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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 75 754 713 49 43 587 19494
Earth Science 70 982 863 96 84 498 16941

David White publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David White between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David White published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2015. 28 of the 736 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2015. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 45 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 39 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 44 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 46 publications 2015: 53 publications 2016: 35 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 12 publications
1979 2025

736 publications in total across all disciplines

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David White: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 2
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 5
1990 1
1991 0
1992 3
1993 0
1994 1
1995 4
1996 4
1997 8
1998 5
1999 5
2000 18
2001 15
2002 11
2003 21
2004 13
2005 45
2006 26
2007 30
2008 39
2009 22
2010 44
2011 30
2012 23
2013 22
2014 46
2015 53
2016 35
2017 40
2018 26
2019 33
2020 23
2021 18
2022 13
2023 19
2024 16
2025 12
Total 736
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David White publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David White sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 578–587 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 587 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17 587
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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David White D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David White sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54 75
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

David White is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the broader field of Engineering, with a particular focus on Civil and Structural Engineering. Their contributions also extend to Ocean Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work centers on topics related to Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, including several specialized areas such as Soil Stabilization, Analysis, and Underground Structures. Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies as well as Coastal and Marine Dynamics also constitute part of their research themes, alongside aspects of mechanical stress and fatigue analysis.

David White has published research articles in several prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Géotechnique
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Applied Ocean Research

Recent scholarly articles by David White include:

  • "A review of the UK and British Channel Islands practical tidal stream energy resource," 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations," 2023, Ocean Engineering
  • "Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the discrete element method," 2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • "An efficient and locking-free material point method for three-dimensional analysis with simplex elements," 2021, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • "A cyclic p-y model for the whole-life response of piles in soft clay," 2021, Computers and Geotechnics

Collaboration plays a notable role in their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Susan Gourvenec
  • Benjamin Cerfontaine
  • Katherine Kwa
  • P. Watson
  • Andrea Diambra

Best Publications

  • Soil deformation measurement using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and photogrammetry

    David White;W.A. Take;Malcolm D. Bolton

  • Improved image-based deformation measurement for geotechnical applications

    Samuel Stanier;J Blaber;WA Take;DJ White

  • Displacement and strain paths during plane-strain model pile installation in sand

    D. J. White;M. D. Bolton

  • Inhibitory Feedback Loop Between Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells and Regulatory T Cells in Transplant Tolerance

    Wei-Ping Min;Dejun Zhou;Thomas E. Ichim;Gill H. Strejan

  • Life-supporting pig-to-primate renal xenotransplantation using genetically modified donors.

    Afzal Zaidi;Michael Schmoeckel;Farah Bhatti;Paul Waterworth

  • Recent advances in offshore geotechnics for deep water oil and gas developments

    Mark F. Randolph;Christophe Gaudin;Susan M. Gourvenec;David J. White

  • Orthotopic heart transplantation in a transgenic pig-to-primate model.

    M Schmoeckel;F N Bhatti;A Zaidi;E Cozzi

  • GeoPIV: particle image velocimetry (PIV) software for use in geotechnical testing

    DJ White;WA Take

  • Uplift Mechanisms of Pipes Buried in Sand

    C Y Cheuk;C Y Cheuk;C Y Cheuk;D J White;D J White;D J White;Malcolm D Bolton;Malcolm D Bolton;Malcolm D Bolton

  • Damage to porcine islets of Langerhans after exposure to human blood in vitro, or after intraportal transplantation to cynomologus monkeys: protective effects of sCR1 and heparin.

    William Bennet;Berit Sundberg;Torbj rn Lundgren;Annika Tibell

  • Friction fatigue on displacement piles in sand

    David White;Barry Lehane

  • Limiting cavity depth for spudcan foundations penetrating clay

    M.S. Hossain;Yuxia Hu;Mark Randolph;D.J. White

  • Interpretation of T-bar penetrometer tests at shallow embedment and in very soft soils

    David White;Christophe Gaudin;Noel Boylan;Hongjie Zhou

  • Microscale observation and modeling of soil-structure interface behavior using particle image velocimetry

    Jason T. Dejong;David J. White;Mark F. Randolph

  • Measuring soil deformation in geotechnical models using digital images and PIV analysis

    David White;W.A. Take;M.D. Bolton

  • Life-supporting human complement regulator decay accelerating factor transgenic pig liver xenograft maintains the metabolic function and coagulation in the nonhuman primate for up to 8 days.

    Ramirez P;Chavez R;Majado M;Munitiz

  • The uplift resistance of pipes and plate anchors buried in sand.

    D. J. White;C. Y. Cheuk;M. D. Bolton

  • Mechanisms of pipe embedment and lateral breakout on soft clay

    H.R.C. Dingle;David White;Christophe Gaudin

  • Large-deformation finite element analysis of pipe penetration and large-amplitude lateral displacement

    Dong WangD. Wang;David J. WhiteD.J. White;Mark F. RandolphM.F. Randolph

  • Interface load transfer degradation during cyclic loading: a microscale investigation

    Jason T. Dejong;Mark F. Randolph;David J. White

  • Pipe/Soil Interaction Behavior During Lateral Buckling, Including Large-Amplitude Cyclic Displacement Tests by the Safebuck JIP

    D. Bruton;D. White;C. Cheuk;M. Bolton

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Randolph
Mark Randolph University of Western Australia
Malcolm D. Bolton
Malcolm D. Bolton University of Cambridge
Conleth O'Loughlin
Conleth O'Loughlin University of Western Australia
Susan Gourvenec
Susan Gourvenec University of Southampton
Peter Bower
Peter Bower University of Manchester
Ricardo Araya
Ricardo Araya King's College London
David Kessler
David Kessler University of Bristol
Glenys Parry
Glenys Parry University of Sheffield
Michael Barkham
Michael Barkham University of Sheffield
Linda Gask
Linda Gask University of Manchester

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