| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 43 | 5078 | 4692 | 1897 | 1688 | 199 | 5788 |
The chart shows the history of publications by William S. D. Wilcock between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William S. D. Wilcock published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 29 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.
250 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| Total | 250 |
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 S. D. Wilcock sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 199 publications — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 199 |
| 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 |
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 S. D. Wilcock sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 43 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
William S. D. Wilcock is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics with a focus on geophysics, oceanography, artificial intelligence applications, ecology, and ocean engineering.
The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of earthquakes and tectonics, seismic wave analysis, and underwater acoustics. Their research also involves seismology and earthquake studies, marine animal research, seismic imaging, and geological and geochemical analysis. Key topics of their work include:
William S. D. Wilcock has frequently published in a range of peer-reviewed journals. The most common venues for their publications include:
Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Wilcock are:
Collaborations have been an important aspect of Wilcock's research. Frequent co-authors include Shima Abadi, M. Tolstoy, Rose Hilmo, Bradley P. Lipovsky, and Zoe Krauss, reflecting interdisciplinary cooperation in related scientific domains.
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