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James A. Smith

James A. Smith

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3908 3585 443 412 472 6514

James A. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James A. 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. James A. Smith published across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 114 publications in 2010. 25 of the 538 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 114. Peak 114 publications in 2010. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 1 publication 1959: 3 publications 1960: 8 publications 1961: 6 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 8 publications 2010: 114 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 54 publications 2014: 95 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 53 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 11 publications
1957 2025

538 publications in total across all disciplines

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James A. Smith: publications per year, 1957 to 2025
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 1
1959 3
1960 8
1961 6
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 3
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 0
2005 2
2006 6
2007 5
2008 1
2009 8
2010 114
2011 8
2012 9
2013 54
2014 95
2015 13
2016 14
2017 53
2018 8
2019 28
2020 16
2021 9
2022 15
2023 12
2024 14
2025 11
Total 538
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James A. Smith publications per year - data summary

  • James A. Smith, a Earth Science scholar from British Antarctic Survey, has 538 publications recorded across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1957 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2010, with 114 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1957, 1958, 1966, 1968 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 25 of the 69 years in the span carry no publications at all (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.2 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 61 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1957-1979: 24 publications (1.0 per year); 1980-2002: 17 publications (0.7 per year); 2003-2025: 497 publications (21.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

James A. 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 James A. 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, 468–477 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: 472 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 30 472
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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James A. Smith 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.
  • James A. Smith, a Earth Science scholar from British Antarctic Survey, records 472 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than James A. Smith, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and James A. Smith 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).

James A. 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 James A. 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 48
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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James A. Smith 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.
  • James A. Smith, a Earth Science scholar from British Antarctic Survey, records 48 D-Index - the 60th percentile of the discipline.
  • 60% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than James A. Smith, and about 40% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and James A. Smith 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).

Best Publications

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • Pressure Matching for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: A Case Study in the Use of Bayes Linear Strategies for Large Computer Experiments

    Peter S. Craig;Michael Goldstein;Allan H. Seheult;James A. Smith

  • Mechanisms of Holocene palaeoenvironmental change in the Antarctic Peninsula region

    M. J. Bentley;D. A. Hodgson;J. A. Smith;C. Ó. Cofaigh

  • Decadal ocean forcing and Antarctic ice sheet response: Lessons from the Amundsen Sea

    Adrian Jenkins;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Stan Jacobs;Eric J. Steig

  • Sub-ice-shelf sediments record history of twentieth-century retreat of Pine Island Glacier

    J. A. Smith;T. J. Andersen;M. Shortt;A. M. Gaffney

  • Bedform signature of a West Antarctic palaeo-ice stream reveals a multi-temporal record of flow and substrate control

    Alastair G.C. Graham;Robert D. Larter;Karsten Gohl;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions

    Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;James A. Smith;David A. Hodell;Mervyn Greaves

  • Reconstruction of ice-sheet changes in the Antarctic Peninsula since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Colm Ó Cofaigh;Bethan J. Davies;Stephen J. Livingstone;James A. Smith

  • Early holocene retreat of the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula.

    M.J. Bentley;D.A. Hodgson;D.E. Sugden;S.J. Roberts

  • Reconstruction of changes in the Weddell Sea sector of the Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;Michael J. Bentley;Travis D. Stolldorf;Andrew S. Hein

  • Isotopic constraints on the source of Argentinian loess – with implications for atmospheric circulation and the provenance of Antarctic dust during recent glacial maxima

    James Smith;Derek Vance;Rob A. Kemp;Corey Archer

  • Paleo ice flow and subglacial meltwater dynamics in Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

    Frank O. Nitsche;Karsten Gohl;Robert D. Larter;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • The marine geological imprint of Antarctic ice shelves

    James A. Smith;Alastair G. C. Graham;Alastair G. C. Graham;Alix L. Post;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • Glaciology and geological signature of the Last Glacial Maximum Antarctic ice sheet

    Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas R. Golledge;Richard H. Levy;Robert M. McKay;Christopher J. Fogwill

  • Deglacial history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in the western Amundsen Sea Embayment

    James A. Smith;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;Gerhard Kuhn;Robert D. Larter

  • Flow and retreat of the Late Quaternary Pine Island‐Thwaites palaeo‐ice stream, West Antarctica

    Alastair G. C. Graham;Robert D. Larter;Karsten Gohl;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Reconstruction of changes in the Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Robert D Larter;John B Anderson;Alastair G C Graham;Alastair G C Graham;Karsten Gohl

  • Subglacial bedforms reveal complex basal regime in a zone of paleo-ice stream convergence, Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica

    Robert D. Larter;Alastair G.C. Graham;Karsten Gohl;Gerhard Kuhn

  • Terrestrial and submarine evidence for the extent and timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and the onset of deglaciation on the maritime-Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

    Dominic A. Hodgson;Dominic A. Hodgson;Alastair G.C. Graham;Stephen J. Roberts;Michael J. Bentley

  • Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth

    Johann P Klages;Ulrich Salzmann;Torsten Bickert;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

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