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William R. Dickinson

William R. Dickinson

University of Arizona
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 87 330 175 283 33381

William R. Dickinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William R. Dickinson 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 R. Dickinson published across 59 years, from 1962 to 2020, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2010. 4 of the 296 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2010. 1962: 4 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 7 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 11 publications 1979: 11 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 4 publications
1962 2020

296 publications in total across all disciplines

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William R. Dickinson: publications per year, 1962 to 2020
Year Publications
1962 4
1963 0
1964 1
1965 0
1966 3
1967 2
1968 5
1969 2
1970 6
1971 6
1972 6
1973 1
1974 7
1975 3
1976 6
1977 6
1978 11
1979 11
1980 3
1981 2
1982 6
1983 4
1984 5
1985 2
1986 5
1987 3
1988 3
1989 2
1990 4
1991 4
1992 2
1993 4
1994 6
1995 9
1996 7
1997 3
1998 7
1999 4
2000 9
2001 8
2002 3
2003 7
2004 6
2005 1
2006 7
2007 7
2008 4
2009 14
2010 16
2011 5
2012 4
2013 9
2014 8
2015 4
2016 9
2017 2
2018 4
2019 0
2020 4
Total 296
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William R. Dickinson 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 R. Dickinson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 278–287 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 283 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128 283
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 R. Dickinson 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 R. Dickinson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 87
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

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Penrose Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1964 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

William R. Dickinson was affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields within the social sciences, arts and humanities, and earth and planetary sciences.

The main fields of study included:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader fields, Dickinson focused on several subfields, namely:

  • Archeology
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Demography
  • Paleontology

Their work covered specific topics such as:

  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Frequent collaborators in their research included Sally Brockwell, Sue O'Connor, Jack N. Fenner, Andrew McWilliam, and Noel Amano, each of whom co-authored multiple publications with Dickinson.

Throughout their career, Dickinson received several distinctions:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1999
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1992
  • Penrose Medal, The Geological Society of America, 1991
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1964

Best Publications

  • Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting

    William R. Dickinson;L. Sue Beard;G. Robert Brakenridge;James L. Erjavec

  • Plate tectonics and sandstone compositions

    William R. Dickinson;Christopher A. Suczek

  • Interpreting Provenance Relations from Detrital Modes of Sandstones

    William R. Dickinson

  • Use of U–Pb ages of detrital zircons to infer maximum depositional ages of strata: A test against a Colorado Plateau Mesozoic database

    William R. Dickinson;George E. Gehrels

  • Interpreting detrital modes of graywacke and arkose

    William R. Dickinson

  • Plate tectonics of the Laramide orogeny

    William R. Dickinson;Walter S. Snyder

  • Paleogeographic and paleotectonic setting of Laramide sedimentary basins in the central Rocky Mountain region

    William R. Dickinson;Margaret A. Klute;Michael J. Hayes;Susanne U. Janecke

  • EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA

    William R.. Dickinson

  • Carboniferous to Cretaceous assembly and fragmentation of Mexico

    William R. Dickinson;Timothy F. Lawton

  • Structure and Stratigraphy of Forearc Regions

    W. R. Dickinson;D. R. Seely

  • Geometry of Subducted Slabs Related to San Andreas Transform

    William R. Dickinson;Walter S. Snyder

  • Plate Tectonics and Sedimentation

    William R. Dickinson

  • U-Pb ages of detrital zircons from Permian and Jurassic eolian sandstones of the Colorado Plateau, USA: Paleogeographic implications

    William R Dickinson;George E Gehrels

  • The relationship between andesitic volcanism and seismicity in Indonesia, the Lesser Antilles, and other island arcs

    Trevor Hatherton;William R. Dickinson

  • Himalayan-Bengal Model for Flysch Dispersal in the Appalachian-Ouachita System

    Stephan A. Graham;William R. Dickinson;Raymond V. Ingersoll

  • Geometry of triple junctions related to San Andreas Transform

    William R. Dickinson;Walter S. Snyder

  • U-Pb ages of detrital zircons in Jurassic eolian and associated sandstones of the Colorado Plateau: Evidence for transcontinental dispersal and intraregional recycling of sediment

    William R. Dickinson;George E. Gehrels

  • Relations of andesites, granites, and derivative sandstones to arc‐Trench tectonics

    Unknown

  • Andesitic Volcanism and Seismicity around the Pacific

    William R. Dickinson;Trevor Hatherton

  • Provenance and Sediment Dispersal in Relation to Paleotectonics and Paleogeography of Sedimentary Basins

    Unknown

  • Common Provenance for Lithic Grains in Carboniferous Sandstones from Ouachita Mountains and Black Warrior Basin

    Stephan A. Graham;Raymond V. Ingersoll;William R. Dickinson

  • The Basin and Range Province as a Composite Extensional Domain

    William R. Dickinson

Frequent Co-Authors

George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Timothy F. Lawton
Timothy F. Lawton The University of Texas at Austin
James D. Gleason
James D. Gleason University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
P. Jonathan Patchett
P. Jonathan Patchett University of Arizona
Raymond V. Ingersoll
Raymond V. Ingersoll University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick D. Nunn
Patrick D. Nunn University of the Sunshine Coast
Karl E. Karlstrom
Karl E. Karlstrom University of New Mexico
Joaquin Ruiz
Joaquin Ruiz University of Arizona
Robert F. Butler
Robert F. Butler University of Portland
Stephan A. Graham
Stephan A. Graham Stanford University

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