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Douglas S. Coombs

Douglas S. Coombs

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7874 87 86 5213

Douglas S. Coombs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas S. Coombs between 1953 and 2011, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas S. Coombs published across 59 years, from 1953 to 2011, averaging 1.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1996. 1 of the 89 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2011. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1996. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 1 publication 1955: 1 publication 1956: 0 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 1 publication 1959: 1 publication 1960: 4 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 2 publications 1967: 4 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication
1953 2011

89 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas S. Coombs: publications per year, 1953 to 2011
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 1
1955 1
1956 0
1957 1
1958 1
1959 1
1960 4
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 1
1966 2
1967 4
1968 0
1969 4
1970 1
1971 2
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 2
1976 2
1977 4
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 5
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 5
1994 2
1995 1
1996 6
1997 4
1998 1
1999 0
2000 4
2001 0
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 3
2007 0
2008 2
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
Total 89
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Douglas S. Coombs 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 Douglas S. Coombs 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, 78–87 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: 86 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 86
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
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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Douglas S. Coombs 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 Douglas S. Coombs 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Douglas S. Coombs was affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their career involved contributions recognized by professional societies in the field of Earth sciences. Coombs was a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, elected in 1977. Additionally, they received the GSA Honorary Fellow Award from The Geological Society of America, acknowledging their involvement and standing within the geological community.

Their research did not have a published listing of recent papers, co-authors, or specific publication venues available. Similarly, there were no records of book publications or detailed main fields and subfields of study associated with their work, which limits the profile regarding specific academic output or thematic specialization.

Information on main research topics, publication titles, or detailed collaborations was not provided, which suggests that either the data is incomplete or that these aspects were not documented in the available sources. However, the honors they received indicate a significant contribution to geological sciences during their academic tenure.

Douglas S. Coombs was deceased at the time of this profile compilation, and their professional legacy remains acknowledged through the formal recognitions listed. The absence of more extensive bibliometric or thematic data constrains an in-depth analysis of their research scope or influence but confirms their recognized membership and fellow status in leading scientific organizations.

Best Publications

  • Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals; Report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names

    Douglas S. Coombs;Alberto Alberti;Thomas Armbruster;Gilberto Artioli

  • The Dun Mountain ophiolite belt, New Zealand, its tectonic setting, constitution, and origin, with special reference to the southern portion

    D. S. Coombs;C. A. Landis;R. J. Norris;J. M. Sinton

  • Metamorphic belts and orogenesis in southern New Zealand

    Unknown

  • Cenozoic intraplate volcanism on New Zealand: Upwelling induced by lithospheric removal

    K. Hoernle;J.D.L. White;P. van den Bogaard;F. Hauff

  • Uranium‐lead zircon ages from the Median Tectonic Zone, New Zealand

    D. L. Kimbrough;A.J. Tulloch;D. S. Coombs;C. A. Landis

  • Pumpellyite-Actinolite Facies Schists of the Taveyanne Formation near Loèche, Valais, Switzerland

    Unknown

  • Zeolite facies alteration of sandstones in the Southland Syncline, New Zealand

    J. R. Boles;D. S. Coombs

  • Immiscibility in Granitic Melts, Indicated by Fluid Inclusions in Ejected Granitic Blocks fromAscension Island

    Edwin Roedder;D. S. Coombs

  • Lineages and Fractionation Trends in Undersaturated Volcanic Rocks from the East Otago Volcanic Province (New Zealand) and Related Rocks

    Unknown

  • Pitcairn Island—another Pacific hot spot?

    R. A. Duncan;I. McDougall;R. M. Carter;D. S. Coombs

  • Cenozoic volcanism in north, east, and central Otago.

    D. S. Coombs;R. A. Cas;Y. Kawachi;C. A. Landis

  • Uranium-lead ages from the Dun Mountain ophiolite belt and Brook Street terrane, South Island, New Zealand

    David L. Kimbrough;James M. Mattinson;Douglas S. Coombs;Charles A. Landis

  • Nd isotope character of New Zealand sediments; implications for terrane concepts and crustal evolution

    Unknown

  • Mineral Reactions in Zeolitic Triassic Tuff, Hokonui Hills, New Zealand

    James R. Boles;James R. Boles;Douglas S. Coombs

  • Isotopic ages from the Nelson region of South Island New Zealand: crustal structure and definition of the Median Tectonic Zone

    D.L. Kimbrough;A.J. Tulloch;E. Geary;D.S. Coombs

  • Whole-rock geochemical variations and evolution of the arc-derived Murihiku Terrane, New Zealand

    B. P. Roser;D. S. Coombs;R. J. Korsch;J. D. Campbell

  • Continuous metamorphic gradient documented by graphitization and K-Ar age, southeast Otago, New Zealand

    Yujiro Nishimura;Douglas S. Coombs;Charles A. Landis;Tetsumaru Itaya

  • Composition of Analcime from Sedimentary and Burial Metamorphic Rocks

    D. S Coombs;T Whetten

  • Murihiku Supergroup (Triassic—Jurassic) of Southland and South Otago

    J.D. Campbell;D.S. Coombs

  • X-ray Observations on Wairakite and Non-Cubic Analcime

    D. S. Coombs

  • Andradite and andradite-grossular solid solutions in very low-grade regionally metamorphosed rocks in Southern New Zealand

    D. S. Coombs;Y. Kawachi;B. F. Houghton;G. Hyden

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of the Dunedin Volcanic Group, eastern Otago, New Zealand

    Douglas S. Coombs;Christopher J. Adams;Barry P. Roser;Anthony Reay

  • Formation mechanisms of illite, chlorite and mixed-layer illite-chlorite in Triassic volcanogenic sediments from the Southland Syncline, New Zealand

    Jung Ho Ahn;Donald R. Peacor;Douglas S. Coombs

  • Solid solution in the celadonite family; the new minerals ferrosceladonite, K2Fe (super 2+)2Fe (super 3+)2Si8O20(OH)4, and ferroaluminoceladonite, K2Fe (super 2+)2Al2Si8O20(OH)4

    Gejing Li;Donald R. Peacor;Douglas S. Coombs;Yosuke Kawachi

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Peacor
Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gilberto Artioli
Gilberto Artioli University of Padua
James M. Mattinson
James M. Mattinson University of California, Santa Barbara
David L. Kimbrough
David L. Kimbrough San Diego State University
Edwin Roedder
Edwin Roedder Harvard University
William F. McDonough
William F. McDonough University of Maryland, College Park
Bernard Elgey Leake
Bernard Elgey Leake Cardiff University
Bruce F. Houghton
Bruce F. Houghton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tetsumaru Itaya
Tetsumaru Itaya Okayama University of Science

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