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Earth Science 40 5937 5496 2146 1904 91 4941

David Jon Furbish publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Jon Furbish between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Jon Furbish published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2020. 1 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2020. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1983 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Jon Furbish: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 1
1997 6
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 6
2005 2
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 4
2010 2
2011 1
2012 5
2013 5
2014 2
2015 1
2016 3
2017 4
2018 6
2019 5
2020 17
2021 9
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 112
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David Jon Furbish 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 Jon Furbish 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: 91 publications — 8th percentile

8% 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 91
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 Jon Furbish 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 Jon Furbish 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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 Jon Furbish is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research primarily covers Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Engineering, with a strong focus on subfields such as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Computational Mechanics, Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David Jon Furbish are:

  • Tyler H. Doane
  • Joshua J. Roering
  • Brandt M. Gibson
  • Simon A.F. Darroch
  • Sarah G. Williams

Publication venues where David Jon Furbish has published repeatedly include:

  • Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by David Jon Furbish are:

  • Depth-dependent soil mixing persists across climate zones, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Particle motion on burned and vegetated hillslopes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ancient life and moving fluids, 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • The perpetual fragility of creeping hillslopes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Rarefied particle motions on hillslopes - Part 4: Philosophy, 2021, Earth Surface Dynamics

Best Publications

  • The Use of Hypsometry to Indicate Long-Term Stability and Response of Valley Glaciers to Changes in Mass Transfer

    Unknown

  • Growth of plutons by incremental emplacement of sheets in crystal-rich host: Evidence from Miocene intrusions of the Colorado River region, Nevada, USA

    Calvin F. Miller;David J. Furbish;Barry A. Walker;Lily L. Claiborne

  • A probabilistic description of the bed load sediment flux: 1. Theory

    Unknown

  • The illusion of diffusion: Field evidence for depth-dependent sediment transport

    Arjun M. Heimsath;David Jon Furbish;William E. Dietrich

  • A probabilistic description of the bed load sediment flux: 2. Particle activity and motions

    Unknown

  • On the shape and widening of salt marsh creeks

    Sergio Fagherazzi;David Jon Furbish

  • THE EFFECT OF BIDIRECTIONAL FLOW ON TIDAL CHANNEL PLANFORMS

    Sergio Fagherazzi;Emmanuel J. Gabet;David Jon Furbish

  • Flow, sedimentation, and biomass production on a vegetated salt marsh in South Carolina: toward a predictive model of marsh morphologic and ecologic evolution

    S. Fagherazzi;S. M. Mudd;J. T. Morris;D. J. Furbish

  • Flow, Sedimentation, and Biomass Production on a Vegetated Salt Marsh in South Carolina: Toward a Predictive Model of Marsh Morphologic and Ecologic Evolution

    Simon Marius Mudd;Sergio Fagherazzi;James T. Morris;David Jon Furbish

  • Rain splash of dry sand revealed by high-speed imaging and sticky paper splash targets

    David Jon Furbish;Katherine K. Hamner;Mark Schmeeckle;Miriam N. Borosund

  • Influences of coarse bank roughness on flow within a sharply curved river bend

    Stephen D. Thorne;David Jon Furbish

  • Spatial autoregressive structure in meander evolution

    David Jon Furbish

  • Responses of soil‐mantled hillslopes to transient channel incision rates

    Simon Marius Mudd;David Jon Furbish

  • Statistical description of slope‐dependent soil transport and the diffusion‐like coefficient

    David Jon Furbish;Peter K. Haff;William E. Dietrich;Arjun M. Heimsath

  • River-bend curvature and migration: How are they related?

    David Jon Furbish

  • Experimental evidence of statistical ensemble behavior in bed load sediment transport

    Unknown

  • Stability of creeping soil and implications for hillslope evolution

    David Jon Furbish;Sergio Fagherazzi

  • Influence of chemical denudation on hillslope morphology

    Simon Marius Mudd;David Jon Furbish

  • Annual precipitation and river discharges in Florida in response to El Niño- and La Niña-sea surface temperature anomalies

    Hongbing Sun;David J. Furbish

  • A probabilistic description of the bed load sediment flux: 4. Fickian diffusion at low transport rates

    Unknown

  • Estimating depth‐averaged velocities in rough ­channels

    Tracy C. Byrd;David Jon Furbish;Jeff Warburton

  • The use of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as a tracer of septic tank effluent in the Florida Keys

    K.S. Dillon;D.R. Corbett;J.P. Chanton;W.C. Burnett

  • Numerical Solution of the Dam-Break Problem with a Discontinuous Galerkin Method

    Sergio Fagherazzi;Patrick Rasetarinera;M. Youssuff Hussaini;David J. Furbish

  • Moisture content effect on radon emanation in porous media

    Hongbing Sun;David J. Furbish

  • Using chemical tracers in hillslope soils to estimate the importance of chemical denudation under conditions of downslope sediment transport

    Simon Marius Mudd;David Jon Furbish

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Morris
James T. Morris University of South Carolina
Sergio Fagherazzi
Sergio Fagherazzi Boston University
Marc Laflamme
Marc Laflamme University of Toronto
Simon M. Mudd
Simon M. Mudd University of Edinburgh
Emmanuel J. Gabet
Emmanuel J. Gabet San Jose State University
William C. Burnett
William C. Burnett Florida State University
Vincent J. M. Salters
Vincent J. M. Salters Florida State University
Jeff Warburton
Jeff Warburton Durham University
Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
Jeroen E. Sonke
Jeroen E. Sonke Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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