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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5420 2003 72 9080

J. Dungan Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Dungan Smith between 1957 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Dungan Smith published across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025, averaging 1.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1986. 1 of the 89 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1986. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 6 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1957 2025

89 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Dungan Smith: publications per year, 1957 to 2025
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 2
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 3
1976 4
1977 2
1978 3
1979 3
1980 5
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 6
1987 2
1988 1
1989 6
1990 5
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 4
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 1
2010 2
2011 0
2012 0
2013 5
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 89
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J. Dungan Smith 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 J. Dungan Smith 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, 68–77 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: 72 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 72
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
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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J. Dungan Smith 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 J. Dungan Smith 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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

J. Dungan Smith was a scientist affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering and environmental science, with a particular emphasis on civil and structural engineering as well as the management, monitoring, policy, and law aspects within these broad fields.

Their work covered several main topics, including geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, soil and unsaturated flow, and landslides and related hazards. These areas of study reflect a concentration on soil behavior and the natural hazards associated with soil instability.

Smith authored research published in venues such as Computers and Geotechnics. A notable recent paper was titled Bayesian constitutive model parameter calibration for strain softening soils, published in 2025 in Computers and Geotechnics. This publication represented a technical contribution to the modeling of soil properties using Bayesian statistical methods.

  • Bayesian constitutive model parameter calibration for strain softening soils, 2025, Computers and Geotechnics

Frequent collaborators in Smith's scholarly work included Sam Stanier and Vikram Singh, who coauthored at least one paper each with Smith. This cooperation reflects interdisciplinary and collaborative research practice in their field.

  • Sam Stanier
  • Vikram Singh

Smith's publications were primarily concentrated in the journal Computers and Geotechnics. Their contributions to this venue indicate a focus on computational methods applied to geotechnical engineering problems.

  • Computers and Geotechnics (1 publication)

The scientist produced work in the intersection of engineering and environmental science disciplines, applying technical and statistical approaches to soil and structural engineering challenges. Their research has contributed to understanding and modeling strain softening behavior in soils, an important factor in assessing soil stability and failure.

Best Publications

  • Spatially averaged flow over a wavy surface

    J. Dungan Smith;S. R. McLean

  • Calculations of the Critical Shear Stress for Motion of Uniform and Heterogeneous Sediments

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Influence of the point bar on flow through curved channels

    William E. Dietrich;J. Dungan Smith

  • Tidal interaction of stratified flow with a sill in Knight Inlet

    David M. Farmer;J. Dungan Smith

  • Bed Load Transport in a River Meander

    William E. Dietrich;J. Dungan Smith

  • A theoretical model for saltating grains in water

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Flow and Sediment Transport in a Sand Bedded Meander

    William E. Dietrich;J. Dungan Smith;Thomas Dunne

  • A Model for Flow in Meandering Streams

    J. Dungan Smith;S. R. Mclean

  • Circulation, density distribution and neap-spring transitions in the Columbia River Estuary

    David A. Jay;J. Dungan Smith

  • Velocity distribution and bed roughness in high-gradient streams

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Model for Calculating Bed Load Transport of Sediment

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Flow in Meandering Channels with Natural Topography

    Jonathan M. Nelson;J. Dungan Smith

  • Mechanics of flow over ripples and dunes

    Jonathan M. Nelson;J. Dungan Smith

  • Shear instability in a highly stratified estuary

    W. Rockwell Geyer;J. Dungan Smith

  • Stability of a sand bed subjected to a shear flow of low Froude number

    J. Dungan Smith

  • A Model for Flow Over Two‐Dimensional Bed Forms

    S. R. McLean;J. Dungan Smith

  • Evolution and Stability of Erodible Channel Beds

    Jonathan M. Nelson;J. Dungan Smith

  • A comparison of field data and theoretical models for wave-current interactions at the bed on the continental shelf

    Patricia Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Residual circulation in shallow estuaries: 2. Weakly stratified and partially mixed, narrow estuaries

    David A. Jay;J. Dungan Smith

  • Residual circulation in shallow estuaries. 1. Highly stratified, narrow estuaries

    David A. Jay;J. Dungan Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason W. Kean
Jason W. Kean United States Geological Survey
Patricia L. Wiberg
Patricia L. Wiberg University of Virginia
Jonathan M. Nelson
Jonathan M. Nelson United States Geological Survey
David M. Farmer
David M. Farmer University of Rhode Island
David A. Jay
David A. Jay Portland State University
William E. Dietrich
William E. Dietrich University of California, Berkeley
Yasuyuki Shimizu
Yasuyuki Shimizu Hokkaido University
John A. Moody
John A. Moody United States Geological Survey
Barbara M. Hickey
Barbara M. Hickey University of Washington
Miles G. McPhee
Miles G. McPhee University of Washington

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