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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6606 6124 684 637 156 4598

Hugh Tuffen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hugh Tuffen between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hugh Tuffen published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2012. 6 of the 172 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2012. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
2001 2025

172 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hugh Tuffen: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 0
2005 1
2006 7
2007 9
2008 7
2009 8
2010 12
2011 9
2012 16
2013 10
2014 11
2015 12
2016 10
2017 5
2018 7
2019 7
2020 4
2021 9
2022 15
2023 2
2024 3
2025 3
Total 172
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Hugh Tuffen 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 Hugh Tuffen 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, 148–157 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: 156 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 156
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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Hugh Tuffen 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 Hugh Tuffen 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

Hugh Tuffen is a researcher affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Geophysics. Additional subfields of expertise include Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, and Paleontology.

The main research topics covered by Hugh Tuffen's work encompass Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Recent publications provide insight into the scientific contributions made by Hugh Tuffen. These include:

  • Explosive-effusive volcanic eruption transitions caused by sintering, 2020, Science Advances
  • A model for permeability evolution during volcanic welding, 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • A reappraisal of explosive-effusive silicic eruption dynamics: syn-eruptive assembly of lava from the products of cryptic fragmentation, 2022, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Silicic conduits as supersized tuffisites: Clastogenic influences on shifting eruption styles at Cordón Caulle volcano (Chile), 2021, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Thermal Liability of Hyaloclastite in the Krafla Geothermal Reservoir, Iceland: The Impact of Phyllosilicates on Permeability and Rock Strength, 2020, Geofluids

Hugh Tuffen frequently publishes in several scientific venues, including:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Volcanica
  • Nature Communications

Collaborative work is a notable aspect of Tuffen's research activities, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Fabian B. Wadsworth
  • Jonathan M. Castro
  • C. Ian Schipper
  • Ben Kennedy
  • Holly E. Unwin

Best Publications

  • Repeated fracture and healing of silicic magma generate flow banding and earthquakes

    Hugh Tuffen;Donald B. Dingwell;Harry Pinkerton

  • The trigger mechanism of low-frequency earthquakes on Montserrat

    Juergen W Neuberg;Hugh Tuffen;Lindsey Collier;David Green

  • Fault textures in volcanic conduits: evidence for seismic trigger mechanisms during silicic eruptions

    Hugh Tuffen;Don Dingwell

  • The role of melt-fracture degassing in defusing explosive rhyolite eruptions at volcan Chaiten

    Jonathan M. Castro;Benoit Cordonnier;Hugh Tuffen;Mark J. Tobin

  • Shallow vent architecture during hybrid explosive–effusive activity at Cordón Caulle (Chile, 2011–12): Evidence from direct observations and pyroclast textures

    C. Ian Schipper;C. Ian Schipper;Jonathan M. Castro;Hugh Tuffen;Mike R. James

  • Evidence for seismogenic fracture of silicic magma

    Hugh Tuffen;Hugh Tuffen;Rosanna Smith;Peter R. Sammonds

  • Exceptional mobility of an advancing rhyolitic obsidian flow at Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile

    Hugh Tuffen;Mike R. James;Jonathan M. Castro;C. Ian Schipper

  • Explosive origin of silicic lava: Textural and δD–H2O evidence for pyroclastic degassing during rhyolite effusion

    Jonathan M. Castro;Ilya N. Bindeman;Hugh Tuffen;C. Ian Schipper

  • The formation of Helgafell, southwest Iceland, a monogenetic subglacial hyaloclastite ridge: Sedimentology, hydrology and volcano–ice interaction

    Herdís H. Schopka;Herdís H. Schopka;Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Hugh Tuffen

  • The emplacement of an obsidian dyke through thin ice: Hrafntinnuhryggur, Krafla Iceland

    Hugh Tuffen;Jonathan M. Castro

  • Timescales of spherulite crystallization in obsidian inferred from water concentration profiles

    Jonathan M. Castro;Pierre Beck;Hugh Tuffen;Alexander R. L. Nichols

  • Rapid laccolith intrusion driven by explosive volcanic eruption.

    Jonathan M. Castro;Benoit Cordonnier;Benoit Cordonnier;C. Ian Schipper;Hugh Tuffen

  • Products of an effusive subglacial rhyolite eruption: Blahnukur, Torfajokull, Iceland.

    Hugh Tuffen;Hugh Tuffen;Jennie Gilbert;Dave McGarvie

  • How will melting of ice affect volcanic hazards in the twenty-first century?

    Hugh Tuffen

  • Advances in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of natural glasses: From sample preparation to data analysis

    F.W. von Aulock;F.W. von Aulock;B.M. Kennedy;C.I. Schipper;J.M. Castro

  • The hydration and alteration of perlite and rhyolite

    Jo S. Denton;Hugh Tuffen;Jennie S. Gilbert;N Odling

  • Magma degassing during subglacial eruptions and its use to reconstruct palaeo-ice thicknesses

    Hugh Tuffen;Jacqueline Owen;Joanna Denton

  • Explosive-effusive volcanic eruption transitions caused by sintering.

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

  • Volcano-ice interactions at Prestahnúkur, Iceland: Rhyolite eruption during the last interglacial-glacial transition

    David W. McGarvie;John A. Stevenson;R. Burgess;Hugh Tuffen

  • Physical volcanology of a subglacial-to-emergent rhyolitic tuya at Rauðufossafjöll, Torfajökull, Iceland

    Hugh Tuffen;David W. McGarvie;Jennie S. Gilbert;Harry Pinkerton

  • Conduit dynamics in transitional rhyolitic activity recorded by tuffisite vein textures from the 2008-2009 Chaitén eruption

    Elodie Saubin;Hugh Tuffen;Lucia Gurioli;Jacqueline Owen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan M. Castro
Jonathan M. Castro Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Mike R. James
Mike R. James Lancaster University
Fabian B. Wadsworth
Fabian B. Wadsworth Durham University
Harry Pinkerton
Harry Pinkerton Lancaster University
Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peter Sammonds
Peter Sammonds University College London
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Philip G. Meredith
Philip G. Meredith University College London
Yan Lavallée
Yan Lavallée Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kai-Uwe Hess
Kai-Uwe Hess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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