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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 57 2237 2028 951 840 221 14728

Christopher T. Reinhard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher T. Reinhard between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher T. Reinhard published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2020. 28 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2020. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 27 publications 2026: 1 publication
2008 2026

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher T. Reinhard: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 4
2010 2
2011 5
2012 3
2013 9
2014 11
2015 5
2016 21
2017 14
2018 26
2019 21
2020 38
2021 21
2022 18
2023 29
2024 21
2025 27
2026 1
Total 277
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Christopher T. Reinhard 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 Christopher T. Reinhard 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, 218–227 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: 221 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
218–227 290 221
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
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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Christopher T. Reinhard 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 Christopher T. Reinhard 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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 57
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
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

Christopher T. Reinhard is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a particular focus on the intersection of geological processes and life's impact on the planet's history.

The scientist's work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Paleontology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Environmental Engineering

Reinhard's research topics demonstrate a strong emphasis on geological and environmental dynamics, with notable interests in:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, reflecting the diverse scope of their research. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Geoscientific Model Development

They have co-authored extensively with several researchers including:

  • Noah J. Planavsky
  • Mojtaba Fakhraee
  • Shuang Zhang
  • Yoshiki Kanzaki
  • Timothy W. Lyons

Among the recent scholarly papers, notable publications include:

  • "Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview" (2021) published in Astrobiology
  • "On the co-evolution of surface oxygen levels and animals" (2020) published in Geobiology
  • "Evolution of the structure and impact of Earth's biosphere" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Enhanced weathering in the US Corn Belt delivers carbon removal with agronomic benefits" (2024) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of life" (2023) published in Nature Geoscience

In addition to articles, Reinhard has contributed to book publications, including a volume titled The Chromium Isotope System as a Tracer of Ocean and Atmosphere Redox, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The rise of oxygen in Earth’s early ocean and atmosphere

    Timothy W. Lyons;Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky

  • Low Mid-Proterozoic atmospheric oxygen levels and the delayed rise of animals

    Noah J. Planavsky;Christopher T. Reinhard;Xiangli Wang;Danielle Thomson

  • Evidence for oxygenic photosynthesis half a billion years before the Great Oxidation Event

    Noah J. Planavsky;Dan Asael;Axel Hofmann;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Evolution of the global phosphorus cycle

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Benjamin C. Gill;Kazumi Ozaki;Kazumi Ozaki

  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life.

    Edward W. Schwieterman;Nancy Y. Kiang;Mary N. Parenteau;Mary N. Parenteau;Chester E. Harman;Chester E. Harman;Chester E. Harman

  • Proterozoic ocean redox and biogeochemical stasis

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Leslie J. Robbins;Camille A. Partin

  • The evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir

    Noah J. Planavsky;Noah J. Planavsky;Olivier J. Rouxel;Olivier J. Rouxel;Andrey Bekker;Stefan V. Lalonde

  • Widespread iron-rich conditions in the mid-Proterozoic ocean

    Noah J. Planavsky;Peter McGoldrick;Clinton T. Scott;Chao Li;Chao Li

  • New estimates of the storage permanence and ocean co-benefits of enhanced rock weathering

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  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: Understanding Oxygen as a Biosignature in the Context of Its Environment.

    Victoria S. Meadows;Victoria S. Meadows;Christopher T. Reinhard;Christopher T. Reinhard;Giada N. Arney;Giada N. Arney;Mary N. Parenteau;Mary N. Parenteau

  • Pervasive oxygenation along late Archaean ocean margins

    Brian Kendall;Christopher T. Reinhard;Timothy W. Lyons;Alan J. Kaufman

  • A shale-hosted Cr isotope record of low atmospheric oxygen during the Proterozoic

    Devon B. Cole;Christopher T. Reinhard;Xiangli Wang;Bleuenn Gueguen

  • A late Archean sulfidic sea stimulated by early oxidative weathering of the continents.

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Rob Raiswell;Clint Scott;Ariel D. Anbar

  • The iron paleoredox proxies: A guide to the pitfalls, problems and proper practice

    Rob Raiswell;Dalton S. Hardisty;Timothy W. Lyons;Donald E. Canfield

  • Earth's oxygen cycle and the evolution of animal life.

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Stephanie L. Olson;Timothy W. Lyons

  • Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution

    Leslie J. Robbins;Stefan V. Lalonde;Noah J. Planavsky;Camille A. Partin

  • Does pyrite act as an important host for molybdenum in modern and ancient euxinic sediments

    Anthony Chappaz;Timothy W. Lyons;Daniel D. Gregory;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: Understanding Oxygen as a Biosignature in the Context of Its Environment

    Victoria S. Meadows;Christopher T. Reinhard;Giada N. Arney;Mary N. Parenteau

  • Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview.

    Timothy W. Lyons;Charles W. Diamond;Noah J. Planavsky;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Coupled molybdenum, iron and uranium stable isotopes as oceanic paleoredox proxies during the Paleoproterozoic Shunga Event

    Dan Asael;François L. H. Tissot;Christopher T. Reinhard;Christopher T. Reinhard;Olivier Rouxel

  • The isotopic composition of authigenic chromium in anoxic marine sediments: A case study from the Cariaco Basin

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Xiangli Wang;Xiangli Wang;Woodward W. Fischer

  • On the co-evolution of surface oxygen levels and animals.

    Devon B. Cole;Daniel B. Mills;Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin;Erik A. Sperling

Frequent Co-Authors

Noah J. Planavsky
Noah J. Planavsky Yale University
Timothy W. Lyons
Timothy W. Lyons University of California, Riverside
Ariel D. Anbar
Ariel D. Anbar Arizona State University
Andy Ridgwell
Andy Ridgwell University of California, Riverside
Kurt O. Konhauser
Kurt O. Konhauser University of Alberta
Gordon D. Love
Gordon D. Love University of California, Riverside
Stephen R. Kane
Stephen R. Kane University of California, Riverside
Jeremy D. Owens
Jeremy D. Owens Florida State University
Shiladitya DasSarma
Shiladitya DasSarma University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stefan V. Lalonde
Stefan V. Lalonde European Institute

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