World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
7945
World Ranking
4433
National Ranking
1709

William E. Holt 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 William E. Holt sits on this spectrum.

38–42 publications: 1 scientists 43–47 publications: 0 scientists 48–52 publications: 3 scientists 53–57 publications: 8 scientists 58–62 publications: 11 scientists 63–67 publications: 16 scientists 68–72 publications: 24 scientists 73–77 publications: 31 scientists 78–82 publications: 49 scientists 83–87 publications: 77 scientists 88–92 publications: 86 scientists 93–97 publications: 88 scientists 98–102 publications: 92 scientists 103–107 publications: 84 scientists 108–112 publications: 102 scientists 113–117 publications: 108 scientists 118–122 publications: 117 scientists 123–127 publications: 126 scientists 128–132 publications: 146 scientists 133–137 publications: 114 scientists 138–142 publications: 102 scientists 143–147 publications: 127 scientists 148–152 publications: 102 scientists 153–157 publications: 112 scientists 158–162 publications: 102 scientists 163–167 publications: 127 scientists 168–172 publications: 121 scientists 173–177 publications: 112 scientists 178–182 publications: 109 scientists 183–187 publications: 98 scientists 188–192 publications: 92 scientists 193–197 publications: 105 scientists 198–202 publications: 77 scientists 203–207 publications: 80 scientists 208–212 publications: 89 scientists 213–217 publications: 70 scientists 218–222 publications: 74 scientists 223–227 publications: 74 scientists 228–232 publications: 70 scientists 233–237 publications: 67 scientists 238–242 publications: 59 scientists 243–247 publications: 67 scientists 248–252 publications: 51 scientists 253–257 publications: 46 scientists 258–262 publications: 41 scientists 263–267 publications: 39 scientists 268–272 publications: 34 scientists 273–277 publications: 39 scientists 278–282 publications: 35 scientists 283–287 publications: 36 scientists 288–292 publications: 35 scientists 293–297 publications: 29 scientists 298–302 publications: 23 scientists 303–307 publications: 39 scientists 308–312 publications: 34 scientists 313–317 publications: 23 scientists 318–322 publications: 18 scientists 323–327 publications: 18 scientists 328–332 publications: 21 scientists 333–337 publications: 20 scientists 338–342 publications: 15 scientists 343–347 publications: 13 scientists 348–352 publications: 24 scientists 353–357 publications: 25 scientists 358–362 publications: 10 scientists 363–367 publications: 20 scientists 368–372 publications: 17 scientists 373–377 publications: 18 scientists 378–382 publications: 15 scientists 383–387 publications: 7 scientists 388–392 publications: 22 scientists 393–397 publications: 9 scientists 398–402 publications: 11 scientists 403–407 publications: 16 scientists 408–412 publications: 4 scientists 413–417 publications: 5 scientists 418–422 publications: 14 scientists 423–427 publications: 8 scientists 428–432 publications: 7 scientists 433–437 publications: 7 scientists 438–442 publications: 10 scientists 443–447 publications: 10 scientists 448–452 publications: 3 scientists 453–457 publications: 9 scientists 458–462 publications: 11 scientists 463–467 publications: 4 scientists 468–472 publications: 6 scientists 473–477 publications: 11 scientists 478–482 publications: 8 scientists 483–487 publications: 2 scientists 488–492 publications: 3 scientists 493–497 publications: 4 scientists 498–502 publications: 4 scientists 503–507 publications: 4 scientists 508–509 publications: 4 scientists 510+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 510+

This scientist: 128 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

William E. Holt 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 William E. Holt sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

William E. Holt is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, encompassing 28 publications within this field. The main subfields of study include Geophysics, Paleontology, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Anthropology.

Their scientific work covers several key topics such as earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, evolution and paleontology studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, mathematics and applications, and algebraic and geometric analysis.

Holt has contributed to a number of research papers recently published in various peer-reviewed journals. Some notable papers include:

  • Coupled influence of tectonics, climate, and surface processes on landscape evolution in southwestern North America, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Tectonic extension and paleoelevation influence mammalian diversity dynamics in the Basin and Range Province of western North America, 2024, Science Advances
  • Tectonic influence on Cenozoic mammal richness and sedimentation history of the Basin and Range, western North America, 2021, Science Advances
  • Potential for constraining sequence stratigraphy and cycle stratigraphy with U-Pb dating of carbonates, 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • The role of gravitational body forces in the development of metamorphic core complexes, 2022, Nature Communications

Their frequent coauthors include E. Troy Rasbury, Alireza Bahadori, Tara M. Smiley, Catherine Badgley, and Jeonghyeop Kim.

