| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 58 | 2127 | 1928 | 60 | 57 | 210 | 15159 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Sean D. Willett between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sean D. Willett published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2024. 19 of the 268 publications appeared in the last two years.
268 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 268 |
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 Sean D. Willett sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 210 publications — 67th percentile
67% 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 | 210 |
| 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 |
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 Sean D. Willett sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% 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 | 58 |
| 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 |
Sean D. Willett is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research predominantly addresses areas within geophysics, atmospheric science, and earth-surface processes, with additional contributions to management, monitoring, policy and law, and geology.
The scientist's main topics of study cover a broad spectrum within geological and geophysical disciplines, including:
Sean D. Willett's research output is disseminated through multiple established publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include:
Key recent publications by Sean D. Willett and collaborators are:
Collaborations have been an important component of their research activities, working frequently with co-authors including:
Sean D. Willett was recognized by membership in the Academia Europaea, awarded in 2015.
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