| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 42 | 5346 | 4942 | 263 | 239 | 104 | 5606 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Ken W. F. Howard between 1979 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ken W. F. Howard published across 42 years, from 1979 to 2020, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1996. 7 of the 106 publications appeared in the last two years.
106 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| Total | 106 |
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 W. F. Howard sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 104 publications — 13th percentile
13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 104 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 W. F. Howard sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 42 |
| 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 |
Ken W. F. Howard is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with specific attention to environmental engineering, geochemistry and petrology, and environmental chemistry.
Howard's work addresses various aspects of groundwater flow and contamination as well as groundwater and isotope geochemistry. They have also explored themes related to arsenic contamination and mitigation, mine drainage and remediation techniques, and the exploitation of coal and its by-products.
Notable recent publications by Howard include:
Frequent collaborators in Howard's research include Hui Qian, Jie Chen, Wei Qiao, Wenping Li, and Shengcai Zhang.
The primary venues for Howard's publications are:
Their research topics cover:
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Hui Qian;Peiyue Li;Ken W. F. Howard;Chao Yang
S. Javadi;S.M. Hashemy;K. Mohammadi;K.W.F. Howard
Ken W. F. Howard;Janet Haynes
Hui Qian;Jie Chen;Ken W.F. Howard
Richard G. Taylor;Ken W.F. Howard
K.W.F. Howard;J.W. Lloyd
Ken W. F. Howard;Karina K. Howard
Mandana Meriano;Nick Eyles;Ken W.F. Howard
Peiyue Li;Hui Qian;Ken W. F. Howard;Jianhua Wu
Peiyue Li;Hui Qian;Ken W. F. Howard;Jianhua Wu
Ken W.F Howard;Paul J Beck
Matt D. Webb;Ken W.F. Howard
Ken W. F. Howard
Ken W.F. Howard;Herb Maier
R.G Taylor;K.W.F Howard
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Richard E. Gerber;Joseph I. Boyce;Ken W. Howard
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