W. T. Pfeffer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. T. Pfeffer between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. T. Pfeffer published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2012. 1 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1978 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. T. Pfeffer: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year	Publications
1978	1
1979	0
1980	0
1981	0
1982	0
1983	0
1984	0
1985	0
1986	0
1987	0
1988	2
1989	0
1990	3
1991	2
1992	1
1993	0
1994	4
1995	0
1996	2
1997	5
1998	10
1999	2
2000	4
2001	5
2002	4
2003	5
2004	4
2005	7
2006	3
2007	8
2008	3
2009	10
2010	8
2011	4
2012	18
2013	15
2014	7
2015	4
2016	2
2017	0
2018	2
2019	1
2020	0
2021	0
2022	2
2023	1
2024	0
2025	1
Total	150

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W. T. Pfeffer 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 W. T. Pfeffer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 133 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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	133
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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W. T. Pfeffer 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 W. T. Pfeffer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

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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Best Publications

A Reconciled Estimate of Glacier Contributions to Sea Level Rise: 2003 to 2009

Alex S. Gardner;Alex S. Gardner;Geir Moholdt;J. Graham Cogley;Bert Wouters;Bert Wouters

1463
Citations
The Randolph Glacier inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers

W Tad Pfeffer;Anthony A Arendt;Andrew Bliss;Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch

1370
Citations
Sea-Level Rise by 2100

John A. Church;Peter U. Clark;Anny Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

1300
Citations
Kinematic Constraints on Glacier Contributions to 21st-Century Sea-Level Rise

W. T. Pfeffer;J. T. Harper;S. O'Neel

1280
Citations
Recent contributions of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise

Thomas Jacob;John Wahr;W. Tad Pfeffer;W. Tad Pfeffer;Sean Swenson

1184
Citations
Glaciers dominate eustatic sea-level rise in the 21st century.

Mark F. Meier F. Meier;Mark B. Dyurgerov;Ursula K. Rick;Shad O'Neel

883
Citations
Retention of Greenland runoff by refreezing: Implications for projected future sea level change

W. Tad Pfeffer;Mark F. Meier;Tissa H. Illangasekare

300
Citations
Greenland ice-sheet contribution to sea-level rise buffered by meltwater storage in firn

J. Harper;N. Humphrey;W. Pfeffer;J. Brown

247
Citations
Thermal tracking of meltwater retention in Greenland's accumulation area

Neil F. Humphrey;Joel T. Harper;W. Tad Pfeffer

220
Citations
A review of volume‐area scaling of glaciers

David B. Bahr;David B. Bahr;W. Tad Pfeffer;Georg Kaser

208
Citations
A simple mechanism for irreversible tidewater glacier retreat

Unknown

205
Citations
Challenges to Understanding the Dynamic Response of Greenland's Marine Terminating Glaciers to Oceanic and Atmospheric Forcing

Fiammetta Straneo;Patrick Heimbach;Olga Sergienko;Gordon Hamilton

198
Citations
Response time of glaciers as a function of size and mass balance: 1. Theory

David B. Bahr;W. Tad Pfeffer;Christophe Sassolas;Mark F. Meier

169
Citations
Rock glacier dynamics and paleoclimatic implications

S. K. Konrad;N. F. Humphrey;E. J. Steig;D. H. Clark

165
Citations
Evolving force balance at Columbia Glacier, Alaska, during its rapid retreat

Shad O'Neel;W. Tad Pfeffer;Robert Krimmel;Mark Meier

151
Citations
Rapid expansion of Greenland's low-permeability ice slabs.

M. MacFerrin;Horst Machguth;Horst Machguth;D. van As;C. Charalampidis

134
Citations
Seismic detection and analysis of icequakes at Columbia Glacier, Alaska

Shad O'Neel;Hans P. Marshall;Daniel E. McNamara;William Tad Pfeffer

133
Citations
Using surface velocities to calculate ice thickness and bed topography: a case study at Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA

R.W. McNabb;R. Hock;Shad O'Neel;Lowell A. Rasmussen

130
Citations
A High‐End Estimate of Sea Level Rise for Practitioners

Unknown

125
Citations
Variations of near-surface firn density in the lower accumulation area of the Greenland ice sheet, Pâkitsoq, West Greenland

Roger J. Braithwaite;Martin Laternser;W. Tad Pfeffer

110
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel T. Harper University of Montana

Neil F. Humphrey University of Wyoming

Shad O'Neel United States Geological Survey

Regine Hock University of Alaska Fairbanks

Patrick D. Nunn University of the Sunshine Coast

Mark A. Merrifield University of California, San Diego

Peter U. Clark Oregon State University

Jon Ove Hagen University of Oslo

Antony J. Payne University of Liverpool

Jonathan M. Gregory University of Reading

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