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D-Index
80
Citations
20043
World Ranking
543
National Ranking
275

George P. L. Walker 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 George P. L. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 153 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George P. L. Walker 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 George P. L. Walker 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: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 1988 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1979 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

George P. L. Walker was affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their career included involvement in academic research and contributions in geophysical sciences.

Walker was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1979. Later, in 1988, they were also named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. These fellowships indicate a level of professional acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Details regarding Walker's specific fields of study, subfields, topics of work, publication venues, coauthors, recent papers, or book publications are not available. As such, no further information about their research focus or scholarly output can be provided.

Best Publications

  • Explosive volcanic eruptions — IV. The control of magma properties and conduit geometry on eruption column behaviour

    Lionel Wilson;R. Stephen J. Sparks;George P. L. Walker

  • Explosive volcanic eruptions — a new classification scheme

    George P. L. Walker

  • Grain-Size Characteristics of Pyroclastic Deposits

    George P. L. Walker

  • Lengths of Lava Flows

    George Patrick Leonard Walker

  • Products of Ignimbrite Eruptions

    R.S.J. Sparks;S. Self;G.P.L. Walker

  • The Taupo pumice: Product of the most powerful known (ultraplinian) eruption?

    G.P.L. Walker

  • Compound and simple lava flows and flood basalts

    G. P. L. Walker

  • Zeolite Zones and Dike Distribution in Relation to the Structure of the Basalts of Eastern Iceland

    George P. L. Walker

  • Pahoehoe and aa in Hawaii: volumetric flow rate controls the lava structure

    Scott K Rowland;George Pl Walker

  • The significance of vitric-enriched air-fall ashes associated with crystal-enriched ignimbrites

    R.S.J. Sparks;R.S.J. Sparks;G.P.L. Walker;G.P.L. Walker

  • Magma flow directions in dikes of the Koolau Complex, Oahu, determined from magnetic fabric studies

    Michael D. Knight;George P. L. Walker

  • Ignimbrite types and ignimbrite problems

    George P.L. Walker

  • The Taupo eruption, New Zealand I. General aspects

    C. J. N. Wilson;George Patrick Leonard Walker

  • Characteristics of some basaltic pyroclastics

    G. P. L. Walker;R. Croasdale

  • Downsag calderas, ring faults, caldera sizes, and incremental caldera growth

    George P. L. Walker

  • Two Plinian Pumice-Fall Deposits from Somma-Vesuvius, Italy

    Lucio Lirer;Tullio Pescatore;Basil Booth;George P. L. Walker

  • Structure, and origin by injection of lava under surface crust, of tumuli, “lava rises”, “lava-rise pits”, and “lava-inflation clefts” in Hawaii

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  • A new model for the emplacement of Columbia River basalts as large, inflated Pahoehoe Lava Flow Fields

    S. Self;Thorvaldur Thordarson;L. Keszthelyi;G. P. L. Walker

  • Two Plinian-type eruptions in the Azores

    George Patrick Leonard Walker;Ronald Croasdale

  • Explosive volcanic eruptions - VI. Ejecta dispersal in plinian eruptions: the control of eruption conditions and atmospheric properties

    L. Wilson;G. P. L. Walker

  • Tarawera 1886, New Zealand — A basaltic plinian fissure eruption

    George P.L. Walker;Stephen Self;Lionel Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin J.N. Wilson
Colin J.N. Wilson Victoria University of Wellington
Scott K. Rowland
Scott K. Rowland University of Hawaii at Manoa
Emilio Herrero-Bervera
Emilio Herrero-Bervera University of Hawaii at Manoa
Stephen Self
Stephen Self University of California, Berkeley
R. S. J. Sparks
R. S. J. Sparks University of Bristol
Lionel Wilson
Lionel Wilson Lancaster University
N. N. Ambraseys
N. N. Ambraseys Imperial College London
Christopher G. A. Harrison
Christopher G. A. Harrison University of Miami
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Australian National University
Philip E. Long
Philip E. Long Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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