| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 135 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 486 | 53881 |
The chart shows the history of publications by R. S. J. Sparks between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. S. J. Sparks published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2002. 14 of the 532 publications appeared in the last two years.
532 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 7 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| Total | 532 |
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 R. S. J. Sparks sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 486 publications — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 486 |
| 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 |
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 R. S. J. Sparks sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 135 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 135 |
R. S. J. Sparks is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields that include Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Psychology.
The scientist has contributed to studies on a variety of main topics, such as:
R. S. J. Sparks has published frequently in venues including:
Recent published papers include:
The scientist has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Willy Aspinall, Jenni Barclay, A. Rust, Augusto Neri, and Richard Robertson.
Awards received by R. S. J. Sparks include:
Catherine Annen;Jon D Blundy;R. S. J. Sparks
Herbert E. Huppert;R. Stephen J. Sparks
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Katharine V. Cashman;R. Stephen J. Sparks;Jonathan D. Blundy
S. Carey;R. S. J. Sparks
R.S.J. Sparks;L.A. Marshall
Lionel Wilson;R. Stephen J. Sparks;George P. L. Walker
R. S. J. Sparks
CJ Annen;R S J Sparks
R.S.J. Sparks;S. Self;G.P.L. Walker
R.S.J. Sparks
M. D. Murphy;R. S. J. Sparks;J. Barclay;M. R. Carroll
L. Wilson;R. S. J. Sparks;T. C. Huang;N. D. Watkins
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OE Melnik;R S J Sparks
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S. Couch;R. S. J. Sparks;M. R. Carroll
R.S.J. Sparks;R.S.J. Sparks;G.P.L. Walker;G.P.L. Walker
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