| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 78 | 570 | 502 | 285 | 241 | 344 | 75804 |
The chart shows the history of publications by William F. McDonough between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William F. McDonough published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2008. 10 of the 401 publications appeared in the last two years.
401 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 23 |
| 2006 | 24 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 26 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 401 |
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 F. McDonough sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 344 publications — 91st percentile
91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 344 |
| 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 |
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 F. McDonough sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 78 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.
| 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 | 78 |
| 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 |
William F. McDonough is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans several domains within physics, astronomy, and earth sciences, and includes contributions to planetary science, geochemistry, and geophysics.
The main fields of study for McDonough include Physics and Astronomy with 46 publications and Earth and Planetary Sciences with 24 publications. Their work also covers specialized subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, and Artificial Intelligence.
The primary topics addressed in their research are:
William F. McDonough has published in a variety of scientific venues, frequently appearing in:
The scientist's recent papers include:
The scientist often collaborates with several coauthors, including Takashi Yoshizaki, Natsue Abe, Laura Sammon, Benjamin Farcy, and Scott A. Wipperfurth.
William F. McDonough has received recognition through awards such as:
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Matthias G. Barth;William F. McDonough;Roberta L. Rudnick
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Ingo Horn;Roberta L Rudnick;William F McDonough
Roberta L. Rudnick;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Wen-li Ling;Yong-shen Liu
Roberta L. Rudnick;Matthias Barth;Ingo Horn;William F. McDonough
Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough;Richard J. O'Connell
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F.-Z. Teng;W.F. McDonough;R.L. Rudnick;C. Dalpé;C. Dalpé
S.M Eggins;R.L Rudnick;W.F McDonough
Joseph M. Pyle;Frank S. Spear;Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough
Klaus Peter Jochum;Donald B. Dingwell;Alexander Rocholl;Brigitte Stoll
Ricardo Arevalo;William F. McDonough
W. F. McDonough;Fredrick A. Frey
Rajdeep Dasgupta;Rajdeep Dasgupta;Marc M. Hirschmann;William F. McDonough;Marc Spiegelman
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