William M. Kaula publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William M. Kaula between 1954 and 2013, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William M. Kaula published across 60 years, from 1954 to 2013, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1975. 7 of the 233 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8 10

1954 2013

233 publications in total across all disciplines

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William M. Kaula: publications per year, 1954 to 2013
Year	Publications
1954	1
1955	0
1956	0
1957	2
1958	1
1959	2
1960	0
1961	3
1962	3
1963	8
1964	1
1965	2
1966	5
1967	6
1968	2
1969	6
1970	6
1971	10
1972	5
1973	9
1974	6
1975	11
1976	6
1977	8
1978	1
1979	8
1980	7
1981	6
1982	3
1983	3
1984	1
1985	1
1986	3
1987	4
1988	1
1989	6
1990	9
1991	5
1992	8
1993	8
1994	10
1995	10
1996	8
1997	5
1998	5
1999	7
2000	3
2001	0
2002	0
2003	0
2004	0
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	1
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	7
Total	233

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William M. Kaula 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 M. Kaula sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 198 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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	198
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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William M. Kaula 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 M. Kaula sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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	51
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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Research.com Recognitions

1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1964 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William M. Kaula was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic and scientific community primarily through their affiliation with this institution.

Kaula's formal recognition includes several prestigious awards. They were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1964. Later, in 1978, they became a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 1987, Kaula was honored as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Data related to Kaula's research topics, fields of study, and publications does not show detailed listings. Despite this, their awards and affiliation with prominent organizations indicate a specialty and involvement in geophysical sciences.

Kaula is no longer living, and their legacy remains within the scientific records of their time and institution.

Best Publications

Theory of satellite geodesy

William M. Kaula

1886
Citations
Tidal dissipation by solid friction and the resulting orbital evolution

William M. Kaula

649
Citations
Venus tectonics: An overview of Magellan observations

Sean C. Solomon;Suzanne E. Smrekar;Duane L. Bindschadler;Robert E. Grimm

379
Citations
Theory of Satellite Geodesy: Applications of Satellites to Geodesy

William M. Kaula

378
Citations
Thermal evolution of Earth and Moon growing by planetesimal impacts

William M. Kaula

357
Citations
The Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment: Accurate ranges have given a large improvement in the lunar orbit and new selenophysical information.

P. L. Bender;D. G. Currie;S. K. Poultney;C. O. Alley

315
Citations
Development of the lunar and solar disturbing functions for a close satellite

William M. Kaula

294
Citations
Coldspots and hotspots - Global tectonics and mantle dynamics of Venus

Duane L. Bindschadler;Gerald Schubert;William M. Kaula

229
Citations
New Test of the Equivalence Principle from Lunar Laser Ranging

J. G. Williams;R. H. Dicke;P. L. Bender;C. O. Alley

225
Citations
A spherical harmonic analysis of the Earth's topography

Georges Balmino;Kurt Lambeck;William M. Kaula

218
Citations
Introduction to Planetary Physics

William M. Kaula

196
Citations
Tectonics and evolution of venus.

R. J. Phillips;W. M. Kaula;G. E. McGill;M. C. Malin

191
Citations
Analysis of Gravitational and Geometric Aspects of Geodetic Utilization of Satellites

W. M. Kaula

186
Citations
An introduction to planetary physics. The terrestrial planets.

William M. Kaula

180
Citations
Tests and combination of satellite determinations of the gravity field with gravimetry

W. M. Kaula

170
Citations
Venus Tectonics: Initial Analysis from Magellan

Sean C. Solomon;James W. Head;William M. Kaula;Dan Mckenzie

169
Citations
Venus: A Contrast in Evolution to Earth

William M. Kaula

165
Citations
Statistical and harmonic analysis of gravity

W. M. Kaula

154
Citations
Quantitative tests for plate tectonics on Venus

W. M. Kaula;R. J. Phillips

151
Citations
Basaltic volcanism on the terrestrial planets.

W. M. Kaula;J. W. Head;R. B. Merrill;R. O. Pepin

20
Citations
The application of modern physics to the earth and planetary interiors: edited by S.K. Runcorn. 692 pages, diagrams, illustr., 634 x 10 in. New York, John Wiley, 1969. Price, $35.00.

Unknown

9
Citations
The Solid Earth

William M. Kaula

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles

Michael Ghil École Normale Supérieure

James M. Hyman Tulane University

Roger J. Phillips Washington University in St. Louis

Robert E. Grimm Southwest Research Institute

Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Suzanne E. Smrekar Jet Propulsion Lab

James W. Head Brown University

Harold Masursky United States Geological Survey

Adrian Lenardic Rice University

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