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D-Index
47
Citations
9110
World Ranking
3978
National Ranking
185

James K. Russell 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 K. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 235 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James K. Russell 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 K. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James K. Russell is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans diverse subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Material Dynamics and Properties, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Frequent publication venues for James K. Russell include the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Chemical Geology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Frontiers in Earth Science, and Geology.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Hydrothermal alteration can result in pore pressurization and volcano instability, 2021, Geology
  • Glacial pumping of a magma-charged lithosphere: A model for glaciovolcanic causality in magmatic arcs, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • A Raman spectroscopic tool to estimate chemical composition of natural volcanic glasses, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • Raman Spectroscopy from Laboratory and Proximal to Remote Sensing: A Tool for the Volcanological Sciences, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Cyclic shear zone cataclasis and sintering during lava dome extrusion: Insights from Chaos Crags, Lassen Volcanic Center (USA), 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Thomas J. Jones, Glyn Williams-Jones, Donald B. Dingwell, Michael J. Heap, and Amy G. Ryan.

Best Publications

  • Viscosity of magmatic liquids: A model

    Daniele Giordano;James K. Russell;Donald B. Dingwell

  • Kimberlite ascent by assimilation-fuelled buoyancy

    James K. Russell;Lucy A. Porritt;Yan Lavallée;Donald B. Dingwell

  • Petrology of Peridotite and Pyroxenite Xenoliths from the Jericho Kimberlite: Implications for the Thermal State of the Mantle beneath the Slave Craton, Northern Canada

    M. G. Kopylova;J. K. Russell;H. Cookenboo

  • Primitive Magma From the Jericho Pipe, N.W.T., Canada: Constraints on Primary Kimberlite Melt Chemistry

    S. E. Price;J. K. Russell;M. G. Kopylova

  • Origin of olivine in kimberlite: Phenocryst or impostor?

    R.C. Brett;J.K. Russell;S. Moss

  • Chemical stratification of cratonic lithosphere: constraints from the Northern Slave craton, Canada

    Maya G. Kopylova;James K. Russell

  • Analysis of petrologic hypotheses with Pearce element ratios

    J. K. Russell;J. K. Russell;J. Nicholls;J. Nicholls

  • Ranking welding intensity in pyroclastic deposits

    Steven L. Quane;James K. Russell

  • High-temperature limits on viscosity of non-Arrhenian silicate melts

    J.K. Russell;D. Giordano;D.B. Dingwell

  • Dielectric constant as a predictor of porosity in dry volcanic rocks

    A.C. Rust;J.K. Russell;R.J. Knight

  • Kimberlite Terminology and Classification

    B. H. Scott Smith;T. E. Nowicki;J. K. Russell;K. J. Webb

  • Rock strength as a metric of welding intensity in pyroclastic deposits

    Steven L. Quane;James K. Russell

  • Distribution, nature, and origin of Neogene–Quaternary magmatism in the northern Cordilleran volcanic province, Canada

    Benjamin R. Edwards;James K. Russell

  • Petrologic hypothesis testing with Pearce element ratio diagrams: derivation of diagram axes

    C. R. Stanley;J. K. Russell

  • Laser-interference and Nomarski interference imaging of zoning profiles in plagioclase phenocrysts from the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington

    T. H. Pearce;J. K. Russell;I. Wolfson

  • The ascent of kimberlite: Insights from olivine

    R.C. Brett;R.C. Brett;J.K. Russell;G.D.M. Andrews;G.D.M. Andrews;T.J. Jones

  • Heat production and heat flow in the mantle lithosphere, Slave craton, Canada

    James K. Russell;G.M. Dipple;M.G. Kopylova

  • Volcanology of the 2350 B.P. eruption of Mount Meager volcanic complex, British Columbia, Canada : implications for hazards from eruptions in topographically complex terrain

    C. J. Hickson;J. K. Russell;M. V. Stasiuk

  • Time scales of compaction in volcanic systems

    Steven L. Quane;James K. Russell;Elizabeth A. Friedlander

  • Modern methods of igneous petrology : understanding magmatic processes

    James Watson Nicholls;J. K. Russell

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin R. Edwards
Benjamin R. Edwards University of Liverpool
Daniele Giordano
Daniele Giordano University of Turin
Maya G. Kopylova
Maya G. Kopylova University of British Columbia
Michael J. Heap
Michael J. Heap University of Strasbourg
Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jan Storek
Jan Storek University of Calgary
Edward D. Ghent
Edward D. Ghent University of Calgary
Yan Lavallée
Yan Lavallée Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Gregory M. Dipple
Gregory M. Dipple University of British Columbia
Claudia Romano
Claudia Romano Roma Tre University

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