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Brian L. Beard 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 Brian L. Beard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 236 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Brian L. Beard 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 Brian L. Beard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian L. Beard is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant body of work in geochemistry and petrology, atmospheric science, and related subfields.

Their recent publications include studies on isotope analysis, elemental cycling, and biogeochemical processes. Notable papers include:

  • Magnesium isotope analysis of olivine and pyroxene by SIMS: Evaluation of matrix effects, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • Quantifying the contribution of dust to alpine soils in the periglacial zone of the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA, 2020, Geoderma
  • Stable potassium (K) isotope characteristics at mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal vents and its implications for the global K cycle, 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Early Archean biogeochemical iron cycling and nutrient availability: New insights from a 3.5 Ga land-sea transition, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Natural Potassium (K) Isotope Fractionation during Corn Growth and Quantification of K Fertilizer Recovery Efficiency Using Stable K Isotope Labeling, 2022, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Beard has contributed to research on various main topics including geology and paleoclimatology, geochemistry and elemental analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, astro and planetary science, planetary science and exploration, geological and geochemical analysis, and radioactive element chemistry and processing. These areas are reflected in their frequent publications and research directions.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Clark M. Johnson, Stefan Weyer, Xin-Yuan Zheng, Eric Roden, and Xinyang Chen.

Their work has appeared in a range of academic venues, with multiple publications in Goldschmidt Abstracts, Earth-Science Reviews, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, and Chemical Geology.

In addition to articles, Brian L. Beard has authored a book titled Iron Geochemistry: An Isotopic Perspective, published by Springer Nature in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Application of Fe isotopes to tracing the geochemical and biological cycling of Fe

    Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson;Joseph L. Skulan;Kenneth H. Nealson

  • The Iron Isotope Fingerprints of Redox and Biogeochemical Cycling in Modern and Ancient Earth

    Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Eric E. Roden

  • Iron isotope biosignatures.

    Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson;Lea Cox;Henry Sun

  • Analytical Methods for Non-Traditional Isotopes

    Francis Albarède;Brian Beard

  • Strontium Isotope Composition of Skeletal Material Can Determine the Birth Place and Geographic Mobility of Humans and Animals

    Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson

  • Kinetic and equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between aqueous Fe(II) and Fe(III)

    S.A. Welch;B.L. Beard;C.M. Johnson;P.S. Braterman

  • Iron isotope constraints on Fe cycling and mass balance in oxygenated Earth oceans

    Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson;Karen L. Von Damm;Rebecca L. Poulson

  • Isotopic fractionation between Fe(III) and Fe(II) in aqueous solutions

    Clark M. Johnson;Joseph L. Skulan;Brian L. Beard;Henry Sun

  • Atom Exchange between Aqueous Fe(II) and Goethite: An Fe Isotope Tracer Study

    Robert M. Handler;Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson;Michelle M. Scherer

  • Iron isotope fractionation by Fe(II)-oxidizing photoautotrophic bacteria

    Laura R. Croal;Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Dianne K. Newman

  • Iron isotopes constrain biologic and abiologic processes in banded iron formation genesis

    Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Cornelis Klein;Nic J. Beukes

  • Mobility of Bell Beaker people revealed by strontium isotope ratios of tooth and bone: a study of southern Bavarian skeletal remains

    Gisela Grupe;T. Douglas Price;Peter Schröter;Frank Söllner

  • Burial rates during prograde metamorphism of an ultra-high-pressure terrane: an example from Lago di Cignana, western Alps, Italy

    Thomas J. Lapen;Clark M. Johnson;Lukas P. Baumgartner;Nancy J. Mahlen

  • Ancient geochemical cycling in the Earth as inferred from Fe isotope studies of banded iron formations from the Transvaal Craton

    Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Nicolas J. Beukes;Cornelis Klein

  • Fe Isotope Variations in the Modern and Ancient Earth and Other Planetary Bodies

    Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson

  • The effect of early diagenesis on the Fe isotope compositions of porewaters and authigenic minerals in continental margin sediments

    Silke Severmann;Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;James McManus

  • Fe, C, and O isotope compositions of banded iron formation carbonates demonstrate a major role for dissimilatory iron reduction in ~2.5 Ga marine environments

    Adriana Heimann;Adriana Heimann;Adriana Heimann;Clark M. Johnson;Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard;John W. Valley;John W. Valley

  • The mechanisms of iron isotope fractionation produced during dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction by Shewanella putrefaciens and Geobacter sulfurreducens

    Heidi A. Crosby;Eric E. Roden;Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard

  • Experimental constraints on Fe isotope fractionation during magnetite and Fe carbonate formation coupled to dissimilatory hydrous ferric oxide reduction

    Clark M. Johnson;Eric E. Roden;Susan A. Welch;Brian L. Beard

  • Coupled Fe(II)-Fe(III) electron and atom exchange as a mechanism for Fe isotope fractionation during dissimilatory iron oxide reduction.

    Heidi A. Crosby;Clark M. Johnson;Eric E. Roden;Brian L. Beard

  • Rapid exhumation of the Zermatt-Saas ophiolite deduced from high-precision SmNd and RbSr geochronology

    Jeffrey M. Amato;Clark M. Johnson;Lukas P. Baumgartner;Brian L. Beard

Frequent Co-Authors

Clark M. Johnson
Clark M. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Weiqiang Li
Weiqiang Li Nanjing University
Eric E. Roden
Eric E. Roden University of Wisconsin–Madison
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian R. Jicha
Brian R. Jicha University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brad S. Singer
Brad S. Singer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michelle M. Scherer
Michelle M. Scherer University of Iowa
Nicolas J. Beukes
Nicolas J. Beukes University of Johannesburg
Alan R. Carroll
Alan R. Carroll University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

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