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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 64 1460 1299 652 565 180 19026

D. Kirk Nordstrom publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by D. Kirk Nordstrom between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. D. Kirk Nordstrom published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2005. 6 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2005. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1969 2025

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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D. Kirk Nordstrom: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 3
1978 0
1979 3
1980 1
1981 0
1982 4
1983 0
1984 5
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 2
1989 7
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 3
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 4
2000 7
2001 3
2002 2
2003 8
2004 5
2005 15
2006 9
2007 4
2008 7
2009 6
2010 7
2011 5
2012 8
2013 2
2014 6
2015 7
2016 10
2017 7
2018 1
2019 8
2020 7
2021 1
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 4
Total 207
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D. Kirk Nordstrom 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 D. Kirk Nordstrom 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, 178–187 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: 180 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
178–187 414 180
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
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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D. Kirk Nordstrom 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 D. Kirk Nordstrom 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 64
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

D. Kirk Nordstrom is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research centers on environmental science with a particular focus on environmental chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, water science and technology, building and construction, and civil and structural engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Fluoride effects and removal
  • Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
  • Mining and resource management
  • Coal and its by-products
  • Tailings management and properties

D. Kirk Nordstrom has contributed to research published in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Mine Water and the Environment
  • Minerals
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • "Geochemical Modeling of Iron and Aluminum Precipitation during Mixing and Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage" (2020) published in Minerals
  • "Fluoride in thermal and non-thermal groundwater: Insights from geochemical modeling" (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Evaluation for internal consistency in the thermodynamic network involving fluorite, cryolite and villiaumite solubilities and aqueous species at 25°C and 1 bar" (2022) published in Mineralogical Magazine

Other notable papers they contributed to include:

  • "Guidance for the Integrated Use of Hydrological, Geochemical, and Isotopic Tools in Mining Operations" (2020) published in Mine Water and the Environment
  • "The solid-state partitioning, distribution, and mineralogical associations of arsenic and antimony: Integrated findings from the Altiplano Puna, South America and international comparisons" (2022) published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Joseline Tapia
  • Jésica Murray
  • Mauricio Ormachea
  • Jonatan Romero-Matos
  • Laura Sánchez-López

Best Publications

  • Worldwide Occurrences of Arsenic in Ground Water

    D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • WATEQ4F -- User's manual with revised thermodynamic data base and test cases for calculating speciation of major, trace and redox elements in natural waters

    J.W. Ball;D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Iron and Aluminum Hydroxysulfates from Acid Sulfate Waters

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  • Negative pH and Extremely Acidic Mine Waters from Iron Mountain, California

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers;Carol J. Ptacek;David W. Blowes

  • The effect of sulfate on aluminum concentrations in natural waters: some stability relations in the system Al2O3-SO3-H2O at 298 K

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom

  • User's manual for WATEQ4F, with revised thermodynamic data base and text cases for calculating speciation of major, trace, and redox elements in natural waters

    James W. Ball;D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Geomicrobiology of sulfide mineral oxidation

    D. K. Nordstrom;Gordon Southam

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of acid mine drainage: Experimental oxidation of pyrite

    Bruce E. Taylor;Mark C. Wheeler;Darrell Kirk Nordstrom

  • Metal-sulfate Salts from Sulfide Mineral Oxidation

    John L. Jambor;D. Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers

  • Groundwater chemistry and water-rock interactions at Stripa☆

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;James W. Ball;Rona J. Donahoe;Donald Whittemore

  • The Geochemical Behavior of Aluminum in Acidified Surface Waters

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;James W. Ball

  • Thioarsenates in geothermal waters of Yellowstone National Park: determination, preservation, and geochemical importance.

    Britta Planer-Friedrich;Jacqueline London;R Blaine McCleskey;D Kirk Nordstrom

  • Mine Waters: Acidic to Circmneutral

    D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Fluorite solubility equilibria in selected geothermal waters

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;Everett A Jenne

  • Aqueous Pyrite Oxidation and the Consequent Formation of Secondary Iron Minerals

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  • Arsenic thermodynamic data and environmental geochemistry

    D. Kirk Nordstrom;Donald G. Archer

  • Isotope composition of sulphate in acid mine drainage as measure of bacterial oxidation

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  • Secondary minerals and acid mine-water chemistry

    Charles N. Alpers;D.W Blowes;D. Kirk Nordstrom;J.L. Jambor

  • Acid rock drainage and climate change

    D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Preservation of water samples for arsenic(III/V) determinations: an evaluation of the literature and new analytical results

    R.Blaine McCleskey;D.Kirk Nordstrom;Ann S. Maest

  • Interaction of acid mine drainage with waters and sediments of West Squaw Creek in the West Shasta mining district, California

    Lorraine H. Filipek;D. Kirk. Nordstrom;Walter H. Ficklin

  • Rare earth element partitioning between hydrous ferric oxides and acid mine water during iron oxidation

    Philip L. Verplanck;D.Kirk Nordstrom;Howard E. Taylor;Briant A. Kimball

  • The geochemistry of acid mine waters

    D. Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Blaine McCleskey
R. Blaine McCleskey United States Geological Survey
Charles N. Alpers
Charles N. Alpers United States Geological Survey
Heather E. Jamieson
Heather E. Jamieson Queen's University
Richard J. Goldfarb
Richard J. Goldfarb China University of Geosciences
Martin A. A. Schoonen
Martin A. A. Schoonen Stony Brook University
Andrew G. Hunt
Andrew G. Hunt United States Geological Survey
Jacob B. Lowenstern
Jacob B. Lowenstern United States Geological Survey
Rucheng Wang
Rucheng Wang Nanjing University
Robert L. Runkel
Robert L. Runkel United States Geological Survey
Joseph N. Ryan
Joseph N. Ryan University of Colorado Boulder

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