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D-Index
48
Citations
11551
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3739
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1469

Francis P. Shepard 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 Francis P. Shepard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 189 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis P. Shepard 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 Francis P. Shepard sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Francis P. Shepard was affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States during their career in scientific research. Their work pertained to oceanography and related areas, contributing to the academic community through various channels.

Shepard achieved recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1931, an award reflecting a professional acknowledgment of their contributions within the scientific community.

No specific publications, co-authors, or detailed lists of research topics and fields were recorded in the available data. Consequently, the scope of their scientific work can be primarily summarized by their institutional affiliation and the professional honor received.

Best Publications

  • Nomenclature Based on Sand-silt-clay Ratios

    Francis Parker Shepard

  • Sedimentology of some Flysch deposits : a graphic approach to facies interpretation

    Arnold Heiko Bouma;Philip Henry Kuenen;Francis Parker Shepard

  • Submarine canyons and other sea valleys

    Francis Parker Shepard;Robert F. Dill

  • Sea level and climatic changes related to late Paleozoic cycles

    Harold R. Wanless;Francis P. Shepard

  • Post-glacial stratigraphy alog the central Texas coast

    Francis Parker Shepard;David G. Moore

  • Submarine Canyons: Multiple Causes and Long-Time Persistence

    Francis P. Shepard

  • Recent Sediments, Northwest Gulf of Mexico

    Francis P. Shepard;Fred B Phleger;Tjeerd H. Van Andel

  • Nearshore water circulation related to bottom topography and wave refraction

    F. P. Shepard;D. L. Inman

  • Distinguishing between beach and dune sands

    Francis Parker Shepard;Ruth Y. Manar;Ruth Young

  • Submarine Topography off the California Coast: Canyons and Tectonic Interpretation

    Unknown

  • DELTA-FRONT VALLEYS BORDERING THE MISSISSIPPI DISTRIBUTARIES

    Francis P Shepard

  • Submarine Geology and Geophysics

    Francis P. Shepard

  • Central Texas Coast Sedimentation: Characteristics of Sedimentary Environment, Recent History, and Diagenesis: PART 1

    Francis Parker Shepard;David G. Moore

  • Sea Level Changes in the Past 6000 Years: Possible Archeological Significance

    Francis P. Shepard

  • Late Quaternary Sea-Level Studies in Micronesia: CARMARSEL Expedition

    Joseph R Curray;Francis P Shepard;H Herbert Veeh

  • Physiography and Sedimentary Processes of La Jolla Submarine Fan and Fan-Valley, California

    Francis Parker Shepard;Robert F. Dill;Ulrich von Rad

  • Our changing coastlines

    Francis Parker Shepard;Harold R. Wanless

  • Phosphorite deposits on the sea floor off southern California

    R. S. Dietz;K. O. Emery;F. P. Shepard

  • Currents in submarine canyons

    F.P. Shepard;N.F. Marshall;P.A. McLoughlin

  • Currents in Submarine Canyons and Other Seavalleys

    Francis P. Shepard;Neil F. Marshall;Patrick A. McLoughlin;Gary G. Sullivan

  • Congo Submarine Canyon and Fan Valley

    F. P. Shepard;K. O. Emery

  • Western North Atlantic Ocean: Topography, rocks, structure, water, life, and sediments: K. O. Emery and Elazar Uchupi. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Okla., 1972, memoir 17, 532 pp., U.S. $

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Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph R. Curray
Joseph R. Curray Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Robert S. Dietz
Robert S. Dietz Arizona State University
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen Columbia University

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