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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7883 7303 2662 2354 186 5170

John Wakabayashi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Wakabayashi between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Wakabayashi published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2025. 34 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2025. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 22 publications
1982 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Wakabayashi: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 4
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 3
2004 6
2005 2
2006 4
2007 2
2008 3
2009 1
2010 6
2011 9
2012 11
2013 9
2014 2
2015 9
2016 5
2017 11
2018 7
2019 18
2020 9
2021 16
2022 12
2023 11
2024 12
2025 22
Total 210
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John Wakabayashi 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 Wakabayashi 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, 178–187 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: 186 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
178–187 414 186
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 Wakabayashi 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 Wakabayashi 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

John Wakabayashi is affiliated with California State University, Fresno in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on geophysics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric science, paleontology, and geology.

The main topics addressed in John Wakabayashi's work include geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, evolution and paleontology studies, and geological studies and exploration.

Recent publications by John Wakabayashi cover a range of geological subjects:

  • Sub-parallel ridge-trench interaction and an alternative model for the Silurian-Devonian archipelago in Western Junggar and North-Central Tianshan in NW China, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Phylogeography of Ryukyu insular cicadas: Extensive vicariance by island isolation vs accidental dispersal by super typhoon, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • The forearc ophiolites of California formed during trench-parallel spreading: Kinematic reconstruction of the western USA Cordillera since the Jurassic, 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • A Fragment of Argoland From East Gondwana in the NE Himalaya, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Configuration of Carbonatite Constrained in Preintrusion Transpositional Foliation in the Bayan Obo Giant Rare Earth Element Deposit, China, 2024, Economic Geology

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Soichi Osozawa
  • Ji'en Zhang
  • David H. Shimabukuro
  • Wenjiao Xiao
  • Erica Sanborn

John Wakabayashi's work has been published repeatedly in several venues, notably:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • F1000Research
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin

They have received recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Recognition of ocean plate stratigraphy in accretionary orogens through Earth history: A record of 3.8billion years of sea floor spreading, subduction, and accretion

    T.M. Kusky;B.F. Windley;I. Safonova;K. Wakita

  • Anatomy of a subduction complex: architecture of the Franciscan Complex, California, at multiple length and time scales

    John Wakabayashi

  • Stream Incision, Tectonics, Uplift, and Evolution of Topography of the Sierra Nevada, California

    John Wakabayashi;Thomas L. Sawyer

  • What constitutes ‘emplacement’ of an ophiolite?: Mechanisms and relationship to subduction initiation and formation of metamorphic soles

    John Wakabayashi;Yildirim Dilek

  • Franciscan subduction off to a slow start: evidence from high-precision Lu-Hf garnet ages on high grade-blocks

    Robert Anczkiewicz;Robert Anczkiewicz;John P. Platt;Matthew F. Thirlwall;John Wakabayashi

  • Counterclockwise P-T-t Paths from Amphibolites, Franciscan Complex, California: Relics from the Early Stages of Subduction Zone Metamorphism

    John Wakabayashi

  • Nappes, tectonics of oblique plate convergence, and metamorphic evolution related to 140 million years of continuous subduction, Franciscan Complex, California

    John Wakabayashi

  • Palaeogeographic reconstruction of the 1.55 Ma synchronous isolation of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and Taiwan and inflow of the Kuroshio warm current

    Soichi Osozawa;Ryuichi Shinjo;Alroem Armid;Yasushi Watanabe

  • Early Cretaceous transition from nonaccretionary behavior to strongly accretionary behavior within the Franciscan subduction complex

    Trevor A. Dumitru;John Wakabayashi;James E. Wright;Joseph L. Wooden

  • Mélanges of the Franciscan Complex, California: Diverse structural settings, evidence for sedimentary mixing, and their connection to subduction processes

    John Wakabayashi

  • Subducted sedimentary serpentinite mélanges: Record of multiple burial–exhumation cycles and subduction erosion

    John Wakabayashi

  • Spatial and temporal relationships between ophiolites and their metamorphic soles: A test of models of forearc ophiolite genesis

    John Wakabayashi;Yildirim Dilek

  • 40Ar/39Ar Ages from Coherent, High-Pressure Metamorphic Rocks of the Franciscan Complex, California: Revisiting the Timing of Metamorphism of the World's Type Subduction Complex

    John Wakabayashi;Trevor A. Dumitru

  • Four-dimensional transform fault processes: progressive evolution of step-overs and bends

    John Wakabayashi;James V. Hengesh;Thomas L. Sawyer

  • Franciscan eclogite revisited: Reevaluation of the P – T evolution of tectonic blocks from Tiburon Peninsula, California, U.S.A.

    T. Tsujimori;K. Matsumoto;J. Wakabayashi;J. G. Liou

  • Suprasubduction-zone ophiolite generation, emplacement, and initiation of subduction: A perspective from geochemistry, metamorphism, geochronology, and regional geology

    John Wakabayashi;Arundhuti Ghatak;Asish R. Basu

  • Distribution of displacement on and evolution of a young transform fault system: The northern San Andreas fault system, California

    John Wakabayashi

  • Detrital zircon evidence for progressive underthrusting in Franciscan metagraywackes, west-central California

    Cameron A. Snow;John Wakabayashi;W.G. Ernst;Joseph L. Wooden

  • Geochemistry and geochronology of the Troodos ophiolite: An SSZ ophiolite generated by subduction initiation and an extended episode of ridge subduction?

    Soichi Osozawa;Ryuichi Shinjo;Ching Hua Lo;Bor Ming Jahn

  • Structural context and variation of ocean plate stratigraphy, Franciscan Complex, California: insight into mélange origins and subduction-accretion processes

    John Wakabayashi

  • Subduction and the rock record: Concepts developed in the Franciscan Complex, California

    John Wakabayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Asish R. Basu
Asish R. Basu The University of Texas at Arlington
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Trevor A. Dumitru
Trevor A. Dumitru Stanford University
Yildirim Dilek
Yildirim Dilek Miami University
Juhn G. Liou
Juhn G. Liou Stanford University
Eldridge M. Moores
Eldridge M. Moores University of California, Davis
Tatsuki Tsujimori
Tatsuki Tsujimori Tohoku University
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez University of California, Berkeley
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester
Ryuichi Shinjo
Ryuichi Shinjo University of the Ryukyus

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