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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3751 3437 1477 1311 128 10656

Ray Boswell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ray Boswell between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ray Boswell published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2011. 6 of the 149 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2011. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 17 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1984 2025

149 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ray Boswell: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 4
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 17
2009 7
2010 12
2011 18
2012 7
2013 1
2014 4
2015 2
2016 4
2017 9
2018 5
2019 17
2020 9
2021 3
2022 14
2023 1
2024 4
2025 2
Total 149
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Ray Boswell 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 Ray Boswell 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, 128–137 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: 128 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
128–137 557 128
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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Ray Boswell 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 Ray Boswell 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207 48
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

Ray Boswell is affiliated with the United States Department of Energy in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with significant work in subfields such as environmental chemistry, mechanics of materials, global and planetary change, ocean engineering, and environmental engineering.

They have contributed extensively to topics including methane hydrates and related phenomena, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, geology and paleoclimatology research, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Timothy S. Collett
  • Norihiro Okinaka
  • Koji Yamamoto
  • Yongkoo Seol
  • Jun Yoneda

Ray Boswell has published in multiple venues with recurring contributions to:

  • Energy & Fuels
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Selected recent papers with publication year and venue include:

  • An international code comparison study on coupled thermal, hydrologic and geomechanical processes of natural gas hydrate-bearing sediments, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Review of Past Gas Production Attempts from Subsurface Gas Hydrate Deposits and Necessity of Long-Term Production Testing, 2022, Energy & Fuels
  • Multiple physical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments recovered from Alaska North Slope 2018 Hydrate-01 Stratigraphic Test Well, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Pressure coring a Gulf of Mexico deep-water turbidite gas hydrate reservoir: Initial results from The University of Texas-Gulf of Mexico 2-1 (UT-GOM2-1) Hydrate Pressure Coring Expedition, 2020, AAPG Bulletin
  • Pore-scale observations of natural hydrate-bearing sediments via pressure core sub-coring and micro-CT scanning, 2022, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Current perspectives on gas hydrate resources

    Ray Boswell;Timothy S. Collett

  • Is Gas Hydrate Energy Within Reach

    Ray Boswell

  • Toward Production From Gas Hydrates: Assessment of Resources, Technology and Potential

    George J. Moridis;Timothy Scott Collett;Ray Boswell;Masanori Kurihara

  • Toward Production From Gas Hydrates: Current Status, Assessment of Resources, and Simulation-Based Evaluation of Technology and Potential

    George J. Moridis;Timothy S. Collett;Ray Boswell;Masanori Kurihara

  • Challenges, Uncertainties, and Issues Facing Gas Production From Gas-Hydrate Deposits

    George Moridis;Timothy S. Collett;Mehran Pooladi-Darvish;Steven H. Hancock

  • Subsurface gas hydrates in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    Ray Boswell;Timothy S. Collett;Matthew Frye;William Shedd

  • The Iġnik Sikumi Field Experiment, Alaska North Slope: Design, Operations, and Implications for CO2–CH4 Exchange in Gas Hydrate Reservoirs

    Ray Boswell;David Schoderbek;Timothy S. Collett;Satoshi Ohtsuki

  • Permafrost-associated natural gas hydrate occurrences on the Alaska North Slope

    Timothy S. Collett;Myung W. Lee;Warren F. Agena;John J. Miller

  • Methane Hydrates in Nature—Current Knowledge and Challenges

    Tim Collett;Jang-Jun Bahk;Rick Baker;Ray Boswell

  • Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope: Overview of scientific and technical program

    Robert B. Hunter;Timothy S. Collett;Ray Boswell;Brian J. Anderson

  • Regional long-term production modeling from a single well test, Mount Elbert gas hydrate stratigraphic test well, Alaska North Slope

    Brian J. Anderson;Brian J. Anderson;Masanori Kurihara;Mark D. White;George J. Moridis

  • Natural Gas Hydrates: A Review

    Timothy S. Collett;Arthur H. Johnson;Camelia C. Knapp;Ray Boswell

  • Geologic implications of gas hydrates in the offshore of India: Results of the National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01

    Timothy S. Collett;Ray Boswell;James R. Cochran;Pushpendra Kumar

  • Review of progress in evaluating gas hydrate drilling hazards

    Daniel R. McConnell;Zijian Zhang;Zijian Zhang;Ray Boswell

  • India National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 02 Summary of Scientific Results: Gas hydrate systems along the eastern continental margin of India

    Timothy S. Collett;Ray Boswell;William F. Waite;Pushpendra Kumar

  • Scientific results from Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Joint Industry Project Leg 1 drilling : introduction and overview

    Carolyn D. Ruppel;Ray M. Boswell;E. Jones

  • Natural Gas Hydrates Energy Resource Potential and Associated Geologic Hazards

    T. Collett;A. Johnson;C. Knapp;R. Boswell

  • Preliminary report on the commercial viability of gas production from natural gas hydrates

    Matthew R. Walsh;Steve H. Hancock;Scott J. Wilson;Shirish L. Patil

  • Occurrence and nature of “bottom simulating reflectors” in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    William Shedd;Ray Boswell;Matthew Frye;Paul Godfriaux

  • Architecture of gas-hydrate-bearing sands from Walker Ridge 313, Green Canyon 955, and Alaminos Canyon 21: Northern deepwater Gulf of Mexico

    Ray Boswell;Matthew Frye;Dianna Shelander;William Shedd

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy S. Collett
Timothy S. Collett United States Geological Survey
George J. Moridis
George J. Moridis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yongkoo Seol
Yongkoo Seol National Energy Technology Laboratory
Carolyn A. Koh
Carolyn A. Koh Colorado School of Mines
Myung W. Lee
Myung W. Lee United States Geological Survey
Peter B. Flemings
Peter B. Flemings The University of Texas at Austin
Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jun Yoneda
Jun Yoneda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
E. Dendy Sloan
E. Dendy Sloan Colorado School of Mines
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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