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Don White 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 White sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 203 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Don White 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 White sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Don White is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada, focusing on research within earth sciences and engineering disciplines. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science, with specific emphasis on Geophysics and related subfields.

The main areas of study addressed in their research include seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismic wave analysis, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, and geophysics and sensor technology. Additionally, topics such as wildlife ecology and conservation and geotechnical engineering are part of their scope.

Frequent research collaborators associated with Don White include Gilles Bellefleur, Thomas M. Daley, Björn Paulsson, William Harbert, and Kevin Dodds.

Publications by Don White appear predominantly in notable scientific journals and publications such as Geophysics, The Leading Edge, Solid Earth, Geophysical Monograph, and the Journal of Wildlife Management.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Don White include:

  • Borehole seismic methods for geologic CO2 storage monitoring, 2021, The Leading Edge
  • Toward improved distributed acoustic sensing sensitivity for surface-based reflection seismics: Configuration tests at the Aquistore CO2 storage site, 2021, Geophysics
  • Reply to comments on "Imaging the Aquistore reservoir after 36 kilotonnes of CO2 injection using distributed acoustic sensing" (K. Harris, D. J. White, and C. Samson, 2017, Geophysics, 82, no. 6, M81-M96) and "Initial 4D seismic results after CO2 injection start-up at the Aquistore storage site" (L. A. N. Roach, D. J. White, B. Roberts, and D. Angus, 2017, Geophysics, 82, no. 3, B95-B107), 2022, Geophysics

Though not a primary author, Don White is associated with research in related works such as Investigation of the effects of surrounding media on the distributed acoustic sensing of a helically wound fibre-optic cable with application to the New Afton deposit, British Columbia, published in 2023 in Solid Earth, and Geodetic Monitoring of the Geological Storage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, published in 2022 within the Geophysical Monograph series.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic evolution of the western Superior Province from NATMAP and Lithoprobe studies

    J.A. Percival;M. Sanborn-Barrie;T. Skulski;G.M. Stott

  • Comparison of geomechanical deformation induced by megatonne-scale CO2 storage at Sleipner, Weyburn, and In Salah

    James P. Verdon;J.-Michael Kendall;Anna L. Stork;R. Andrew Chadwick

  • Seismic methods in mineral exploration and mine planning: A general overview of past and present case histories and a look into the future

    Alireza Malehmir;Raymond Durrheim;Gilles Bellefleur;Milovan Urosevic

  • IEA GHG Weyburn CO{sub 2} monitoring and storage project : summary report 2000-2004

    M Wilson;M Monea;S Whittaker;D White

  • Two-Dimensional Seismic Refraction Tomography

    D. J. White

  • Linking microseismic event observations with geomechanical models to minimise the risks of storing CO2 in geological formations

    J.P. Verdon;J.-M. Kendall;D.J. White;D.A. Angus

  • IEA GHG Weyburn CO2 monitoring and storage project

    C. Preston;M. Monea;W. Jazrawi;K. Brown

  • Deep seismic profile across a Proterozoic collision zone: surprises at depth

    S. B. Lucas;A. Green;Z. Hajnal;D. White

  • Images of a lower-crustal oceanic slab: Direct evidence for tectonic accretion in the Archean western Superior province

    D.J. White;G. Musacchio;H.H. Helmstaedt;R.M. Harrap

  • Structure of a Paleoproterozoic continent-continent collision zone: a LITHOPROBE seismic reflection profile across the Trans-Hudson Orogen, Canada

    J.F. Lewry;Z. Hajnal;A. Green;S.B. Lucas

  • Monitoring CO2 storage during EOR at the Weyburn-Midale Field

    Don White

  • A decade of CO2 injection into depleting oil fields: Monitoring and research activities of the IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project

    S. Whittaker;B. Rostron;C. Hawkes;C. Gardner

  • How the crust meets the mantle: Lithoprobe perspectives on the Mohorovičić discontinuity and crust–mantle transition

    Frederick A. CookF.A. Cook;Donald J. WhiteD.J. White;Alan G. JonesA.G. Jones;David W.S. EatonD.W.S. Eaton

  • Greenhouse gas sequestration in abandoned oil reservoirs: The International Energy Agency Weyburn pilot project

    D. J. White;G. Burrowes;T. Davis;Z. Hajnal

  • A seismic-based cross-section of the Grenville Orogen in southern Ontario and western Quebec

    D.J. White;D.A. Forsyth;I. Asudeh;S.D. Carr

  • Lithospheric structure and composition of the Archean western Superior Province from seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection and gravity modeling

    G. Musacchio;G. Musacchio;D. J. White;I. Asudeh;C. J. Thomson

  • Paleoproterozoic collisional orogen beneath the western Canada sedimentary basin imaged by Lithoprobe crustal seismic-reflection data

    Gerald M. Ross;Bernd Milkereit;David Eaton;Don White

  • Passive seismic monitoring of carbon dioxide storage at Weyburn

    James P. Verdon;J-Michael Kendall;Don J. White;Doug A. Angus

  • Lithospheric assembly and modification of the SE Canadian Shield: Abitibi-Grenville teleseismic experiment

    Stéphane Rondenay;Michael G. Bostock;Thomas M. Hearn;Donald J. White

  • Seismic reflection images of high-angle faults and linked detachments in the Trans-Hudson Orogen

    Z. Hajnal;S. Lucas;D. White;J. Lewry

  • Three-dimensional collisional structure of the Trans-Hudson Orogen, Canada

    S.B. Lucas;D. White;Z. Hajnal;J. Lewry

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Milkereit
Bernd Milkereit University of Toronto
Thomas M. Daley
Thomas M. Daley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ronald M. Clowes
Ronald M. Clowes University of British Columbia
Alan G. Jones
Alan G. Jones Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
Alan G. Green
Alan G. Green ETH Zurich
Sergey Samsonov
Sergey Samsonov Natural Resources Canada
J-M Kendall
J-M Kendall University of Oxford
David W. Eaton
David W. Eaton University of Calgary
Takeshi Tsuji
Takeshi Tsuji University of Tokyo
John A. Percival
John A. Percival Geological Survey of Canada

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