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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4677 1786 79 8096

Norman D. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Norman D. Smith between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Norman D. Smith published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 1.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 1998. 2 of the 85 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 1998. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1968 2025

85 publications in total across all disciplines

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Norman D. Smith: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 2
1971 3
1972 2
1973 0
1974 2
1975 3
1976 0
1977 2
1978 3
1979 0
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 2
1986 3
1987 1
1988 3
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 5
1999 2
2000 4
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 3
2005 1
2006 3
2007 4
2008 3
2009 4
2010 2
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
2015 0
2016 2
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 2
Total 85
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Norman D. Smith 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 Norman D. Smith 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, 78–87 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: 79 publications — 4th percentile

4% 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 79
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
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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Norman D. Smith 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 Norman D. Smith 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Norman D. Smith was affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research focused primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing to significant advances in subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work addressed a range of main topics such as Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Norman D. Smith contributed authorship to several papers published between 2020 and 2023. Key publications included:

  • Southern Ocean sourced waters modulate Eastern Equatorial Pacific denitrification during the Mid-Pleistocene transition (2021) in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Applied Sciences: "Coastal Deposits: Environmental Implications, Mathematical Modeling and Technological Development" (2020) in Applied Sciences
  • Bulk sedimentary nitrogen isotopes and nitrogen content of ODP Site 202-1242 (2021) in Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Time Series of Water Levels in a Coastal Barrier-Lagoon System, NW Spain (2009-2012) (2023) in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Norman D. Smith were:

  • Rita González-Villanueva
  • Susana Costas
  • Paula Diz

Their research outputs were frequently published in venues that included:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Applied Sciences
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)

Throughout their career, Norman D. Smith received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1965. They were also a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • RIVER AVULSIONS AND THEIR DEPOSITS

    Rudy Slingerland;Norman D. Smith

  • Anatomy of an avulsion

    Norman D. Smith;Timothy A. Cross;Joseph P. Dufficy;Stephen R. Clough

  • The Braided Stream Depositional Environment: Comparison of the Platte River with Some Silurian Clastic Rocks, North-Central Appalachians

    Norman D Smith

  • Sedimentology and Bar Formation in the Upper Kicking Horse River, a Braided Outwash Stream

    Norman D. Smith

  • Sedimentation in anastomosed river systems; examples from alluvial valleys near Banff, Alberta

    Derald G. Smith;Norman D. Smith

  • Transverse Bars and Braiding in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska

    Norman D Smith

  • Necessary conditions for a meandering-river avulsion

    Rudy Slingerland;Norman D. Smith

  • Some Sedimentological Aspects of Planar Cross-stratification in a Sandy Braided River

    Norman D. Smith

  • Proglacial Lacustrine Environment

    Norman D. Smith;Gail Ashley

  • Sedimentology and morphology of a low-sinuosity river: Calamus River, Nebraska Sand Hills

    J. S. Bridge;N. D. Smith;F. Trent;S. L. Gabel

  • Sedimentation processes and patterns in a glacier-fed lake with low sediment input

    Norman D. Smith

  • Occurrence and Formation of Water-Laid Placers

    Rudy Slingerland;Norman D. Smith

  • Fine-grained splay deposition in the avulsion belt of the lower Saskatchewan River, Canada

    Norman D. Smith;Marta Perez-Arlucea

  • Depositional Patterns Following the 1870S Avulsion of the Saskatchewan River (Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada)

    Marta Perez-Arlucea;Norman D. Smith

  • Sediment production and transport in a proglacial stream: Hilda Glacier, Alberta, Canada

    Kathleen M. Hammer;Norman D. Smith

  • Glacial Sedimentary Environments

    Gail M. Ashley;John Shaw;Norman D. Smith

  • William River: An outstanding example of channel widening and braiding caused by bed-load addition

    Norman D. Smith;Derald G. Smith

  • Holocene avulsion styles and sedimentation patterns of the Saskatchewan River, Cumberland Marshes, Canada

    Galina S Morozova;Norman D Smith

  • A study of morphology and texture of natural levees—Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Dan Cazanacli;Norman D. Smith

  • The 1870s avulsion of the Saskatchewan River

    Norman D Smith;Rudy L Slingerland;Marta Pérez-Arlucea;Galina S Morozova

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudy Slingerland
Rudy Slingerland Pennsylvania State University
Francis J. Magilligan
Francis J. Magilligan Dartmouth College
Basil Gomez
Basil Gomez University of Hawaii at Manoa
Laurence C. Smith
Laurence C. Smith Brown University
Gail M. Ashley
Gail M. Ashley Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James B. Garvin
James B. Garvin Goddard Space Flight Center
Derald G. Smith
Derald G. Smith University of Calgary
Ross D. Powell
Ross D. Powell Northern Illinois University
Terence S. McCarthy
Terence S. McCarthy University of the Witwatersrand
Esther Stouthamer
Esther Stouthamer Utrecht University

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