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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3244 2966 1297 1153 130 9022

John C. Mutter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John C. Mutter between 1974 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John C. Mutter published across 50 years, from 1974 to 2023, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2010. 6 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2010. 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 4 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications
1974 2023

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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John C. Mutter: publications per year, 1974 to 2023
Year Publications
1974 2
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 4
1979 4
1980 0
1981 2
1982 3
1983 3
1984 4
1985 3
1986 5
1987 3
1988 7
1989 3
1990 8
1991 4
1992 3
1993 4
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 1
2008 7
2009 6
2010 9
2011 7
2012 4
2013 4
2014 7
2015 3
2016 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0
2020 6
2021 0
2022 2
2023 4
Total 150
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John C. Mutter 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 C. Mutter 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, 128–137 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: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
128–137 557 130
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
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 C. Mutter 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 C. Mutter 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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
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

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John C. Mutter is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, integrating geophysics with aspects of sociology, political science, and emergency medical services. They have contributed to the understanding of disaster-related phenomena through interdisciplinary approaches.

Their published work has appeared predominantly in the journal Temblor, with additional publications in Progress in Disaster Science and Science Advances. Key frequent co-authors include Shahid Naeem, Suzanne Lipton, Tiff van Huysen, Joshua Fisher, and Kanako Iuchi.

Main topics that John C. Mutter addresses in their research include:

  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

The subfields of study in which their work is categorized are:

  • Geophysics
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Emergency Medical Services

Selected recent papers by John C. Mutter include:

  • What if? What if a natural disaster strikes amid a pandemic?, 2020, Temblor
  • Opinion: Science communication on trial following White Island disaster, 2021, Temblor
  • Fate and denial: The Fukushima reactor 3, and the L'Aquila earthquake 7, 2020, Temblor
  • Governing community relocation after major disasters: An analysis of three different approaches and its outcomes in Asia, 2020, Progress in Disaster Science
  • Insights into dike nucleation and eruption dynamics from high-resolution seismic imaging of magmatic system at the East Pacific Rise, 2023, Science Advances

John C. Mutter's research reflects a focus on the interplay between geological events and human responses, especially in the context of disaster scenarios.

In recognition of their work, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Multi-channel seismic imaging of a crustal magma chamber along the East Pacific Rise

    R. S. Detrick;P. Buhl;E. Vera;J. Mutter

  • The structure of 0‐ to 0.2‐m.y.‐old oceanic crust at 9°N on the East Pacific Rise from expanded spread profiles

    E. E. Vera;J. C. Mutter;P. Buhl;J. A. Orcutt

  • A revised identification of the oldest sea-floor spreading anomalies between Australia and Antarctica

    Steven C. Cande;John C. Mutter

  • Origin of seaward-dipping reflectors in oceanic crust off the Norwegian margin by “subaerial sea-floor spreading”

    John C. Mutter;Manik Talwani;Paul L. Stoffa

  • Convective partial melting: 1. A model for the formation of thick basaltic sequences during the initiation of spreading

    John C. Mutter;W. Roger Buck;Carolyn M. Zehnder

  • Structure of young oceanic crust at 13°N on the East Pacific Rise from expanding spread profiles

    A. J. Harding;J. A. Orcutt;M. E. Kappus;E. E. Vera

  • Structural processes at slow-spreading ridges.

    John C. Mutter;Jeffrey A. Karson

  • Seismic Structure of the Southern East Pacific Rise

    R. S. Detrick;A. J. Harding;G. M. Kent;J. A. Orcutt

  • Variations in thickness of layer 3 dominate oceanic crustal structure

    Carolyn Z. Mutter;John C. Mutter

  • Seismic imaging of hotspot-related crustal underplating beneath the Marquesas Islands

    David W. Caress;Marcia K. McNutt;Robert S. Detrick;John C. Mutter

  • No evidence from multichannel reflection data for a crustal magma chamber in the MARK area on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Robert S. Detrick;John C. Mutter;Peter Buhl;Isaac I. Kim

  • Uniform accretion of oceanic crust south of the Garrett transform at 14°15′S on the East Pacific Rise

    Graham M. Kent;Alistair J. Harding;John A. Orcutt;Robert S. Detrick

  • Deep structure of the US East Coast passive margin from large aperture seismic experiments (LASE)

    C. Keen;I. Reid;J. Woodside;B. Nichols

  • Evidence for a thick oceanic crust adjacent to the Norwegian Margin

    John C. Mutter;Manik Talwani;Paul L. Stoffa

  • New seismic images of oceanic crustal structure

    Robert S. White;Robert S. Detrick;John C. Mutter;Peter Buhl

  • Breakup between Australia and Antarctica: A brief review in the light of new data

    John C. Mutter;Kerry A. Hegarty;Steven C. Cande;Jeffrey K. Weissel

  • Variability in oceanic crustal thickness and structure: Multichannel seismic reflection results from the northern East Pacific Rise

    G. A. Barth;J. C. Mutter

  • Crustal structure at the Blake Spur Fracture Zone from expanding spread profiles

    T. A. Minshull;R. S. White;J. C. Mutter;P. Buhl

  • A two- and three-dimensional analysis of gravity anomalies associated with the East Pacific Rise at 9°N and 13°N

    John A. Madsen;Robert S. Detrick;John C. Mutter;Peter Buhl

  • Mantle compensation of active metamorphic core complexes at Woodlark rift in Papua New Guinea.

    Geoffrey A. Abers;Aaron Ferris;Mitchell Craig;Mitchell Craig;Hugh Davies

  • Seaward dipping reflectors and the continent-ocean boundary at passive continental margins

    John C. Mutter

Frequent Co-Authors

Mladen R. Nedimović
Mladen R. Nedimović Dalhousie University
Suzanne M. Carbotte
Suzanne M. Carbotte Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter Buhl
Peter Buhl Columbia University
John A. Orcutt
John A. Orcutt University of California, San Diego
Alistair J. Harding
Alistair J. Harding University of California, San Diego
Manik Talwani
Manik Talwani Rice University
Paul L. Stoffa
Paul L. Stoffa The University of Texas at Austin
Roger L. Larson
Roger L. Larson University of Rhode Island
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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