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Earth Science 31 8875 8246 2878 2546 139 4619

Albert H. Hofstra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Albert H. Hofstra between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Albert H. Hofstra published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2020. 9 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2020. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 2 publications
1984 2025

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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Albert H. Hofstra: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 3
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 6
2004 0
2005 4
2006 4
2007 2
2008 5
2009 0
2010 4
2011 6
2012 8
2013 8
2014 2
2015 3
2016 8
2017 7
2018 5
2019 5
2020 13
2021 7
2022 10
2023 2
2024 7
2025 2
Total 146
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Albert H. Hofstra 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 Albert H. Hofstra 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, 138–147 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: 139 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
138–147 491 139
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
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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Albert H. Hofstra 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 Albert H. Hofstra 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
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
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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Overview

Albert H. Hofstra is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a primary focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science. Within these broad fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics covered in their work include Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Mineral Processing and Grinding, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Hofstra has published in several academic venues frequently, with a notable presence in:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Economic Geology
  • American Mineralogist
  • Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • Ore Geology Reviews

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on geochemical dating and analysis of mineral deposits, as well as the study of ore-forming fluids and earth mapping resources. Significant publications include:

  • CALCITE U-Pb DATING UNRAVELS THE AGE AND HYDROTHERMAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT SHUIYINDONG CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSIT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, SOUTH CHINA, 2021, Economic Geology
  • U-Pb Dating on Hydrothermal Rutile and Monazite from the Badu Gold Deposit Supports an Early Cretaceous Age for Carlin-Type Gold Mineralization in the Youjiang Basin, Southwestern China, 2021, Economic Geology
  • TRACE ELEMENTS IN QUARTZ: INSIGHTS INTO SOURCE AND FLUID EVOLUTION IN MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS, 2022, Economic Geology
  • NOBLE GASES FINGERPRINT THE SOURCE AND EVOLUTION OF ORE-FORMING FLUIDS OF CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, SOUTH CHINA, 2020, Economic Geology
  • Systems-deposits-commodities-critical minerals table for the earth mapping resources initiative, 2020, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World

Collaborative efforts are a hallmark of Hofstra's work, with frequent co-authors including Jianwei Li, Heather Lowers, Erin E. Marsh, Corey J. Meighan, and Shen Gao. These partnerships have resulted in multiple joint publications and contributions across various aspects of geoscience and related technologies.

Best Publications

  • Carlin-Type Gold Deposits in Nevada: Critical Geologic Characteristics and Viable Models

    Jean S. Cline;Albert H. Hofstra;John L. Muntean;Richard M. Tosdal

  • Characteristics and Models for Carlin-Type Gold Deposits

    Albert H. Hofstra;Jean S. Cline

  • Geology and geochemistry of Carlin-type gold deposits in China

    Hu Rui-Zhong;Su Wen-Chao;Bi Xian-Wu;Tu Guang-Zhi

  • Origin of High-Grade Gold Ore, Source of Ore Fluid Components, and Genesis of the Meikle and Neighboring Carlin-Type Deposits, Northern Carlin Trend, Nevada

    Poul Emsbo;Albert H. Hofstra;Eric A. Lauha;Gregory L. Griffin

  • Age constraints on Jerritt Canyon and other carlin-type gold deposits in the Western United States; relationship to mid-Tertiary extension and magmatism

    A. H. Hofstra;L. W. Snee;R. O. Rye;H. W. Folger

  • Identification of quartz and carbonate minerals across northern Nevada using ASTER thermal infrared emissivity data—Implications for geologic mapping and mineral resource investigations in well-studied and frontier areas

    Barnaby W. Rockwell;Albert H. Hofstra

  • Genesis of sediment-hosted disseminated-gold deposits by fluid mixing and sulfidization: Chemical-reaction-path modeling of ore-depositional processes documented in the Jerritt Canyon district, Nevada

    A.H. Hofstra;J. S. Leventhal;H. R. Northrop;G. P. Landis

  • Chemical reaction path modeling of ore deposition in mississippi valley-type Pb-Zn deposits of the Ozark region, U.S. Midcontinent

