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Earth Science 45 4331 3984 1671 1487 175 22824

Donald F. Argus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald F. Argus between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald F. Argus published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2022. 16 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2022. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 7 publications
1987 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald F. Argus: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 2
1989 1
1990 4
1991 2
1992 0
1993 2
1994 3
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 7
2000 3
2001 4
2002 6
2003 3
2004 3
2005 6
2006 4
2007 6
2008 4
2009 4
2010 5
2011 3
2012 4
2013 5
2014 9
2015 9
2016 6
2017 11
2018 8
2019 5
2020 7
2021 3
2022 13
2023 10
2024 9
2025 7
Total 183
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Donald F. Argus 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 Donald F. Argus 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, 168–177 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: 175 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
168–177 490 175
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
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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Donald F. Argus 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 Donald F. Argus 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - John P. Woollard Award, Geological Society of America
  • 2020 - John P. Woollard Award, Geological Society of America
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Donald F. Argus is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on geophysical and Earth system sciences, with a particular emphasis on geophysics and gravity measurements, GNSS positioning and interference, and ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics. Their work also contributes to flood risk assessment and management, soil moisture and remote sensing, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

Their recent publications showcase contributions across several prominent journals and research domains. These papers include:

  • "A Review of GNSS/GPS in Hydrogeodesy: Hydrologic Loading Applications and Their Implications for Water Resource Research" (2022, Water Resources Research)
  • "Remote Sensing of Groundwater: Current Capabilities and Future Directions" (2022, Water Resources Research)
  • "An enhanced integrated water vapour dataset from more than 10,000 global ground-based GPS stations in 2020" (2023, Earth system science data)
  • "The Viscosity of the Top Third of the Lower Mantle Estimated Using GPS, GRACE, and Relative Sea Level Measurements of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • "Atmospheric pressure loading in GPS positions: dependency on GPS processing methods and effect on assessment of seasonal deformation in the contiguous USA and Alaska" (2020, Journal of Geodesy)

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

  • Hilary R. Martens
  • A. A. Borsa
  • Geoffrey Blewitt
  • D. N. Wiese
  • Corné Kreemer

The main fields of study covered by Argus comprise Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Within these, several subfields have been prominently represented, such as oceanography, aerospace engineering, geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics, and global and planetary change.

Donald F. Argus has published primarily in venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Water Resources Research
  • Earth system science data
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

The scientist's research topics span:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Donald F. Argus has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, reflecting a professional acknowledgment within the geological sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Current plate motions

    C. DeMets;R. G. Gordon;D. F. Argus;S. Stein

  • Effect of recent revisions to the geomagnetic reversal time scale on estimates of current plate motions

    Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;Donald F. Argus;Seth Stein

  • Geologically current plate motions

    Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;Donald F. Argus

  • Space geodesy constrains ice age terminal deglaciation: The global ICE‐6G_C (VM5a) model

    W. R. Peltier;D. F. Argus;R. Drummond

  • Geologically current motion of 56 plates relative to the no-net-rotation reference frame

    Donald F. Argus;Richard G. Gordon;Charles DeMets

  • No-net-rotation model of current plate velocities incorporating plate motion model NUVEL-1

    Donald F. Argus;Richard G. Gordon

  • The Antarctica component of postglacial rebound model ICE-6G_C (VM5a) based on GPS positioning, exposure age dating of ice thicknesses, and relative sea level histories

    Donald F. Argus;W. R. Peltier;R. Drummond;Angelyn W. Moore

  • Closure of the Africa‐Eurasia‐North America Plate motion circuit and tectonics of the Gloria Fault

    Donald F. Argus;Richard G. Gordon;Charles DeMets;Seth Stein

  • Comment on "An Assessment of the ICE-6G_C (VM5a) Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Model" by Purcell et al.

    W. Richard Peltier;Donald F. Argus;Rosemarie Drummond

  • GRACE Groundwater Drought Index: Evaluation of California Central Valley groundwater drought

    Brian F. Thomas;Brian F. Thomas;James S. Famiglietti;James S. Famiglietti;Felix W. Landerer;David N. Wiese

  • Seasonal variation in total water storage in California inferred from GPS observations of vertical land motion

    Donald F. Argus;Yuning Fu;Felix W. Landerer

  • Current Sierra Nevada-North America motion from very long baseline interferometry:Implications for the kinematics of the western United States

    Donald F. Argus;Richard G. Gordon

  • The angular velocities of the plates and the velocity of Earth's centre from space geodesy

    Donald F. Argus;Richard G. Gordon;Michael B. Heflin;Chopo Ma

  • Present tectonic motion across the Coast Ranges and San Andreas fault system in central California

    Donald F. Argus;Richard G. Gordon

  • A diffuse plate boundary model for Indian Ocean tectonics

    Douglas A. Wiens;Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;Seth A Stein

  • GPS as an independent measurement to estimate terrestrial water storage variations in Washington and Oregon

    Yuning Fu;Donald F. Argus;Felix W. Landerer

  • Plate motion and crustal deformation estimated with geodetic data from the Global Positioning System

    Donald F. Argus;Michael B. Heflin

  • A revised estimate of Pacific‐North America motion and implications for Western North America Plate boundary zone tectonics

    Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;Seth A Stein;Donald F. Argus

  • Constraining models of postglacial rebound using space geodesy; a detailed assessment of model ICE-5G VM2 and its relatives

    Donald F. Argus;W. Richard Peltier

  • Sustained Water Loss in California's Mountain Ranges During Severe Drought From 2012 to 2015 Inferred From GPS

    Donald F. Argus;Felix W. Landerer;David N. Wiese;Hilary R. Martens

  • Sustained Groundwater Loss in California's Central Valley Exacerbated by Intense Drought Periods

    Chandrakanta Ojha;Manoochehr Shirzaei;Susanna Werth;Donald F. Argus

  • Kinematic constraints on distributed lithospheric deformation in the equatorial Indian Ocean from present motion between the Australian and Indian Plates

    Richard G. Gordon;Charles DeMets;Donald F. Argus

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles DeMets
Charles DeMets University of Wisconsin–Madison
Corné Kreemer
Corné Kreemer University of Nevada Reno
Seth Stein
Seth Stein Northwestern University
Geoffrey Blewitt
Geoffrey Blewitt University of Nevada Reno
Pascal Willis
Pascal Willis Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Felix W. Landerer
Felix W. Landerer California Institute of Technology
Gilles Peltzer
Gilles Peltzer University of California, Los Angeles
Paul Lundgren
Paul Lundgren California Institute of Technology
Manoochehr Shirzaei
Manoochehr Shirzaei United Nations University

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