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Environmental Sciences 57 3480 3327 1330 1231 119 11019

William M. Smethie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William M. Smethie between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William M. Smethie published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2019. 5 of the 124 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2019. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1978 2025

124 publications in total across all disciplines

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William M. Smethie: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 3
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 4
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 6
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 2
2005 3
2006 4
2007 3
2008 6
2009 4
2010 3
2011 3
2012 2
2013 3
2014 2
2015 7
2016 3
2017 2
2018 6
2019 8
2020 1
2021 0
2022 3
2023 4
2024 2
2025 3
Total 124
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William M. Smethie publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William M. Smethie sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 111–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 119 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541 119
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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William M. Smethie D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William M. Smethie sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204 57
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

William M. Smethie is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science within these fields.

Their body of work touches on several specialized subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and General Health Professions. Smethie's research topics include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers, many published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. Notable papers include:

  • A Changing Arctic Ocean: How Measured and Modeled 129I Distributions Indicate Fundamental Shifts in Circulation Between 1994 and 2015, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Synoptic 129I and CFC-SF6 Transit Time Distribution (TTD) Sections Across the Central Arctic Ocean From the 2015 GEOTRACES Cruises, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Dissolved gases in the deep North Atlantic track ocean ventilation processes, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Decadal Changes in Ventilation and Anthropogenic Carbon in the Nordic Seas, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Decrease in 230 Th in the Amundsen Basin since 2007: far-field effect of increased scavenging on the shelf?, 2020, Ocean science

William M. Smethie has also published book material, including a 2021 contribution titled Some aspects of the temperature, oxygen and nutrient distributions in Monterey Bay, California. Annual Report, Part 1, 1973, published by UNESCO.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Núria Casacuberta, J. N. Smith, Angelica Pasqualini, Peter Schlösser, and R. Newton.

The common venues for Smethie's publications reflect their focus and include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ocean science
  • Open Access Server of the Woods Hole Scientific Community (Woods Hole Scientific Community)

Best Publications

  • Oceanic radiocarbon: Separation of the natural and bomb components

    Wallace S. Broecker;Stewart Sutherland;William Smethie;Tsung-Hung Peng

  • Thermocline and intermediate water communication between the south Atlantic and Indian oceans

    Arnold L. Gordon;Ray F. Weiss;William M. Smethie;Mark J. Warner

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • On the total input of Antarctic waters to the deep ocean: A preliminary estimate from chlorofluorocarbon measurements

    Alejandro H. Orsi;William M. Smethie;John L. Bullister

  • Dating of shallow groundwater: Comparison of the transient tracers 3H/3He, chlorofluorocarbons, and 85Kr

    Brenda Ekwurzel;Peter Schlosser;William M. Smethie;L. Niel Plummer

  • The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment

    J. Marshall;F. Dobson;K. Moore;P. Rhines

  • Interstitial water chemistry in the sediments of Saanich Inlet

    James W. Murray;Varis Grundmanis;William M. Smethie

  • Dissolved organic carbon export and subsequent remineralization in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic realms of the North Atlantic basin

    Craig A. Carlson;Dennis A. Hansell;Norman B. Nelson;David A. Siegel

  • Changes in ocean heat, carbon content, and ventilation : a review of the first decade of GO-SHIP Global Repeat Hydrography

    Lynne D. Talley;Richard A. Feely;Bernadette M. Sloyan;Rik Wanninkhof

  • Gas exchange and CO2 flux in the tropical Atlantic Ocean determined from 222Rn and pCO2 measurements

    William M. Smethie;Taro Takahashi;David W. Chipman;James R. Ledwell

  • Labrador Sea Water: Pathways, CFC Inventory, and Formation Rates

    Monika Rhein;Jürgen Fischer;W. M. Smethie;D. Smythe-Wright

  • Tracing the flow of North Atlantic Deep Water using chlorofluorocarbons

    William M. Smethie;Rana A. Fine;Alfred Putzka;E. Peter Jones

  • Rates of North Atlantic Deep Water formation calculated from chlorofluorocarbon inventories

    William M. Smethie;Rana A. Fine

  • Hydrography of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the North Atlantic

    Norman B. Nelson;David A. Siegel;Craig. A. Carlson;Chantal Swan

  • Tracer applications of noble gas radionuclides in the geosciences

    Z.-T. Lu;Z.-T. Lu;P. Schlosser;W.M. Smethie;N.C. Sturchio

  • Radiocarbon decay and oxygen utilization in the Deep Atlantic Ocean

    Wallace S. Broecker;Sean Blanton;William M. Smethie;Gote Ostlund

  • Water mass analysis for the U.S. GEOTRACES (GA03) North Atlantic sections

    W.J. Jenkins;W.M. Smethie;E.A. Boyle;G.A. Cutter

  • Ventilation of the Arctic Ocean: Mean ages and inventories of anthropogenic CO2 and CFC‐11

    Toste Tanhua;E. Peter Jones;Emil Jeansson;Emil Jeansson;Sara Jutterström

  • Pacific ventilation of the Arctic Ocean's lower halocline by upwelling and diapycnal mixing over the continental margin

    Rebecca A. Woodgate;Knut Aagaard;James H. Swift;Kelly K. Falkner

  • Chlorofluoromethanes in the Arctic mediterranean seas: evidence for formation of bottom water in the Eurasian Basin and deep-water exchange through Fram Strait

    W.M. Smethie;D.W. Chipman;J.H. Swift;K.P. Koltermann

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2014

    Edward Mawji;Reiner Schlitzer;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Cyril Abadie

  • Sources to the East Greenland Current and its contribution to the Denmark Strait Overflow

    Emil Jeansson;Sara Jutterström;Bert Rudels;Bert Rudels;Leif G. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Schlosser
Peter Schlosser Arizona State University
James H. Swift
James H. Swift University of California, San Diego
Robert S. Pickart
Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Laura F. Robinson
Laura F. Robinson University of Bristol
Pere Masqué
Pere Masqué Edith Cowan University
Stephen R. Rintoul
Stephen R. Rintoul CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Sabrina Speich
Sabrina Speich École Normale Supérieure
Jingfeng Wu
Jingfeng Wu University of Miami
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University
Craig A. Carlson
Craig A. Carlson University of California, Santa Barbara

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