| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 37 | 6765 | 6264 | 74 | 68 | 130 | 6195 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Hugh G. Smith between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hugh G. Smith published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 10 of the 147 publications appeared in the last two years.
147 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| Total | 147 |
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 Hugh G. Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 130 publications — 28th percentile
28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 130 |
| 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 |
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 Hugh G. Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | 37 |
| 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 |
Hugh G. Smith is affiliated with Landcare Research in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans environmental science and engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, ecology, soil science, and mechanical engineering.
The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:
Hugh G. Smith has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:
Recent papers authored by Hugh G. Smith include:
Other relevant recent works in related fields where Smith appears as a co-author involve research on radionuclides, vegetation's role in landslides, and slope stability studies:
Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Hugh G. Smith include Andrew Neverman, Raphael Spiekermann, Chris Phillips, Yuichi Onda, and Keisuke Taniguchi.
In recognition of scholarly contributions, Hugh G. Smith was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1968.
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Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake
Petter Nyman;Gary J. Sheridan;Hugh G. Smith;Patrick N.J. Lane
J. Patrick Laceby;Olivier Evrard;Hugh G. Smith;Will H. Blake
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Yuichi Onda;Keisuke Taniguchi;Kazuya Yoshimura;Hiroaki Kato
Hugh G. Smith;Hugh G. Smith;Deirdre Dragovich
Yosuke Yamashiki;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake
Keisuke Taniguchi;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William Blake
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Petter Nyman;Petter Nyman;Hugh G. Smith;Christopher B. Sherwin;Christopher B. Sherwin;Christoph Langhans
Leticia Palazón;Borja Latorre;Leticia Gaspar;William H. Blake
Petter Nyman;Petter Nyman;Gary J. Sheridan;Gary J. Sheridan;Hugh G. Smith;Patrick N.J. Lane;Patrick N.J. Lane
Hugh G. Smith;Gary J. Sheridan;Patrick N. J. Lane;Philip J. Noske
A. Taylor;W.H. Blake;H.G. Smith;L. Mabit
Leticia Gaspar;William H. Blake;Hugh G. Smith;Ivan Lizaga
Mark Riley;Heather Sangster;Hugh Smith;Richard C. Chiverrell
Hugh G. Smith;Hugh G. Smith;Gary J. Sheridan;Petter Nyman;David P. Child
William H. Blake;Pascal Boeckx;Brian C. Stock;Hugh G. Smith
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