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Kevin Hall 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 Kevin Hall sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 112 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Kevin Hall 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 Kevin Hall sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin Hall is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work centers on topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Building materials and conservation

Kevin Hall has contributed to the academic community through publications in the Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering. One of their recent papers is titled "In Memoriam: Bill (Jan Willem-John William) Kamphuis," published in 2024.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:

  • John C. Dixon
  • Ryan P. Mulligan
  • Ioan Nistor
  • Mohamed A. Dabees

The research output from Kevin Hall includes a total of three publications within the broader Earth and Planetary Sciences category, reflecting ongoing engagement with atmospheric and surface process studies. Their work on climate change and permafrost intersects with an interest in geological and paleoclimatological contexts as well as practical concerns related to building materials and conservation techniques.

Best Publications

  • The role of thermal stress fatigue in the breakdown of rock in cold regions

    Kevin Hall

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • Weathering in cold regions: some thoughts and perspectives

    Kevin Hall;Colin E. Thorn;Norikazu Matsuoka;Angelique Prick

  • New insights into rock weathering from high-frequency rock temperature data: an Antarctic study of weathering by thermal stress

    Kevin Hall;Marie-Françoise André

  • Rock Temperatures and Implications for Cold Region Weathering. I: New Data from Viking Valley, Alexander Island, Antarctica

    Kevin Hall

  • Evidence for freeze–thaw events and their implications for rock weathering in northern Canada

    Kevin Hall

  • Rock thermal data at the grain scale: applicability to granular disintegration in cold environments

    Kevin Hall;Marie-Françoise André

  • Permafrost, active-layer dynamics and periglacial environments of continental Antarctica

    James G. Bockheim;Kevin J. Hall

  • On the persistence of ‘weathering’

    Kevin Hall;Colin Thorn;Paul Sumner

  • Terrestrial and submarine evidence for the extent and timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and the onset of deglaciation on the maritime-Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

    Dominic A. Hodgson;Dominic A. Hodgson;Alastair G.C. Graham;Stephen J. Roberts;Michael J. Bentley

  • Thermal fatigue and thermal shock in bedrock: An attempt to unravel the geomorphic processes and products

    Kevin Hall;Colin E. Thorn

  • Rock albedo and monitoring of thermal conditions in respect of weathering: some expected and some unexpected results

    Kevin Hall;B. Staffan Lindgren;Peter Jackson

  • The first Raman spectroscopic study of San rock art in the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, South Africa

    Linda C. Prinsloo;Werner Barnard;Ian Meiklejohn;Kevin Hall;Kevin Hall

  • WEATHERING BY WETTING AND DRYING: SOME EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

    Kevin Hall;Alida Hall

  • Nivation and cryoplanation: the case for scrutiny and integration

    Colin E. Thorn;Kevin Hall

  • Zoogeomorphology in the Alpine: some observations on abiotic–biotic interactions

    Kevin Hall;Neil Lamont

  • Rapid deglaciation as an initiator of volcanic activity: An hypothesis

    Kevin Hall

  • Rock moisture content in the field and the laboratory and its relationship to mechanical weathering studies

    Kevin Hall

  • The historical legacy of spatial scales in freeze–thaw weathering: Misrepresentation and resulting misdirection

    Kevin Hall;Colin Thorn

  • The thermal responses of rock art pigments: Implications for rock art weathering in southern Africa

    Kevin Hall;Ian Meiklejohn;Joselito Arocena

Frequent Co-Authors

Joselito M. Arocena
Joselito M. Arocena University of Northern British Columbia
Colin E. Thorn
Colin E. Thorn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mauro Guglielmin
Mauro Guglielmin University of Insubria
Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
Sean Humphray
Sean Humphray Illumina (United States)
Anthony T. Papenfuss
Anthony T. Papenfuss Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Shujun Luo
Shujun Luo Predicine
Gary P. Schroth
Gary P. Schroth Illumina (United States)
Nigel P. Carter
Nigel P. Carter Wellcome Sanger Institute
Joseph G. Gleeson
Joseph G. Gleeson University of California, San Diego

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