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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 71 920 439 215 17112

Jack Oliver publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jack Oliver between 1951 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jack Oliver published across 68 years, from 1951 to 2018, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 1983. 1 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2018. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 1983. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 1 publication 1953: 1 publication 1954: 4 publications 1955: 5 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 4 publications 1958: 5 publications 1959: 4 publications 1960: 5 publications 1961: 3 publications 1962: 4 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 2 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 8 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 5 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 12 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 18 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 15 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication
1951 2018

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jack Oliver: publications per year, 1951 to 2018
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 1
1953 1
1954 4
1955 5
1956 3
1957 4
1958 5
1959 4
1960 5
1961 3
1962 4
1963 3
1964 5
1965 1
1966 2
1967 3
1968 5
1969 8
1970 3
1971 2
1972 3
1973 7
1974 2
1975 1
1976 5
1977 3
1978 4
1979 5
1980 12
1981 7
1982 10
1983 18
1984 7
1985 8
1986 7
1987 10
1988 4
1989 2
1990 2
1991 9
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1
2013 15
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1
Total 224
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Jack Oliver publications per year - data summary

  • Jack Oliver, a Earth Science scholar from Cornell University, has 224 publications recorded across 68 years, from 1951 to 2018.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1951 and the most recent to 2018.
  • The most productive year is 1983, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1951, 1952, 1953, 1965 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 18 of the 68 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.5 per year counting only the 50 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2014-2018) hold 1 publication, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1951-1973: 82 publications (3.6 per year); 1974-1996: 121 publications (5.3 per year); 1997-2018: 21 publications (1.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Jack Oliver 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 Jack Oliver 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, 208–217 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: 215 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
208–217 292 215
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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Jack Oliver publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Jack Oliver, a Earth Science scholar from Cornell University, records 215 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Jack Oliver, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Jack Oliver ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jack Oliver 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 Jack Oliver 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 71
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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Jack Oliver D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Jack Oliver, a Earth Science scholar from Cornell University, records 71 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Jack Oliver, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Jack Oliver ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1962 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Jack Oliver was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering with specific contributions across several subfields including biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, speech and hearing, cognitive neuroscience, and computational theory and mathematics.

The topics covered in their work included:

  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Cellular and Composite Structures

Jack Oliver's recent publications span a range of topics within engineering and material sciences. Selected papers include:

  • "Topology Optimization Methods for 3D Structural Problems: A Comparative Study" (2021), Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • "Multiresonant Layered Acoustic Metamaterial (MLAM) solution for broadband low-frequency noise attenuation through double-peak sound transmission loss response" (2021), Extreme Mechanics Letters
  • "Machine learning in solid mechanics: Application to acoustic metamaterial design" (2024), International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • "High performance reduction technique for multiscale finite element modeling (HPR-FE2): Towards industrial multiscale FE software" (2020), Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Sound transmission loss enhancement through triple-peak coupled resonances acoustic metamaterials" (2023), International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Jack Oliver included:

  • J. Cante
  • D. Yago
  • D. Roca
  • O. Lloberas-Valls
  • G. Sal-Anglada

Jack Oliver published regularly in various venues, notably:

  • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Extreme Mechanics Letters
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Over the course of their career, Jack Oliver received several distinctions such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1986
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1984
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1962

Best Publications

  • Seismology and the new global tectonics

    Bryan Isacks;Jack Oliver;Lynn R. Sykes

  • Fluids expelled tectonically from orogenic belts: Their role in hydrocarbon migration and other geologic phenomena

    Jack Oliver

  • Thin-skinned tectonics in the crystalline southern Appalachians; COCORP seismic-reflection profiling of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont

    Frederick A. Cook;Dennis S. Albaugh;Larry D. Brown;Sidney Kaufman

  • Possible criteria for predicting earthquake locations and their application to major plate boundaries of the Pacific and the Caribbean

    John Kelleher;Lynn Sykes;Jack Oliver

  • Deep earthquake zones, anomalous structures in the upper mantle, and the lithosphere

    Jack Oliver;Bryan Isacks

  • Lateral variations of attenuation in the upper mantle and discontinuities in the lithosphere

    Peter Molnar;Jack Oliver

  • Cenozoic and Mesozoic structure of the eastern Basin and Range province, Utah, from COCORP seismic-reflection data

    Richard W. Allmendinger;James W. Sharp;Douglas Von Tish;Laura Serpa

  • Study of shear-velocity distribution in the upper mantle by mantle Rayleigh waves

    James Dorman;Maurice Ewing;Jack Oliver

  • The Moho in the northern Basin and Range province, Nevada, along the COCORP 40°N seismic-reflection transect

    Simon L. Klemperer;T. A. Hauge;E. C. Hauser;J. E. Oliver

  • Overview of the COCORP 40°N Transect, western United States: The fabric of an orogenic belt

    R. W. Allmendinger;T. A. Hauge;E. C. Hauser;C. J. Potter

  • Focal Mechanisms of Deep and Shallow Earthquakes in the Tonga-Kermadec Region and the Tectonics of Island Arcs

    Bryan Isacks;Lynn R Sykes;Jack Oliver

  • Structure of the Laramide Wind River Uplift, Wyoming, from Cocorp deep reflection data and from gravity data

    S. B. Smithson;J. A. Brewer;S. Kaufman;J. E. Oliver

  • COCORP seismic profiling of the Appalachian orogen beneath the Coastal Plain of Georgia

    Frederick A. Cook;Larry D. Brown;Sidney Kaufman;Jack E. Oliver

  • Lateral variations of high-frequency seismic wave propagation at regional distances across the Turkish and Iranian plateaus

    Katharine Kadinsky-Cade;Muawia Barazangi;Jack Oliver;Bryan Isacks

  • Nature of the Wind River thrust, Wyoming, from COCORP deep-reflection data and from gravity data

    Scott B. Smithson;Jon Brewer;S. Kaufman;Jack Oliver

  • Deep structure of the Rio Grande Rift from seismic reflection profiling

    L. D. Brown;C. E. Chapin;A. R. Sanford;S. Kaufman

  • Deep seismic reflection characteristics of the continental crust

    R. W. Allmendinger;K. D. Nelson;C. J. Potter;M. Barazangi

  • Spatial distribution of deep and shallow earthquakes of small magnitudes in the Fiji-Tonga region

    Lynn R. Sykes;Bryan L. Isacks;Jack Oliver

  • The spots and stains of plate tectonics

    Jack Oliver

  • COCORP profiling across the Southern Oklahoma aulacogen: Overthrusting of the Wichita Mountains and compression within the Anadarko Basin

    J. A. Brewer;R. Good;J. E. Oliver;L. D. Brown

  • Seismology and the new global tectonics

    J. Oliver;L. Sykes;B. Isacks

Frequent Co-Authors

Sidney Kaufman
Sidney Kaufman Cornell University
Bryan L. Isacks
Bryan L. Isacks Cornell University
Maurice Ewing
Maurice Ewing Columbia University
Frederick A. Cook
Frederick A. Cook University of Calgary
Muawia Barazangi
Muawia Barazangi Cornell University
Lynn R. Sykes
Lynn R. Sykes Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Richard W. Allmendinger
Richard W. Allmendinger Cornell University
Simon L. Klemperer
Simon L. Klemperer Stanford University
Lawrence D. Brown
Lawrence D. Brown Cornell University

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