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Catherine McCammon

Catherine McCammon

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 69 6241 5663 453 408 351 15904
Earth Science 71 922 817 53 49 403 16951

Catherine McCammon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Catherine McCammon between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Catherine McCammon published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2019. 7 of the 512 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2019. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 2 publications
1977 2026

512 publications in total across all disciplines

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Catherine McCammon: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 3
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 7
1994 5
1995 4
1996 6
1997 7
1998 12
1999 9
2000 16
2001 12
2002 16
2003 13
2004 24
2005 11
2006 9
2007 13
2008 15
2009 19
2010 18
2011 14
2012 19
2013 27
2014 11
2015 22
2016 20
2017 26
2018 16
2019 31
2020 19
2021 18
2022 11
2023 25
2024 12
2025 5
2026 2
Total 512
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Catherine McCammon publications per year - data summary

  • Catherine McCammon, a Earth Science scholar from University of Bayreuth, has 512 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (1978, 1979, 1981 and 1989).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.1 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 55 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 25 publications (1.5 per year); 1994-2010: 209 publications (12.3 per year); 2011-2026: 278 publications (17.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Catherine McCammon 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 Catherine McCammon 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, 398–407 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: 403 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44 403
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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Catherine McCammon publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Catherine McCammon, a Earth Science scholar from University of Bayreuth, records 403 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Catherine McCammon, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Catherine McCammon ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Catherine McCammon 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 Catherine McCammon 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 71
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
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Catherine McCammon D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Catherine McCammon, a Earth Science scholar from University of Bayreuth, records 71 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Catherine McCammon, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Catherine McCammon ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Catherine McCammon is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Their research spans primarily across Earth and Planetary Sciences and Materials Science, with a concentration in subfields such as Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's scholarly output includes over a hundred publications in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences and numerous works in Materials Science, reflecting a focus on geophysical and material properties under varying conditions.

Key research topics covered by Catherine McCammon comprise:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Selected recent publications illustrate the diversity and scope of their research:

  • A biogeochemical-hydrological framework for the role of redox-active compounds in aquatic systems, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Effect of redox on Fe-Mg-Mn exchange between olivine and melt and an oxybarometer for basalts, 2020, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Serpentinization-Driven H2 Production From Continental Break-Up to Mid-Ocean Ridge Spreading: Unexpected High Rates at the West Iberia Margin, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Bridgmanite is nearly dry at the top of the lower mantle, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Determination of Fe3+/ΣFe of olivine-hosted melt inclusions using Mössbauer and XANES spectroscopy, 2020, Chemical Geology

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Catherine McCammon include:

  • Leonid Dubrovinsky (33 publications)
  • Maxim Bykov (27 publications)
  • Elena Bykova (27 publications)
  • Egor Koemets (26 publications)
  • Konstantin Glazyrin (23 publications)

The preferred publication venues where this scientist's work often appears include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (25 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (9 publications)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters (7 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (4 publications)
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts (4 publications)

Catherine McCammon has received professional recognition including the Geochemistry Fellow Honor awarded by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2007, and election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The Redox State of Earth's Mantle

    Daniel J. Frost;Catherine A. McCammon

  • Experimental evidence for the existence of iron-rich metal in the Earth's lower mantle

    Daniel J. Frost;Christian Liebske;Falko Langenhorst;Catherine A. McCammon

  • The oxidation state of the mantle and the extraction of carbon from Earth’s interior

    Vincenzo Stagno;Dickson O. Ojwang;Catherine A. McCammon;Daniel J. Frost

  • Perovskite as a possible sink for ferric iron in the lower mantle

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  • MossA: a program for analyzing energy-domain Mössbauer spectra from conventional and synchrotron sources

    Clemens Prescher;Catherine McCammon;Leonid Dubrovinsky

  • Iron Partitioning and Density Changes of Pyrolite in Earth’s Lower Mantle

    Tetsuo Irifune;Toru Shinmei;Catherine A. McCammon;Nobuyoshi Miyajima

  • Systematic iron isotope variations in mantle rocks and minerals: The effects of partial melting and oxygen fugacity

    Helen M. Williams;A.H. Peslier;C.A. McCammon;Alex N. Halliday;Alex N. Halliday

  • Structural complexity of simple Fe2O3 at high pressures and temperatures.

