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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5208 4813 1948 1733 84 7337

Stephen G. Wells publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen G. Wells between 1980 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen G. Wells published across 44 years, from 1980 to 2023, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1992. 2 of the 92 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 1992. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications
1980 2023

92 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen G. Wells: publications per year, 1980 to 2023
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 7
1988 2
1989 7
1990 7
1991 4
1992 8
1993 4
1994 1
1995 4
1996 0
1997 2
1998 1
1999 4
2000 0
2001 0
2002 5
2003 7
2004 1
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 1
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
2015 1
2016 3
2017 0
2018 1
2019 0
2020 3
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
Total 92
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Stephen G. Wells 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 G. Wells 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, 78–87 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: 84 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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 84
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
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 G. Wells 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 G. Wells 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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
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 G. Wells is affiliated with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans several fields including Medicine, Engineering, and Computer Science. Within these disciplines, their focus extends to specialized subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main topics of Wells' work revolve around Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Digital Image Processing Techniques, and Medical Image Segmentation Techniques.

Wells has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Meshless reconstruction technique for digital tomosynthesis," 2020, published in Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • "3D chest tomosynthesis using a stationary flat panel source array and a stationary detector: a Monte Carlo proof of concept," 2021, published in Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express
  • "Metal artefact reduction in digital tomosynthesis using component decomposition," 2023, published in Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express

The frequent publication venues for Wells' work are Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express and Physics in Medicine and Biology.

Wells has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Vadim Y. Soloviev
  • Kate L. Renforth
  • Conrad J. Dirckx
  • Thomas G. Primidis
  • Carsten Welsch

Best Publications

  • Influences of eolian and pedogenic processes on the origin and evolution of desert pavements

    Leslie D. McFadden;Stephen G. Wells;Michael J. Jercinovich

  • Influence of Late Quaternary Climatic Changes on Geomorphic and Pedogenic Processes on a Desert Piedmont, Eastern Mojave Desert, California

    Stephen G. Wells;Leslie D. McFadden;John C. Dohrenwend

  • Sedimentologic and geomorphic variations in storm-generated alluvial fans, Howgill Fells, northwest England

    Stephen G. Wells;Adrian M. Harvey

  • Fire and alluvial chronology in Yellowstone National Park: Climatic and intrinsic controls on Holocene geomorphic processes

    Grant A. Meyer;Stephen G. Wells;A. J. Timothy Jull

  • Regional variations in tectonic geomorphology along a segmented convergent plate boundary pacific coast of Costa Rica

    S.G. Wells;T.F. Bullard;C.M. Menges;P.G. Drake

  • Fire-Related Sedimentation Events on Alluvial Fans, Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A.

    Grant A. Meyer;Stephen G. Wells

  • Late Cenozoic landscape evolution on lava flow surfaces of the Cima volcanic field, Mojave Desert, California

    Stephen G. Wells;John C. Dohrenwend;Leslie D. McFADDEN;Brent D. Turrin

  • Response of alluvial systems to fire and climate change in Yellowstone National Park

    Grant A. Meyer;Stephen G. Wells;Robert C. Balling;A. J. Timothy Jull

  • Quaternary uplift astride the aseismic Cocos Ridge, Pacific coast, Costa Rica

    Thomas W. Gardner;David Verdonck;Nicholas M. Pinter;Rudy Slingerland

  • The vesicular layer and carbonate collars of desert soils and pavements: formation, age and relation to climate change

    Leslie D McFadden;Eric V McDonald;Stephen G Wells;Kirk Anderson

  • Use of multiparameter relative-age methods for age estimation and correlation of alluvial fan surfaces on a desert piedmont, eastern Mojave Desert, California

    Leslie D. McFadden;John B. Ritter;Stephen G. Wells

  • Atmospheric circulation during Holocene lake stands in the Mojave Desert: evidence of regional climate change

    Yehouda Enzel;Daniel R. Cayan;Roger Y. Anderson;Stephen G. Wells

  • Cosmogenic 3He surface-exposure dating of stone pavements: Implications for landscape evolution in deserts

    Stephen G. Wells;Leslie D. McFadden;Jane Poths;Chad T. Olinger

  • Response of alluvial fan systems to the late Pleistocene to Holocene climatic transition: contrasts between the margins of pluvial Lakes Lahontan and Mojave, Nevada and California, USA

    Adrian M Harvey;Peter E Wigand;Stephen G Wells

  • Influences of quaternary climatic changes on processes of soil development on desert loess deposits of the Cima volcanic field, California

    L.D. McFadden;S.G. Wells;J.C. Dohrenwend

  • Reconciling the roles of tectonism and climate in Quaternary alluvial fan evolution

    John B. Ritter;Jerry R. Miller;Yehouda Enzel;Stephen G. Wells

  • Historical Rainfall Patterns and Arroyo Activity within the Zuni River Drainage Basin, New Mexico

    Robert C. Balling;Stephen G. Wells

  • Regional response of alluvial fans to the Pleistocene-Holocene climatic transition, Mojave Desert, California

    Eric V. McDonald;Leslie D. McFadden;Stephen G. Wells

  • Response of Quaternary fluvial systems to differential epeirogenic uplift: Aguas and Feos river systems, southeast Spain

    A. M. Harvey;S. G. Wells

  • Factors and processes governing the 14C content of carbonate in desert soils

    Ronald Amundson;Yang Wang;Oliver Chadwick;Susan Trumbore

  • Short-Duration Holocene Lakes in the Mojave River Drainage Basin, Southern California

    Yehouda Enzel;William J. Brown;Roger Y. Anderson;Leslie D. McFadden

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie D. McFadden
Leslie D. McFadden University of New Mexico
Yehouda Enzel
Yehouda Enzel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Roger Y. Anderson
Roger Y. Anderson University of New Mexico
Robert C. Balling
Robert C. Balling Arizona State University
Robert C. Graham
Robert C. Graham University of California, Riverside
Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki
Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki United States Geological Survey
Adrian M. Harvey
Adrian M. Harvey University of Liverpool
Robert J. Fleck
Robert J. Fleck United States Geological Survey
Nicholas Lancaster
Nicholas Lancaster Desert Research Institute
Daniel R. Cayan
Daniel R. Cayan University of California, San Diego

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