    G. S. Plumlee;D. L. Leach;A. H. Hofstra;G. P. Landis

  • Hydrothermal reequilibration of igneous magnetite in altered granitic plutons and its implications for magnetite classification schemes: Insights from the Handan-Xingtai iron district, North China Craton

    Guang Wen;Jian-Wei Li;Albert H. Hofstra;Alan E. Koenig

  • Syngenetic Au on the Carlin trend: Implications for Carlin-type deposits

    Poul Emsbo;Richard W. Hutchinson;Albert H. Hofstra;Jeffrey A. Volk

  • Extreme variation of sulfur isotopic compositions in pyrite from the Qiuling sediment-hosted gold deposit, West Qinling orogen, central China: an in situ SIMS study with implications for the source of sulfur

    Lei Chen;Xian-hua Li;Jian-wei Li;Albert H. Hofstra

  • Geologic Setting and Genesis of the Mule Canyon Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposit, North-Central Nevada

    David A. John;Albert H. Hofstra;Robert J. Fleck;Jon E. Brummer

  • Carlin-Type Gold Deposits in the Dian-Qian-Gui “Golden Triangle” of Southwest China

    Wenchao Su;Wendou Dong;Xingchun Zhang;Nengping Shen

  • Metamorphic origin of the Coeur d'Alene base- and precious-metal veins in the Belt basin, Idaho and Montana

    D. L. Leach;G. P. Landis;A. H. Hofstra

  • Origin of late dolomite cement by CO2-saturated deep basin brines: Evidence from the Ozark region, central United States

    D. L. Leach;G. S. Plumlee;A. H. Hofstra;G. P. Landis

  • Silicate Melt Inclusion Evidence for Extreme Pre-eruptive Enrichment and Post-eruptive Depletion of Lithium in Silicic Volcanic Rocks of the Western United States: Implications for the Origin of Lithium-Rich Brines*

    Albert H. Hofstra;T.I. Todorov;C.N. Mercer;D.T. Adams

  • The giant Carlin gold province: a protracted interplay of orogenic, basinal, and hydrothermal processes above a lithospheric boundary

    Poul Emsbo;David I. Groves;Albert H. Hofstra;Frank P. Bierlein

  • Solute Compositions of Fluid Inclusions in Sphalerite from North American and European Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Deposits: Ore Fluids Derived from Evaporated Seawater

    John G. Viets;Albert H. Hofstra;Poul Emsbo

  • Magmatic-hydrothermal origin of the early Triassic Laodou lode gold deposit in the Xiahe-Hezuo district, West Qinling orogen, China: implications for gold metallogeny

    Xiao-ye Jin;Jian-wei Li;Albert H. Hofstra;Ji-xiang Sui

  • CALCITE U-Pb DATING UNRAVELS THE AGE AND HYDROTHERMAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT SHUIYINDONG CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSIT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, SOUTH CHINA

    Xiao-Ye Jin;Xiao-Ye Jin;Jian-Xin Zhao;Yue-Xing Feng;Albert H. Hofstra

  • Pre-eruptive conditions of the Hideaway Park topaz rhyolite: Insights into metal source and evolution of magma parental to the Henderson porphyry molybdenum deposit, Colorado

    Celestine N. Mercer;Albert H. Hofstra;Todor I. Todorov;Julie Roberge

  • Hydrologic models of modern and fossil geothermal systems in the Great Basin: Genetic implications for epithermal Au-Ag and Carlin-type gold deposits

    Mark Person;Amlan Banerjee;Albert Hofstra;Donald Sweetkind

  • Evidence for Proterozoic and Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary ore-forming events in the Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho and Montana

    D. L. Leach;A. H. Hofstra;S. E. Church;L. W. Snee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Wei Li
Jian-Wei Li China University of Geosciences
Mark Person
Mark Person New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
David L. Leach
David L. Leach Colorado School of Mines
Ruizhong Hu
Ruizhong Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Carl W. Gable
Carl W. Gable Los Alamos National Laboratory
Richard M. Tosdal
Richard M. Tosdal University of British Columbia
David L. Huston
David L. Huston Geoscience Australia
David C. Champion
David C. Champion Geoscience Australia
Christopher D. Henry
Christopher D. Henry University of Nevada Reno
Craig A. Johnson
Craig A. Johnson United States Geological Survey

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