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Stephen C. Porter 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 Stephen C. Porter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 104 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Stephen C. Porter 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 Stephen C. Porter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen C. Porter was affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their academic and research career included recognition by the American scientific community, notably being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998.

The data available does not include specific details regarding their fields of study, subfields, main research topics, recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues. Consequently, no detailed account of their research contributions, thematic focus, or collaborations can be provided.

Porter is recorded as deceased. The factual information available highlights a career tied to a major U.S. research institution and a distinction that acknowledges involvement in broader scientific advancement through AAAS fellowship.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times

    An Zhisheng;John E. Kutzbach;Warren L. Prell;Stephen C. Porter

  • Correlation between climate events in the North Atlantic and China during the last glaciation

    Stephen C. Porter;Stephen C. Porter;An Zhisheng

  • Magnetic susceptibility evidence of monsoon variation on the Loess Plateau of central China during the last 130,000 years

    Zhisheng An;George J. Kukla;Stephen C. Porter;Jule Xiao

  • Asynchronous Holocene optimum of the East Asian monsoon

    Zhisheng An;Stephen C. Porter;Stephen C. Porter;John E. Kutzbach;Wu Xihao

  • Grain size of quartz as an indicator of winter monsoon strength on the Loess Plateau of central China during the last 130,000 Yr

    Jule Xiao;Stephen C. Porter;Zhisheng An;Hisao Kumai

  • Equilibrium-line Altitudes of Late Quaternary Glaciers in the Southern Alps, New Zealand

    Stephen C. Porter

  • The long-term paleomonsoon variation recorded by the loess-paleosol sequence in Central China

    An Zhisheng;Liu Tunghseng;Lu Yanchou;S.C. Porter

  • Late quaternary dust flow on the chinese Loess Plateau

    ZhiSheng An;George Kukla;Stephen C. Porter;JuLe Xiao

  • Chinese loess record of monsoon climate during the last glacial–interglacial cycle

    Stephen C. Porter

  • Chronology of neoglaciation in the North American Cordillera

    Stephen C. Porter;George H. Denton

  • Last Interglacial Climates

    George J. Kukla;Michael L. Bender;Jacques-Louis de Beaulieu;Gerard Bond

  • Snowline depression in the tropics during the Last Glaciation

    Unknown

  • Some geological implications of average Quaternary glacial conditions

    Stephen C. Porter

  • Pattern and forcing of Northern Hemisphere glacier variations during the last millennium

    Stephen C. Porter

  • Radiocarbon Age Constraints on Rates of Advance and Retreat of the Puget Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet during the Last Glaciation

    Stephen C. Porter;Terry W. Swanson

  • Millennial-scale climatic oscillations during the last interglaciation in central China

    An Zhisheng;Stephen C. Porter

  • Pleistocene glaciation in the southern Lake District of Chile

    Stephen C. Porter

  • Reconstruction of equilibrium-line altitudes for tropical and sub-tropical glaciers

    Douglas I. Benn;Lewis A. Owen;Henry A. Osmaston;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Episode of Strengthened Summer Monsoon Climate of Younger Dryas Age on the Loess Plateau of Central China

    An Zhisheng;Stephen C. Porter;Zhou Weijian;Lu Yanchou

  • Variability of Monsoon Climate in East Asia at the End of the Last Glaciation

    Zhou Weijian;Douglas J. Donahue;Stephen C. Porter;Timothy A. Jull

  • Onset of Neoglaciation in the Southern Hemisphere

    Stephen C. Porter

  • Late-Quaternary Environments of the United States

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Frequent Co-Authors

Zhisheng An
Zhisheng An Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jule Xiao
Jule Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
George Kukla
George Kukla Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Douglas J. Donahue
Douglas J. Donahue University of Arizona
John E. Kutzbach
John E. Kutzbach University of Wisconsin–Madison
Warren L Prell
Warren L Prell Brown University
Minze Stuiver
Minze Stuiver University of Washington
Michael L. Bender
Michael L. Bender Princeton University
Nicholas J Shackleton
Nicholas J Shackleton University of Cambridge
Jacques-Louis de Beaulieu
Jacques-Louis de Beaulieu Aix-Marseille University

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