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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 96 177 150 87 73 319 31139

Bradley R. Hacker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bradley R. Hacker between 1989 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bradley R. Hacker published across 36 years, from 1989 to 2024, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2013. 4 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2013. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1989 2024

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bradley R. Hacker: publications per year, 1989 to 2024
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 5
1991 4
1992 4
1993 6
1994 2
1995 5
1996 3
1997 4
1998 6
1999 3
2000 6
2001 10
2002 3
2003 12
2004 11
2005 13
2006 10
2007 12
2008 11
2009 13
2010 18
2011 16
2012 11
2013 24
2014 10
2015 15
2016 17
2017 17
2018 14
2019 12
2020 9
2021 8
2022 8
2023 2
2024 2
Total 327
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Bradley R. Hacker 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 Bradley R. Hacker 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, 318–327 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: 319 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93 319
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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Bradley R. Hacker 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 Bradley R. Hacker 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, 96 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: 96 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10 96
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Bradley R. Hacker is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States, with a research focus primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, Geology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Mineralogy and Gemology Studies.

Bradley R. Hacker has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in venues such as Tectonics, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, and Lithos.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Linking titanite U-Pb dates to coupled deformation and dissolution-reprecipitation, 2022, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Timing of Syenite-Charnockite Magmatism and Ruby and Sapphire Metamorphism in the Mogok Valley Region, Myanmar, 2020, Tectonics
  • Protracted Subduction of the European Hyperextended Margin Revealed by Rutile U-Pb Geochronology Across the Dora-Maira Massif (Western Alps), 2022, Tectonics
  • Petrochronology of Wadi Tayin Metamorphic Sole Metasediment, With Implications for the Thermal and Tectonic Evolution of the Samail Ophiolite (Oman/UAE), 2020, Tectonics
  • Late Eocene-Oligocene granulite facies garnet-sillimanite migmatites from the Mogok Metamorphic belt, Myanmar, and implications for timing of slip along the Sagaing Fault, 2021, Lithos

Frequent collaborators include Andrew Kylander-Clark, Joshua M. Garber, M. P. Searle, Andrew J. Smye, and Guillaume Bonnet.

Among the awards received, Bradley R. Hacker was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • U/Pb zircon ages constrain the architecture of the ultrahigh-pressure Qinling–Dabie Orogen, China

    Bradley R. Hacker;Lothar Ratschbacher;Laura Webb;Trevor Ireland

  • Subduction factory 2. Are intermediate-depth earthquakes in subducting slabs linked to metamorphic dehydration reactions?

    Bradley R. Hacker;Simon M. Peacock;Geoffrey A. Abers;Stephen D. Holloway

  • Tectonics of the Qinling (Central China): tectonostratigraphy, geochronology, and deformation history

    Lothar Ratschbacher;Bradley R. Hacker;Andrew Calvert;Laura E. Webb

  • Subduction factory 1. Theoretical mineralogy, densities, seismic wave speeds, and H 2 O contents

    Bradley R. Hacker;Geoffrey A. Abers;Simon M. Peacock

  • Subduction factory: 4. Depth-dependent flux of H2O from subducting slabs worldwide

    Peter E. van Keken;Bradley R. Hacker;Ellen M. Syracuse;Geoff A. Abers

  • Exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure continental crust in east central China: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic tectonic unroofing

    Bradley R. Hacker;Lothar Ratschbacher;Laura Webb;Michael O. McWilliams

  • Normal faulting in central Tibet since at least 13.5 Myr ago

    Peter M. Blisniuk;Bradley R. Hacker;Johannes Glodny;Lothar Ratschbacher

  • Differentiation of the continental crust by relamination

    Bradley R. Hacker;Peter B. Kelemen;Mark D. Behn

  • Exhumation of the ultrahigh‐pressure continental crust in east central China: Cretaceous and Cenozoic unroofing and the Tan‐Lu fault

    Lothar Ratschbacher;Bradley R. Hacker;Laura E. Webb;Michael McWilliams

  • H2O subduction beyond arcs

    Bradley R. Hacker

  • Laser-ablation split-stream ICP petrochronology

    Andrew R.C. Kylander-Clark;Bradley R. Hacker;John M. Cottle

  • Continental Lower Crust

    Bradley R. Hacker;Peter B. Kelemen;Mark D. Behn

  • Hot and dry deep crustal xenoliths from tibet

    Bradley R. Hacker;Edwin Gnos;Lothar Ratschbacher;Marty Grove

  • Subduction Factory 3: An Excel worksheet and macro for calculating the densities, seismic wave speeds, and H2O contents of minerals and rocks at pressure and temperature

    Bradley R. Hacker;Geoffrey A. Abers

  • Rapid emplacement of the Oman ophiolite: Thermal and geochronologic constraints

    B. R. Hacker;J. L. Mosenfelder;E. Gnos;E. Gnos

  • Evolution of the Kangmar Dome, southern Tibet: Structural, petrologic, and thermochronologic constraints

    Jeffrey Lee;Bradley R. Hacker;William S. Dinklage;Yu Wang

  • Sedimentary record and tectonic implications of Mesozoic rifting in southeast Mongolia

    S.A. Graham;M.S. Hendrix;C.L. Johnson;D. Badamgarav

  • Structure and petrology of Tauride ophiolites and mafic dike intrusions (Turkey): Implications for the Neotethyan ocean

    Yildirim Dilek;Peter Thy;Bradley Hacker;Sidsel Grundvig

  • Diapirs as the source of the sediment signature in arc lavas

    Mark D. Behn;Peter B. Kelemen;Greg Hirth;Bradley R. Hacker

  • When continents collide : geodynamics and geochemistry of ultrahigh-pressure rocks

    Bradley R. Hacker;Juhn G. Liou

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R.C. Kylander-Clark
Andrew R.C. Kylander-Clark University of California, Santa Barbara
Lothar Ratschbacher
Lothar Ratschbacher TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Geoffrey A. Abers
Geoffrey A. Abers Cornell University
Michael McWilliams
Michael McWilliams Stanford University
Peter B. Kelemen
Peter B. Kelemen Columbia University
James M. Mattinson
James M. Mattinson University of California, Santa Barbara
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Torgeir B. Andersen
Torgeir B. Andersen University of Oslo
Timothy A. Little
Timothy A. Little Victoria University of Wellington

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