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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 66 1345 602 143 13442

Ken C. Macdonald publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ken C. Macdonald between 1972 and 2015, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ken C. Macdonald published across 44 years, from 1972 to 2015, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1986. 3 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2015. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1986. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 5 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications
1972 2015

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ken C. Macdonald: publications per year, 1972 to 2015
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 5
1974 3
1975 2
1976 3
1977 4
1978 2
1979 2
1980 6
1981 2
1982 2
1983 5
1984 4
1985 5
1986 9
1987 4
1988 9
1989 5
1990 5
1991 9
1992 5
1993 5
1994 5
1995 6
1996 8
1997 2
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 5
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 4
2009 2
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1
2014 1
2015 2
Total 144
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Ken C. Macdonald 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 Ken C. Macdonald 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, 138–147 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: 143 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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
138–147 491 143
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
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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Ken C. Macdonald 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 Ken C. Macdonald 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 66
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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Ken C. Macdonald is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their academic profile includes multiple distinctions recognizing contributions to science and academia.

The scientist has been honored with several fellowships throughout their career. These include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007, and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995.

The availability of detailed information such as recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields of study, subfields, and main research topics is limited or not present in the current data.

Ken C. Macdonald's profile demonstrates recognition by prominent American scientific organizations, reflecting active involvement in the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • East Pacific Rise: Hot Springs and Geophysical Experiments

    F. N. Spiess;Ken C. Macdonald;T. Atwater;R. Ballard

  • Mid-Ocean Ridges: Fine Scale Tectonic, Volcanic and Hydrothermal Processes Within the Plate Boundary Zone

    Ken C. Macdonald

  • A new view of the mid-ocean ridge from the behaviour of ridge-axis discontinuities

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox;L. J. Perram;M. F. Eisen

  • Hydrothermal vent distribution along the East Pacific Rise crest (9°09′–54′N) and its relationship to magmatic and tectonic processes on fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges

    Rachel M. Haymon;Daniel J. Fornari;Margo H. Edwards;Suzanne Carbotte

  • East Pacific Rise from Siqueiros to Orozco Fracture Zones: Along-strike continuity of axial neovolcanic zone and structure and evolution of overlapping spreading centers

    Ken Macdonald;Jean-Christophe Sempere;P. J. Fox

  • Mid-ocean ridges: discontinuities, segments and giant cracks.

    Ken C. Macdonald;Daniel S. Scheirer;Suzanne M. Carbotte

  • Hydrothermal heat flux of the “black smoker” vents on the East Pacific Rise

    Ken C. Macdonald;Keir Becker;F.N. Spiess;R.D. Ballard

  • Overlapping spreading centres: new accretion geometry on the East Pacific Rise

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox

  • Magmatic processes at superfast spreading mid‐ocean ridges: Glass compositional variations along the East Pacific Rise 13°–23°S

    John M. Sinton;Suzanne M. Smaglik;John J. Mahoney;Ken C. Macdonald

  • East Pacific Rise 8°–10°30′N: Evolution of ridge segments and discontinuities from SeaMARC II and three‐dimensional magnetic studies

    Suzanne Carbotte;Ken Macdonald

  • Deep-tow studies of the structure of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge crest near lat 37°N

    Ken C. Macdonald;Bruce P. Luyendyk

  • Volcanic growth faults and the origin of Pacific abyssal hills

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox;P. J. Fox;Russ T. Alexander;Robert Pockalny

  • The axial summit graben and cross-sectional shape of the East Pacific Rise as indicators of axial magma chambers and recent volcanic eruptions

    Ken C. Macdonald;P.J. Fox

  • Volcanic eruptions on mid‐ocean ridges: New evidence from the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 17°–19°S

    John Sinton;Eric Bergmanis;Ken Rubin;Rodey Batiza;Rodey Batiza

  • Variation in cross-sectional area of the axial ridge along the East Pacific Rise: Evidence for the magmatic budget of a fast spreading center

    Daniel S. Scheirer;Ken C. Macdonald

  • Three‐dimensional modeling of a magnetic reversal boundary from inversion of deep‐tow measurements

    K. C. Macdonald;S. P. Miller;S. P. Huestis;F. N. Spiess

  • Near-bottom magnetic anomalies, asymmetric spreading, oblique spreading, and tectonics of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near lat 37°N

    Ken C. Macdonald

  • Second-order ridge axis discontinuities in the South Atlantic: morphology, structure, and evolution

    N. R. Grindlay;P. J. Fox;K. C. MacDonald

  • Comparison of seafloor tectonic fabric at intermediate, fast, and super fast spreading ridges: Influence of spreading rate, plate motions, and ridge segmentation on fault patterns

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Ken C. Macdonald

  • The crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Models for crustal generation processes and tectonics

    Ken C. Macdonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Fox
Paul J. Fox Montana State University
Rachel M. Haymon
Rachel M. Haymon University of California, Santa Barbara
Suzanne M. Carbotte
Suzanne M. Carbotte Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Bruce P. Luyendyk
Bruce P. Luyendyk University of California, Santa Barbara
Marie-Helene Cormier
Marie-Helene Cormier University of Rhode Island
Donald W. Forsyth
Donald W. Forsyth Brown University
John A. Orcutt
John A. Orcutt University of California, San Diego
Joseph A. Resing
Joseph A. Resing University of Washington
Daniel J. Fornari
Daniel J. Fornari Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John M. Sinton
John M. Sinton University of Hawaii at Manoa

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