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James D. L. White

James D. L. White

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Earth Science
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
61
Citations
11041
World Ranking
1821
National Ranking
8

James D. L. White 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 D. L. White sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 197 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

James D. L. White 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 D. L. White sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James D. L. White is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on geophysics, atmospheric science, artificial intelligence, environmental chemistry, and Earth-surface processes.

Their work covers a variety of topics within Earth sciences, including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

James D. L. White has published extensively across several leading venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with their research include:

  • Deep-sea eruptions boosted by induced fuel-coolant explosions, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Ruapehu and Tongariro stratovolcanoes: a review of current understanding, 2021, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • The Dunedin Volcanic Group and a revised model for Zealandia's alkaline intraplate volcanism, 2020, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Standardized analysis of juvenile pyroclasts in comparative studies of primary magma fragmentation; 1. Overview and workflow, 2021, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Tarawera 1886: an integrated review of volcanological and geochemical characteristics of a complex basaltic eruption, 2021, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Colin Whittaker
  • Emily M. Lane
  • William Power
  • Yaxiong Shen
  • Tobias Dürig

James D. L. White was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Primary volcaniclastic rocks

    J.D.L. White;B.F. Houghton

  • Peperite: a review of magma-sediment mingling

    Ian P. Skilling;James D.L. White;J. McPhie

  • Maar-diatreme volcanoes: A review

    James D. L. White;Pierre-Simon Ross

  • Variation in peperite textures associated with differing host-sediment properties

    Cathy J. Busby-Spera;James D. L. White

  • Maar-diatreme phreatomagmatism at Hopi Buttes, Navajo Nation (Arizona), USA

    James Dl White

  • Peperite: a useful genetic term

    James D. L. White;Jocelyn McPhie;Ian Skilling

  • Subaqueous eruption-fed density currents and their deposits

    James D.L. White

  • Impure coolants and interaction dynamics of phreatomagmatic eruptions

    James D.L. White

  • Cenozoic intraplate volcanism on New Zealand: Upwelling induced by lithospheric removal

    K. Hoernle;J.D.L. White;P. van den Bogaard;F. Hauff

  • Revised conceptual model for maar-diatremes: Subsurface processes, energetics, and eruptive products

    Greg A. Valentine;James D.L. White

  • Mafic volcaniclastic deposits in flood basalt provinces: A review

    P.-S. Ross;I. Ukstins Peate;M.K. McClintock;Y.G. Xu

  • Temporal and geochemical evolution of the Cenozoic intraplate volcanism of Zealandia

    Christian Timm;Kaj Hoernle;Reinhard Werner;Folkmar Hauff

  • Pre-emergent construction of a lacustrine basaltic volcano, Pahvant Butte, Utah (USA)

    James D. L. White

  • Debris jets in continental phreatomagmatic volcanoes: A field study of their subterranean deposits in the Coombs Hills vent complex, Antarctica

    Pierre-Simon Ross;James D.L. White

  • Submarine lavas and hyaloclastite

    James D.L. White;Jocelyn McPhie;S. Adam Soule

  • The chemically zoned 1949 eruption on La Palma (Canary Islands): Petrologic evolution and magma supply dynamics of a rift zone eruption

    Andreas Klügel;Kaj A. Hoernle;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke;James D. L. White

  • On the fate of pumice rafts formed during the 2012 Havre submarine eruption

    Martin Jutzeler;Robert Marsh;Rebecca J. Carey;James D. L. White

  • Volcanic Textures: a guide to the interpretation of textures in volcanic rocks

    James D. L. White

  • Variation in peperite textures associated with differing host-sediment properties

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  • Immense vent complex marks flood-basalt eruption in a wet, failed rift: Coombs Hills, Antarctica

    J.D.L. White;M.K. McClintock

  • Paleohydrology and sedimentology of a post–1.8 ka breakout flood from intracaldera Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand

    V. Manville;J. D. L. White;B. F. Houghton;C. J. N. Wilson

  • Explosive subaqueous volcanism

    James D. L. White;John L. Smellie;David A. Clague

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Zimanowski
Bernd Zimanowski University of Würzburg
Bruce F. Houghton
Bruce F. Houghton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Greg A. Valentine
Greg A. Valentine University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kaj Hoernle
Kaj Hoernle GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jocelyn McPhie
Jocelyn McPhie University of Tasmania
Folkmar Hauff
Folkmar Hauff GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Colin J.N. Wilson
Colin J.N. Wilson Victoria University of Wellington
Pierfrancesco Dellino
Pierfrancesco Dellino University of Bari Aldo Moro
Paul van den Bogaard
Paul van den Bogaard GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Shane J. Cronin
Shane J. Cronin University of Auckland

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