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Fabian B. Wadsworth

Fabian B. Wadsworth

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6662 6178 693 646 218 3807

Fabian B. Wadsworth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fabian B. Wadsworth between 2010 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fabian B. Wadsworth published across 16 years, from 2010 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2017. 24 of the 253 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2010 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2017. 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 11 publications
2010 2025

253 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fabian B. Wadsworth: publications per year, 2010 to 2025
Year Publications
2010 2
2011 0
2012 0
2013 8
2014 16
2015 19
2016 22
2017 31
2018 20
2019 17
2020 19
2021 26
2022 27
2023 22
2024 13
2025 11
Total 253
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Fabian B. Wadsworth 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 Fabian B. Wadsworth 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, 218–227 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: 218 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
208–217 292
218–227 290 218
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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Fabian B. Wadsworth 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 Fabian B. Wadsworth 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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

Fabian B. Wadsworth is a researcher affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research covers a variety of topics predominantly centered on geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, rock mechanics and modeling, glass properties and applications, and geological formations and processes.

Fabian B. Wadsworth has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Volcanica
  • Geology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Notable recent papers by Wadsworth include:

  • Explosive-effusive volcanic eruption transitions caused by sintering (2020), published in Science Advances
  • Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity? (2020), published in Geology
  • The thermal properties of porous andesite (2020), published in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Volcanic Unrest at Taupō Volcano in 2019: Causes, Mechanisms and Implications (2021), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • The tensile strength of volcanic rocks: Experiments and models (2021), published in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Throughout their career, Wadsworth has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Jérémie Vasseur
  • Donald B. Dingwell
  • Michael J. Heap
  • Hugh Tuffen
  • Edward W. Llewellin

Best Publications

  • The evolution of pore connectivity in volcanic rocks

    Mathieu Colombier;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Lucia Gurioli;Bettina Scheu

  • Heterogeneity: The key to failure forecasting

    Jérémie Vasseur;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Yan Lavallée;Andrew F. Bell

  • Volcanic sintering: Timescales of viscous densification and strength recovery.

    Jérémie Vasseur;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Yan Lavallée;Kai-Uwe Hess

  • Universal scaling of fluid permeability during volcanic welding and sediment diagenesis

    Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur;Bettina Scheu;Jackie E. Kendrick

  • Microstructural and petrophysical properties of the Permo-Triassic sandstones (Buntsandstein) from the Soultz-sous-Forêts geothermal site (France)

    Michael J. Heap;Alexandra R. L. Kushnir;H. Albert Gilg;Fabian B. Wadsworth

  • Nonisothermal viscous sintering of volcanic ash

    Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur;Felix W. von Aulock;Kai-Uwe Hess

  • The thermal stability of Eyjafjallajökull ash versus turbine ingestion test sands

    Ulrich Kueppers;Corrado Cimarelli;Kai-Uwe Hess;Jacopo Taddeucci

  • Thermal vesiculation during volcanic eruptions

    Yan Lavallée;Donald B. Dingwell;Jeffrey B. Johnson;Corrado Cimarelli

  • Blowing Off Steam: Tuffisite Formation As a Regulator for Lava Dome Eruptions

    Jackie E. Kendrick;Yan Lavallée;Nick R. Varley;Fabian B. Wadsworth

  • Fusion characteristics of volcanic ash relevant to aviation hazards

    Wenjia Song;Kai-Uwe Hess;David E. Damby;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Fabian B. Wadsworth

  • Timescales for permeability reduction and strength recovery in densifying magma

    M.J. Heap;J.I. Farquharson;F.B. Wadsworth;S. Kolzenburg

  • Surface tension driven processes densify and retain permeability in magma and lava

    Ben M. Kennedy;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur;C. Ian Schipper

  • From rock to magma and back again: The evolution of temperature and deformation mechanism in conduit margin zones

    Michael J. Heap;Marie Violay;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur

  • Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity

    Francisco Cáceres;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Bettina Scheu;Mathieu Colombier

  • Explosive-effusive volcanic eruption transitions caused by sintering.

    Fabian B. Wadsworth;Edward W. Llewellin;Jérémie Vasseur;James E. Gardner

  • Does an inter-flaw length control the accuracy of rupture forecasting in geological materials?

    Jerernie Vasseur;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Michael J. Heap;Ian G. Main

  • Vesiculation and Quenching During Surtseyan Eruptions at Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Volcano, Tonga

    M Colombier;B Scheu;FB Wadsworth;Shane Cronin

  • Disclosing the temperature of columnar jointing in lavas

    Anthony Lamur;Yan Lavallée;Fiona E. Iddon;Fiona E. Iddon;Adrian J. Hornby

  • The thermal properties of porous andesite

    Michael J. Heap;Alexandra R.L. Kushnir;Jérémie Vasseur;Fabian B. Wadsworth

  • Combined effusive-explosive silicic volcanism straddles the multiphase viscous-to-brittle transition.

    Fabian B. Wadsworth;Taylor Witcher;Caron E. J. Vossen;Kai-Uwe Hess

  • Cristobalite in the 2011–2012 Cordón Caulle eruption (Chile)

    C. Ian Schipper;Jonathan M. Castro;Hugh Tuffen;Fabian B. Wadsworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Yan Lavallée
Yan Lavallée Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael J. Heap
Michael J. Heap University of Strasbourg
Bettina Scheu
Bettina Scheu Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Kai-Uwe Hess
Kai-Uwe Hess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hugh Tuffen
Hugh Tuffen Lancaster University
Pierre Delmelle
Pierre Delmelle Université Catholique de Louvain
Ulrich Kueppers
Ulrich Kueppers Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Patrick Baud
Patrick Baud University of Strasbourg

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