William E. Holt's publications are commonly found in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • An integrated global model of present-day plate motions and plate boundary deformation

    Corné Kreemer;William E. Holt;A. John Haines

  • Dynamics of the India-Eurasia collision zone

    Lucy M. Flesch;A. John Haines;William E. Holt

  • Velocity field in Asia inferred from Quaternary fault slip rates and Global Positioning System observations

    W. E. Holt;N. Chamot-Rooke;X. Le Pichon;A. J. Haines

  • The accommodation of Arabia-Eurasia Plate convergence in Iran

    James Jackson;John Haines;William Holt

  • Constraining the extent of crust–mantle coupling in central Asia using GPS, geologic, and shear wave splitting data

    Lucy M. Flesch;William E. Holt;Paul G. Silver;Melissa Stephenson;Melissa Stephenson

  • The active tectonics of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis and surrounding regions

    William E. Holt;James F. Ni;Terry C. Wallace;A. J. Haines

  • Dynamics of the Pacific-North American Plate Boundary in the Western United States

    Lucy M. Flesch;William E. Holt;A. John Haines;Bingming Shen-Tu

  • A procedure for obtaining the complete horizontal motions within zones of distributed deformation from the inversion of strain rate data

    A. J. Haines;W. E. Holt

  • Accretionary tectonics of Burma and the three-dimensional geometry of the Burma subduction zone

    James F. Ni;Marco Guzman-Speziale;Michael Bevis;William E. Holt

  • The Mantle Flow Field Beneath Western North America

    P. G. Silver;W. E. Holt

  • Active deformation in eastern Indonesia and the Philippines from GPS and seismicity data

    Corné Kreemer;William E. Holt;Saskia Goes;Rob Govers

  • On the determination of a global strain rate model

    Corné Kreemer;John Haines;William E. Holt;Geoffrey Blewitt

  • Plate motions and stresses from global dynamic models.

    Attreyee Ghosh;William E. Holt

  • Earthquake strain rates and instantaneous relative motions within central and eastern Asia

    William E. Holt;Ming Li;A. J. Haines

  • Crustal thickness and upper mantle velocities in the Tibetan Plateau Region from the inversion of regional Pnl waveforms: Evidence for a thick upper mantle lid beneath southern Tibet

    William E. Holt;Terry C. Wallace

  • The kinematics of northern South Island, New Zealand, determined from geologic strain rates

    William E. Holt;A. J. Haines

  • Correlated crust and mantle strain fields in Tibet

    W. E. Holt

  • Subduction, platform subsidence, and foreland thrust loading: The late Tertiary development of Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

    W. E. Holt;T. A. Stern

  • The horizontal velocity field in the deforming Aegean Sea region determined from the moment tensors of earthquakes

    James Jackson;John Haines;William Holt

  • Velocity fields in deforming Asia from the inversion of earthquake-released strains

    W. E. Holt;A. J. Haines

Frequent Co-Authors

Corné Kreemer
Corné Kreemer University of Nevada Reno
Alireza Bahadori
Alireza Bahadori Southern Cross University
Geoffrey Blewitt
Geoffrey Blewitt University of Nevada Reno
Lianxing Wen
Lianxing Wen Stony Brook University
Terry C. Wallace
Terry C. Wallace Los Alamos National Laboratory
James Jackson
James Jackson University of Cambridge
Tim Stern
Tim Stern Victoria University of Wellington
Paul G. Silver
Paul G. Silver Carnegie Institution for Science
Peter Bird
Peter Bird University of California, Los Angeles
Rob Govers
Rob Govers Utrecht University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their knowledge beyond traditional Earth Science, exploring related fields through flexible online education can be beneficial. Many seniors are embracing lifelong learning, making online degrees for seniors an excellent option to further their careers or personal growth in scientific disciplines.

Additionally, careers in information management and research support often intersect with Earth Science data. An online mlis programs accredited ala provide the credentials needed for roles in libraries, archives, and information centers specializing in scientific data.

Those interested in cataloging and curating scientific resources might consider earning a degree in library science. This path offers diverse opportunities to support research communities and manage knowledge databases effectively.

Moreover, combining Earth Science with visual storytelling through photography can enhance environmental awareness and education. Pursuing online photography degrees allows students to develop skills in capturing and communicating the natural world visually.

Best Scientists Citing William E. Holt

Trending Scientists