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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 80 544 478 276 233 388 19743

Timothy H. Dixon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Timothy H. Dixon between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Timothy H. Dixon published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2017. 5 of the 430 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2017. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1979 2026

430 publications in total across all disciplines

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Timothy H. Dixon: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 3
1981 4
1982 2
1983 4
1984 5
1985 2
1986 3
1987 3
1988 6
1989 6
1990 9
1991 7
1992 2
1993 3
1994 2
1995 6
1996 4
1997 5
1998 5
1999 8
2000 5
2001 8
2002 11
2003 11
2004 16
2005 15
2006 11
2007 25
2008 14
2009 14
2010 17
2011 16
2012 12
2013 19
2014 15
2015 16
2016 19
2017 32
2018 11
2019 15
2020 13
2021 5
2022 7
2023 3
2024 5
2025 4
2026 1
Total 430
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Timothy H. Dixon 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 Timothy H. Dixon 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, 388–397 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: 388 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 50 388
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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Timothy H. Dixon 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 Timothy H. Dixon 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 80
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

  • 2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Timothy H. Dixon is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad areas of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to the subfields of Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, and Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The main topics covered in their research include earthquake and tectonic studies, landslides and related hazards, geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, seismic waves and analysis, cryospheric studies and observations, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Timothy H. Dixon has a substantial record of publications in several scientific venues, with the most frequent outlets listed as:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • The Leading Edge

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Surface Deformation and Induced Seismicity Due to Fluid Injection and Oil and Gas Extraction in Western Texas, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Novel Quantification of Shallow Sediment Compaction by GPS Interferometric Reflectometry and Implications for Flood Susceptibility, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Isolated Cavities Dominate Greenland Ice Sheet Dynamic Response to Lake Drainage, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Novel Integration of Geodetic and Geologic Methods for High-Resolution Monitoring of Subsidence in the Mississippi Delta, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Modeling the Contribution of Poroelastic Deformation to Postseismic Geodetic Signals, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Timothy H. Dixon include:

  • Surui Xie
  • F. Deng
  • R. Malservisi
  • Taha Sadeghi Chorsi
  • Jochen Braunmiller

A notable recognition in their career is election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • REVEL: A model for Recent plate velocities from space geodesy

    Giovanni F. Sella;Giovanni F. Sella;Timothy H. Dixon;Ailin Mao

  • Noise in GPS coordinate time series

    Ailin Mao;Christopher G. A. Harrison;Timothy H. Dixon

  • Present-day motion of the Sierra Nevada block and some tectonic implications for the Basin and Range province, North American Cordillera

    Timothy H. Dixon;Meghan Miller;Frederic Farina;Hongzhi Wang

  • Observation of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in “Stable” North America with GPS

    Giovanni F. Sella;Seth Stein;Timothy H. Dixon;Michael Craymer

  • GPS geodetic constraints on Caribbean-North America plate motion

    Charles DeMets;Pamela E. Jansma;Glen S. Mattioli;Timothy H. Dixon

  • New kinematic models for Pacific‐North America motion from 3 Ma to present, I: Evidence for steady motion and biases in the NUVEL‐1A Model

    Charles DeMets;Timothy H. Dixon

  • An introduction to the global positioning system and some geological applications

    Timothy H. Dixon

  • Space Geodetic Observations of Nazca-South America Convergence Across the Central Andes

    Edmundo Norabuena;Lisa Leffler-Griffin;Ailin Mao;Timothy H. Dixon

  • Mexico City subsidence observed with persistent scatterer InSAR

    Batuhan Osmanoğlu;Timothy H. Dixon;Shimon Wdowinski;Enrique Cabral-Cano

  • Lateral variation in upper mantle viscosity: role of water

    Jacqueline E. Dixon;Timothy H. Dixon;D. R. Bell;Rocco Malservisi

  • Space geodesy: Subsidence and flooding in New Orleans

    Timothy H. Dixon;Falk Amelung;Alessandro Ferretti;Fabrizio Novali

  • GPS estimate of relative motion between the Caribbean and South American plates, and geologic implications for Trinidad and Venezuela

    John C. Weber;Timothy H. Dixon;Charles DeMets;William B. Ambeh

  • Decelerating Nazca-South America and Nazca-Pacific Plate motions

    Edmundo O. Norabuena;Timothy H. Dixon;Seth Stein;Christopher G. A. Harrison

  • Transpressional rupture of an unmapped fault during the 2010 Haiti earthquake

    Éric Calais;Andrew M. Freed;Glen S. Mattioli;Glen S. Mattioli;Falk Amelung

  • Constraints on present‐day Basin and Range deformation from space geodesy

    Timothy H. Dixon;Stefano Robaudo;Jeffrey Lee;Marith C. Reheis

  • Petrology and chemistry of recent lavas in the northern Marianas: Implications for the origin of island arc basalts

    Timothy H. Dixon;R. Batiza

  • Recent increases in Arctic freshwater flux affects Labrador Sea convection and Atlantic overturning circulation

    Qian Yang;Timothy H. Dixon;Paul G. Myers;Jennifer Bonin

  • Fore-arc motion and Cocos Ridge collision in Central America

    Peter LaFemina;Peter LaFemina;Timothy H. Dixon;Rob Govers;Edmundo Norabuena

  • Bathymetric prediction from Seasat altimeter data

    Timothy H. Dixon;M. Naraghi;M. K. McNutt;S. M. Smith

  • Refined kinematics of the Eastern California shear zone from GPS observations, 1993-1998

    M. Meghan Miller;Daniel J. Johnson;Timothy H. Dixon;Roy K. Dokka

  • Slow deformation and lower seismic hazard at the new madrid seismic zone

    Andrew Newman;Seth Stein;John Weber;Joseph Engeln

  • The Seismogenic Zone of Subduction Thrust Faults

    Timothy H. Dixon;J. Casey Moore

Frequent Co-Authors

Shimon Wdowinski
Shimon Wdowinski Florida International University
Falk Amelung
Falk Amelung University of Miami
Marino Protti
Marino Protti University of California, Santa Cruz
Susan Y. Schwartz
Susan Y. Schwartz University of California, Santa Cruz
Charles DeMets
Charles DeMets University of Wisconsin–Madison
Seth Stein
Seth Stein Northwestern University
David M. Holland
David M. Holland New York University
Juliet Biggs
Juliet Biggs University of Bristol
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas

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