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Ian Cartwright

Ian Cartwright

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 57 2304 2093 132 122 293 10171

Ian Cartwright publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian Cartwright between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian Cartwright published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1998. 16 of the 328 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1998. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications
1985 2025

328 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian Cartwright: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 4
1993 4
1994 10
1995 6
1996 4
1997 18
1998 20
1999 14
2000 10
2001 9
2002 5
2003 5
2004 15
2005 3
2006 10
2007 8
2008 5
2009 8
2010 10
2011 11
2012 7
2013 15
2014 12
2015 9
2016 9
2017 12
2018 6
2019 8
2020 12
2021 13
2022 17
2023 4
2024 8
2025 8
Total 328
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Ian Cartwright 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 Ian Cartwright 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, 288–297 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: 293 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119 293
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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Ian Cartwright 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 Ian Cartwright 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 57
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

Ian Cartwright is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a significant body of research primarily in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including geochemistry and petrology, environmental engineering, water science and technology, global and planetary change, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's research mainly focuses on groundwater and isotope geochemistry, hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater flow and contamination studies, groundwater and watershed analysis, soil and water nutrient dynamics, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and flood risk assessment and management.

Ian Cartwright has contributed to numerous publications in respected academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrological Processes
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Applied Geochemistry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ian Cartwright include:

  • "Radon-222 as a groundwater discharge tracer to surface waters" (2023), Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Explaining changes in rainfall-runoff relationships during and after Australia's Millennium Drought: a community perspective" (2022), Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • "Using multiple methods to investigate the effects of land-use changes on groundwater recharge in a semi-arid area" (2021), Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • "The variation and controls of mean transit times in Australian headwater catchments" (2020), Hydrological Processes
  • "Concentration vs. streamflow (C-Q) relationships of major ions in south-eastern Australian rivers: Sources and fluxes of inorganic ions and nutrients" (2020), Applied Geochemistry

Ian Cartwright frequently collaborates with several researchers including Dylan J. Irvine, Uwe Morgenstern, Edoardo Daly, Matthew Currell, and Harald Hofmann.

Best Publications

  • An extended episode of early Mesoproterozoic metamorphic fluid flow in the Reynolds Range, central Australia*

    I. S. Williams;I. S. Buick;I. Cartwright

  • Increasing Australian–Indonesian monsoon rainfall linked to early Holocene sea-level rise

    Michael L Griffiths;Russell N Drysdale;Michael Gagan;Jian-xin Zhao

  • Late Holocene drought responsible for the collapse of Old World civilizations is recorded in an Italian cave flowstone

    Russell Drysdale;Giovanni Zanchetta;John Hellstrom;Roland Maas

  • Cl/Br ratios and environmental isotopes as indicators of recharge variability and groundwater flow: An example from the southeast Murray Basin, Australia

    Ian Cartwright;Tamie Renee Weaver;L Keith Fifield

  • Controls on elevated fluoride and arsenic concentrations in groundwater from the Yuncheng Basin, China

    Matthew Currell;Ian Cartwright;Massimo Raveggi;Dongmei Han

  • Hydrogeochemical and isotopic constraints on the origins of dryland salinity, Murray Basin, Victoria, Australia

    I. Cartwright;T.R. Weaver;S. Fulton;C. Nichol

  • A review of radioactive isotopes and other residence time tracers in understanding groundwater recharge: Possibilities, challenges, and limitations

    Ian Cartwright;Dioni Cendón;Matthew Currell;Karina Meredith

  • Stalagmite evidence for the precise timing of North Atlantic cold events during the early last glacial

    Russell N. Drysdale;Giovanni Zanchetta;John C. Hellstrom;Anthony E. Fallick

  • Arid zone groundwater recharge and salinisation processes; an example from the Lake Eyre Basin, Australia

    Sarah Tweed;Sarah Tweed;Marc Leblanc;Marc Leblanc;Ian Cartwright;Ian Cartwright;Guillaume Favreau

