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David R. Bell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David R. Bell between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David R. Bell published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2004. 10 of the 110 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2004. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
1988 2025

110 publications in total across all disciplines

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David R. Bell: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 5
2002 3
2003 9
2004 11
2005 4
2006 1
2007 6
2008 4
2009 6
2010 8
2011 5
2012 2
2013 2
2014 2
2015 2
2016 1
2017 3
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 4
2023 4
2024 5
2025 5
Total 110
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David R. Bell 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 R. Bell 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: 90 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 90
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 R. Bell 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 R. Bell 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
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 R. Bell is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

The scientist's work covers several major topics, including:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Spinal Hematomas and Complications
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

David R. Bell has contributed to multiple publications. Key recent papers include:

  • A Trend-Based Early Warning Score Can Be Implemented in a Hospital Electronic Medical Record to Effectively Predict Inpatient Deterioration, 2021, Critical Care Medicine
  • Conservative Management of Type II Odontoid Fractures in Older People: A Retrospective Observational Comparison of Osseous Union Versus Nonunion, 2020, Neurosurgery
  • The implementation of a real time early warning system using machine learning in an Australian hospital to improve patient outcomes, 2023, Resuscitation
  • Prognostic factors for surgically managed intramedullary spinal cord tumours: a single-centre case series, 2022, Acta Neurochirurgica
  • Timing of whole genome duplication is associated with tumor-specific MHC-II depletion in serous ovarian cancer, 2024, Nature Communications

The most frequent coauthors working with David R. Bell include:

  • Asfand Baig Mirza
  • Gordan Grahovac
  • James Bartram
  • Amisha Vastani
  • José Pedro Lavrador

Publication venues that have featured David R. Bell's work multiple times include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Resuscitation
  • Nature Communications
  • Neurosurgery

Best Publications

  • Water in Earth's Mantle: The Role of Nominally Anhydrous Minerals

    David R. Bell;George R. Rossman

  • Quantitative analysis of trace OH in garnet and pyroxenes

    David R. Bell;Phillip D. Ihinger;George R. Rossman

  • Hydroxide in olivine: A quantitative determination of the absolute amount and calibration of the IR spectrum

    David R. Bell;David R. Bell;George R. Rossman;Joachim Maldener;Denis Endisch;Denis Endisch

  • Petrogenesis of Group I Kimberlites from Kimberley, South Africa: Evidence from Bulk-rock Geochemistry

    Anton P. Le Roex;David R. Bell;Peter Davis

  • Hf Isotope Systematics of Kimberlites and their Megacrysts: New Constraints on their Source Regions

    G. M. Nowell;D. G. Pearson;D. R. Bell;R. W. Carlson

  • Lateral variation in upper mantle viscosity: role of water

    Jacqueline E. Dixon;Timothy H. Dixon;D. R. Bell;Rocco Malservisi

  • Garnet Lherzolites from the Kaapvaal Craton (South Africa): Trace Element Evidence for a Metasomatic History

    M. Grégoire;D. R. Bell;D. R. Bell;A. P. Le Roex

  • Hydroxide in pyroxene; variations in the natural environment

    Henrik Skogby;David R. Bell;George R. Rossman

  • Olivine water contents in the continental lithosphere and the longevity of cratons

    Anne H. Peslier;Alan B. Woodland;David R. Bell;Marina Lazarov

  • Hydrogen concentration analyses using SIMS and FTIR: Comparison and calibration for nominally anhydrous minerals

    Kenneth Koga;Kenneth Koga;Erik H. Hauri;Marc M. Hirschmann;David Bell

  • Abundance and Partitioning of OH in a High-pressure Magmatic System: Megacrysts from the Monastery Kimberlite, South Africa

    David R. Bell;George R. Rossman;Rory O. Moore

  • Incorporation of hydroxyl in upper-mantle clinopyroxenes

    J. R. Smyth;D. R. Bell;G. R. Rossman

  • A new model for the evolution of diamond-forming fluids: Evidence from microinclusion-bearing diamonds from Kankan, Guinea

    Y. Weiss;R. Kessel;W.L. Griffin;I. Kiflawi

  • The distribution of hydroxyl in garnets from the subcontinental mantle of southern Africa

    David R. Bell;George R. Rossman

  • Intercalibration of FTIR and SIMS for hydrogen measurements in glasses and nominally anhydrous minerals

    Cyril Aubaud;Cyril Aubaud;Anthony C. Withers;Marc M. Hirschmann;Yunbin Guan

  • Xenolith constraints on seismic velocities in the upper mantle beneath southern Africa

    D. E. James;F. R. Boyd;D. Schutt;D. Schutt;D. R. Bell

  • Silica and volatile-element metasomatism of Archean mantle: a xenolith-scale example from the Kaapvaal Craton

    David R. Bell;David R. Bell;M. Grégoire;T. L. Grove;N. Chatterjee

  • Mesozoic thermal evolution of the southern African mantle lithosphere

    David R. Bell;David R. Bell;Mark D. Schmitz;Philip E. Janney

  • Metasomatic control of water contents in the Kaapvaal cratonic mantle

    A.H. Peslier;A.B. Woodland;D.R. Bell;M. Lazarov

  • Analysis of hydrogen in olivine by SIMS: Evaluation of standards and protocol

    Jed L. Mosenfelder;Marion Le Voyer;George R. Rossman;Yunbin Guan

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Hervig
Richard L. Hervig Arizona State University
George R. Rossman
George R. Rossman California Institute of Technology
Peter R. Buseck
Peter R. Buseck Arizona State University
Richard W. Carlson
Richard W. Carlson Carnegie Institution for Science
Alan B. Woodland
Alan B. Woodland Goethe University Frankfurt
Michel Grégoire
Michel Grégoire Paul Sabatier University
Oded Navon
Oded Navon Hebrew University of Jerusalem
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Marc M. Hirschmann
Marc M. Hirschmann University of Minnesota
Anthony C. Withers
Anthony C. Withers University of Western Ontario

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