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Sarah M. Springman

Sarah M. Springman

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4894 4514 117 112 206 8422

Sarah M. Springman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sarah M. Springman between 1989 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sarah M. Springman published across 33 years, from 1989 to 2021, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2010. 9 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2010. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 2 publications
1989 2021

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sarah M. Springman: publications per year, 1989 to 2021
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 8
2002 5
2003 9
2004 7
2005 8
2006 11
2007 5
2008 9
2009 17
2010 21
2011 17
2012 16
2013 16
2014 12
2015 15
2016 5
2017 6
2018 8
2019 3
2020 7
2021 2
Total 220
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Sarah M. Springman 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 Sarah M. Springman 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, 198–207 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: 206 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
198–207 333 206
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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Sarah M. Springman 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 Sarah M. Springman 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 43
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Sarah M. Springman is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research focus spanning multiple disciplines within engineering and environmental sciences. Their work encompasses several core fields, including Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science. Within these, subfields such as Civil and Structural Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics have been addressed in their publications.

The scientific topics covered by Sarah M. Springman include:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

Their publication record consists of articles in various research venues, demonstrating engagement with interdisciplinary environmental and geotechnical issues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • Water
  • E3S Web of Conferences

Selected recent papers include:

  • Best Practice for Measuring Permafrost Temperature in Boreholes Based on the Experience in the Swiss Alps, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Simulation of debris flow on an instrumented test slope using an updated Lagrangian continuum particle method, 2020, Acta Geotechnica
  • Slope Stability of a Scree Slope Based on Integrated Characterisation and Monitoring, 2020, Water
  • Volume change behavior of root-permeated soils under partially saturated conditions, 2020, E3S Web of Conferences

Collaboration is an essential aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Amin Askarinejad, Jeannette Noetzli, Lukas U. Arenson, Alexander Bast, and Jan Beutel. These collaborations reflect a network of expertise supporting investigation into geotechnical and environmental topics.

In recognition of contributions to the field, Sarah M. Springman was named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Permafrost and climate in Europe: Monitoring and modelling thermal, geomorphological and geotechnical responses

    Charles Harris;Lukas U. Arenson;Hanne H. Christiansen;Bernd Etzelmüller

  • Permafrost creep and rock glacier dynamics

    Wilfried Haeberli;Bernard Hallet;Lukas Arenson;Roger Elconin

  • Catalogue of scaling laws and similitude questions in geotechnical centrifuge modelling

    J. Garnier;Christophe Gaudin;S. Springman;P.J. Culligan

  • Borehole deformation measurements and internal structure of some rock glaciers in Switzerland

    Lukas Arenson;Martin Hoelzle;Sarah Springman

  • Full-scale field tests on geosynthetic reinforced unpaved roads on soft subgrade

    Rudolf Hufenus;Rudolf Rueegger;Robert Banjac;Pierre Mayor

  • Mathematical descriptions for the behaviour of ice-rich frozen soils at temperatures close to 0 °C

    Lukas U Arenson;Sarah M Springman

  • Instabilities on moraine slopes induced by loss of suction: a case history

    S. M. Springman;C. Jommi;P. Teysseire

  • Investigation of a slope endangered by rainfall-induced landslides using 3D resistivity tomography and geotechnical testing

    S. Friedel;A. Thielen;Sarah M. Springman

  • Triaxial constant stress and constant strain rate tests on ice-rich permafrost samples

    Lukas U Arenson;Sarah M Springman

  • 3-D FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF PILE GROUPS ADJACENT TO SURCHARGE LOADS

    M.F. Bransby;S.M. Springman

  • Monitoring and prediction in early warning systems for rapid mass movements

    M. Stähli;M. Sättele;C. Huggel;B.W. McArdell

  • A long-term field study for the investigation of rainfall-induced landslides

    S.M. Springman;A. Thielen;P. Kienzler;S. Friedel

  • Contemporary glacier retreat triggers a rapid landslide response, Great Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

    Andrew Kos;Florian Amann;Tazio Strozzi;Reynald Delaloye

  • Effects of volumetric ice content and strain rate on shear strength under triaxial conditions for frozen soil samples

    Lukas U. Arenson;Lukas U. Arenson;Martha M. Johansen;Sarah M. Springman

  • Lateral loading on piles due to simulated embankment construction

    Sarah Marcella Springman

  • Modelling of soil–structure interaction for a piled bridge abutment in plane strain FEM analyses

    E.A. Ellis;S.M. Springman

  • A coefficient of restitution of rock materials

    B. Imre;S. Räbsamen;S. M. Springman

  • The Rheology of Frozen Soils

    Lukas U. Arenson;Sarah M. Springman;Dave C. Sego

  • Evolution of soil wetting patterns preceding a hydrologically induced landslide inferred from electrical resistivity survey and point measurements of volumetric water content and pore water pressure

    Peter Lehmann;Francesca Gambazzi;Francesca Gambazzi;Barbara Suski;Ludovic Baron

  • Fractal fragmentation of rocks within sturzstroms: insight derived from physical experiments within the ETH geotechnical drum centrifuge

    Bernd Imre;Jan Laue;Sarah Marcella Springman

  • Kinematic investigations on the Furggwanghorn Rock Glacier, Switzerland

    Thomas Buchli;Andrew Kos;Philippe Limpach;Kaspar Merz

Frequent Co-Authors

David White
David White University of Southampton
Wilfried Haeberli
Wilfried Haeberli University of Zurich
Christian Hauck
Christian Hauck University of Fribourg
Alan G. Green
Alan G. Green ETH Zurich
Charles Wang Wai Ng
Charles Wang Wai Ng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Peter Lehmann
Peter Lehmann ETH Zurich
Dani Or
Dani Or University of Nevada Reno

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