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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 76 679 599 329 280 345 18680

Lewis A. Owen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lewis A. Owen between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lewis A. Owen published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2018. 18 of the 374 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2018. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 10 publications
1988 2025

374 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lewis A. Owen: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 4
1994 2
1995 4
1996 6
1997 7
1998 7
1999 2
2000 3
2001 6
2002 7
2003 11
2004 7
2005 8
2006 13
2007 10
2008 16
2009 14
2010 18
2011 20
2012 6
2013 19
2014 10
2015 8
2016 18
2017 17
2018 25
2019 21
2020 21
2021 24
2022 10
2023 7
2024 8
2025 10
Total 374
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Lewis A. Owen 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 Lewis A. Owen 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, 338–347 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: 345 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 64 345
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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Lewis A. Owen 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 Lewis A. Owen 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50 76
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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lewis A. Owen is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scientific contributions encompass numerous subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes, and Artificial Intelligence.

The research topics frequently addressed by Lewis A. Owen include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Lewis A. Owen has published extensively in a range of scientific venues with consistent contributions over the years. These key publication venues include:

  • Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America
  • Quaternary Research
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Notable recent papers by Lewis A. Owen are:

  • "Deciphering the evolution and forcing mechanisms of glaciation over the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen during the past 20,000 years," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Landslide development within 3 years after the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal," 2020, Landslides
  • "Divergent Evolution of Glaciation Across High-Mountain Asia During the Last Four Glacial-Interglacial Cycles," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Quaternary drainage network reorganization in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera plateau," 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • "The Mw 5.1, 9 August 2020, Sparta Earthquake, North Carolina: The First Documented Seismic Surface Rupture in the Eastern United States," 2022, GSA Today

Collaboration forms an important aspect of Lewis A. Owen's academic work. Frequent co-authors include Paula Figueiredo, Marc W. Caffee, Karl W. Wegmann, Corey Scheip, and Daria Khashchevskaya.

Lewis A. Owen was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping for the 2005 Kashmir earthquake region

    Ulrich Kamp;Benjamin J. Growley;Ghazanfar A. Khattak;Lewis A. Owen

  • The role of the Indian summer monsoon and the mid-latitude westerlies in Himalayan glaciation: review and speculative discussion

    D. I. Benn;L. A. Owen

  • Landslides triggered by the 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake

    Lewis A. Owen;Ulrich Kamp;Ghazanfar A. Khattak;Edwin L. Harp

  • Holocene glacier fluctuations

    Olga N. Solomina;Raymond S. Bradley;Dominic A. Hodgson;Susan Ivy-Ochs;Susan Ivy-Ochs

  • A note on the extent of glaciation throughout the Himalaya during the global Last Glacial Maximum

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Robert C. Finkel;Marc W. Caffee

  • Climatic and topographic controls on the style and timing of Late Quaternary glaciation throughout Tibet and the Himalaya defined by 10Be cosmogenic radionuclide surface exposure dating

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Patrick L. Barnard;Ma Haizhou

  • Nature and timing of Quaternary glaciation in the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen

    Lewis A. Owen;Jason M. Dortch

  • Natural and human-induced landsliding in the Garhwal Himalaya of northern India

    Patrick L Barnard;Lewis A Owen;Milap C Sharma;Robert C Finkel;Robert C Finkel

  • Luminescence dating of glacial and associated sediments: review, recommendations and future directions

    Markus Fuchs;Lewis A. Owen

  • An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues

    K. Pickering;Lewis A. Owen

  • Reconstruction of equilibrium-line altitudes for tropical and sub-tropical glaciers

    Douglas I. Benn;Lewis A. Owen;Henry A. Osmaston;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Quaternary glacial history of NW Garhwal, Central himalayas

    Milap Chand Sharma;Lewis A. Owen

  • Expanded and Recently Increased Glacier Surging in the Karakoram

    Luke Copland;Tyler Sylvestre;Michael P. Bishop;John F. Shroder

  • Nature and timing of large landslides in the Himalaya and Transhimalaya of northern India

    Jason M. Dortch;Lewis A. Owen;William C. Haneberg;Marc W. Caffee

  • Beryllium-10 dating of Mount Everest moraines indicates a strong monsoon influence and glacial synchroneity throughout the Himalaya

    Robert C. Finkel;Lewis A. Owen;Patrick L. Barnard;Marc W. Caffee

  • Quaternary glaciation of the Himalayan–Tibetan orogen

    Lewis A. Owen;Marc W. Caffee;Robert C. Finkel;Yeong Bae Seong

  • Latest Pleistocene and Holocene glacier fluctuations in the Himalaya and Tibet

    Lewis A. Owen

  • Glacier fluctuations during the past 2000 years

    Olga N. Solomina;Raymond S. Bradley;Vincent Jomelli;Aslaug Geirsdottir

  • Himalayan glacial sedimentary environments: a framework for reconstructing and dating the former extent of glaciers in high mountains

    Douglas I Benn;Lewis A Owen

  • Late Quaternary landscape evolution in the Kunlun Mountains and Qaidam Basin, Northern Tibet: A framework for examining the links between glaciation, lake level changes and alluvial fan formation

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Ma Haizhou;Patrick L. Barnard

  • Glaciated valley landsystems

    Douglas I. Benn;Martin P. Kirkbride;Lewis A. Owen;Vanessa Brazier

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lindsay M. Schoenbohm
Lindsay M. Schoenbohm University of Toronto
Patrick L. Barnard
Patrick L. Barnard United States Geological Survey
James F. Dolan
James F. Dolan University of Southern California
Edward Derbyshire
Edward Derbyshire University of Leicester
Edward J. Rhodes
Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield
Michael P. Bishop
Michael P. Bishop Texas A&M University
Luke Copland
Luke Copland University of Ottawa
Douglas I. Benn
Douglas I. Benn University of St Andrews

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