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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4168 3827 1617 1435 185 9118

J. William Carey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. William Carey between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. William Carey published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2021. 16 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2021. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 3 publications
1989 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. William Carey: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 2
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 0
2003 4
2004 2
2005 3
2006 2
2007 1
2008 3
2009 6
2010 4
2011 9
2012 3
2013 8
2014 14
2015 16
2016 15
2017 13
2018 14
2019 16
2020 15
2021 23
2022 15
2023 14
2024 13
2025 3
Total 231
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J. William Carey 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. William Carey 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, 178–187 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: 185 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
178–187 414 185
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. William Carey 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. William Carey 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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. William Carey is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and environmental engineering. Carey's work further extends into subfields such as mechanics of materials and civil and structural engineering.

Their research topics cover a wide range of areas related to hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, groundwater flow and contamination studies, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, rock mechanics and modeling, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Carey has published numerous papers in various respected venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
  • Proceedings of the 9th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Carey include:

  • From Fluid Flow to Coupled Processes in Fractured Rock: Recent Advances and New Frontiers, 2022, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Scale-Bridging in Three-Dimensional Fracture Networks: Characterizing the Effects of Variable Fracture Apertures on Network-Scale Flow Channelization, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • A machine learning framework for rapid forecasting and history matching in unconventional reservoirs, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Homogenization of Dissolution and Enhanced Precipitation Induced by Bubbles in Multiphase Flow Systems, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Stress-dependent fracture permeability measurements and implications for shale gas production, 2020, Fuel

Carey collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Luke Frash, Hari Viswanathan, N. Welch, Wenfeng Li, and Meng Meng, reflecting ongoing teamwork in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • Shale gas and non-aqueous fracturing fluids: Opportunities and challenges for supercritical CO2

    Richard S. Middleton;J. William Carey;Robert P. Currier;Jeffrey D. Hyman

  • The Environmental Costs and Benefits of Fracking

    Robert B. Jackson;Avner Vengosh;J. William Carey;Richard J. Davies

  • Analysis and performance of oil well cement with 30 years of CO2 exposure from the SACROC Unit, West Texas, USA

    J. William Carey;Marcus Wigand;Steve J. Chipera;Giday WoldeGabriel

  • Wellbore integrity analysis of a natural CO2 producer

    Walter Crow;J. William Carey;Sarah Gasda;D. Brian Williams

  • Magnesium sulphate salts and the history of water on Mars.

    David T. Vaniman;David L. Bish;Steve J. Chipera;Claire I. Fialips

  • Geochemical effects of CO2 sequestration in sandstones under simulated in situ conditions of deep saline aquifers

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  • Review: Role of chemistry, mechanics, and transport on well integrity in CO2 storage environments

    Susan A. Carroll;William J. Carey;David Dzombak;Nicolas J. Huerta

  • Experimental investigation of wellbore integrity and CO2–brine flow along the casing–cement microannulus

    J. William Carey;Robert Svec;Reid Grigg;Jinsuo Zhang

  • Recent advances in risk assessment and risk management of geologic CO2 storage

    Rajesh J. Pawar;Grant S. Bromhal;J. William Carey;William Foxall

  • The cross-scale science of CO2 capture and storage: from pore scale to regional scale

    Richard S. Middleton;Gordon N. Keating;Philip H. Stauffer;Amy B. Jordan

  • Development of a hybrid process and system model for the assessment of wellbore leakage at a geologic CO2 sequestration site.

    Hari S. Viswanathan;Rajesh J. Pawar;Philip H. Stauffer;John P. Kaszuba

  • Geochemical effects of CO2 sequestration on fractured wellbore cement at the cement/caprock interface

    Marcus Wigand;John P. Kaszuba;J. William Carey;W. Kirk Hollis

  • Effectiveness of supercritical-CO2 and N2 huff-and-puff methods of enhanced oil recovery in shale fracture networks using microfluidic experiments

    Phong Nguyen;J. William Carey;Hari S. Viswanathan;Mark Porter

  • Fracture-permeability behavior of shale

    J. William Carey;Zhou Lei;Esteban Rougier;Hiroko Mori

  • Stability of hydrous minerals on the martian surface

    David L. Bish;J. William Carey;David T. Vaniman;Steve J. Chipera

  • Thermal Behavior of Natural Zeolites

    David L. Bish;J. William Carey

  • Understanding hydraulic fracturing: a multi-scale problem.

    J. D. Hyman;J. Jiménez-Martínez;H. S. Viswanathan;J. W. Carey

  • Geochemistry of Wellbore Integrity in CO2 Sequestration: Portland Cement-Steel-Brine-CO2 Interactions

    J. William Carey

  • Experimental Evaluation of Wellbore Integrity Along the Cement-rock Boundary

    Dennis L. Newell;J. William Carey

  • Pre-site characterization risk analysis for commercial-scale carbon sequestration.

    Zhenxue Dai;Philip H. Stauffer;J. William Carey;Richard S. Middleton

  • Geo-material microfluidics at reservoir conditions for subsurface energy resource applications

    Mark L. Porter;Joaquín Jiménez-Martínez;Ricardo Martinez;Quinn McCulloch

Frequent Co-Authors

Hari S. Viswanathan
Hari S. Viswanathan Los Alamos National Laboratory
David L. Bish
David L. Bish Indiana University
Jeffrey D. Hyman
Jeffrey D. Hyman Los Alamos National Laboratory
Rajesh J. Pawar
Rajesh J. Pawar United States Department of Energy
Qinjun Kang
Qinjun Kang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Steve J. Chipera
Steve J. Chipera Planetary Science Institute
Philip H. Stauffer
Philip H. Stauffer Los Alamos National Laboratory
David T. Vaniman
David T. Vaniman Planetary Science Institute
Gianluca Cusatis
Gianluca Cusatis Northwestern University
Michael A. Celia
Michael A. Celia Princeton University

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