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James D. L. White

James D. L. White

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Earth Science
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 61 1821 1639 8 8 197 11041

James D. L. White publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James D. L. White between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James D. L. White published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2021. 7 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2021. 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1987 2025

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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James D. L. White: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 3
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 4
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 4
2003 3
2004 0
2005 5
2006 8
2007 5
2008 8
2009 11
2010 7
2011 5
2012 10
2013 8
2014 7
2015 14
2016 13
2017 9
2018 12
2019 12
2020 11
2021 16
2022 13
2023 6
2024 4
2025 3
Total 220
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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.

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, 188–197 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: 197 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
188–197 401 197
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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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.

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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 61
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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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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