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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 2962 2705 142 125 174 19638

Tom Gleeson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tom Gleeson between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tom Gleeson published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2022. 33 of the 254 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2022. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 11 publications
2001 2025

254 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tom Gleeson: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 0
2008 2
2009 3
2010 1
2011 4
2012 8
2013 10
2014 21
2015 15
2016 13
2017 18
2018 17
2019 20
2020 27
2021 15
2022 29
2023 15
2024 22
2025 11
Total 254
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Tom Gleeson 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 Tom Gleeson 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, 168–177 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: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
168–177 490 174
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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Tom Gleeson 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 Tom Gleeson 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 52
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

Tom Gleeson is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and specializes in environmental science with a particular focus on earth and planetary sciences. Their scholarly contributions span numerous areas within these fields, emphasizing environmental engineering, water science and technology, global and planetary change, geochemistry and petrology, and ocean engineering.

The primary topics of Tom Gleeson's research include hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater flow and contamination studies, flood risk assessment and management, water resources management and optimization, hydrological forecasting using artificial intelligence, and groundwater and watershed analysis.

They have collaborated frequently with a consistent group of coauthors:

  • Miina Porkka
  • Lan Wang-Erlandsson
  • J. S. Famiglietti
  • Dieter Gerten
  • Matti Kummu

Their research output has appeared repeatedly in several key publication venues:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Ground Water
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Tom Gleeson include:

  • "Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries," 2023, Science Advances
  • "Global water resources and the role of groundwater in a resilient water future," 2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Global Groundwater Sustainability, Resources, and Systems in the Anthropocene," 2020, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • "Fresh groundwater discharge insignificant for the world's oceans but important for coastal ecosystems," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A planetary boundary for green water," 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Tom Gleeson's work frequently addresses the sustainability and management of groundwater resources, exploring their critical roles in global water cycles, ecosystem functions, and planetary boundaries. Their interdisciplinary research integrates hydrological science with environmental engineering and earth system perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Water balance of global aquifers revealed by groundwater footprint

    Tom Gleeson;Yoshihide Wada;Marc F. P. Bierkens;Ludovicus P. H. van Beek

  • Global water resources and the role of groundwater in a resilient water future

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  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Regional strategies for the accelerating global problem of groundwater depletion

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Tom Gleeson

  • Fault zone hydrogeology

    Victor Bense;Tom Gleeson;Sian Loveless;Olivier Bour

  • Water on an Urban Planet: Urbanization and the Reach of Urban Water Infrastructure

    Robert I. McDonald;Katherine Weber;Julie Padowski;Martina Flörke

  • Drought in the Anthropocene

    Anne F. Van Loon;Tom Gleeson;Julian Clark;Albert I J M Van Dijk

  • The global volume and distribution of modern groundwater

    Tom Gleeson;Tom Gleeson;Kevin M. Befus;Scott Jasechko;Elco Luijendijk;Elco Luijendijk

  • Vulnerability of coastal aquifers to groundwater use and climate change

    Grant Ferguson;Tom Gleeson

  • Environmental flow limits to global groundwater pumping

    Inge E. M. de Graaf;Inge E. M. de Graaf;Inge E. M. de Graaf;Tom Gleeson;L. P. H. (Rens) van Beek;Edwin H. Sutanudjaja

  • Relative contribution of monsoon precipitation and pumping to changes in groundwater storage in India

    Akarsh Asoka;Tom Gleeson;Yoshihide Wada;Vimal Mishra

  • Drought in a human-modified world : reframing drought definitions, understanding, and analysis approaches

    Anne F. Van Loon;Kerstin Stahl;Giuliano Di Baldassarre;Julian Clark

  • Global patterns and dynamics of climate-groundwater interactions

    M. O. Cuthbert;M. O. Cuthbert;T. Gleeson;N. Moosdorf;K. M. Befus

  • The pronounced seasonality of global groundwater recharge

    Scott Jasechko;S. Jean Birks;Tom Gleeson;Yoshihide Wada

  • Global Groundwater Sustainability, Resources, and Systems in the Anthropocene

    Tom Gleeson;Mark Olaf Cuthbert;Mark Olaf Cuthbert;Grant Ferguson;Debra Perrone

  • A planetary boundary for green water

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  • Mapping permeability over the surface of the Earth

    Tom Gleeson;Leslie Smith;Nils Moosdorf;Jens Hartmann

  • The changing nature of groundwater in the global water cycle

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  • Towards Sustainable Groundwater Use: Setting Long-Term Goals, Backcasting, and Managing Adaptively

    Tom Gleeson;William M. Alley;Diana M. Allen;Marios A. Sophocleous

  • A glimpse beneath earth's surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity

    Tom Gleeson;Nils Moosdorf;Jens Hartmann;L. P. H. van Beek

  • Global aquifers dominated by fossil groundwaters but wells vulnerable to modern contamination

    Scott Jasechko;Debra Perrone;Kevin M. Befus;M. Bayani Bayani Cardenas

  • Fresh groundwater discharge insignificant for the world's oceans but important for coastal ecosystems.

    Elco Luijendijk;Tom Gleeson;Nils Moosdorf

  • Groundwater sustainability strategies

    Tom Gleeson;Jonathan VanderSteen;Marios A. Sophocleous;Makoto Taniguchi

  • Regional groundwater flow in mountainous terrain: Three‐dimensional simulations of topographic and hydrogeologic controls

    Tom Gleeson;Andrew H. Manning

  • Relative Contribution of Monsoon Precipitation and Pumping to Changes in Groundwater Storage in India

    T. P. Gleeson;Y. Wada;V. Mishra

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thorsten Wagener
Thorsten Wagener University of Potsdam
Dieter Gerten
Dieter Gerten Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Marc F. P. Bierkens Utrecht University
Scott Jasechko
Scott Jasechko University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark O. Cuthbert
Mark O. Cuthbert Cardiff University
Nils Moosdorf
Nils Moosdorf Kiel University
Ingo Fetzer
Ingo Fetzer Stockholm Resilience Centre
Matti Kummu
Matti Kummu Aalto University
Jeffrey M. McKenzie
Jeffrey M. McKenzie McGill University

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