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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 77 664 629 19 18 496 20977
Earth Science 81 496 431 4 4 458 21965

Jesús Carrera publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jesús Carrera between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jesús Carrera published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2011. 13 of the 612 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2011. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

612 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jesús Carrera: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 2
1986 4
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 4
1992 2
1993 3
1994 7
1995 3
1996 11
1997 8
1998 11
1999 9
2000 12
2001 10
2002 8
2003 3
2004 20
2005 18
2006 22
2007 20
2008 23
2009 23
2010 29
2011 40
2012 39
2013 31
2014 22
2015 33
2016 22
2017 28
2018 18
2019 12
2020 23
2021 14
2022 23
2023 17
2024 14
2025 12
2026 1
Total 612
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Jesús Carrera 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 Jesús Carrera 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, 458–467 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: 458 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 29 458
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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Jesús Carrera 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 Jesús Carrera 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, 81 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: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 81
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 Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For leadership in the development and application of subsurface flow and transport models in hydrology, mining, and geotechnical engineering.

Overview

Jesús Carrera is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain, specializing in environmental science, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily focuses on environmental engineering, geophysics, pollution, mechanical engineering, and geochemistry and petrology.

The scientist has contributed to key topics including groundwater flow and contamination studies, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, soil and unsaturated flow, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, as well as pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.

Frequent coauthors in Jesús Carrera's publications include Cristina Valhondo, Albert Folch, Maarten W. Saaltink, Lurdes Martínez-Landa, and María Pool.

Jesús Carrera's research has been published extensively in various scientific venues. Notable publication venues with multiple contributions are:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Advances in Water Resources
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Jesús Carrera include:

  • Time-lapse cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography (CHERT) for monitoring seawater intrusion dynamics in a Mediterranean aquifer, 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Reactive Transport: A Review of Basic Concepts with Emphasis on Biochemical Processes, 2022, Energies
  • Combining fiber optic DTS, cross-hole ERT and time-lapse induction logging to characterize and monitor a coastal aquifer, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Unraveling the Causes of the Seismicity Induced by Underground Gas Storage at Castor, Spain, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • A multidisciplinary approach to characterizing coastal alluvial aquifers to improve understanding of seawater intrusion and submarine groundwater discharge, 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Among recognitions, Jesús Carrera was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for leadership in the development and application of subsurface flow and transport models in hydrology, mining, and geotechnical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of Aquifer Parameters Under Transient and Steady State Conditions: 1. Maximum Likelihood Method Incorporating Prior Information

    Jesus Carrera;Shlomo P. Neuman

  • Numerical formulation for a simulator (CODE_BRIGHT) for the coupled analysis of saline media

    S. Olivella;A. Gens;J. Carrera;E.E. Alonso

  • Estimation of Aquifer Parameters Under Transient and Steady State Conditions: 2. Uniqueness, Stability, and Solution Algorithms

    Jesus Carrera;Shlomo P. Neuman

  • Inverse problem in hydrogeology

    Jesús Carrera;Andrés Alcolea;Agustín Medina;Juan Hidalgo

  • Occurrence of 95 pharmaceuticals and transformation products in urban groundwaters underlying the metropolis of Barcelona, Spain.

    Rebeca López-Serna;Anna Jurado;Anna Jurado;Enric Vázquez-Suñé;Jesus Carrera

  • Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater in Spain: a review of sources, recent occurrence and fate in a European context.

    Anna Jurado;Enric Vàzquez-Suñé;Jesus Carrera;Miren López de Alda

  • On matrix diffusion: formulations, solution methods and qualitative effects

    Jesús Carrera;Xavier Sánchez-Vila;Inmaculada Benet;Agustín Medina

  • Estimation of Aquifer Parameters Under Transient and Steady State Conditions: 3. Application to Synthetic and Field Data

    Jesus Carrera;Shlomo P. Neuman

  • A comparison of seven geostatistically based inverse approaches to estimate transmissivities for modeling advective transport by groundwater flow

    D. A. Zimmerman;G. de Marsily;G. de Marsily;C. A. Gotway;M. G. Marietta

  • Nonisothermal multiphase flow of brine and gas through saline media

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  • Representative hydraulic conductivities in saturated groundwater flow

    Xavier Sanchez-Vila;Alberto Guadagnini;Jesus Carrera

  • On the relationship between indicators of geostatistical, flow and transport connectivity

    Christen Knudby;Jesús Carrera

  • Introductory review of specific factors influencing urban groundwater, an emerging branch of hydrogeology, with reference to Barcelona, Spain

    E. Vázquez-Suñé;Xavier Sánchez-Vila;Jesús Carrera

  • Scale effects in transmissivity

    Xavier Sánchez-Vila;Jesús Carrera;Jorge P. Girardi

  • An evaluation of Jacob's Method for the interpretation of pumping tests in heterogeneous formations

    Peter M. Meier;Jesús Carrera;Xavier Sánchez-Vila

  • A mathematical formulation for reactive transport that eliminates mineral concentrations

    Maarten W. Saaltink;Carlos Ayora;Jesús Carrera

  • Anisotropic dispersive Henry problem

    Elena Abarca;Jesús Carrera;Xavier Sánchez-Vila;Marco Dentz

  • Lagrangian Statistical Model for Transport in Highly Heterogeneous Velocity Fields

    Tanguy Le Borgne;Marco Dentz;Jesus Carrera

  • Geologic carbon storage is unlikely to trigger large earthquakes and reactivate faults through which CO2 could leak

    Victor Vilarrasa;Victor Vilarrasa;Jesus Carrera

  • Coupled hydromechanical modeling of CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers

    Victor Vilarrasa;Victor Vilarrasa;Diogo Bolster;Diogo Bolster;Sebastia Olivella;Jesus Carrera

  • Simulation of groundwater age distributions

    Marcelo Varni;Jesús Carrera

  • State of the Art of the Inverse Problem Applied to the Flow and Solute Transport Equations

    Jesus Carrera

  • A procedure for the solution of multicomponent reactive transport problems

    M. De Simoni;J. Carrera;X. Sánchez-Vila;A. Guadagnini

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Dentz
Marco Dentz Spanish National Research Council
Victor Vilarrasa
Victor Vilarrasa Spanish National Research Council
Xavier Sanchez-Vila
Xavier Sanchez-Vila Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Carlos Ayora
Carlos Ayora Spanish National Research Council
Linda Luquot
Linda Luquot Laboratory HydroSciences Montpellier
Diogo Bolster
Diogo Bolster University of Notre Dame
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Alberto Guadagnini
Alberto Guadagnini Polytechnic University of Milan
Shlomo P. Neuman
Shlomo P. Neuman University of Arizona
Philippe Pezard
Philippe Pezard University of Montpellier

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