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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 81 508 443 265 223 236 19809

Brian L. Beard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian L. Beard between 1992 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian L. Beard published across 31 years, from 1992 to 2022, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2009. 12 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2009. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications
1992 2022

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian L. Beard: publications per year, 1992 to 2022
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 5
1996 1
1997 4
1998 3
1999 5
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 8
2004 12
2005 10
2006 12
2007 8
2008 9
2009 17
2010 12
2011 13
2012 11
2013 12
2014 11
2015 14
2016 13
2017 12
2018 5
2019 7
2020 13
2021 6
2022 6
Total 241
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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.

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, 228–237 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: 236 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
228–237 262 236
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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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.

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, 81 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: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 81
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

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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