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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5481 2023 117 6968

M. J. S. Johnston publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by M. J. S. Johnston between 1968 and 2015, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. M. J. S. Johnston published across 48 years, from 1968 to 2015, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1979. 4 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2015. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1979. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication
1968 2015

119 publications in total across all disciplines

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M. J. S. Johnston: publications per year, 1968 to 2015
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 2
1974 2
1975 3
1976 6
1977 5
1978 4
1979 7
1980 3
1981 1
1982 0
1983 4
1984 2
1985 5
1986 2
1987 5
1988 2
1989 7
1990 4
1991 1
1992 1
1993 4
1994 4
1995 4
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 5
2003 1
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 4
2008 1
2009 4
2010 0
2011 1
2012 1
2013 1
2014 3
2015 1
Total 119
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M. J. S. Johnston 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 M. J. S. Johnston 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, 108–117 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: 117 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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
108–117 484 117
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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M. J. S. Johnston 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 M. J. S. Johnston 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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

M. J. S. Johnston is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research output spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Computer Science. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their focus on both biological and computational domains.

The scientist's work involves several specialized subfields, notably Developmental Biology, Ecology, and Signal Processing. These areas align with the broader scientific disciplines they engage with, demonstrating an integration of life science and analytical techniques.

Among the main topics addressed in their research are Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Marine animal studies overview, and Music and Audio Processing. These topics indicate a strong interest in understanding biological communication mechanisms and acoustic phenomena in both terrestrial and marine environments.

Johnston has contributed to the academic literature with publications in peer-reviewed journals. One of their recorded papers is titled "Roars, groans and moans: Anatomical correlates of vocal diversity in polygynous deer", published in 2021 in the Journal of Anatomy. This paper explores the anatomical bases of vocal variability in a specific group of animals and has garnered attention in the scientific community.

Their frequent coauthors include a range of researchers who collaborate across these intersecting research themes. These coauthors are Roland Frey, Megan T. Wyman, Michael Schofield, Yann Locatelli, and David Reby, each contributing to the development and expansion of their shared areas of study.

Johnston's publications appear most often in the Journal of Anatomy, indicating a focus on anatomical and physiological aspects within their research scope.

The combination of their affiliations, topics, and collaborative connections positions M. J. S. Johnston within a network of researchers dedicated to advancing knowledge in animal behavior, physiology, and computational analysis related to biological signals.

  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Music and Audio Processing

  • Roars, groans and moans: Anatomical correlates of vocal diversity in polygynous deer (2021), Journal of Anatomy

  • Roland Frey
  • Megan T. Wyman
  • Michael Schofield
  • Yann Locatelli
  • David Reby

  • Journal of Anatomy

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Computer Science

  • Developmental Biology
  • Ecology
  • Signal Processing

Best Publications

  • Seismicity Remotely Triggered by the Magnitude 7.3 Landers, California, Earthquake

    D. P. Hill;P.A. Reasenberg;A. Michael;W.J. Arabaz

  • Implications for prediction and hazard assessment from the 2004 Parkfield earthquake

    W. H. Bakun;B. Aagaard;B. Dost;W. L. Ellsworth

  • A slow earthquake sequence on the San Andreas fault

    Alan T. Linde;Michael T. Gladwin;Malcolm J. S. Johnston;Ross L. Gwyther

  • Absence of earthquake correlation with Earth tides: An indication of high preseismic fault stress rate

    John E. Vidale;Duncan Carr Agnew;Malcolm J. S. Johnston;David H. Oppenheimer

  • Remotely Triggered Seismicity on the United States West Coast following the Mw 7.9 Denali Fault Earthquake

    S. G. Prejean;D. P. Hill;E. E. Brodsky;S. E. Hough

  • Electromagnetic precursors to earthquakes in the Ulf band: A review of observations and mechanisms

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  • Preliminary Report on the 28 September 2004, M 6.0 Parkfield, California Earthquake

    John Langbein;Roger Borcherdt;Douglas Dreger;Joe Fletcher

  • Geodetic estimate of coseismic slip during the 1989 Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake

    M. Lisowski;W. H. Prescott;J. C. Savage;M. J. Johnston

  • The 1989 earthquake swarm beneath Mammoth Mountain, California: An initial look at the 4 May through 30 September activity

    D. P. Hill;W. L. Ellsworth;M. J. S. Johnston;J. O. Langbein

  • Increased pressure from rising bubbles as a mechanism for remotely triggered seismicity

    Alan T. Linde;I. Selwyn Sacks;Malcolm J. S. Johnston;David P. Hillt

  • A mechanism to explain the generation of earthquake lights

    D. A. Lockner;M. J. S. Johnston;J. D. Byerlee

  • A general earthquake-observation system (GEOS)

    R.D. Borcherdt;Joe B. Fletcher;E.G. Jensen;G.L. Maxwell

  • Response of Long Valley Caldera to the Mw = 7.3 Landers, California, Earthquake

    David P. Hill;Malcolm J. S. Johnston;John O. Langbein;Roger Bilham

  • Continuous Borehole Strain and Pore Pressure in the Near Field of the 28 September 2004 M 6.0 Parkfield, California, Earthquake: Implications for Nucleation, Fault Response, Earthquake Prediction, and Tremor

    M. J. S. Johnston;R. D. Borcherdt;A. T. Linde;M. T. Gladwin

  • Fault failure with moderate earthquakes

    M.J.S. Johnston;A.T. Linde;M.T. Gladwin;R.D. Borcherdt

  • The 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, California

    Egill Hauksson;Lucile M. Jones;Thomas L. Davis;L. Katherine Hutton

  • Seismomagnetic Observation During the 8 July 1986 Magnitude 5.9 North Palm Springs Earthquake

    M. J. S. Johnston;R. J. Mueller

  • On the reported magnetic precursor of the 1993 Guam earthquake

    Jeremy N. Thomas;Jeremy N. Thomas;Jeffrey J. Love;Malcolm J. S. Johnston;Kiyohumi Yumoto

  • A tectonomagnetic effect observed before a magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Hollister California

    Unknown

  • On the triggering of volcanic eruptions by Earth tides

    Unknown

  • Fall, recovery, and characterization of the Novato L6 chondrite breccia

    Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Alan E. Rubin;Qing‐Zhu Yin;Derek W. G. Sears

  • Extension of Gutenberg-Richter distribution to MW 1.3, no lower limit in sight

    Margaret S. Boettcher;Margaret S. Boettcher;Arthur F. McGarr;Malcolm J. S. Johnston

  • Rapid fluid disruption: A source for self‐potential anomalies on volcanoes

    M. J. S. Johnston;J. D. Byerlee;D. Lockner

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan T. Linde
Alan T. Linde Carnegie Institution for Science
David P. Hill
David P. Hill United States Geological Survey
John Langbein
John Langbein United States Geological Survey
James D. Byerlee
James D. Byerlee United States Geological Survey
David A. Lockner
David A. Lockner United States Geological Survey
Robert W. Simpson
Robert W. Simpson United States Geological Survey
William L. Ellsworth
William L. Ellsworth Stanford University
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey
Gary D. Egbert
Gary D. Egbert Oregon State University
Susan E. Hough
Susan E. Hough United States Geological Survey

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