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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8247 7648 2734 2416 102 5082

L. Neil Frazer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by L. Neil Frazer between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. L. Neil Frazer published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1986. 2 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1986. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 9 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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L. Neil Frazer: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 4
1982 3
1983 2
1984 5
1985 1
1986 9
1987 7
1988 8
1989 2
1990 8
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 6
1997 2
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 3
2006 7
2007 6
2008 3
2009 5
2010 3
2011 0
2012 2
2013 2
2014 2
2015 4
2016 5
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 2
2021 0
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 138
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L. Neil Frazer 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 L. Neil Frazer 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, 98–107 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: 102 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.

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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
98–107 404 102
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
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L. Neil Frazer 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 L. Neil Frazer 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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 33
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
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

L. Neil Frazer is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research principally spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Environmental Science. Frazer has contributed extensively to several subfields, including Geophysics, Ecology, Surgery, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics, such as earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, microbial community ecology and physiology, geological and geochemical analysis, and facial trauma and fracture management.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Sea-level rise exponentially increases coastal flood frequency, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Environmental DNA from multiple pathogens is elevated near active Atlantic salmon farms, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Play Fairway analysis of geothermal resources across the State of Hawai'i: 4. Updates with new groundwater chemistry, subsurface stress analysis, and focused geophysical surveys, 2020, Geothermics
  • Environmental DNA dispersal from Atlantic salmon farms, 2022, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Rheology and thermal structure of the lithosphere beneath the Hawaiian Ridge inferred from gravity data and models of plate flexure, 2020, Geophysical Journal International

Frequent coauthors involved in Frazer's work include Julie Potter, Dylan Shea, Andrew W. Bateman, Shaorong Li, and Gideon Mordecai.

Frazer has published repeatedly in several scientific venues. Notable venues with multiple publications include the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Other venues include Scientific Reports, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Geothermics.

Best Publications

  • Use of ray theory to calculate high-frequency radiation from earthquake sources having spatially variable rupture velocity and stress drop

    Paul Spudich;L. Neil Frazer

  • The Predictive Accuracy of Shoreline Change Rate Methods and Alongshore Beach Variation on Maui, Hawaii

    Ayesha S. Genz;Charles H. Fletcher;Robert A. Dunn;L. Neil Frazer

  • Seismic waves in stratified anisotropic media

    Gerard J. Fryer;L. Neil Frazer

  • Practical aspects of reflectivity modeling

    Subhashis Mallick;L. Neil Frazer

  • Seismic waves in stratified anisotropic media. II: Elastodynamic eigensolutions for some anisotropic systems

    Gerard J. Fryer;L. Neil Frazer

  • Reflection/transmission coefficients and azimuthal anisotropy in marine seismic studies

    Subhashis Mallick;L. Neil Frazer

  • Transformation and analysis of record sections

    Robert A. Phinney;K. Roy Chowdhury;L. Neil Frazer

  • Crustal and upper mantle structure from Sp phases

    Thomas H. Jordan;L. Neil Frazer

  • Environmental constraints on sound transmission by humpback whales

    Eduardo Mercado;L. Neil Frazer

  • Doubling of coastal erosion under rising sea level by mid-century in Hawaii

    Tiffany R. Anderson;Charles H. Fletcher;Matthew M. Barbee;L. Neil Frazer

  • Historical Shoreline Change, Southeast Oahu, Hawaii; Applying Polynomial Models to Calculate Shoreline Change Rates

    Bradley M. Romine;Charles H. Fletcher;L. Neil Frazer;Ayesha S. Genz

  • Computation of synthetic seismograms for stratified azimuthally anisotropic media

    Subhashis Mallick;L. Neil Frazer

  • Kirchhoff–Helmholtz reflection seismograms in a laterally inhomogeneous multi‐layered elastic medium – I. Theory

    L. Neil Frazer;Mrinal K. Sen

  • Periodic slow earthquakes on the flank of Kīlauea volcano, Hawaiʻi

    Benjamin A. Brooks;James H. Foster;Michael Bevis;L. Neil Frazer

  • P- and S-wave attenuation logs from monopole sonic data

    Xinhua Sun;Xiaoming Tang;C. H. (Arthur) Cheng;L. Neil Frazer

  • On a generalization of Filon's method and the computation of the oscillatory integrals of seismology

    L. Neil Frazer;Joseph F. Gettrust

  • Rapid computation of multioffset vertical seismic profile synthetic seismograms for layered media

    Subhashis Mallick;L. Neil Frazer

  • Track of a sperm whale from delays between direct and surface-reflected clicks

    Eva-Marie Nosal;L. Neil Frazer

  • Single-hydrophone localization

    L. Neil Frazer;Peter I. Pecholcs

  • Localization of marine mammals near Hawaii using an acoustic propagation model.

    Christopher O. Tiemann;Michael B. Porter;L. Neil Frazer

  • In situ acoustic and laboratory ultrasonic sound speed and attenuation measured in heterogeneous soft seabed sediments: Eel River shelf, California

    Thomas J. Gorgas;Roy H. Wilkens;Shung S. Fu;L.Neil Frazer

  • Are beach erosion rates and sea-level rise related in Hawaii?

    Bradley M. Romine;Charles H. Fletcher;Matthew M. Barbee;Tiffany R. Anderson

  • Acoustic lance: New in situ seafloor velocity profiles

    S. S. Fu;R. H. Wilkens;L. N. Frazer

  • Changes in attenuation with depth in an ocean carbonate section: Ocean Drilling Program sites 806 and 807, Ontong Java Plateau

    L. Neil Frazer;Xinhua Sun;Roy H. Wilkens

  • The theory of finite frequency body wave synthetic seismograms in inhomogeneous elastic media

    L. Neil Frazer;R. A. Phinney

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H. Fletcher
Charles H. Fletcher University of Hawaii at Manoa
Martin Krkošek
Martin Krkošek University of Toronto
Peter D. Bromirski
Peter D. Bromirski University of California, San Diego
Mrinal K. Sen
Mrinal K. Sen The University of Texas at Austin
Roy H Wilkens
Roy H Wilkens University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Mark A. Lewis
Mark A. Lewis University of Victoria
Cecily J. Wolfe
Cecily J. Wolfe United States Geological Survey
Thomas H. Jordan
Thomas H. Jordan University of Southern California
Bruce F. Houghton
Bruce F. Houghton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kristina M. Miller
Kristina M. Miller Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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