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D-Index
52
Citations
9897
World Ranking
3042
National Ranking
22

David J. Prior 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 J. Prior sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 247 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Prior 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 J. Prior sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David J. Prior is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics, with a particular focus on cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and climate change and permafrost.

Their research spans the following main topics:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Landslides and related hazards

David J. Prior's work is situated within the broader fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Mechanics of Materials, and Materials Chemistry.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David J. Prior include:

  • Marianne Negrini
  • Sheng Fan
  • Chao Qi
  • Travis F. Hager
  • D. L. Goldsby

Their research has been published in several prominent venues, reflecting a diverse range of interests and scientific inquiries:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cryosphere
  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Recent selected papers include:

  • "Microstructure and Crystallographic Preferred Orientations of an Azimuthally Oriented Ice Core from a Lateral Shear Margin: Priestley Glacier, Antarctica" (2021) published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Full crystallographic orientation ( c and a axes) of warm, coarse-grained ice in a shear-dominated setting: a case study, Storglaciären, Sweden" (2021) published in The Cryosphere
  • "Temperature and strain controls on ice deformation mechanisms: insights from the microstructures of samples deformed to progressively higher strains at −10, −20 and −30 °C" (2020) published in The Cryosphere
  • "Is titanium-zirconium alloy a better alternative to pure titanium for oral implant? Composition, mechanical properties, and microstructure analysis" (2020) published in The Saudi Dental Journal
  • "Constraining Ice Shelf Anisotropy Using Shear Wave Splitting Measurements from Active-Source Borehole Seismics" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Best Publications

  • The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks

    David J. Prior;Alan P. Boyle;Frank Brenker;Michael C. Cheadle

  • Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

    David J. Prior;Ernest H. Rutter;Daniel J. Tatham

  • Intragranular dynamic recrystallization in naturally deformed calcite marble: diffusion accommodated grain boundary sliding as a result of subgrain rotation recrystallization.

    Michel Bestmann;David J Prior

  • The petrological significance of misorientations between grains

    J. Wheeler;D. J. Prior;Z. Jiang;R. Spiess

  • Quartz fabrics in the Alpine Fault mylonites: Influence of pre-existing preferred orientations on fabric development during progressive uplift

    Virginia G. Toy;David J. Prior;Richard J. Norris

  • Some garnet microstructures: an illustration of the potential of orientation maps and misorientation analysis in microstructural studies

    David J. Prior;John Wheeler;Luca Peruzzo;Richard Spiess

  • Faulting associated with the olivine to spinel transformation in Mg2GeO4 and its implications for deep‐focus earthquakes

    Pamela C. Burnley;Harry W. Green;David J. Prior

  • Orientation Contrast Imaging of Microstructures in Rocks Using Forescatter Detectors in the Scanning Electron Microscope

    David J. Prior;Patrick W. Trimby;Ursula D. Weber;David J. Dingley

  • EBSD in the Earth Sciences: Applications, Common Practice, and Challenges

    David J. Prior;Elisabetta Mariani;John Wheeler

  • The recrystallized grain size piezometer for quartz: An EBSD-based calibration

    A. J. Cross;D. J. Prior;M. Stipp;S. Kidder

  • Grain boundary hierarchy development in a quartz mylonite

    Patrick W Trimby;David J Prior;John Wheeler

  • Albite crystallographic preferred orientation and grain misorientation distribution in a low-grade mylonite: implications for granular flow

    Zhenting Jiang;David J Prior;John Wheeler

  • Folding and imbrication of the Indian crust during Himalayan collision

    Michael Peter Coward;R. W. H. Butler;A. F. Chambers;R. H. Graham

  • Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding fault

    Rupert Sutherland;Rupert Sutherland;John Townend;Virginia Toy;Phaedra Upton

  • Plastic Deformation and Recrystallization of Garnet: A Mechanism to Facilitate Diffusion Creep

    C. D. Storey;D. J. Prior

  • Analysis of dynamic recrystallization and nucleation in a quartzite mylonite

    Angela Halfpenny;David J. Prior;John Wheeler

  • Bang! Month-scale eruption triggering at Santorini volcano.

    Victoria M. Martin;Daniel J. Morgan;Dougal A. Jerram;Mark J. Caddick

  • Tectonic controls on the uplift of the Nanga Parbat Massif, Pakistan Himalayas

    Robert W. H. Butler;David J. Prior

  • Development of garnet porphyroblasts by multiple nucleation, coalescence and boundary misorientation-driven rotations

    R. Spiess;L. Peruzzo;D. J. Prior;J. Wheeler

  • Greenland Ice Sheet: Higher Nonlinearity of Ice Flow Significantly Reduces Estimated Basal Motion

    Paul D. Bons;Thomas Kleiner;Maria-Gema Llorens;Maria-Gema Llorens;David J. Prior

  • Drilling reveals fluid control on architecture and rupture of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand

    R. Sutherland;V. G. Toy;J. Townend;S. Cox

Frequent Co-Authors

John Wheeler
John Wheeler University of Liverpool
Sandra Piazolo
Sandra Piazolo University of Leeds
Virginia Toy
Virginia Toy Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Timothy A. Little
Timothy A. Little Victoria University of Wellington
Daniel R. Faulkner
Daniel R. Faulkner University of Liverpool
Rupert Sutherland
Rupert Sutherland Victoria University of Wellington
Paul D. Bons
Paul D. Bons University of Tübingen
Martyn R. Drury
Martyn R. Drury Utrecht University
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University

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