  • Sustainability of groundwater usage in northern China: dependence on palaeowaters and effects on water quality, quantity and ecosystem health

    Matthew J. Currell;Dongmei Han;Zongyu Chen;Ian Cartwright

  • Recharge history and controls on groundwater quality in the Yuncheng Basin, north China

    Matthew J. Currell;Ian Cartwright;Dean C. Bradley;Dongmei Han

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of cold CO2-bearing mineral spring waters, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia: sources of gas and water and links with waning volcanism

    Ian Cartwright;Tamie Weaver;Sarah Tweed;Douglas Ahearne

  • Remnants of Gondwanan continental lithosphere in oceanic upper mantle: Evidence from the South Atlantic Ridge

    Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Roland Maas;Nadezhda M. Sushchevskaya;Marc D. Norman

  • Hydrogeochemistry of the Goulburn Valley region of the Murray Basin, Australia: implications for flow paths and resource vulnerability

    Ian Cartwright;Tamie Renee Weaver

  • Petrology, geochronology, and tectonics of shear zones in the Zermatt–Saas and Combin zones of the Western Alps

    Ian Cartwright;Andrew C Barnicoat

  • Constraining modern and historical recharge from bore hydrographs, 3H, 14C, and chloride concentrations: Applications to dual-porosity aquifers in dryland salinity areas, Murray Basin, Australia

    Ian Cartwright;Tamie Renee Weaver;David Stone;Mark Reid

  • Groundwater discharge to wetlands driven by storm and flood events: quantification using continuous Radon-222 and electrical conductivity measurements and dynamic mass-balance modelling

    Ben Gilfedder;Ben Gilfedder;Ben Gilfedder;Sven Frei;Harald Hofmann;Harald Hofmann;Ian Cartwright;Ian Cartwright

  • Stable isotope evidence for the origin of the Mesoproterozoic Starra Au-Cu deposit, Cloncurry District, Northwest Queensland

    Jackie F. Rotherham;Kevin L. Blake;Ian Cartwright;Patrick J. Williams

  • Using Diurnal Temperature Signals to Infer Vertical Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange.

    Dylan J. Irvine;Dylan J. Irvine;Martin A. Briggs;Laura K. Lautz;Ryan P. Gordon

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of Alpine ophiolites: a window to ocean-floor hydrothermal alteration and constraints on fluid-rock interaction during high-pressure metamorphism

    Ian Cartwright;Andrew C Barnicoat

  • Investigating the spatio-temporal variability in groundwater and surface water interactions: a multi-technique approach

    Nicolaas Peter Hendrikus Unland;Nicolaas Peter Hendrikus Unland;Ian Cartwright;Ian Cartwright;Martin Sogaard Andersen;Martin Sogaard Andersen;G C Rau;G C Rau

  • Behavior of rare earth elements in groundwater during flow and mixing in fractured rock aquifers: An example from the Dandenong Ranges, southeast Australia

    Sarah Olivia Tweed;Sarah Olivia Tweed;Tamie Renee Weaver;Ian Cartwright;Bruce Franklin Schaefer

  • Constraining groundwater recharge and the rate of geochemical processes using tritium and major ion geochemistry: Ovens catchment, southeast Australia

    Ian Cartwright;Ian Cartwright;Uwe Morgenstern

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian S. Buick
Ian S. Buick Stellenbosch University
Uwe Morgenstern
Uwe Morgenstern GNS Science
Dioni I. Cendón
Dioni I. Cendón Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Matthew Currell
Matthew Currell Griffith University
Ian S. Williams
Ian S. Williams Australian National University
L. Keith Fifield
L. Keith Fifield Australian National University
Roland Maas
Roland Maas University of Melbourne
Craig T. Simmons
Craig T. Simmons University of Newcastle Australia
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Perran L. M. Cook
Perran L. M. Cook Monash University

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