| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 88 | 311 | 266 | 162 | 136 | 296 | 27428 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Rafael L. Bras between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rafael L. Bras published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2008. 4 of the 349 publications appeared in the last two years.
349 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| Total | 349 |
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 Rafael L. Bras sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 296 publications — 86th percentile
86% 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 | 296 |
| 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 |
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 Rafael L. Bras sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 88 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% 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 | 88 |
| 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 |
Rafael L. Bras is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, civil and structural engineering, and nature and landscape conservation.
The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to soil moisture and remote sensing, soil and unsaturated flow, landslides and related hazards, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, forest ecology and management, tree root and stability studies, and meteorological phenomena and simulations.
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Rafael L. Bras include Jiaying Zhang, Tamara Heartsill Scalley, Mehmet Evren Soylu, Elisa Arnone, and Leonardo Noto.
Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by this researcher include:
The research has been published in several venues repeatedly, including:
Their contributions are recognized through awards such as membership in the National Academy of Engineering since 2001 for innovation in hydrological forecasting and hydrometeorology, fellowship in the American Geophysical Union since 1982, and fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1982.
David G. Tarboton;Rafael L. Bras;Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
Rafael L. Bras;Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe
Rafael L. Bras
Gregory E. Tucker;Rafael L. Bras
Garry Willgoose;Rafael L. Bras;Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
David G. Tarboton;Rafael L. Bras;Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
E. A. B. Eltahir;R. L. Bras
Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe;Andrea Rinaldo;Riccardo Rigon;Rafael L. Bras
Peter K. Kitanidis;Rafael L. Bras
D. A. Zimmerman;G. de Marsily;G. de Marsily;C. A. Gotway;M. G. Marietta
Valeriy Y. Ivanov;Enrique R. Vivoni;Rafael L. Bras;Dara Entekhabi
Gregory E. Tucker;Rafael L. Bras
Gregory E. Tucker;Stephen T. Lancaster;Nicole M. Gasparini;Rafael L. Bras
David G. Tarboton;Rafael L. Bras;Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
A. Rinaldo;I. Rodrigueziturbe;R. Rigon;E. Ijjaszvasquez
Dara Entekhabi;Ghassem R. Asrar;Alan K. Betts;Keith J. Beven
Gregory Tucker;Stephen Lancaster;Nicole Gasparini;Rafael Bras
Gregory E Tucker;Filippo Catani;Andrea Rinaldo;Rafael L Bras
Riccardo Rigon;Andrea Rinaldo;Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe;Rafael L. Bras
Andrea Rinaldo;Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe;Riccardo Rigon;Rafael L. Bras
Peter K. Kitanidis;Rafael L. Bras
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