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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3527 3230 1394 1237 192 11693

Stephen E. Laubach publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen E. Laubach between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen E. Laubach published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2019. 9 of the 213 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2019. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 8 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 3 publications
1985 2026

213 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen E. Laubach: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 8
1989 6
1990 2
1991 11
1992 9
1993 3
1994 4
1995 3
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 7
2005 3
2006 6
2007 4
2008 1
2009 6
2010 7
2011 6
2012 9
2013 4
2014 7
2015 5
2016 7
2017 9
2018 11
2019 12
2020 6
2021 2
2022 10
2023 6
2024 6
2025 6
2026 3
Total 213
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Stephen E. Laubach 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 E. Laubach 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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Stephen E. Laubach 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 E. Laubach 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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
48 207
49 204 49
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

Stephen E. Laubach is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions across several subfields including geophysics, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and ocean engineering.

The scientist's work is especially focused on topics such as hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, groundwater flow and contamination studies, rock mechanics and modeling, drilling and well engineering, and geological formations and processes.

Several venues have frequently featured Laubach's research outputs, demonstrating a broad engagement with the geological and engineering research communities. These include:

  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen E. Laubach are:

  • Scale-dependent fracture networks, 2022, Journal of Structural Geology
  • Fracture, Dissolution, and Cementation Events in Ordovician Carbonate Reservoirs, Tarim Basin, NW China, 2020, Geofluids
  • The nature and origins of decametre-scale porosity in Ordovician carbonate rocks, Halahatang oilfield, Tarim Basin, China, 2020, Journal of the Geological Society
  • Analysis of spatial arrangement of fractures in two dimensions using point process statistics, 2022, Journal of Structural Geology
  • Fracture Description of the HFTS-2 Slant Core, Delaware Basin, West Texas, 2021, Proceedings of the 9th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference

Collaborations have been an important aspect of Laubach's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Qiqi Wang
  • Estibalitz Ukar
  • András Fall
  • Julia Gale
  • Stephanie R. Forstner

Best Publications

  • Natural fractures in shale: A review and new observations

    Julia F. W. Gale;Stephen E. Laubach;Jon E. Olson;Peter Eichhubl

  • Characteristics and origins of coal cleat: A review

    S.E Laubach;R.A Marrett;J.E Olson;A.R Scott

  • Mechanical and fracture stratigraphy

    Stephen E. Laubach;Jon E. Olson;Michael R. Gross

  • A scale-independent approach to fracture intensity and average spacing measurement

    Orlando J. Ortega;Randall A. Marrett;Stephen E. Laubach

  • Natural fracture characterization in tight gas sandstones: Integrating mechanics and diagenesis

    Jon E. Olson;Stephen E. Laubach;Robert H. Lander

  • Practical approaches to identifying sealed and open fractures

    Stephen E. Laubach

  • Microfractures: A review

    Mark H. Anders;Stephen E. Laubach;Christopher H. Scholz

  • Are open fractures necessarily aligned with maximum horizontal stress

    Stephen E Laubach;Jon E Olson;Julia F.W Gale

  • The Role of Chemistry in Fracture Pattern Development and Opportunities to Advance Interpretations of Geological Materials

    Stephen E. Laubach;R. H. Lander;L.J. Criscenti;Lawrence M. Anovitz

  • A 48 m.y. history of fracture opening, temperature, and fluid pressure: Cretaceous Travis Peak Formation, East Texas basin

    S. P. Becker;Peter Eichhubl;Stephen E Laubach;Robert M Reed

  • Coevolution of crack-seal texture and fracture porosity in sedimentary rocks: cathodoluminescence observations of regional fractures

    Stephen E Laubach;Robert M Reed;Jon E Olson;R. H. Lander

  • Insights into rates of fracture growth and sealing from a model for quartz cementation in fractured sandstones

    R. H. Lander;Stephen E Laubach

  • Pure and shear-enhanced compaction bands in Aztec Sandstone

    Peter Eichhubl;John N. Hooker;Stephen E. Laubach

  • Fracture-aperture size—frequency, spatial distribution, and growth processes in strata-bounded and non-strata-bounded fractures, Cambrian Mesón Group, NW Argentina

    J. N. Hooker;J. N. Hooker;Stephen E Laubach;Randall A Marrett

  • Modeling Coupled Fracture-Matrix Fluid Flow in Geomechanically Simulated Fracture Networks

    Zeno G. Philip;Zeno G. Philip;James W. Jennings;Jon E Olson;Stephen E Laubach

  • Hydraulic Fractures in Core From Stimulated Reservoirs: Core Fracture Description of HFTS Slant Core, Midland Basin, West Texas

    Julia F. W. Gale;Sara J. Elliott;Stephen E. Laubach

  • Subsurface fractures and their relationship to stress history in East Texas basin sandstone

    Stephen E. Laubach

  • Prediction of lithofacies and reservoir quality using well logs, Late Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, Mamm Creek field, Piceance Basin, Colorado

    Aysen Ozkan;Stephen P. Cumella;Kitty L. Milliken;Stephen E. Laubach

  • Testing the basin-centered gas accumulation model using fluid inclusion observations: Southern Piceance Basin, Colorado

    András Fall;Peter Eichhubl;Stephen P. Cumella;Robert J. Bodnar

  • A Method to Detect Natural Fracture Strike in Sandstones

    Stephen E. Laubach

  • Advances in carbonate exploration and reservoir analysis

    Joanna Garland;Joyce Neilson;Stephen Laubach;Kate Whidden

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Eichhubl
Peter Eichhubl The University of Texas at Austin
Randall Marrett
Randall Marrett The University of Texas at Austin
Jon E. Olson
Jon E. Olson The University of Texas at Austin
Robert J. Bodnar
Robert J. Bodnar Virginia Tech
Kitty L. Milliken
Kitty L. Milliken The University of Texas at Austin
Stephen Marshak
Stephen Marshak University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Carlos Torres-Verdín
Carlos Torres-Verdín The University of Texas at Austin
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison
David J. Sanderson
David J. Sanderson University of Southampton
János Urai
János Urai RWTH Aachen University

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