    Elena Bykova;Leonid Dubrovinsky;Natalia Dubrovinskaia;Maxim Bykov

  • The Paradox of Mantle Redox

    Catherine McCammon

  • The effects of pressure and temperature on nonstoichiometric wüstite, Fe x O: The iron-rich phase boundary

    C. A. McCammon;Lin-gun Liu

  • Fe-N System at High Pressure Reveals a Compound Featuring Polymeric Nitrogen Chains

    Maxim Bykov;Elena Bykova;Georgios Aprilis;Konstantin Glazyrin

  • The effect of water activity on the oxidation and structural state of Fe in a ferro-basaltic melt

    R. E. Botcharnikov;J. Koepke;Francois Holtz;C. McCammon

  • Oxygen fugacity, temperature reproducibility, and H2O contents of nominally anhydrous piston-cylinder experiments using graphite capsules

    Etienne Médard;Etienne Médard;Catherine A. McCammon;Jay A. Barr;Timothy L. Grove

  • Iron isotope fractionation and the oxygen fugacity of the mantle

    Helen M. Williams;Catherine A. McCammon;Anne H. Peslier;Alex N. Halliday

  • A redox profile of the Slave mantle and oxygen fugacity control in the cratonic mantle

    C. McCammon;M. G. Kopylova

  • High pressure collapse of magnetism in Fe0.94O: Mössbauer spectroscopy beyond 100 GPa

    M. P. Pasternak;M. P. Pasternak;R. D. Taylor;R. Jeanloz;X. Li

  • Deep magma ocean formation set the oxidation state of Earth’s mantle

    Katherine Armstrong;Daniel J. Frost;Catherine A. McCammon;David C. Rubie

  • Mössbauer and ELNES spectroscopy of (Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)O3 perovskite: a highly oxidised component of the lower mantle

    Stefan Lauterbach;C. A. McCammon;P.A. van Aken;F. Langenhorst

  • A biogeochemical–hydrological framework for the role of redox-active compounds in aquatic systems

    Stefan Peiffer;A. Kappler;S. B. Haderlein;C. Schmidt

  • The Effect of Alumina on the Electrical Conductivity of Silicate Perovskite

    Yousheng Xu;Catherine McCammon;Brent T. Poe

  • Stable intermediate-spin ferrous iron in lower-mantle perovskite

    C. Mccammon;I. Kantor;I. Kantor;O. Narygina;Jérôme Rouquette;Jérôme Rouquette

  • Structure and elasticity of single‐crystal (Mg,Fe)O and a new method of generating shear waves for gigahertz ultrasonic interferometry

    Steven D. Jacobsen;Steven D. Jacobsen;Steven D. Jacobsen;Hans J. Reichmann;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Stephen J. Mackwell

  • Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Minerals

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Frequent Co-Authors

Leonid Dubrovinsky
Leonid Dubrovinsky University of Bayreuth
Daniel J. Frost
Daniel J. Frost University of Bayreuth
Natalia Dubrovinskaia
Natalia Dubrovinskaia University of Bayreuth
Vitali B. Prakapenka
Vitali B. Prakapenka University of Chicago
Falko Langenhorst
Falko Langenhorst Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Michael Hanfland
Michael Hanfland European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Steven D. Jacobsen
Steven D. Jacobsen Northwestern University
Jung-Fu Lin
Jung-Fu Lin The University of Texas at Austin
Helen M. Williams
Helen M. Williams University of Cambridge
Marco Merlini
Marco Merlini University of Milan

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