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Keith E. Schilling

Keith E. Schilling

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3608 3303 1424 1264 198 8818

Keith E. Schilling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Keith E. Schilling between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Keith E. Schilling published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2018. 41 of the 276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2018. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 18 publications
1994 2025

276 publications in total across all disciplines

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Keith E. Schilling: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 4
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 4
2005 3
2006 7
2007 6
2008 8
2009 10
2010 7
2011 8
2012 9
2013 7
2014 7
2015 14
2016 17
2017 14
2018 30
2019 19
2020 14
2021 12
2022 14
2023 13
2024 23
2025 18
Total 276
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Keith E. Schilling publications per year - data summary

  • Keith E. Schilling, a Earth Science scholar from University of Iowa, has 276 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 32 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997 and 1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.2 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 80 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 16 publications (1.5 per year); 2005-2015: 86 publications (7.8 per year); 2016-2025: 174 publications (17.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Keith E. Schilling 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 Keith E. Schilling 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, 198–207 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: 198 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
198–207 333 198
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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Keith E. Schilling publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Keith E. Schilling, a Earth Science scholar from University of Iowa, records 198 publications - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Keith E. Schilling, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Keith E. Schilling ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Keith E. Schilling 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 Keith E. Schilling 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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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Keith E. Schilling D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Keith E. Schilling, a Earth Science scholar from University of Iowa, records 49 D-Index - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Keith E. Schilling, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Keith E. Schilling ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Keith E. Schilling is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on water science and technology, environmental chemistry, soil science, ecology, and geochemistry and petrology.

The scholar's main research topics include hydrology and watershed management studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, soil erosion and sediment transport, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, hydrology and sediment transport processes, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and hydrology and drought analysis.

Recent publications by Keith E. Schilling include:

  • A critical review on the potential impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide use: current knowledge of environmental fate, toxicity, and implications for human health, 2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • The urgency of transforming the Midwestern U.S. landscape into more than corn and soybean, 2020, Agriculture and Human Values
  • Subsurface nutrient export from a cropped field to an agricultural stream: Implications for targeting edge-of-field practices, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
  • On the statistical attribution of changes in monthly baseflow across the U.S. Midwest, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Using baseflow to quantify diffuse groundwater recharge and drought at a regional scale, 2021, Journal of Hydrology

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Matthew T. Streeter (20 collaborations)
  • Elliot Anderson (19 collaborations)
  • Calvin F. Wolter (14 collaborations)
  • Christopher S. Jones (13 collaborations)
  • Larry Weber (11 collaborations)

Key publication venues where Keith E. Schilling frequently publishes are:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (9 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association (5 publications)
  • Journal of Hydrology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Impact of land use and land cover change on the water balance of a large agricultural watershed: Historical effects and future directions

    Keith E. Schilling;Manoj K. Jha;You-Kuan Zhang;Philip W. Gassman

  • Increasing streamflow and baseflow in Mississippi River since the 1940 s: Effect of land use change

    Y.-K. Zhang;K.E. Schilling

  • A simple approach to distinguish land-use and climate-change effects on watershed hydrology

    Mark D. Tomer;Keith E. Schilling

  • Baseflow contribution to nitrate-nitrogen export from a large, agricultural watershed, USA

    Keith Schilling;You-Kuan Zhang

  • Effects of land cover on water table, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, and groundwater recharge: A Field observation and analysis

    Y.-K. Zhang;Y.-K. Zhang;K.E. Schilling

  • Increased baseflow in Iowa over the second half of the 20th Century

    Keith E. Schilling;Robert D. Libra

  • Quantifying the effect of land use land cover change on increasing discharge in the Upper Mississippi River

    Keith E. Schilling;Kung-Sik Chan;Hai Liu;You-Kuan Zhang

  • Effects of subsurface drainage tiles on streamflow in Iowa agricultural watersheds: Exploratory hydrograph analysis

    Keith E. Schilling;Matthew Helmers

  • The Relationship of Nitrate Concentrations in Streams to Row Crop Land Use in Iowa

    Keith E. Schilling;Robert D. Libra

  • Effects of watershed-scale land use change on stream nitrate concentrations.

    Keith E. Schilling;Jean Spooner

  • The potential for agricultural land use change to reduce flood risk in a large watershed

    Keith E. Schilling;Philip W. Gassman;Catherine L. Kling;Todd Campbell

  • Iowa stream nitrate and the Gulf of Mexico.

    Christopher S. Jones;Jacob K. Nielsen;Keith E. Schilling;Larry J. Weber

  • Modeling Nitrate-Nitrogen Load Reduction Strategies for the Des Moines River, Iowa Using SWAT

    Keith E. Schilling;Calvin F. Wolter

  • Rating curve estimation of nutrient loads in Iowa rivers

    Greg A. Stenback;William G. Crumpton;Keith E. Schilling;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Contribution of Base Flow to Nonpoint Source Pollution Loads in an Agricultural Watershed

    Keith E. Schilling;Calvin F. Wolter

  • Water table fluctuations near an incised stream, Walnut Creek, Iowa

    K.E. Schilling;Y.K. Zhang;P. Drobney

  • Temporal scaling of hydraulic head and river base flow and its implication for groundwater recharge

    You-Kuan Zhang;Keith Schilling

  • Targeting land-use change for nitrate-nitrogen load reductions in an agricultural watershed

    M.K. Jha;K.E. Schilling;Philip W. Gassman;C.F. Wolter

  • Tile drainage as karst: Conduit flow and diffuse flow in a tile-drained watershed

    Keith E. Schilling;Matthew Helmers

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Isenhart
Thomas M. Isenhart Iowa State University
Philip W. Gassman
Philip W. Gassman Iowa State University
Mark D. Tomer
Mark D. Tomer US Department of Agriculture
Matthew J. Helmers
Matthew J. Helmers Iowa State University
Catherine L. Kling
Catherine L. Kling Cornell University
John H. Prueger
John H. Prueger Agricultural Research Service
Heidi Asbjornsen
Heidi Asbjornsen University of New Hampshire
Nandita B. Basu
Nandita B. Basu University of Waterloo
Bridget R. Scanlon
Bridget R. Scanlon The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas B. Moorman
Thomas B. Moorman Agricultural Research Service

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