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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 87 349 300 182 152 678 21629

Peter Troch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Troch between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Troch published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 24.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2012. 38 of the 870 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2012. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 48 publications 2010: 42 publications 2011: 51 publications 2012: 54 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 53 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 48 publications 2019: 46 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 16 publications
1990 2025

870 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Troch: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 6
1992 5
1993 7
1994 13
1995 12
1996 13
1997 16
1998 8
1999 11
2000 13
2001 17
2002 20
2003 18
2004 11
2005 16
2006 28
2007 33
2008 28
2009 48
2010 42
2011 51
2012 54
2013 26
2014 53
2015 29
2016 40
2017 52
2018 48
2019 46
2020 29
2021 19
2022 5
2023 13
2024 22
2025 16
Total 870
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Peter Troch publications per year - data summary

  • Peter Troch, a Earth Science scholar from University of Arizona, has 870 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 54 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1990, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 24.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 24.2 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 75 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 123 publications (10.3 per year); 2002-2013: 375 publications (31.3 per year); 2014-2025: 372 publications (31.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter Troch 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 Peter Troch 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, 603+ 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: 678 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 678
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Peter Troch publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Peter Troch, a Earth Science scholar from University of Arizona, records 678 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter Troch, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Peter Troch ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Peter Troch 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 Peter Troch 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, 87 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: 87 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26 87
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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Peter Troch D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Peter Troch, a Earth Science scholar from University of Arizona, records 87 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter Troch, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Peter Troch ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Peter Troch is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research outputs primarily span the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Civil and Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Oceanography.

The main research topics covered by Peter Troch include:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Wave and Wind Energy Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Earthquake and Tsunami Effects
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Peter Troch has published extensively in several scientific journals and conference proceedings. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling in Coastal and Port Engineering and Science
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Applied Ocean Research

Selected recent papers by Peter Troch include:

  • Efficient response of an onshore Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter using a one-phase SPH model coupled with a multiphysics library, 2021, Applied Ocean Research
  • Coupling an SPH-based solver with an FEA structural solver to simulate free surface flows interacting with flexible structures, 2023, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Large Scale Experimental Study of the Scour Protection Damage Around a Monopile Foundation Under Combined Wave and Current Conditions, 2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • An Inter-Model Comparison for Wave Interactions with Sea Dikes on Shallow Foreshores, 2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Validation of RANS Modelling for Wave Interactions with Sea Dikes on Shallow Foreshores Using a Large-Scale Experimental Dataset, 2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter Troch include:

  • Vicky Stratigaki
  • Maximilian Streicher
  • Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Yuri Pepi
  • Alejandro Crespo

In 2015, Peter Troch was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • A decade of Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB)—a review

    M. Hrachowitz;H. H. G. Savenije;G. Blöschl;J. J. Mcdonnell

  • Catchment Classification and Hydrologic Similarity

    Thorsten Wagener;Murugesu Sivapalan;Peter A. Troch;Ross A Woods

  • The future of hydrology: an evolving science for a changing world.

    Thorsten Wagener;Murugesu Sivapalan;Murugesu Sivapalan;Peter A. Troch;Brian L. McGlynn

  • Catchment classification: Empirical analysis of hydrologic similarity based on catchment function in the eastern USA

    K. Sawicz;T. Wagener;M. Sivapalan;M. Sivapalan;P. A. Troch

  • How old is streamwater? Open questions in catchment transit time conceptualization, modelling and analysis

    J. J. McDonnell;J. J. McDonnell;K. McGuire;P. Aggarwal;K. J. Beven

  • Hillslope‐storage Boussinesq model for subsurface flow and variable source areas along complex hillslopes: 1. Formulation and characteristic response

    Peter A. Troch;Claudio Paniconi;E. Emiel van Loon

  • Improved understanding of soil moisture variability dynamics

    Adriaan J. Teuling;Peter A. Troch

  • Effective water table depth to describe initial conditions prior to storm rainfall in humid regions

    Peter A. Troch;François P. De Troch;Wilfried Brutsaert

  • A gridded global data set of soil, intact regolith, and sedimentary deposit thicknesses for regional and global land surface modeling

    Jon D. Pelletier;Patrick D. Broxton;Pieter Hazenberg;Xubin Zeng

  • Long-crested wave generation and absorption for SPH-based DualSPHysics model

    Corrado Altomare;J.M. Domínguez;A.J.C. Crespo;J. González-Cao

  • Climate and vegetation water use efficiency at catchment scales

    Peter A. Troch;Guillermo F. Martinez;Valentijn R. N. Pauwels;Matej Durcik

  • Retrieving Soil Moisture Over Bare Soil from ERS 1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: Sensitivity Analysis Based on a Theoretical Surface Scattering Model and Field Data

    Elio Altese;Orsola Bolognani;Marco Mancini;Peter A. Troch

  • Climate-vegetation-soil interactions and long-term hydrologic partitioning: signatures of catchment co-evolution

    P. A. Troch;G. Carrillo;M. Sivapalan;Thorsten Wagener;Thorsten Wagener

  • Assimilation of active microwave observation data for soil moisture profile estimation

    Rudi Hoeben;Peter A. Troch

  • Analytical solutions to a hillslope-storage kinematic wave equation for subsurface flow

    Peter Troch;Emiel van Loon;Arno Hilberts

  • Hysteresis of soil moisture spatial heterogeneity and the "homogenizing" effect of vegetation

    Valeriy Y. Ivanov;Simone Fatichi;Simone Fatichi;G. Darrel Jenerette;Javier F. Espeleta

  • The master transit time distribution of variable flow systems

    Ingo Heidbüchel;Peter A. Troch;Steve W. Lyon;Markus Weiler

  • Observed timescales of evapotranspiration response to soil moisture

    A.J. Teuling;S.I. Seneviratne;C. Williams;P.A.A. Troch

  • Spatial scale dependence of ecohydrologically mediated water balance partitioning: A synthesis framework for catchment ecohydrology

    Sally E. Thompson;Sally E. Thompson;Ciaran J. Harman;Peter A. Troch;Paul D. Brooks

  • Comparative hydrology across AmeriFlux sites: The variable roles of climate, vegetation, and groundwater

    S. E. Thompson;C. J. Harman;A. G. Konings;Murugesu Sivapalan;Murugesu Sivapalan

  • Assimilation of remotely sensed latent heat flux in a distributed hydrological model

    J.M. Schuurmans;P.A.A. Troch;A.A. Veldhuizen;W.G.M. Bastiaanssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Chorover
Jon Chorover University of Arizona
Ciaran J. Harman
Ciaran J. Harman Johns Hopkins University
Paul D. Brooks
Paul D. Brooks University of Utah
Travis E. Huxman
Travis E. Huxman University of California, Irvine
Murugesu Sivapalan
Murugesu Sivapalan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Claudio Paniconi
Claudio Paniconi Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Steve W. Lyon
Steve W. Lyon The Ohio State University
Guo-Yue Niu
Guo-Yue Niu University of Arizona
Patrick Meire
Patrick Meire University of Antwerp
Jon D. Pelletier
Jon D. Pelletier University of Arizona

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