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D-Index
45
Citations
6601
World Ranking
4528
National Ranking
498

Robert Hilton 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 Robert Hilton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 214 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Robert Hilton 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 Robert Hilton sits on this spectrum.

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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Mountains, erosion and the carbon cycle

    Robert G. Hilton;A. Joshua West

  • Connectivity as an emergent property of geomorphic systems

    Ellen Wohl;Gary Brierley;Daniel Cadol;Tom J. Coulthard

  • Tropical-cyclone-driven erosion of the terrestrial biosphere from mountains

    Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Meng-Chiang Chen

  • Lithium isotopes in large rivers reveal the cannibalistic nature of modern continental weathering and erosion

    Mathieu Dellinger;Mathieu Dellinger;Jérôme Gaillardet;Jérôme Gaillardet;Julien Bouchez;Damien Calmels

  • Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink

    Robert G. Hilton;Valier Galy;Jérôme Gaillardet;Mathieu Dellinger

  • Mobilization and transport of coarse woody debris to the oceans triggered by an extreme tropical storm

    A. J. West;C. W. Lin;Teng-Chiu Lin;R. G. Hilton

  • Seismic mountain building: Landslides associated with the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in the context of a generalized model for earthquake volume balance

    Gen Li;A. Joshua West;Alexander L. Densmore;Zhangdong Jin

  • Efficient transport of fossil organic carbon to the ocean by steep mountain rivers: An orogenic carbon sequestration mechanism

    Robert G. Hilton;Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Ming-Jame Horng

  • Source, transport and fluxes of Amazon River particulate organic carbon: Insights from river sediment depth-profiles

    Julien Bouchez;Valier Galy;Robert G. Hilton;Robert G. Hilton;Jérôme Gaillardet;Jérôme Gaillardet

  • Riverine particulate organic carbon from an active mountain belt: Importance of landslides

    Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius

  • The isotopic composition of particulate organic carbon in mountain rivers of Taiwan

    Robert G. Hilton;Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Ming-Jame Horng

  • Controls on fluvial evacuation of sediment from earthquake-triggered landslides

    Jin Wang;Jin Wang;Zhangdong Jin;Zhangdong Jin;Robert G. Hilton;Fei Zhang

  • Preservation of terrestrial organic carbon in marine sediments offshore Taiwan: mountain building and atmospheric carbon dioxide sequestration

    S.-J. Kao;S.-J. Kao;R. G. Hilton;K. Selvaraj;K. Selvaraj;M. Dai

  • Microbial oxidation of lithospheric organic carbon in rapidly eroding tropical mountain soils

    Jordon D. Hemingway;Jordon D. Hemingway;Robert G. Hilton;Niels Hovius;Timothy I. Eglinton

  • Connectivity of earthquake-triggered landslides with the fluvial network: Implications for landslide sediment transport after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

    Gen Li;A. Joshua West;Alexander L. Densmore;Douglas E. Hammond

  • Geological respiration of a mountain belt revealed by the trace element rhenium

    Robert G. Hilton;Robert G. Hilton;Jérôme Gaillardet;Damien Calmels;Damien Calmels;Jean-Louis Birck

  • Dilution of 10Be in detrital quartz by earthquake-induced landslides: Implications for determining denudation rates and potential to provide insights into landslide sediment dynamics

    A. Joshua West;Ralf Hetzel;Gen Li;Zhangdong Jin

  • Rock organic carbon oxidation CO2 release offsets silicate weathering sink

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  • Climatic and geomorphic controls on the erosion of terrestrial biomass from subtropical mountain forest

    Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Shuh-Ji Kao

  • Landslide impact on organic carbon cycling in a temperate montane forest.

    Robert G. Hilton;Patrick Meunier;Niels Hovius;Peter J. Bellingham

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