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William J. Davis 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 J. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 236 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William J. Davis 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 J. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William J. Davis is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

The scientist has published extensively in several key venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • Economic Geology
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with William J. Davis include Duane C. Petts, M Sanborn-Barrie, R G Berman, R H Rainbird, and Alessandro Ielpi.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Davis are:

  • Timing and provenance of Paleoproterozoic supracrustal rocks in the central Thelon tectonic zone, Canada: implications for the tectonic evolution of western Laurentia from ca. 2.1 to 1.9 Ga, 2021, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Paleomagnetism indicates that primary magnetite in zircon records a strong Hadean geodynamo, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Hadaean to Palaeoarchaean stagnant-lid tectonics revealed by zircon magnetism, 2023, Nature
  • U-Pb VEIN CALCITE DATING REVEALS THE AGE OF CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL YUKON AND A CONTEMPORANEITY WITH A REGIONAL INTRUSION-RELATED METALLOGENIC EVENT, 2022, Economic Geology
  • Geochemistry of hydrothermal tourmaline from IOCG occurrences in the Great Bear magmatic zone: Implications for fluid source(s) and fluid composition evolution, 2020, Ore Geology Reviews

Best Publications

  • Archaean subduction inferred from seismic images of a mantle suture in the Superior Province

    A. J. Calvert;E. W. Sawyer;W. J. Davis;W. J. Davis;J. N. Ludden

  • A Hadean to Paleoarchean geodynamo recorded by single zircon crystals

    John A. Tarduno;Rory D. Cottrell;William J. Davis;Francis Nimmo

  • C, O, Sr and Pb isotope systematics of carbonate sequences of the Vindhyan Supergroup, India: age, diagenesis, correlations and implications for global events

    Jyotiranjan S. Ray;J. Veizer;J. Veizer;W.J. Davis

  • Stable lead isotope characteristics of lead ore deposits of environmental significance

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  • Trace element signature and U–Pb geochronology of eclogite-facies zircon, Bergen Arcs, Caledonides of W Norway

    Bernard Bingen;Håkon Austrheim;Martin J. Whitehouse;William J. Davis

  • Collisional Snowbird tectonic zone resurrected: Growth of Laurentia during the 1.9 Ga accretionary phase of the Hudsonian orogeny

    R.G. Berman;W.J. Davis;S. Pehrsson

  • The age and tectonic setting of the Puncoviscana Formation in northwestern Argentina: An accretionary complex related to Early Cambrian closure of the Puncoviscana Ocean and accretion of the Arequipa-Antofalla block

    Monica Patricia Escayola;Cees R. van Staal;William J. Davis

  • The Arrowsmith orogeny: Geochronological and thermobarometric constraints on its extent and tectonic setting in the Rae craton, with implications for pre-Nuna supercontinent reconstruction

    R.G. Berman;S. Pehrsson;W.J. Davis;J.J. Ryan

  • Lithosphere development in the Slave craton: a linked crustal and mantle perspective

    W.J. Davis;A.G. Jones;W. Bleeker;H. Grütter

  • Mid-Cretaceous High Arctic stratigraphy, climate, and Oceanic Anoxic Events

    Jens O. Herrle;Claudia J. Schröder-Adams;William Davis;Adam T. Pugh

  • Matrix effects and calibration limitations in ion probe U-Pb and Th-Pb dating of monazite

    Ian R. Fletcher;Neal J. McNaughton;William J. Davis;Birger Rasmussen

  • Tectonic evolution of the southeastern margin of the Yangtze Block: Constraints from SHRIMP U-Pb and LA-ICP-MS Hf isotopic studies of zircon from the eastern Jiangnan Orogenic Belt and implications for the tectonic interpretation of South China

    Changqing Yin;Changqing Yin;Shoufa Lin;Shoufa Lin;Donald W. Davis;Guangfu Xing

  • Age Constraints on the Tectonic Evolution and Provenance of the Pie de Palo Complex, Cuyania Composite Terrane, and the Famatinian Orogeny in the Sierra de Pie de Palo, San Juan, Argentina

    Graciela I. Vujovich;Cees R. van Staal;William Davis

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology in the Bergen arc eclogites and their Proterozoic protoliths, and implications for the pre-Scandian evolution of the Caledonides in western Norway

    Bernard Bingen;William J. Davis;Håkon Austrheim

  • Geochemistry and tectonic implications of late Mesoproterozoic alkaline bimodal volcanic rocks from the Tieshajie Group in the southeastern Yangtze Block, South China

    Longming Li;Longming Li;Shoufa Lin;Shoufa Lin;Guangfu Xing;Donald W. Davis

  • Ca. 830 Ma back-arc type volcanic rocks in the eastern part of the Jiangnan orogen: Implications for the Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of South China Block

    Longming Li;Longming Li;Shoufa Lin;Shoufa Lin;Guangfu Xing;Donald W. Davis

  • Petrogenesis of Neoarchaean volcanic rocks of the MacQuoid supracrustal belt: A back-arc setting for the northwestern Hearne subdomain, western Churchill Province, Canada

    H.A. Sandeman;S. Hanmer;S. Tella;A.A. Armitage

  • Geochronology of high-grade metamorphism in the Sveconorwegian belt, S. Norway: U-Pb, Th-Pb and Re-Os data

    Bernard Bingen;William J. Davis;Michael A. Hamilton;Ane K. Engvik

  • Timing of plutonism, deformation, and metamorphism in the Yellowknife Domain, Slave Province, Canada

    W J Davis;Wouter Bleeker

  • Early Paleoproterozoic supracrustal assemblages of the Rae domain, Nunavut, Canada: Intracratonic basin development during supercontinent break-up and assembly

    R.H. Rainbird;W.J. Davis;S.J. Pehrsson;N. Wodicka

  • U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology and provenance of the late Paleoproterozoic Dubawnt Supergroup: Linking sedimentation with tectonic reworking of the western Churchill Province, Canada

    R.H. Rainbird;W.J. Davis

  • Temporal distribution of granitoid plutonic rocks in the Archean Slave Province, northwest Canadian Shield

    O. van Breemen;W. J. Davis;J. E. King

  • Geochemical test for branching decay of 176Lu

    Yuri Amelin;W.J. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Rainbird
Robert H. Rainbird Geological Survey of Canada
Donald W. Davis
Donald W. Davis University of Toronto
Shoufa Lin
Shoufa Lin University of Waterloo
Derek J. Thorkelson
Derek J. Thorkelson Simon Fraser University
Changqing Yin
Changqing Yin Sun Yat-sen University
Brian Cousens
Brian Cousens Carleton University
Wouter Bleeker
Wouter Bleeker Geological Survey of Canada
Simon Hanmer
Simon Hanmer Geological Survey of Canada
Keiko Hattori
Keiko Hattori University of Ottawa
Philippe Hervé Leloup
Philippe Hervé Leloup Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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