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D-Index
64
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11796
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2385
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183

John Latham publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Latham sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 336 publications — 89th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

John Latham D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Latham sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

John Latham was affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research activity primarily focused on engineering, with a specific concentration on several subfields, including mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, ocean engineering, computational mechanics, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist contributed extensively to topics related to rock mechanics and modeling, drilling and well engineering, and tunneling and rock mechanics. Additional areas of work included granular flow and fluidized beds, mineral processing and grinding, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, and hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

John Latham's publication record featured research articles appearing in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets were:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Computational Particle Mechanics
  • Powder Technology
  • Petroleum Science

Among the notable recent papers published by John Latham were:

  • "Grain-scale failure mechanism of porous sandstone: An experimental and numerical FDEM study of the Brazilian Tensile Strength test using CT-Scan microstructure," 2020, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • "Numerical simulation of blasting in confined fractured rocks using an immersed-body fluid-solid interaction model," 2020, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • "A novel thermo-mechanical coupling approach for thermal fracturing of rocks in the three-dimensional FDEM," 2020, Computational Particle Mechanics
  • "Stress release mechanism of deep bottom hole rock by ultra-high-pressure water jet slotting," 2022, Petroleum Science
  • "Packing simulations of complex-shaped rigid particles using FDEM: An application to catalyst pellets," 2020, Powder Technology

John Latham closely collaborated with a number of coauthors throughout their career. The most frequent collaborators included:

  • Jiansheng Xiang
  • Sadjad Naderi
  • Christopher C. Pain
  • Xin-She Yang
  • Bin Chen

Best Publications

  • Mitigation from a cross-sectoral perspective

    Terry Barker;Igor Bashmakov;Awwad Alharthi;Markus Ammann

  • The use of discrete fracture networks for modelling coupled geomechanical and hydrological behaviour of fractured rocks

    Qinghua Lei;John-Paul Latham;Chin-Fu Tsang;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • The interaction of falling water drops: coalescence

    P. R. Brazier-Smith;S. G. Jennings;J. Latham

  • The influence of entrainment on the evolution of cloud droplet spectra: I. A model of inhomogeneous mixing

    M. B. Baker;R. G. Corbin;J. Latham

  • The relationship between lightning activity and ice fluxes in thunderstorms

    Wiebke Deierling;Walter A. Petersen;John Latham;Scott Ellis

  • Control of global warming

    John Latham

  • Global temperature stabilization via controlled albedo enhancement of low-level maritime clouds.

    John Latham;Philip Rasch;Chih-Chieh Chen;Laura Kettles

  • Marine cloud brightening

    John Latham;Keith Bower;Tom Choularton;Hugh Coe

  • The Influence of Diffusional Growth Rates On the Charge Transfer Accompanying Rebounding Collisions Between Ice Crystals and Soft Hailstones

    B. Baker;M. B. Baker;E. R. Jayaratne;J. Latham

  • Modelling stress-dependent permeability in fractured rock including effects of propagating and bending fractures

    John-Paul Latham;Jiansheng Xiang;Mandefro Belayneh;Hamidreza M. Nick

  • Sea-going hardware for the cloud albedo method of reversing global warming

    Stephen Salter;Graham Sortino;John Latham

  • The Evolution of Droplet Spectra and the Rate of Production of Embryonic Raindrops in Small Cumulus Clouds

    M. B. Baker;J. Latham

  • The production and dispersal of marine aerosol

    H. J. Exton;J. Latham;P. M. Park;S. J. Perry

  • Numerical study of the effects of particle shape and polydispersity on permeability

    Xavier Garcia;Lateef T. Akanji;Martin J. Blunt;Stephan K. Matthai

  • Effect on global warming of wind-dependent aerosol generation at the ocean surface

    J. Latham;M. H. Smith

  • Three-dimensional particle shape acquisition and use of shape library for DEM and FEM/DEM simulation

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  • Geoengineering by cloud seeding: influence on sea ice and climate system

    Philip J. Rasch;John Latham;John Latham;Chih-Chieh Jack Chen

  • A clustered overlapping sphere algorithm to represent real particles in discrete element modelling

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  • A computational study of the relationships linking lightning frequency and other thundercloud parameters

    Marcia B. Baker;Hugh J. Christian;John Latham

  • Effects of geomechanical changes on the validity of a discrete fracture network representation of a realistic two-dimensional fractured rock

    Qinghua Lei;John-Paul Latham;Jiansheng Xiang;Chin-Fu Tsang;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • The Effects of Turbulent Mixing in Clouds

    M. B. Baker;R. E. Breidenthal;T. W. Choularton;J. Latham

  • Development of ice and precipitation in New Mexican summertime cumulus clouds

    Alan M. Blyth;John Latham

  • Relationships between lightning activity and various thundercloud parameters: satellite and modelling studies

    M.B Baker;A.M Blyth;H.J Christian;J Latham

  • Airborne and ground‐based studies of thunderstorms in the vicinity of Langmuir Laboratory

    H. Christian;C. R. Holmes;J. W. Bullock;W. Gaskell

  • Amelioration of global warming by controlled enhancement of the albedo and longevity of low‐level maritime clouds

    John Latham

  • The influence of aerosol concentrations on the glaciation and precipitation of a cumulus cloud

    Vaughan T. J. Phillips;Thomas W. Choularton;Alan M. Blyth;John Latham

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan M. Blyth
Alan M. Blyth University of Leeds
Clarence T. Tegreene
Clarence T. Tegreene Microsoft (United States)
Roderick A. Hyde
Roderick A. Hyde Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jordin T. Kare
Jordin T. Kare Microsoft (United States)
Victoria Y. H. Wood
Victoria Y. H. Wood Microsoft (United States)
Ken Caldeira
Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science
Charles Whitmer
Charles Whitmer Microsoft (United States)
Thomas Choularton
Thomas Choularton University of Manchester
Hugh J. Christian
Hugh J. Christian University of Alabama in Huntsville
Marcia B. Baker
Marcia B. Baker University of Washington

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