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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4033 3701 1570 1393 192 7998

Ross D. Powell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ross D. Powell between 1980 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ross D. Powell published across 43 years, from 1980 to 2022, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2009. 4 of the 195 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2009. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications
1980 2022

195 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ross D. Powell: publications per year, 1980 to 2022
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 3
1984 3
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 2
1990 3
1991 6
1992 2
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 9
1997 6
1998 9
1999 4
2000 4
2001 8
2002 7
2003 3
2004 5
2005 5
2006 10
2007 14
2008 10
2009 15
2010 7
2011 4
2012 9
2013 7
2014 5
2015 5
2016 6
2017 5
2018 2
2019 3
2020 4
2021 2
2022 2
Total 195
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Ross D. Powell 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 Ross D. Powell 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, 188–197 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: 192 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
188–197 401 192
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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Ross D. Powell 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 Ross D. Powell 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 47
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
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Overview

Ross D. Powell is affiliated with Northern Illinois University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Automotive Engineering, Geography, Planning and Development, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to earth sciences and cognitive processes. Key research areas include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Geography Education and Pedagogy
  • Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

Ross D. Powell has contributed to a number of publications in varied venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Did Holocene climate changes drive West Antarctic grounding line retreat and readvance?, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Spatial skill predicts success on sequence stratigraphic interpretation, 2022, Geosphere
  • SPATIAL THINKING AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: WHAT ROLE DOES SPATIAL THINKING PLAY IN GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATIONS?, 2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • MODERN SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES AND DEPOSITS AT THE KRONEBREEN-KONGSVEGEN TIDEWATER GLACIER FRONT, KONGSFJORDEN, SVALBARD, NORWAY, 2021, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Their frequent collaborators include Richard Levy, Tina van de Flierdt, Laura De Santis, Aisling M. Dolan, and Carlota Escutia. These coauthors have contributed multiple joint works, suggesting ongoing research partnerships.

Among the common venues where Ross D. Powell publishes are:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • The Cryosphere
  • Geosphere

Best Publications

  • Obliquity-paced Pliocene West Antarctic ice sheet oscillations

    T. Naish;T. Naish;R. Powell;R. Levy;R. Levy;G. Wilson

  • Glacimarine processes at grounding-line fans and their growth to ice-contact deltas

    Ross D. Powell

  • Glacimarine processes and inductive lithofacies modelling of ice shelf and tidewater glacier sediments based on quaternary examples

    Ross D Powell

  • Orbitally induced oscillations in the East Antarctic ice sheet at the Oligocene/Miocene boundary

    Tim R. Naish;Ken J. Woolfe;Peter J. Barrett;Gary S. Wilson

  • Antarctic and Southern Ocean influences on Late Pliocene global cooling.

    Robert McKay;Tim Naish;Lionel Carter;Christina Riesselman

  • A Model for Sedimentation by Tidewater Glaciers

    Ross D. Powell

  • Glacimarine sedimentary processes, facies and morphology of the south-southeast Alaska shelf and fjords

    Ross D. Powell;Bruce F. Molnia

  • Interlaminated ice-proximal glacimarine sediments in Muir Inlet, Alaska

    Nancy E Mackiewicz;Ross D Powell;Paul R Carlson;Bruce F Molnia

  • Extensive retreat and re-advance of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the Holocene

    J. Kingslake;R. P. Scherer;T. Albrecht;J. Coenen

  • In situ observations of floc settling velocities in Glacier Bay, Alaska

    Paul S. Hill;James P. Syvitski;Ellen A. Cowan;Ross D. Powell

  • A glacial sequence stratigraphic model for temperate, glaciated continental shelves

    Ross D. Powell;James M. Cooper

  • The stratigraphic signature of the late Cenozoic Antarctic Ice Sheets in the Ross Embayment

    Robert McKay;Greg Browne;Lionel Carter;Ellen Cowan

  • WISSARD at Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica: scientific operations and initial observations

    Slawek Tulaczyk;Jill A. Mikucki;Matthew R. Siegfried;John C. Priscu

  • Grounding-line systems as second-order controls on fluctuations of tidewater termini of temperate glaciers

    Ross D. Powell

  • Modern glaciomarine environments

    Ross Powell;Gene W. Domack

  • Glacial-Marine Sedimentation Processes and Lithofacies of Temperate Tidewater Glaciers, Glacier Bay, Alaska

    Ross D. Powell

  • Suspended sediment transport and deposition of cyclically interlaminated sediment in a temperate glacial fjord, Alaska, U.S.A.

    Ellen A. Cowan;Ross D. Powell

  • Ice-proximal sediment accumulation rates in a temperate glacial fjord, southeastern Alaska

    Ellen A. Cowan;Ross D. Powell

  • The marine geological imprint of Antarctic ice shelves

    James A. Smith;Alastair G. C. Graham;Alastair G. C. Graham;Alix L. Post;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections

    R. H. Levy;R. H. Levy;S. R. Meyers;T. R. Naish;N. R. Golledge;N. R. Golledge

  • WISSARD at Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica:scientific operations and initial observations

    S. M. Tulaczyk;J. Mikucki;M. R. Siegfried;J. C. Priscu

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim R Naish
Tim R Naish Victoria University of Wellington
Richard H. Levy
Richard H. Levy GNS Science
Slawek Tulaczyk
Slawek Tulaczyk University of California, Santa Cruz
Fabio Florindo
Fabio Florindo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Reed P. Scherer
Reed P. Scherer Northern Illinois University
Stuart Henrys
Stuart Henrys University of Auckland
David M. Harwood
David M. Harwood University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Frank Niessen
Frank Niessen Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Robert M. McKay
Robert M. McKay Victoria University of Wellington
Gavin B. Dunbar
Gavin B. Dunbar Victoria University of Wellington

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