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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7721 7152 2614 2311 200 3968

Don W. Steeples publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Don W. Steeples between 1973 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Don W. Steeples published across 52 years, from 1973 to 2024, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2005. 6 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2005. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 6 publications
1973 2024

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Don W. Steeples: publications per year, 1973 to 2024
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 1
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 6
1983 4
1984 4
1985 3
1986 7
1987 5
1988 8
1989 4
1990 7
1991 6
1992 6
1993 8
1994 7
1995 6
1996 4
1997 3
1998 9
1999 7
2000 7
2001 7
2002 6
2003 8
2004 6
2005 11
2006 6
2007 6
2008 6
2009 8
2010 4
2011 2
2012 2
2013 1
2014 1
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
2022 0
2023 0
2024 6
Total 204
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Don W. Steeples 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 Don W. Steeples 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, 198–207 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: 200 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
198–207 333 200
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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Don W. Steeples 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 Don W. Steeples 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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

Don W. Steeples is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. The research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing significantly to areas such as Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ocean Engineering, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's scholarly output includes several notable publications. Recent papers include:

  • Structure of the Salina-Forest City interbasin boundary from seismic studies, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)
  • Kansas refraction profiles, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)
  • A history of tunnels and using active seismic methods to find them, 2021, Geophysics
  • Seismic-reflection surveys at sinkholes in central Kansas, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)
  • Plastic Deformation and Dissolution of the Hutchinson Salt Member in Kansas, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Don W. Steeples include:

  • Richard D. Miller
  • Ralph W. Knapp
  • Steven D. Sloan
  • Carl D. McElwee
  • Neil L. Anderson

Publications are predominantly featured in the Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey) with seven papers and one paper in Geophysics. The concentration of work within these venues reflects a consistent engagement with journals dedicated to geoscience research.

Areas of focus in research cover a range of specialized topics such as:

  • Geological Modeling and Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Overall, Don W. Steeples has contributed to the understanding of seismic methods and geological structures, supported by collaboration with experts in related disciplines and publications in targeted scientific outlets.

Best Publications

  • Identifying Intra-Alluvial and Bedrock Structures Shallower than 30 Meters Using Seismic Reflection Techniques

    Richard Miller;Don Steeples;Robert Hill;Bobby Gaddis

  • Avoiding pitfalls in shallow seismic reflection surveys

    Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

  • Low-velocity zone under long valley as determined from teleseismic events

    Don W. Steeples;H. M. Iyer

  • Seismic Reflection Methods Applied to Engineering, Environmental, and Groundwater Problems

    Unknown

  • High-resolution common-depth-point reflection profiling: Field acquisition parameter design

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  • Seismic Reflection Study of a Shallow Aquifer During a Pumping Test

    Bradley A. Birkelo;Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller;Marios Sophocleous

  • Swept Impact Seismic Technique (SIST)

    Choon Byong Park;Richard D. Miller;Don W. Steeples;Ross A. Black

  • Mapping a bedrock surface under dry alluvium with shallow seismic reflections

    Richard D. Miller;Don W. Steeples;Michael Brannan

  • Structure of the Southern Keweenawan Rift from COCORP Surveys across the midcontinent geophysical anomaly in northeastern Kansas

    L. Serpa;T. Setzer;H. Farmer;L. Brown

  • Field comparison of shallow seismic sources near Chino, California

    Richard D. Miller;Susan E. Pullan;Don W. Steeples;James A. Hunter

  • Joint analysis of refractions with surface waves: An inverse solution to the refraction-traveltime problem

    Julian Ivanov;Richard D. Miller;Jianghai Xia;Don W. Steeples

  • A workshop examination of shallow seismic reflection surveying

    Don W. Steeples;Alan G. Green;Thomas V. McEvilly;Richard D. Miller

  • Seismic Reflection Methods Applied To Engineering, Environmental, And Ground-Water Problems

    Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

  • Multichannel analysis of surface wave method with the autojuggie

    Gang Tian;Don W. Steeples;Jianghai Xia;Richard D. Miller

  • Engineering and environmental geophysics at the millennium

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  • Field comparison of shallow P-wave seismic sources near Houston, Texas

    Richard D. Miller;Susan E. Pullan;Don W. Steeples;James A. Hunter

  • Detecting Voids In a 0.6 M Coal Seam, 7 M Deep, Using Seismic Reflection

    Richard D. Miller;Don W. Steeples

  • High‐resolution common‐depth‐point seismic reflection profiling: Instrumentation

    Unknown

  • Seismic reflections from depths of less than two meters

    Unknown

  • Migration of shallow seismic reflection data

    Ross A. Black;Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

  • Prediction of Seismic Ground Amplification by Forward Modeling Techniques

    Gerard Schuster;Harley Benz;Mary Murphy;Julie Hill

  • Useful resorting in surface‐wave method with the Autojuggie

    Gang Tian;Don W. Steeples;Jianghai Xia;Kyle Thomas Spikes

  • Cavity detection using high-resolution seismic reflection methods

    K.L. Branham;D.W. Steeples

  • Intracrustal complexity in the United States midcontinent: Preliminary results from COCORP surveys in northeastern Kansas

    L. Brown;L. Serpa;T. Setzer;J. Oliver

  • The Inverse Problem of Refraction Travel Times, Part II: Quantifying Refraction Nonuniqueness Using a Three-layer Model

    Julian Ivanov;Richard D. Miller;Jianghai Xia;Don Steeples

  • The Inverse Problem of Refraction Travel Times, Part I:Types of Geophysical Nonuniqueness Through Minimization

    Julian Ivanov;Richard D. Miller;Jianghai Xia;Don Steeples

  • Shallow seismic study of a fault scarp near Borah Peak, Idaho

    Jeffrey A. Treadway;Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Miller
Richard D. Miller University of Kansas
Marios Sophocleous
Marios Sophocleous University of Kansas

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