| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 43 | 4845 | 4467 | 529 | 495 | 133 | 11903 |
The chart shows the history of publications by David N. Petley between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David N. Petley published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2005. 5 of the 141 publications appeared in the last two years.
141 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 141 |
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 N. Petley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 133 publications — 30th percentile
30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 133 |
| 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 |
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 N. Petley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 43 |
| 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 |
David N. Petley is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and engineering, with particular emphasis on landslides and related hazards.
The main topics in their work include:
The subfields of study associated with their publications cover:
David N. Petley's recent notable publications include:
Frequent co-authors of David N. Petley include:
Their contributions have been published multiple times in key venues such as:
Melanie J. Froude;David N. Petley
David Petley
D. H. Shugar;M. Jacquemart;M. Jacquemart;M. Jacquemart;D. Shean;S. Bhushan
Robert N. Parker;Alexander L. Densmore;Nicholas J. Rosser;Marcello de Michele
Nicholas Rosser;David Petley;Michael Lim;Stuart Dunning
Christopher R.J Kilburn;David N Petley
David N. Petley;Gareth J. Hearn;Andrew Hart;Nicholas J. Rosser
Sergio A. Sepúlveda;Sergio A. Sepúlveda;William Murphy;Randall W. Jibson;David N. Petley
Stuart Dunning;Wishart Mitchell;Nicholas Rosser;David Petley
Michael Lim;David N. Petley;Nicholas J. Rosser;Robert J. Allison
David N. Petley;Mark H. Bulmer;William Murphy
Nicholas Rosser;Michael Lim;David Petley;Stuart Dunning
C. I. Massey;David Petley;M. J. McSaveney
C. Massey;D. Townsend;Ellen M. Rathje;Kate E. Allstadt
David N. Petley;Toru Higuchi;Derek J. Petley;Mark H. Bulmer
Michael Lim;Nicholas J. Rosser;Robert J. Allison;David N. Petley
D.N. Petley;F. Mantovani;M.H. Bulmer;A. Zannoni
S. A. Sepúlveda;D. N. Petley;D. N. Petley
D.N. Petley;S.A. Dunning N.J. Rosser
Robert Parker;Graham Hancox;David Petley;Christopher Massey
Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Norman Kerle;Dave Petley
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