World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 72 843 744 400 343 579 20341

David G. Sibeck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David G. Sibeck between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David G. Sibeck published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 17.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2016. 64 of the 796 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2016. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 39 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 30 publications
1980 2025

796 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
David G. Sibeck: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 9
1985 5
1986 3
1987 5
1988 7
1989 5
1990 10
1991 8
1992 5
1993 5
1994 10
1995 12
1996 8
1997 11
1998 14
1999 12
2000 14
2001 8
2002 15
2003 5
2004 9
2005 15
2006 7
2007 11
2008 28
2009 24
2010 23
2011 27
2012 30
2013 31
2014 38
2015 32
2016 43
2017 37
2018 39
2019 31
2020 42
2021 24
2022 24
2023 43
2024 34
2025 30
Total 796
Download as CSV

David G. Sibeck 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 G. Sibeck 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, 578–587 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: 579 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
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
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 14 579
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
Download as CSV

David G. Sibeck 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 G. Sibeck 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, 72 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: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
70 75
71 53
72 62 72
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
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David G. Sibeck is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the dynamics of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar and space plasma dynamics, and related aspects of physics and astronomy. The subfields they have contributed to include astronomy and astrophysics, molecular biology, geophysics, atmospheric science, and nuclear and high energy physics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas with numerous publications centered on:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

David G. Sibeck's recent notable papers include:

  • Dayside Transient Phenomena and Their Impact on the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • Global-scale magnetosphere convection driven by dayside magnetic reconnection, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Magnetic Reconnection Inside a Flux Rope Induced by Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortices, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Soft X-ray and ENA Imaging of the Earth's Dayside Magnetosphere, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Cluster and MMS Simultaneous Observations of Magnetosheath High Speed Jets and Their Impact on the Magnetopause, 2020, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Brian M. Walsh
  • Hyunju Connor
  • C. T. Russell
  • M. R. Collier
  • K. R. Murphy

The venues where David G. Sibeck commonly publishes contain:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Planetary Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Awards received by David G. Sibeck include the James B. Macelwane Medal and Fellowship of the American Geophysical Union, both awarded in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Science Objectives and Rationale for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission

    B. H. Mauk;N. J. Fox;S. G. Kanekal;R. L. Kessel

  • Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset.

    Vassilis Angelopoulos;James P. McFadden;Davin Larson;Charles W. Carlson

  • Solar wind control of the magnetopause shape, location, and motion

    D. G. Sibeck;R. E. Lopez;E. C. Roelof

  • Magnetopause shape as a bivariate function of interplanetary magnetic field Bz and solar wind dynamic pressure

    Edmond C. Roelof;David G. Sibeck

  • An ISEE 3 study of average and substorm conditions in the distant magnetotail

    J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith;D. G. Sibeck;D. N. Baker

  • Some low-altitude cusp dependencies on the interplanetary magnetic field

    Patrick T. Newell;Ching-I. Meng;David G. Sibeck;Ronald Lepping

  • A model for the transient magnetospheric response to sudden solar wind dynamic pressure variations

    D. G. Sibeck

  • Geodynamo, Solar Wind, and Magnetopause 3.4 to 3.45 Billion Years Ago

    John A. Tarduno;Rory D. Cottrell;Michael K. Watkeys;Axel Hofmann

  • The link between shocks, turbulence, and magnetic reconnection in collisionless plasmas

    H. Karimabadi;V. Roytershteyn;H.X. Vu;Y.A. Omelchenko

  • The Magnetospheric Response to 8-Minute Period Strong-Amplitude Upstream Pressure Variations

    D. G. Sibeck;W. Baumjohann;R. C. Elphic;D. H. Fairfield

  • First Results from the THEMIS Mission

    V. Angelopoulos;D. Sibeck;C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden

  • Upstream pressure variations associated with the bow shock and their effects on the magnetosphere

    D. H. Fairfield;W. Baumjohann;G. Paschmann;H. Lühr

  • THEMIS Science Objectives and Mission Phases

    D. G. Sibeck;V. Angelopoulos

  • Comprehensive study of the magnetospheric response to a hot flow anomaly

    D. G. Sibeck;N. L. Borodkova;S. J. Schwartz;C. J. Owen

  • Substorm associated traveling compression regions in the distant tail: Isee‐3 Geotail observations

    J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith;B. T. Tsurutani;D. G. Sibeck

  • On the 3-dimensional structure of plasmoids

    W. J. Hughes;D. G. Sibeck

  • The distant magnetotail's response to a strong interplanetary magnetic field By - Twisting, flattening, and field line bending

    D. G. Sibeck;G. L. Siscoe;J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith

  • Magnetic field drift shell splitting: Cause of unusual dayside particle pitch angle distributions during storms and substorms

    D. G. Sibeck;R. W. McEntire;A. T. Y. Lui;R. E. Lopez

  • Wind observations of foreshock cavities: A case study

    D. G. Sibeck;D. G. Sibeck;T.‐D. Phan;R. Lin;R. P. Lepping

  • Kp forecast models

    S. Wing;J. R. Johnson;J. Jen;C.-I. Meng

Frequent Co-Authors

Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier Technische Universität Braunschweig
Drew L. Turner
Drew L. Turner Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
J. P. McFadden
J. P. McFadden University of California, Berkeley
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Jana Safrankova
Jana Safrankova Charles University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their knowledge of Earth Science or shifting to related fields, several online degrees offer flexible and accessible options. Many best degrees for older adults provide opportunities to pursue education later in life, perfect for career changers or lifelong learners aiming to deepen their expertise.

Students passionate about environmental data and information management might consider pursuing a library science masters. This degree often emphasizes organizing, preserving, and analyzing scientific data—skills valuable in Earth science research and information management sectors.

Another relevant pathway involves considering programs that are ALA accredited schools. Accreditation from the American Library Association ensures high-quality education and better career prospects in fields linked to library and information sciences, including specialized roles supporting scientific research.

Additionally, students interested in geospatial imagery and environmental documentation can explore the digital photography degree online. This degree combines technical skills in digital media, which are increasingly important for Earth scientists conducting fieldwork or sharing complex data visually.

Best Scientists Citing David G. Sibeck

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles