2026 David S. Chapman: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	53	2876	2626	1187	1055	158	9960

Overview

David S. Chapman is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a strong focus on Geophysics.

The scientist has contributed to subfields including:

Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Radiation
Artificial Intelligence
Mechanical Engineering

Key topics addressed in their work include:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Climate change and permafrost
Nuclear Physics and Applications
Seismic Waves and Analysis
Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David S. Chapman cover a range of topics related to seismic activity, thermal modeling, and climate monitoring. Notable publications include:

Optimal Multichannel Stretch Factors for Estimating Changes in Seismic Velocity: Application to the 2012 Mw 7.8 Haida Gwaii Earthquake, 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
SCEC Community Thermal Model (CTM), 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
NIMBLE Microreactor Testing Platform for TREAT: Preliminary Thermal-Hydraulic Considerations, 2020, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society - Volume 123
Ground-Air Temperature Tracking from a Geothermal Climate-Change Observatory in South India, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
Ground-air temperature tracking from a geothermal climate-change observatory in South India, 2023, Tectonophysics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David S. Chapman include:

Earl E. Davis
Wayne Thatcher
William J. Shinevar
E. H. Hearn
Derrick Hasterok

David S. Chapman's work has been published in venues that are relevant to geophysics, seismology, nuclear science, and climate studies, such as:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society - Volume 123
SSRN Electronic Journal
Tectonophysics

Best Publications

On the regional variation of heat flow, geotherms, and lithospheric thickness☆

Henry N. Pollack;David S. Chapman

1240
Citations
Thermal gradients in the continental crust

D. S. Chapman

564
Citations
Heat production and geotherms for the continental lithosphere

D. Hasterok;D.S. Chapman

558
Citations
On the thermal effects of groundwater flow: 1. Regional scale systems

Leslie Smith;David S. Chapman

465
Citations
Geothermal Map of North America

David D. Blackwell;John L. Steele;David S. Chapman;Edward R. Decker

300
Citations
Global heat flow: A new look

David S. Chapman;Henry N. Pollack

263
Citations
Regional geotherms and lithospheric thickness

David S. Chapman;Henry N. Pollack

262
Citations
Heat flow in the Uinta Basin determined from bottom hole temperature (BHT) data

David S. Chapman;T. H. Keho;Michael S. Bauer;M. Dane Picard

247
Citations
Estimating thermal conductivity in sedimentary basins using lithologic data and geophysical well logs

Frederic Brigaud;David S. Chapman;Sylvie Le Douaran

205
Citations
FlankFlux: an experiment to study the nature of hydrothermal circulation in young oceanic crust

E. E. Davis;D. S. Chapman;M. J. Mottl;W. J. Bentkowski

195
Citations
Heat Flow, Heat Generation, and the Thermal State of the Lithosphere

Kevin Patrick Furlong;David S. Chapman

188
Citations
MANTLE HEAT FLOW

Henry N. Pollack;David S. Chapman

186
Citations
Regional heat flow variations across the sedimented Juan de Fuca Ridge eastern flank: Constraints on lithospheric cooling and lateral hydrothermal heat transport

E. E. Davis;D. S. Chapman;K. Wang;H. Villinger

181
Citations
Mid-Latitude (30°–60° N) climatic warming inferred by combining borehole temperatures with surface air temperatures

Robert N. Harris;David S. Chapman

172
Citations
Continental Heat-Flow Density

W. G. Powell;D. S. Chapman;N. Balling;A. E. Beck

165
Citations
Thermal state of the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

Rob Funnell;David Chapman;Rick Allis;Phil Armstrong

159
Citations
Geological and geophysical parameters of mid-plate volcanism

Ian Graham Gass;D. S. Chapman;H. N. Pollack;R. S. Thorpe

147
Citations
A geothermal climate change observatory: First year results from Emigrant Pass in northwest Utah

Scott N. Putnam;David S. Chapman

147
Citations
An unequivocal case for high Nusselt number hydrothermal convection in sediment-buried igneous oceanic crust

Earl E. Davis;Kelin Wang;Jiangheng He;David S. Chapman

145
Citations
Heat flow in the north-central Colorado Plateau

John Michael Bodell;David S. Chapman

145
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert N. Harris Oregon State University

Henry N. Pollack University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Todd A. Ehlers University of Glasgow

Earl E. Davis Geological Survey of Canada

Kevin P. Furlong Pennsylvania State University

Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz

Peter J.J. Kamp University of Waikato

Leslie Smith University of British Columbia

Roger Tourangeau Westat (United States)

Jon A. Krosnick Stanford University

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