William K. Hartmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William K. Hartmann between 1962 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William K. Hartmann published across 59 years, from 1962 to 2020, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1987. 2 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1962 2020

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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William K. Hartmann: publications per year, 1962 to 2020
Year	Publications
1962	1
1963	2
1964	3
1965	3
1966	1
1967	4
1968	0
1969	2
1970	6
1971	3
1972	10
1973	6
1974	8
1975	4
1976	1
1977	9
1978	8
1979	2
1980	4
1981	4
1982	3
1983	4
1984	9
1985	6
1986	9
1987	15
1988	4
1989	7
1990	3
1991	11
1992	2
1993	4
1994	1
1995	2
1996	1
1997	4
1998	4
1999	9
2000	14
2001	15
2002	5
2003	10
2004	2
2005	8
2006	1
2007	7
2008	2
2009	2
2010	2
2011	4
2012	0
2013	3
2014	4
2015	6
2016	5
2017	4
2018	2
2019	1
2020	1
Total	277

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William K. Hartmann 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 K. Hartmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 251 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208	251
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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William K. Hartmann 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 K. Hartmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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	67
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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Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Best Publications

Cratering Chronology and the Evolution of Mars

William K. Hartmann;Gerhard Neukum

1406
Citations
Satellite-Sized Planetesimals and Lunar Origin

William K. Hartmann;Donald R. Davis

1019
Citations
Cratering Records in the Inner Solar System in Relation to the Lunar Reference System

G. Neukum;B. A. Ivanov;W. K. Hartmann

796
Citations
Martian cratering 8: Isochron refinement and the chronology of Mars

William K. Hartmann

783
Citations
Terrestrial, lunar, and interplanetary rock fragmentation

William K. Hartmann

391
Citations
Preliminary mariner 9 report on the geology of Mars

J.F. McCauley;M.H. Carr;J.A. Cutts;W.K. Hartmann

355
Citations
Voluminous volcanism on early Mars revealed in Valles Marineris

Alfred S. McEwen;Michael C. Malin;Michael H. Carr;William K. Hartmann

306
Citations
Asteroids - The big picture

Jeffrey F. Bell;Donald R. Davis;William K. Hartmann;Michael J. Gaffey

304
Citations
Early Views of the Martian Surface from the Mars Orbiter Camera of Mars Global Surveyor

M. C. Malin;M. H. Carr;G. E. Danielson;M. E. Davies

296
Citations
The Time-Dependent Intense Bombardment of the Primordial Earth/Moon System

W. K. Hartmann;G. Ryder;L. Dones;D. Grinspoon

286
Citations
Origin of the Moon

William K. Hartmann;Roger J. Phillips;G. Jeffrey Taylor

254
Citations
Evidence for recent volcanism on Mars from crater counts

William K. Hartmann;Michael Malin;Alfred McEwen;Michael Carr

254
Citations
Very low strengths of interplanetary meteoroids and small asteroids

Olga Popova;Jiří Borovička;William K. Hartmann;Pavel Spurný

224
Citations
Does crater “saturation equilibrium” occur in the solar system?

William K. Hartmann

221
Citations
Martian Cratering, 4, Mariner 9 initial analysis of cratering chronology

William K. Hartmann

216
Citations
Elysium Planitia lava flows: Crater count chronology and geological implications

William K. Hartmann;Daniel C. Berman

199
Citations
Martian cratering VI: Crater count isochrons and evidence for recent volcanism from Mars Global Surveyor

William K. Hartmann

196
Citations
Recent Fluvial, Volcanic, and Tectonic Activity on the Cerberus Plains of Mars

Daniel C. Berman;William K. Hartmann

191
Citations
Early lunar cratering

William K. Hartmann

189
Citations
Relative crater production rates on planets

William K. Hartmann

180
Citations
Three basaltic earth-approaching asteroids and the source of the basaltic meteorites

D. P. Cruikshank;D. P. Cruikshank;D. J. Tholen;W. K. Hartmann;J. F. Bell

179
Citations
Book Review: Impact and explosion cratering: Planetary and terrestrial implications. Edited by D. J. Roddy, R. O. Pepin, and R. B. Merrill. Pergamon Press, New York, 1978. 1301 pp., $137.50

Unknown

48
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale P. Cruikshank University of Central Florida

Michael H. Carr United States Geological Survey

Stephanie C. Werner University of Oslo

Michael C. Malin Malin Space Science Systems (United States)

Andrew P. Ingersoll California Institute of Technology

Alfred S. McEwen University of Arizona

Peter C. Thomas Cornell University

Steven W. Squyres Cornell University

Harold Masursky United States Geological Survey

Cyrena Anne Goodrich Planetary Science Institute

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