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 J. Butler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 165 publications — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.
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 J. Butler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile
43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.
James J. Butler is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with significant contributions in water science and technology, environmental engineering, and ocean engineering. Additional subfields of study include geochemistry and petrology as well as global and planetary change.
The scientist's work covers key topics such as hydrology and watershed management studies, water resources management and optimization, and groundwater flow and contamination studies. Further research areas include groundwater and isotope geochemistry, calibration and measurement techniques, atmospheric ozone and climate, and groundwater and watershed analysis.
James J. Butler has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include Water Resources Research, Ground Water, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Agricultural Water Management, and SSRN Electronic Journal.
Frequent co-authors in Butler's research efforts are B. B. Wilson, Donald O. Whittemore, Geoffrey C. Bohling, Ryan Smith, and Samuel C. Zipper.
Recent publications demonstrate the range of Butler's scientific inquiries:
Steven P. Loheide;James J. Butler;Steven M. Gorelick
Zafar Hyder;James J. Butler;Carl D. McElwee;Wenzhi Liu
James J. Butler;John M. Healey
M. Goldberg;G. Ohring;J. Butler;C. Cao
James J. Butler;Gerard J. Kluitenberg;Donald O. Whittemore;Steven P. Loheide;Steven P. Loheide
James J. Butler;Vitaly A. Zlotnik;Ming-Shu Tsou
James J. Butler
Geoffrey C. Bohling;Xiaoyong Zhan;James J. Butler;Li Zheng
M.K. Schulmeister;J.J. Butler;J.M. Healey;L. Zheng
David Walsh;Peter Turner;Elliot Grunewald;Hong Zhang
James J. Butler
James J. Butler;Carl D. McElwee;Wenzhi Liu
Geoffrey C. Bohling;Jr . James J. Butler;Xiaoyong Zhan;Michael D. Knoll
James J. Butler;John M. Healey;G. Wesley McCall;Elizabeth J. Garnett
Peter Dietrich;James J. Jr.. Butler;Klaus Faiß
James J. Butler;Wenzhi Liu
James J. Butler;Carl D. McElwee;Geoffrey C. Bohling
James J. Butler;Peter Dietrich;Volker Wittig;Tom Christy
Z. Hyder;J. J. Butler
James J. Butler;Elizabeth J. Garnett;John M. Healey
James J. Butler
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