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John F. Dewey 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 F. Dewey sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 197 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Dewey 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 F. Dewey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Penrose Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1976 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

John F. Dewey is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly efforts are centered primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions to several subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The research topics addressed by John Dewey include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Their publication record includes frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • South African Journal of Geology
  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Natural Hazards
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Geological Magazine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by John Dewey include:

  • "Precambrian tectonic evolution of Earth: an outline," 2021, South African Journal of Geology
  • "A review and tectonic interpretation of the Taconian-Grampian tract between Newfoundland and Scotland: diachronous accretion of an extensive forearc-arc-backarc system to a hyperextended Laurentian margin and subsequent subduction polarity reversal," 2022, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "The origins of marine and non-marine boulder deposits: a brief review," 2021, Natural Hazards
  • "Mid-Ordovician subduction, obduction, and eduction in western Newfoundland; an eclogite problem," 2021, South African Journal of Geology
  • "A discussion of "hidden subduction" in orogenic belts," 2020, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

To date, John Dewey's co-authors who frequently collaborate include:

  • Paul D. Ryan (8 co-authored papers)
  • John R. Graham (3 co-authored papers)
  • A. M. Celâl Şengör (2 co-authored papers)
  • Ekaterina S. Kiseeva (1 co-authored paper)
  • Julian A. Pearce (1 co-authored paper)

Beyond journal articles, John Dewey has authored at least one book, titled Politiken des (digitalen) Spiels, published in 2023 by Game studies.

Their career includes recognition by various scientific bodies and academies, with awards such as:

  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy (2008)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1997)
  • Penrose Medal, The Geological Society of America (1992)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1990)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1985)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1980)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1976)

Best Publications

  • Kinematics of the western Mediterranean

    J. F. Dewey;M. L. Helman;S. D. Knott;E. Turco

  • Mountain belts and the new global tectonics

    John F. Dewey;John M. Bird

  • Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of the Alpine System

    John F. Dewey;Walter C. Pitman;William B. F. Ryan;Jean Bonnin

  • Extensional collapse of orogens

    J. F. Dewey

  • The tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

    John Frederick Dewey;Robert Millner Shackleton;Chang Chengfa;Sun Yiyin

  • Aegean and surrounding regions: Complex multiplate and continuum tectonics in a convergent zone

    J. F. Dewey;A. M. CELîL Şengör

  • Plume-Generated Triple Junctions: Key Indicators in Applying Plate Tectonics to Old Rocks

    Kevin Burke;J. F. Dewey

  • Tibetan, Variscan, and Precambrian Basement Reactivation: Products of Continental Collision

    John F. Dewey;Kevin C. A. Burke

  • Shortening of continental lithosphere: the neotectonics of Eastern Anatolia — a young collision zone

    J.F. Dewey;M.R. Hempton;W.S.F. Kidd;F. Saroglu

  • Permo-Triassic reconstruction of western Pangea and the evolution of the Gulf of MexicosCaribbean region

    James Pindell;John F. Dewey

  • The Cambrian-Silurian tectonic evolution of the northern Appalachians and British Caledonides: history of a complex, west and southwest Pacific-type segment of Iapetus

    C. R. Van Staal;J. F. Dewey;C. Mac Niocaill;W. S. McKerrow

  • Origin and Emplacement of the Ophiolite Suite: Appalachian Ophiolites in Newfoundland

    John F. Dewey;John M. Bird

  • Evolution of the Appalachian/Caledonian Orogen

    J. F. Dewey

  • Lithosphere Plate-Continental Margin Tectonics and the Evolution of the Appalachian Orogen

    John M Bird;John F Dewey

  • Transpression and transtension zones

    J. F. Dewey;R. E. Holdsworth;R. A. Strachan

  • Tectonic evolution of the India/Eurasia collision zone

    J. F. Dewey;S. Cande;W. C. Pitman

  • A plate-kinematic framework for models of Caribbean evolution

    James L Pindell;S.C Cande;Walter C Pitman;David B Rowley

  • Subduction and eduction of continental crust: major mechanisms during continent‐continent collision and orogenic extensional collapse, a model based on the south Norwegian Caledonides

    Torgeir B. Andersen;Bjørn Jamtveit;John F. Dewey;Eivind Swensson

  • Plate tectonics and the evolution of the British Isles

    John F. Dewey

  • Episodicity, sequence and style at convergent plate boundaries

    J. F. Dewey

Frequent Co-Authors

William S.F. Kidd
William S.F. Kidd University at Albany, State University of New York
Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke University of Houston
Garry D. Karner
Garry D. Karner ExxonMobil (United States)
Rob Strachan
Rob Strachan University of Portsmouth
Ali Polat
Ali Polat University of Windsor
Ian W. D. Dalziel
Ian W. D. Dalziel The University of Texas at Austin
Simon Lamb
Simon Lamb Victoria University of Wellington
John F. Casey
John F. Casey University of Houston
Torgeir B. Andersen
Torgeir B. Andersen University of Oslo
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder

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