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B. C. Burchfiel

B. C. Burchfiel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 73 777 369 153 27181

B. C. Burchfiel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by B. C. Burchfiel between 1964 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. B. C. Burchfiel published across 55 years, from 1964 to 2018, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 1 of the 153 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2018. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2013. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 1 publication 1966: 5 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 9 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 10 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication
1964 2018

153 publications in total across all disciplines

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B. C. Burchfiel: publications per year, 1964 to 2018
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 1
1966 5
1967 1
1968 1
1969 1
1970 1
1971 1
1972 1
1973 2
1974 4
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 4
1981 1
1982 9
1983 4
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 5
1988 2
1989 8
1990 3
1991 4
1992 4
1993 3
1994 3
1995 5
1996 3
1997 4
1998 2
1999 2
2000 6
2001 3
2002 2
2003 4
2004 5
2005 6
2006 9
2007 1
2008 10
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 13
2014 0
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1
Total 153
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B. C. Burchfiel 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 B. C. Burchfiel 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, 148–157 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: 153 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
148–157 495 153
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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B. C. Burchfiel 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 B. C. Burchfiel 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 73
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

  • 2009 - Penrose Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1985 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

B. C. Burchfiel was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States during their academic career. Their professional work encompassed a range of scientific contributions, though detailed records of recent papers, co-authors, or specific publication venues are not documented in the available data.

Throughout their career, Burchfiel received multiple recognitions from notable scientific organizations. These honors include the Penrose Medal awarded by The Geological Society of America in 2009, reflecting a significant contribution to geological sciences. Earlier, in 1988, Burchfiel was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), acknowledging long-standing engagement in geophysical research.

In 1985, Burchfiel achieved the distinction of being a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and was inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, indicating recognition by peers for substantial scientific contributions. The previous year, 1984, Burchfiel became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an institution that honors influential figures in various academic fields.

Additional distinctions included being recognized as a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, though the specific years for these honors were not specified.

The available data does not specify Burchfiel's particular fields of study, research topics, or subfields. The absence of listed publications and co-author collaborations also limits insights into the scientist's academic output and research networks.

Overall, B. C. Burchfiel's career was marked by affiliation with a leading research institution and multiple prestigious awards and fellowships from international scientific bodies. Their legacy remains associated with these recognitions within the geological and geophysical academic communities.

Best Publications

  • Surface Deformation and Lower Crustal Flow in Eastern Tibet

    Leigh H. Royden;B. Clark Burchfiel;Robert W. King;Erchie Wang

  • The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

    Leigh H. Royden;B. Clark Burchfiel;Robert D. van der Hilst

  • Tectonics of the Longmen Shan and Adjacent Regions, Central China

    B. C. Burchfiel;Chen Zhiliang;Liu Yupinc;L. H. Royden

  • Modes of extensional tectonics

    Brian Wernicke;B.C. Burchfiel

  • Surface uplift, tectonics, and erosion of eastern Tibet from large-scale drainage patterns

    M. K. Clark;M. K. Clark;L. M. Schoenbohm;L. H. Royden;K. X. Whipple

  • A geological and geophysical context for the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

    B.C. Burchfiel;L.H. Royden;R.D. van der Hilst;B.H. Hager

  • Late Cenozoic uplift of southeastern Tibet

    M.K. Clark;M.K. Clark;M.A. House;M.A. House;L.H. Royden;K.X Whipple

  • North-south extension within the convergent Himalayan region

    B. C. Burchfiel;L H. Royden

  • Global Positioning System measurements from eastern Tibet and their implications for India/Eurasia intercontinental deformation

    Z. Chen;B. C. Burchfiel;Y. Liu;R. W. King

  • Motion of the Pacific plate relative to Eurasia and its potential relation to Cenozoic extension along the eastern margin of Eurasia

    C. J. Northrup;L. H. Royden;B. C. Burchfiel

  • Tectonic overview of the Cordilleran orogen in the western United States

    B. C. Burchfiel;Darrel S. Cowan;Gregory A. Davis

  • Late Cenozoic Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang, Red River, and Dali Fault Systems of Southwestern Sichuan and Central Yunnan, China

    E. Wang;B. C. Burchfiel;L. H. Royden;Liangzhong Chen

  • Simultaneous miocene extension and shortening in the himalayan orogen.

    K. V. Hodges;R. R. Parrish;T. B. Housh;D. R. Lux

  • Geology of the Haiyuan Fault Zone, Ningxia‐Hui Autonomous Region, China, and its relation to the evolution of the Northeastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    B. C. Burchfiel;Peizhen Zhang;Yipeng Wang;Weiqi Zhang

  • Crustal Shortening on the Margins of the Tien Shan, Xinjiang, China

    B. C. Burchfiel;E. T. Brown;Deng Qidong;Feng Xianyue

  • Intracrustal detachment within zones of continental deformation

    B. C. Burchfiel;Deng Quidong;Peter Molnar;Leigh Royden

  • Interpretation of Cenozoic Tectonics in the Right-Lateral Accommodation Zone Between the Ailao Shan Shear Zone and the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis

    Erchie Wang;B. C. Burchfiel

  • Geomorphic constraints on surface uplift, exhumation, and plateau growth in the Red River region, Yunnan Province, China

    Lindsay M. Schoenbohm;K. X. Whipple;B. C. Burchfiel;L. Chen

  • Large-scale crustal deformation of the Tibetan Plateau

    Feng Shen;Leigh H. Royden;B. Clark Burchfiel

  • Quaternary Climate Change and the Formation of River Terraces across Growing Anticlines on the North Flank of the Tien Shan, China

    Peter Molnar;Erik Thorson Brown;B. Clark Burchfiel;Qidong Deng

  • The Cordilleran Orogen

    B. C. Burchfiel;Peter W. Lipman;Mary Lou C. Zoback

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Marin K. Clark
Marin K. Clark University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peizhen Zhang
Peizhen Zhang Sun Yat-sen University
Kelin X. Whipple
Kelin X. Whipple Arizona State University
Kip V. Hodges
Kip V. Hodges Arizona State University
J. Douglas Walker
J. Douglas Walker University of Kansas
Erik T. Brown
Erik T. Brown University of Minnesota
Robert J. Fleck
Robert J. Fleck United States Geological Survey

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