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D-Index
47
Citations
8541
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3996
National Ranking
1566

Brian R. Jicha 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 R. Jicha sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 372 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Brian R. Jicha 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 R. Jicha sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian R. Jicha 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 focus on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Artificial Intelligence applications within geosciences, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's main topics of work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological formations and processes, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations are:

  • Brad S. Singer
  • Tiffany Rivera
  • Fabrizio Marra
  • Fabio Florindo
  • Kaj Hoernle

Jicha has published extensively in various scientific venues. Most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts

Among their recent scholarly publications are:

  • Interpreting and reporting 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data (2020), Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Regional chronostratigraphic synthesis of the Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2) interval, Western Interior Basin (USA): New Re-Os chemostratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology (2020), Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Monti Sabatini and Colli Albani: the dormant twin volcanoes at the gates of Rome (2020), Scientific Reports
  • Transient rhyolite melt extraction to produce a shallow granitic pluton (2021), Science Advances
  • Early Mesoproterozoic evolution of midcontinental Laurentia: Defining the geon 14 Baraboo orogeny (2021), Geoscience Frontiers

Best Publications

  • The Role of Water in Generating the Calc-alkaline Trend: New Volatile Data for Aleutian Magmas and a New Tholeiitic Index

    Mindy M. Zimmer;Terry Plank;Erik H. Hauri;Gene Yogodzinski

  • Intercalibration of radioisotopic and astrochronologic time scales for the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary interval, Western Interior Basin, USA

    Stephen R. Meyers;Sarah E. Siewert;Brad S. Singer;Bradley B. Sageman

  • Interpreting and reporting 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data

    Allen J. Schaen;Brian R. Jicha;Kip V. Hodges;Pieter Vermeesch

  • Re-evaluation of the ages of 40Ar/39Ar sanidine standards and supereruptions in the western U.S. using a Noblesse multi-collector mass spectrometer

    Brian R. Jicha;Brad S. Singer;Peter Sobol

  • Eruptive history, geochronology, and magmatic evolution of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex, Chile

    Brad S. Singer;Brian R. Jicha;Melissa A. Harper;José Antonio Naranjo

  • On the age of the Laschamp geomagnetic excursion

    Hervé Guillou;Brad S. Singer;Carlo Laj;Catherine Kissel

  • 40Ar/39Ar chronostratigraphy of Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex ignimbrites reveals the development of a major magmatic province

    Morgan J. Salisbury;Brian R. Jicha;Shanaka L. de Silva;Brad S. Singer

  • Timing of Quaternary geomagnetic reversals and excursions in volcanic and sedimentary archives

    J.E.T. Channell;B.S. Singer;B.R. Jicha

  • Revised age of Aleutian Island Arc formation implies high rate of magma production

    Brian R. Jicha;David W. Scholl;Brad S. Singer;Gene M. Yogodzinski

  • Magmatic history and evolution of the Central American Land Bridge in Panama since Cretaceous times

    Wencke Wegner;Gerhard Wörner;Russell S. Harmon;Brian R. Jicha

  • Large-volume silicic volcanism in Kamchatka: Ar-Ar and U-Pb ages, isotopic, and geochemical characteristics of major pre-Holocene caldera-forming eruptions

    I.N. Bindeman;V.L. Leonov;P.E. Izbekov;V.V. Ponomareva

  • Integrating 40Ar/39Ar, U-Pb, and astronomical clocks in the Cretaceous Niobrara Formation, Western Interior Basin, USA

    Bradley B. Sageman;Brad S. Singer;Stephen R. Meyers;Sarah E. Siewert;Sarah E. Siewert

  • Along‐strike trace element and isotopic variation in Aleutian Island arc basalt: Subduction melts sediments and dehydrates serpentine

    Brad S. Singer;Brian R. Jicha;William P. Leeman;Nick W. Rogers

  • The Role of Subducted Basalt in the Source of Island Arc Magmas: Evidence from Seafloor Lavas of the Western Aleutians

    Gene M. Yogodzinski;Shaun T. Brown;Peter B. Kelemen;Jeff D. Vervoort

  • Structural and temporal requirements for geomagnetic field reversal deduced from lava flows

    Brad S. Singer;Kenneth A. Hoffman;Robert S. Coe;Laurie L. Brown

  • Variable Impact of the Subducted Slab on Aleutian Island Arc Magma Sources: Evidence from Sr, Nd, Pb, and Hf Isotopes and Trace Element Abundances

    B. R. Jicha;B. S. Singer;J. G. Brophy;J. H. Fournelle

  • 40Ar/39Ar, K–Ar and 230Th–238U dating of the Laschamp excursion: A radioisotopic tie-point for ice core and climate chronologies

    Brad S. Singer;Hervé Guillou;Brian R. Jicha;Carlo Laj

  • Dynamics of a large, restless, rhyolitic magma system at Laguna del Maule, southern Andes, Chile

    Brad S. Singer;Nathan L. Andersen;Hélène Le Mével;Kurt L. Feigl

  • New Age Constraints for the Salamanca Formation and Lower Río Chico Group in the Western San Jorge Basin, Patagonia, Argentina: Implications for Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Recovery and Land Mammal Age Correlations

    William C. Clyde;Peter Wilf;Ari Iglesias;Rudy L. Slingerland

  • Milankovitch-Scale Sequence Stratigraphy and Stepped Forced Regressions of the Turonian Ferron Notom Deltaic Complex, South-Central Utah, U.S.A.

    Yijie Zhu;Janok P. Bhattacharya;Weiguo Li;Thomas J. Lapen

Frequent Co-Authors

Brad S. Singer
Brad S. Singer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fabrizio Marra
Fabrizio Marra National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Clark M. Johnson
Clark M. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian L. Beard
Brian L. Beard University of Wisconsin–Madison
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay Cornell University
Mark D. Schmitz
Mark D. Schmitz Boise State University
Esteban Gazel
Esteban Gazel Cornell University
Michael Bizimis
Michael Bizimis University of South Carolina
Fabio Florindo
Fabio Florindo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Michael O. Garcia
Michael O. Garcia University of Hawaii at Manoa

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