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Steven D. Scott

Steven D. Scott

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2943 140 163 8312

Steven D. Scott publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven D. Scott between 1969 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven D. Scott published across 55 years, from 1969 to 2023, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2007. 3 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2007. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication
1969 2023

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven D. Scott: publications per year, 1969 to 2023
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 1
1972 1
1973 2
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 4
1983 9
1984 0
1985 2
1986 6
1987 6
1988 6
1989 2
1990 5
1991 10
1992 2
1993 5
1994 1
1995 5
1996 5
1997 5
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 4
2002 3
2003 5
2004 11
2005 6
2006 4
2007 12
2008 4
2009 6
2010 2
2011 5
2012 2
2013 3
2014 4
2015 0
2016 0
2017 4
2018 0
2019 0
2020 2
2021 0
2022 2
2023 1
Total 167
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Steven D. Scott 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 Steven D. Scott 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, 158–167 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: 163 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
158–167 458 163
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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Steven D. Scott 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 Steven D. Scott 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178 53
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

  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the architectures of high-performance interconnection networks and supercomputers
  • 2012 - ACM Fellow For contributions to the architecture of interconnection networks and supercomputers.
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For definitive experimental investigations of the crossfield transport physics of heat, particles, and angular momentum in tokamak plasma
  • 1986 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Steven D. Scott was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focused on engineering, with a significant number of publications in ocean engineering, nuclear and high energy physics, astronomy and astrophysics, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work included:

  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Fusion materials and technologies

Frequent publication venues for Steven D. Scott included:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Plasma Physics
  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Toxicon
  • Ore Geology Reviews

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Steven D. Scott were:

  • "Overview of the SPARC tokamak," 2020, Journal of Plasma Physics
  • "Overview of the SPARC physics basis towards the exploration of burning-plasma regimes in high-field, compact tokamaks," 2022, Nuclear Fusion
  • "Fast-ion physics in SPARC," 2020, Journal of Plasma Physics
  • "Anatoxins from benthic cyanobacteria responsible for dog mortalities in New Brunswick, Canada," 2023, Toxicon
  • "Melt inclusions in quartz from felsic volcanic rocks of the Iberian Pyrite Belt: Clues for magmatic ore metal transfer towards VMS-forming systems," 2020, Ore Geology Reviews

Steven D. Scott collaborated frequently with a core group of researchers, including:

  • R. A. Binns
  • Fernando Barriga
  • Ryuji Asada
  • Wolfgang Bach
  • Anne Bartetzko

Their career was recognized through several awards, including:

  • IEEE Fellow (2014) for contributions to the architectures of high-performance interconnection networks and supercomputers
  • ACM Fellow (2012) for contributions to the architecture of interconnection networks and supercomputers
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (1998) for experimental investigations of the crossfield transport physics of heat, particles, and angular momentum in tokamak plasma
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1986) in the Academy of Science

Best Publications

  • Sphalerite geothermometry and geobarometry

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  • Possible contribution of a metal-rich magmatic fluid to a sea-floor hydrothermal system

    Kaihui Yang;Steven D. Scott

  • Actively forming polymetallic sulfide deposits associated with felsic volcanic rocks in the eastern Manus back-arc basin, Papua New Guinea

    R. A. Binns;Steven D. Scott

  • A special issue on sea-floor hydrothermal mineralization; new perspectives; preface

    Peter A. Rona;Steven D. Scott

  • Mineralogy, composition, and fluid inclusion microthermometry of sea-floor hydrothermal deposits in the southern trough of Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California

    Jan M. Peter;Steven D. Scott

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of a hydrothermal silica-sulfide-sulfate spire in the caldera of Axial Seamount, Juan De Fuca Ridge

    Mark D. Hannington;Steven D. Scott

  • Sphalerite geobarometry in the Cu-Fe-Zn-S system

    Murray N. Hutchison;Steven D. Scott

  • Hydrothermal vents on an axis seamount of the Juan de Fuca ridge

    R. L. Chase;J. R. Delaney;J. L. Karsten;H. P. Johnson

  • Formation of Fe-silicates and Fe-oxides on bacterial surfaces in samples collected near hydrothermal vents on the Southern Explorer Ridge in the northeast Pacific Ocean

    Danielle Fortin;F. Grant Ferris;Steven D. Scott

  • Phase relations involving pyrrhotite below 350 degrees C

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  • Comparative mineralogy and geochemistry of gold-bearing sulfide deposits on the mid-ocean ridges

    Mark D. Hannington;Peter Herzig;Steven Scott;Geoff Thompson

  • Gold in sea-floor polymetallic sulfide deposits

    M. D. Hannington;J. M. Peter;S. D. Scott

  • Chemical behaviour of sphalerite and arsenopyrite in hydrothermal and metamorphic environments

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  • Hydrothermal oxide and gold-rich sulfate deposits of Franklin Seamount, western Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea

    R. A. Binns;Steven D. Scott;Y. A. Bogdanov;A. P. Lisitzin

  • Magmatic Degassing of Volatiles and Ore Metals into a Hydrothermal System on the Modern Sea Floor of the Eastern Manus Back-Arc Basin, Western Pacific

    Kaihui Yang;Steven D. Scott

  • Characterization of Bacteriogenic Iron Oxide Deposits from Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Northeast Pacific Ocean

    C. B. Kennedy;S. D. Scott;F. G. Ferris

  • Hydrothermal phase stabilization of 2-line ferrihydrite by bacteria

    C.B. Kennedy;S.D. Scott;F.G. Ferris

  • Experimental Calibration of the Sphalerite Geobarometer

    Unknown

  • 14C ages of hydrothermal petroleum and carbonate in Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California: Implications for oil generation, expulsion, and migration

    J. M. Peter;P. Peltonen;S. D. Scott;B.R.T. Simoneit

  • Sulfidation equilibria as guides to gold mineralization in volcanogenic massive sulfides; evidence from sulfide mineralogy and the composition of sphalerite

    M. D. Hannington;Steven D. Scott

  • Gold and native copper in supergene sulphides from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    M. D. Hannington;G. Thompson;P. A. Rona;S. D. Scott

  • Sulfide mineralization in an ultramafic-rock hosted seafloor hydrothermal system: From serpentinization to the formation of Cu-Zn-(Co)-rich massive sulfides

    Ana Filipa A. Marques;Ana Filipa A. Marques;Fernando J.A.S. Barriga;Steven D. Scott

  • Arc to rift transitional volcanism in the Santa Rosalía Region, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Andrew G. Conly;James M. Brenan;Hervé Bellon;Steven D. Scott;Steven D. Scott

  • Gold Content of Eastern Manus Basin Volcanic Rocks: Implications for Enrichment in Associated Hydrothermal Precipitates

    Roger Moss;Steven D. Scott;Raymond A. Binns

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando J.A.S. Barriga
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga University of Lisbon
Mark D. Hannington
Mark D. Hannington University of Ottawa
Zoltán Zajacz
Zoltán Zajacz University of Geneva
Matthew I. Leybourne
Matthew I. Leybourne Queen's University
Yves Fouquet
Yves Fouquet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
John R. Delaney
John R. Delaney University of Washington
Peter A. Rona
Peter A. Rona Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Henry P. Schwarcz
Henry P. Schwarcz McMaster University
Bernd R.T. Simoneit
Bernd R.T. Simoneit Oregon State University

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