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David W. Blowes

David W. Blowes

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6811 6173 180 161 206 18647
Earth Science 72 841 742 38 34 245 20886

David W. Blowes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David W. Blowes between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David W. Blowes published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2015. 7 of the 294 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2015. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 2 publications
1987 2026

294 publications in total across all disciplines

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David W. Blowes: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 10
1995 5
1996 5
1997 5
1998 12
1999 3
2000 11
2001 6
2002 7
2003 6
2004 7
2005 6
2006 11
2007 6
2008 12
2009 10
2010 2
2011 11
2012 9
2013 10
2014 12
2015 19
2016 3
2017 7
2018 6
2019 15
2020 14
2021 11
2022 14
2023 11
2024 10
2025 5
2026 2
Total 294
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David W. Blowes 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 W. Blowes 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, 238–247 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: 245 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.

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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
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
238–247 243 245
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 W. Blowes 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 W. Blowes 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, 72 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: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 72
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

David W. Blowes is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science and engineering, with particular emphasis on environmental chemistry, biomedical engineering, geochemistry and petrology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and building and construction.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Metal extraction and bioleaching
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Mining and resource management
  • Coal and its by-products
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Heavy metals in environment

David W. Blowes has contributed to numerous publications in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Geochemistry
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate the scope and depth of their research activities:

  • Application of zero-valent iron coupled with biochar for removal of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic and sulfonic acids from water under ambient environmental conditions, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sphalerite weathering and controls on Zn and Cd migration in mine waste rock: An integrated study from the molecular scale to the field scale, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • A cross scale investigation of galena oxidation and controls on mobilization of lead in mine waste rock, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Removal of arsenic and metals from groundwater impacted by mine waste using zero-valent iron and organic carbon: Laboratory column experiments, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Faro Waste Rock Project: Characterizing Variably Saturated Flow Behavior Through Full-Scale Waste-Rock Dumps in the Continental Subarctic Region of Northern Canada Using Field Measurements and Stable Isotopes of Water, 2020, Water Resources Research

David W. Blowes has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors, frequently working with:

  • Carol J. Ptacek
  • Jeff Bain
  • Emily M. Saurette
  • Richard T. Amos
  • Brent Verbuyst

The scientist's contributions have been recognized by their election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017 within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Treatment of inorganic contaminants using permeable reactive barriers

    David W Blowes;Carol J Ptacek;Shawn G Benner;Che W.T McRae

  • The geochemistry of acid mine drainage

    D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek;J.L. Jambor;C.G. Weisener

  • In-Situ Remediation of Cr(VI)-Contaminated Groundwater Using Permeable Reactive Walls: Laboratory Studies

    David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek;John L. Jambor

  • Negative pH and Extremely Acidic Mine Waters from Iron Mountain, California

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers;Carol J. Ptacek;David W. Blowes

  • Multicomponent reactive transport modeling in variably saturated porous media using a generalized formulation for kinetically controlled reactions

    K. Ulrich Mayer;Emil O. Frind;David W. Blowes

  • Hydrogeochemistry and microbiology of mine drainage: An update

    D. Kirk Nordstrom;David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek

  • The pore-water geochemistry and the mineralogy of the vadose zone of sulfide tailings, Waite Amulet, Quebec, Canada

    David W. Blowes;John L. Jambor

  • Geochemistry of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for Metals and Acid Mine Drainage

    S G Benner;D W Blowes;W D Gould;Roger B Herbert

  • Geochemical and mineralogical aspects of sulfide mine tailings

    Matthew B.J. Lindsay;Michael C. Moncur;Jeffrey G. Bain;John L. Jambor

  • The formation and potential importance of cemented layers in inactive sulfide mine tailings

    David W Blowes;Eric J Reardon;John L Jambor;John A Cherry

  • Selection of Reactive Mixtures for Use in Permeable Reactive Walls for Treatment of Mine Drainage

    K. R. Waybrant;D. W. Blowes;C. J. Ptacek

  • Release, transport and attenuation of metals from an old tailings impoundment

    M.C. Moncur;C.J. Ptacek;C.J. Ptacek;D.W. Blowes;J.L. Jambor

  • Long‐Term Performance of In Situ Reactive Barriers for Nitrate Remediation

    W.D. Robertson;D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek;J.A. Cherry

  • Modeling of multicomponent reactive transport in groundwater: 1. Model development and evaluation

    A. L. Walter;E. O. Frind;D. W. Blowes;C. J. Ptacek

  • Environmental geochemistry of sulfide oxidation

    Charles N. Alpers;David W. Blowes

  • Laboratory Development of Permeable Reactive Mixtures for the Removal of Phosphorus from Onsite Wastewater Disposal Systems

    Michael J. Baker;and David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek

  • A Full‐Scale Porous Reactive Wall for Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage

    Shawn G. Benner;David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek

  • Waste-rock hydrogeology and geochemistry

    Richard T. Amos;David W. Blowes;Brenda L. Bailey;David C. Sego

  • Acid neutralization mechanisms and metal release in mine tailings: a laboratory column experiment

    Jasna Jurjovec;Carol J. Ptacek;Carol J. Ptacek;David W. Blowes

  • Tracking Hexavalent Cr in Groundwater

    David Blowes

  • 9.05 – The Geochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage

    D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol J. Ptacek
Carol J. Ptacek University of Waterloo
John L. Jambor
John L. Jambor University of British Columbia
Shawn G. Benner
Shawn G. Benner Boise State University
Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith University of British Columbia
William D. Robertson
William D. Robertson University of Waterloo
Robert W. Gillham
Robert W. Gillham University of Waterloo
Emil O. Frind
Emil O. Frind University of Waterloo
John Molson
John Molson Université Laval
Charles N. Alpers
Charles N. Alpers United States Geological Survey
Barbara A. Bekins
Barbara A. Bekins United States Geological Survey

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