is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research topics include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

David F. Naar has coauthored work with several researchers, including Mark E. Mussett, David W. Caress, Tracey A. Conrad, Alastair G C Graham, and Manuela S. Kaufmann.

Their recent publications include:

  • Hydrodynamic response to bathymetric changes in Tampa Bay, Florida (2023), published in Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • Upper Crustal Structure of Superfast-Spread Oceanic Crust Exposed at the Pito Deep Rift: Implications for Seafloor Spreading (2023), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Analyzing Archive Transit Multibeam Data for Nodule Occurrences (2024), published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Maldives marine terraces and global submerged terraces database (2020), published in Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Analyzing Archive Transit Multibeam Data for Nodule Occurrences (2024), published in Preprints.org

They have published in venues such as:

  • Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Preprints.org

Best Publications

  • A Benthic Terrain Classification Scheme for American Samoa

    Emily R. Lundblad;Dawn J. Wright;Joyce Miller;Emily M. Larkin

  • Tectonic evolution of the Easter Microplate

    David F. Naar;R. N. Hey

  • Microplate tectonics along a superfast seafloor spreading system near Easter Island

    R. N. Hey;D. F. Naar;M. C. Kleinrock;W. J. Phipps Morgan

  • Roller-bearing tectonic evolution of the Juan Fernandez microplate

    R. L. Larson;R. C. Searle;M. C. Kleinrock;H. Schouten

  • The mathematician paleoplate

    J. Mammerickx;D. F. Naar;R. L. Tyce

  • Strange bedfellows - A deep-water hermatypic coral reef superimposed on a drowned barrier island; Southern Pulley Ridge, SW Florida platform margin

    B.D. Jarrett;A.C. Hine;R.B. Halley;D.F. Naar

  • Remote Sensing of Sargassum Biomass, Nutrients, and Pigments

    Mengqui Wang;Chuanmin Hu;Jennifer Cannizzaro;David English

  • Plate boundary reorganization at a large-offset, rapidly propagating rift

    R. N. Hey;P. D. Johnson;F. Martinez;J. Korenaga

  • Recent Pacific‐Easter‐Nazca Plate Motions

    David F. Naar;R. N. Hey

  • Quaternary cave levels in peninsular Florida

    Lee J. Florea;H.L. Vacher;Brian Donahue;David Naar

  • Fast rift propagation along the East Pacific Rise near Easter Island

    David F. Naar;R. N. Hey

  • Variations in axial morphology along the Galápagos spreading center and the influence of the Galápagos hotspot

    J. Pablo Canales;Juan José Dañobeitia;Robert S. Detrick;Emilie E. E. Hooft

  • Morphology of San Antonio submarine canyon on the central Chile forearc

    Rick A. Hagen;Hernán Vergara;David F. Naar

  • The development of two oceanic microplates: Easter and Juan Fernandez microplates, East Pacific Rise

    R. C. Searle;R. T. Bird;R. I. Rusby;D. F. Naar

  • Speed limit for oceanic transform faults

    David F. Naar;R. N. Hey

  • Pito and Orongo fracture zones: the northern and southern boundaries of the Easter microplate (southeast Pacific)

    Rapanui Scientific Party;J. Francheteau;P. Patriat;J. Segoufin

  • Morphology and Distribution of Seamounts Surrounding Easter Island

    Yoav Rappaport;D. F. Naar;C. C. Barton;Z. J. Liu

  • Chronology and Geochemistry of Lavas from the Nazca Ridge and Easter Seamount Chain: an ∼30 Myr Hotspot Record

    Jyotiranjan S. Ray;Jyotiranjan S. Ray;John J. Mahoney;Robert A. Duncan;Jyotisankar Ray;Jyotisankar Ray

  • Coastal Bathymetry from Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data: Comparisons with High Resolution Multibeam Bathymetry

    Michelle L. McIntyre;David F. Naar;Kendall L. Carder;Brian T. Donahue

  • Petrology of the Easter microplate region in the South Pacific

    R. Hekinian;J. Francheteau;R. Armijo;J.P. Cogné

  • Intratransform origins of mid-ocean ridge microplates

    Robert T. Bird;David F. Naar

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Hey
Richard Hey University of Hawaii at Manoa
David J. Mallinson
David J. Mallinson East Carolina University
Albert C. Hine
Albert C. Hine University of South Florida
Roger C. Searle
Roger C. Searle Durham University
Jean Francheteau
Jean Francheteau University of California, San Diego
Roger Hekinian
Roger Hekinian French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Fernando Martinez
Fernando Martinez University of Hawaii at Manoa
DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl
DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl North Carolina State University
Jeffrey S. Gee
Jeffrey S. Gee University of California, San Diego
Chuanmin Hu
Chuanmin Hu University of South Florida St. Petersburg

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