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John A. Westgate

John A. Westgate

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 59 2060 1865 94 83 151 11292

John A. Westgate publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John A. Westgate between 1964 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John A. Westgate published across 61 years, from 1964 to 2024, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2011. 2 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2011. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1964 2024

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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John A. Westgate: publications per year, 1964 to 2024
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 2
1968 2
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 2
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 0
1980 3
1981 4
1982 3
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 5
1993 2
1994 2
1995 4
1996 7
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 4
2001 2
2002 4
2003 5
2004 7
2005 7
2006 2
2007 4
2008 7
2009 3
2010 3
2011 10
2012 1
2013 3
2014 4
2015 1
2016 3
2017 2
2018 0
2019 1
2020 1
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 1
Total 155
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John A. Westgate 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 John A. Westgate 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, 148–157 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: 151 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
148–157 495 151
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
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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John A. Westgate 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 John A. Westgate 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 59
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
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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Overview

John A. Westgate is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, working within the broad domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several specialized subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Anthropology, Paleontology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main research topics that define Westgate's body of work comprise Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological Studies and Exploration, Primate Behavior and Ecology, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Westgate has contributed to multiple recent publications, illustrating their engagement in current geological and archaeological research. Significant papers include:

  • "An integrative geochronological framework for the Pleistocene So'a basin (Flores, Indonesia), and its implications for faunal turnover and hominin arrival" (2022) published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "New fission-track ages of Australasian tektites define two age groups: discriminating between formation and reset ages" (2020) published in Quaternary Geochronology
  • "The Carpathian obsidians - Contribution to their FT dating and provenance (Zemplín, Slovakia)" (2021) published in Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • "Detrital glass in a Bering Sea sediment core yields a ca. 160 ka Marine Isotope Stage 6 age for Old Crow tephra" (2022) published in Geology
  • "Tephra zircon U-Pb geochronology of kimberlite maar sedimentary fills in subarctic Canada: Implications for Eocene paleoclimate and Late Cretaceous paleogeography" (2024) published in Geological Society of America Bulletin

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaboration across geochronology and geological sciences. Notable coauthors include Nicholas J.G. Pearce, Alberto V. Reyes, Britta J.L. Jensen, Serhiy D. Buryak, and Brent V. Alloway.

Westgate's research findings have appeared in several publication venues with recurrent contributions to Quaternary Geochronology, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, and Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. Other venues include Quaternary Science Reviews and Geology.

Best Publications

  • A Compilation of New and Published Major and Trace Element Data for NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612 Glass Reference Materials

    Nicholas J.G. Pearce;William T. Perkins;John A. Westgate;Michael P. Gorton

  • Eruptive history of Earth's largest Quaternary caldera (Toba, Indonesia) clarified

    C. A. Chesner;William I. Rose;A. Deino;R. Drake

  • Correlation Techniques in Tephra Studies

    John A. Westgate;Michael P. Gorton

  • Isothermal plateau fission-track ages of hydrated glass shards from silicic tephra beds

    John A. Westgate

  • A 3 M.Y. Record of Pliocene-Pleistocene Loess in Interior Alaska

    John A. Westgate;Becky A. Stemper;Troy L. Péwé

  • All toba tephra occurrences across peninsular India belong to the 75,000 yr B.P. eruption

    John A. Westgate;Philip A. R. Shane;Nicholas J. G. Pearce;William T. Perkins

  • Ancient Permafrost and a Future, Warmer Arctic

    Duane G. Froese;John A. Westgate;Alberto V. Reyes;Randolph J. Enkin

  • Bimodal grain size distribution and secondary thickening in air-fall ash layers

    S. Brazier;R. S. J. Sparks;S. N. Carey;H. Sigurdsson

  • New Geochemical Evidence for the Youngest Toba Tuff in India

    Phil Shane;John Westgate;Martin Williams;Ravi Korisettar

  • Tephrochronology of late Cenozoic loess at Fairbanks, central Alaska

    Shari J. Preece;John A. Westgate;Becky A. Stemper;Troy L. Péwé

  • The application of ICP-MS methods to tephrochronological problems

    Nicholas J.G. Pearce;John A. Westgate;William T. Perkins;Shari J. Preece

  • Palaeobotany: Ice-age steppe vegetation in east Beringia

    Grant D. Zazula;Duane G. Froese;Charles E. Schweger;Rolf W. Mathewes

  • Electron probe technique for characterising pyroclastic deposits

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  • Distribution, stratigraphy, petrochemistry, and palaeomagnetism of the late Pleistocene Old Crow tephra in Alaska and the Yukon

    J. A. Westgate;R. C. Walter;G. W. Pearce;M. P. Gorton

  • Identification of Aniakchak (Alaska) tephra in Greenland ice core challenges the 1645 BC date for Minoan eruption of Santorini

    Nicholas J. G. Pearce;John A. Westgate;Shari J. Preece;Warren J. Eastwood

  • Geochronology, stratigraphy and geochemistry of Cindery Tuff in Pliocene hominid-bearing sediments of the Middle Awash, Ethiopia.

    C. M. Hall;R. C. Walter;J. A. Westgate;D. York

  • Geochemistry of Santorini tephra in lake sediments from Southwest Turkey

    W.J. Eastwood;N.J.G. Pearce;J.A. Westgate;W.T. Perkins

  • Correlation and characterisation of individual glass shards from tephra deposits using trace element laser ablation ICP-MS analyses: current status and future potential

    Nicholas J. G. Pearce;Joanna S. Denton;William T. Perkins;John A. Westgate

  • Fission-track ages of late Cenozoic distal tephra beds in the Yukon Territory and Alaska

    Nancy D. Naeser;John A. Westgate;Owen L. Hughes;Troy L. Péwé

  • Trace-element microanalysis by LA-ICP-MS: The quest for comprehensive chemical characterisation of single, sub-10 μm volcanic glass shards

    Nicholas J.G. Pearce;William T. Perkins;John A. Westgate;Stephen C. Wade

  • Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants

    A. G. Beu;B. V. Alloway;B. J. Pillans;T. R. Naish

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. G. Pearce
Nicholas J. G. Pearce Aberystwyth University
William T. Perkins
William T. Perkins Aberystwyth University
Brent Alloway
Brent Alloway University of Auckland
Duane G. Froese
Duane G. Froese University of Alberta
Brad Pillans
Brad Pillans Australian National University
Warren J. Eastwood
Warren J. Eastwood University of Birmingham
Phil Shane
Phil Shane University of Auckland
Tim R Naish
Tim R Naish Victoria University of Wellington
Lionel Carter
Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington
Alexander P. Wolfe
Alexander P. Wolfe University of Alberta

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