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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1382 1226 621 536 200 17841

James B. Gill publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James B. Gill between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James B. Gill published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1992. 4 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1992. 1970: 3 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 12 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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James B. Gill: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 3
1971 0
1972 1
1973 2
1974 1
1975 0
1976 3
1977 0
1978 3
1979 1
1980 0
1981 12
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 4
1986 2
1987 5
1988 3
1989 7
1990 9
1991 2
1992 13
1993 3
1994 3
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 3
2005 8
2006 7
2007 3
2008 2
2009 5
2010 7
2011 3
2012 8
2013 7
2014 9
2015 11
2016 7
2017 5
2018 7
2019 4
2020 5
2021 5
2022 1
2023 0
2024 3
2025 1
Total 208
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James B. Gill 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 B. Gill 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, 198–207 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: 200 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
198–207 333 200
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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James B. Gill 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 B. Gill 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 65
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

James B. Gill is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States, contributing to fields primarily related to Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their work is notably concentrated in subfields such as Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

James B. Gill has published extensively in several journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Geology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by James B. Gill demonstrate a focus on geochemical and geophysical processes in oceanic and arc environments:

  • Basalt Geochemistry and Mantle Flow During Early Backarc Basin Evolution: Havre Trough and Kermadec Arc, Southwest Pacific, 2020, published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Magmatism During Oceanic Arc Breakup, Subduction Reversal, and Cessation, 2022, published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Gill frequently collaborates with other researchers including Kantaro Fujioka, Brian Taylor, Thomas R. Janecek, Jonathan C. Aitchison, and S. M. Cisowski, with each coauthor appearing in at least six joint publications.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2014, acknowledging their contributions to the geosciences. This award forms part of Gill's professional standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Orogenic Andesites and Plate Tectonics

    James B. Gill

  • Isotopic and paleomagnetic constraints on the Mesozoic tectonic evolution of south China

    Stuart A. Gilder;James Gill;Robert S. Coe;Xixi Zhao

  • Rare earth elements and the island arc tholeiitic series

    P. Jakesˇ;J. Gill

  • Geochemistry of Viti Levu, Fiji, and its evolution as an island arc

    James B. Gill

  • Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Younger Volcanic Islands of Tonga, S.W. Pacific

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  • Coexisting calcalkaline and high‐niobium basalts from Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica: Implications for residual titanates in arc magma sources

    Mark K. Reagan;James B. Gill

  • Composition and age of Lau Basin and Ridge volcanic rocks: Implications for evolution of an interarc basin and remnant arc

    James B. Gill

  • Across-arc geochemical trends in the Izu-Bonin arc: Contributions from the subducting slab

    Alfred Hochstaedter;Jim Gill;Robert Peters;Phil Broughton

  • A multi-isotope (B, Sr, O, H, and C) and age dating (3H–3He and 14C) study of groundwater from Salinas Valley, California: Hydrochemistry, dynamics, and contamination processes

    Avner Vengosh;Jim Gill;M. Lee Davisson;G. Bryant Hudson

  • Effects of partial melting on the uranium decay series

    Ross W. Williams;James B. Gill

  • Th isotope and U-series studies of subduction-related volcanic rocks

    James B Gill;Ross W Williams

  • Volcanism in the Sumisu Rift, I. Major element, volatile, and stable isotope geochemistry

    Alfred G. Hochstaedter;James B. Gill;Minoru Kusakabe;Sally Newman

  • Review of eruptive activity at Tianchi volcano, Changbaishan, northeast China: implications for possible future eruptions

    Haiquan Wei;Guoming Liu;James Gill

  • Volcanism in the Sumisu Rift, II. Subduction and non-subduction related components

    Alfred G. Hochstaedter;James B. Gill;Julie D. Morris

  • An Inter-Laboratory Assessment of the Thorium Isotopic Composition of Synthetic and Rock Reference Materials

    Kenneth W.W. Sims;James B. Gill;Anthony Dosseto;Dirk L. Hoffmann

  • Early rifting of an oceanic island arc (Fiji) produced shoshonitic to tholeiitic basalts

    James Gill;Peter Whelan

  • Hf Nd evidence for the origin and distribution of mantle domains in the SW Pacific

    Julian A. Pearce;P. D. Kempton;J. B. Gill

  • Mantle Melting and Basalt Extraction by Equilibrium Porous Flow

    C. C. Lundstrom;J. Gill;Q. Williams;M. R. Perfit

  • Role of underthrust oceanic crust in the genesis of a Fijian calc-alkaline suite

    James B. Gill

  • Compositional controls on the partitioning of U, Th, Ba, Pb, Sr and Zr between clinopyroxene and haplobasaltic melts: implications for uranium series disequilibria in basalts

    C.C. Lundstrom;H.F. Shaw;F.J. Ryerson;D.L. Phinney

  • SrPbNd isotopic evidence that both MORB and OIB sources contribute to oceanic island arc magmas in Fiji

    James B. Gill

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun-Ichi Kimura
Jun-Ichi Kimura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Yoshihiko Tamura
Yoshihiko Tamura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Kaj Hoernle
Kaj Hoernle GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Craig C. Lundstrom
Craig C. Lundstrom University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Qing Chang
Qing Chang Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor University of Hawaii at Manoa
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Susanne M. Straub
Susanne M. Straub Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mark K. Reagan
Mark K. Reagan University of Iowa
Quentin Williams
Quentin Williams University of California, Santa Cruz

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