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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6449 5973 325 310 223 5926

John Webb publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Webb between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Webb published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2017. 19 of the 300 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2017. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 4 publications
1977 2025

300 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Webb: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 3
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 4
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 4
1994 5
1995 3
1996 3
1997 1
1998 3
1999 3
2000 4
2001 3
2002 4
2003 15
2004 16
2005 3
2006 12
2007 13
2008 7
2009 10
2010 4
2011 5
2012 6
2013 11
2014 5
2015 13
2016 15
2017 21
2018 14
2019 12
2020 17
2021 10
2022 3
2023 19
2024 15
2025 4
Total 300
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John Webb 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 Webb 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, 218–227 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: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290 223
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 Webb 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 Webb 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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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Overview

John Webb is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Environmental Engineering, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis

John Webb has published research in several academic venues frequently, including:

  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Minerals
  • Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Among notable recent papers authored or co-authored by John Webb are:

  • Reassessing southern African silcrete geochemistry: implications for silcrete origin and sourcing of silcrete artefacts, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Carbon, water and energy fluxes in agricultural systems of Australia and New Zealand, 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Controls on species distribution and biogeochemical cycling in nitrate-contaminated groundwater and surface water, southeastern Australia, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Solution pipes and focused vertical water flow: Geomorphology and modelling, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Fellowship of the Spring: An initiative to document and protect the world's oases, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborating frequently with John Webb are several co-authors, including Susan White, R. J. Fensham, Matej Lipar, Matthew Currell, and Jaafar Jotheri.

In addition to articles, John Webb has contributed to book publications, including one with Springer International Publishing titled Australian Caves and Karst Systems (2023).

Best Publications

  • Distribution of trace elements between carbonate minerals and aqueous solutions

    J.Donald Rimstidt;Anna Balog;John Webb

  • Key factors influencing differences in stream water quality across space

    A. Lintern;J. A. Webb;D. Ryu;Shuci Liu

  • Remote sensing and GIS for mapping groundwater recharge and discharge areas in salinity prone catchments, southeastern Australia

    Sarah O. Tweed;Marc. Leblanc;John Allan. Webb;Maciek W. Lubczynski

  • Effect of heat treatment on Siliceous rocks used in prehistoric lithic technology

    Marian Domanski;John A. Webb

  • Climatic significance of seasonal trace element and stable isotope variations in a modern freshwater tufa

    Christian Ihlenfeld;Marc D. Norman;Michael K. Gagan;Russell N. Drysdale

  • Understanding the salinisation process for groundwater in an area of south-eastern Australia, using hydrochemical and isotopic evidence

    D.A. Bennetts;J.A. Webb;D.J.M. Stone;D.M. Hill

  • A Review of Heat Treatment Research

    Marian Domanski;John Webb

  • Estimating the longevity of limestone drains in treating acid mine drainage containing high concentrations of iron

    Silvana Santomartino;John A. Webb

  • The genesis of glaucony in the Oligo–Miocene Torquay Group, southeastern Australia: petrographic and geochemical evidence

    Jonathan C Kelly;John A Webb

  • Strontium isotopes as tracers to delineate aquifer interactions and the influence of rainfall in the basalt plains of southeastern Australia

    Matthias Raiber;John A. Webb;Darren A. Bennetts

  • Key Factors Affecting Temporal Variability in Stream Water Quality

    D. Guo;A. Lintern;A. Lintern;J. A. Webb;D. Ryu

  • Facies and cyclicity of the Late Permian Bainmedart Coal Measures in the Northern Prince Charles Mountains, MacRobertson Land, Antarctica

    Christopher R. Fielding;John A. Webb

  • Nonparametric estimation of averages and errors for small data-sets in isotope geoscience: a proposal

    N.M.S. Rock;J.A. Webb;N.J. McNaughton;G.D. Bell

  • The Creation of a Papua New Guinean Landscape: Archaeological and Geomorphological Evidence

    Chris Gosden;John Webb

  • Geochemical Mass-Balance and Oxygen-Isotope Constraints on Silcrete Formation and Its Paleoclimatic Implications in Southern Australia

    John A. Webb;Suzanne D. Golding

  • Volcanic disasters and cultural discontinuities in Holocene time, in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

    Robin Torrence;Christina Pavlides;Peter Jackson;John Webb

  • The interaction of acid mine drainage with a carbonate terrane: evidence from the Obey River, north-central Tennessee

    John A. Webb;Ira D. Sasowsky

  • What Are the Key Catchment Characteristics Affecting Spatial Differences in Riverine Water Quality

    A. Lintern;A. Lintern;J. A. Webb;D. Ryu;S. Liu

  • Heat treatment of Polish flints

    Marian Domański;John Webb;Robert Glaisher;Jan Gurba

  • Source to discard : patterns of lithic raw material procurement and use in Sturt National Park, northwestern New South Wales

    Trudy Doelman;John Webb;Marian Domanski

  • Karst evolution of the Nullarbor Plain, Australia

    John A. Webb;Julia M. James

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Finlayson
Brian Finlayson University of Melbourne
Derek Fabel
Derek Fabel Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Geraldine Jacobsen
Geraldine Jacobsen Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Christopher R. Fielding
Christopher R. Fielding University of Connecticut
Louis A. Schipper
Louis A. Schipper University of Waikato
Peter Grace
Peter Grace Queensland University of Technology
C. Hearty
C. Hearty University of British Columbia
Luca Silvestrini
Luca Silvestrini INFN Sezione di Roma I
Christoph Hanhart
Christoph Hanhart Forschungszentrum Jülich

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