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Daniel R. Lux 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 Daniel R. Lux sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 77 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Daniel R. Lux 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 Daniel R. Lux sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Daniel R. Lux is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Computer Science, with particular focus on instrumental and hardware aspects.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Hardware and Architecture. This multidisciplinary approach supports their contributions to both theoretical and applied science.

Key topics in Daniel R. Lux's research involve Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, and Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security. These topics highlight a concentration in both optical systems and security-oriented hardware design.

They have published in venues such as:

  • Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Among their recent publications is the article titled "Ultra-thin glass seals for protection against unauthorized tampering by permanent monitoring of optical integrity parameters," published in 2022 in Optics and Lasers in Engineering.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Daniel R. Lux has co-authored works with Jannis Koch, Günter Flachenecker, Fabian Monsees, David Koebel, and Julian Lützen.

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous miocene extension and shortening in the himalayan orogen.

    K. V. Hodges;R. R. Parrish;T. B. Housh;D. R. Lux

  • Thermal modelling in low-pressure/high-temperature metamorphic belts

    J.J. De Yoreo;D.R. Lux;C.V. Guidotti

  • Migration of the Acadian orogen and Foreland Basin across the Northern Appalachians of Maine and adjacent areas

    Dwight Culver Bradley;Robert D. Tucker;Daniel R. Lux;Anita G. Harris

  • Role of plutonism in low-pressure metamorphic belt formation

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  • Timing of peak metamorphism and deformation along the Appalachian margin of Laurentia in Newfoundland: Silurian, not Ordovician

    Peter A. Cawood;Greg R. Dunning;Dan Lux;Jeroen A. M. van Gool

  • Dating mylonitic deformation by the 40Ar-39Ar method: An example from the Norumbega Fault Zone, Maine

    David P. West;Daniel R. Lux

  • Temperature‐time history of subducted continental crust, Mount Olympos Region, Greece

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  • A structural analysis of the Main Central Thrust zone, Langtang National Park, central Nepal Himalaya

    A. M. Macfarlane;K. V. Hodges;D. Lux

  • The Acadian thermal history of western Maine

    J. J. De Yoreo;D. R. Lux;C. V. Guidotti;E. R. Decker

  • Helium and argon thermochronometry of the Gold Butte block, south Virgin Mountains, Nevada

    Peter W Reiners;Robert Brady;Kenneth A Farley;Joan E Fryxell

  • Age of the Peach Springs Tuff, southeastern California and western Arizona

    J. E. Nielson;Daniel R. Lux;G. B. Dalrymple;A. F. Glazner

  • Timing of Tertiary extension in the Railroad Valley‐Pioche Transect, Nevada: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar ages of volcanic rocks

    Wanda J. Taylor;John M. Bartley;Daniel R. Lux;Gary J. Axen

  • The role of crustal anatexis and magma migration in the thermal evolution of regions of thickened continental crust

    J. J. De Yoreo;D. R. Lux;C. V. Guidotti

  • Sm-Nd dating of multiple garnet growth events in an arc-continent collision zone, northwestern U.S. Cordillera

    Stephen R. Getty;Jane Selverstone;Brian P. Wernicke;Stein B. Jacobsen

  • Pliocene paleoclimate and East antarctic ice-sheet history from surficial ash deposits.

    David R. Marchant;Carl C. Swisher;Daniel R. Lux;David P. West

  • Minimal Pliocene-Pleistocene uplift of the dry valleys sector of the Transantarctic Mountains: A key parameter in ice-sheet reconstructions

    Thomas I. Wilch;Daniel R. Lux;George H. Denton;William C. McIntosh

  • Late Tertiary Antarctic paleoclimate and ice-sheet dynamics inferred from surficial deposits in Wright Valley

    Brenda L. Hall;George H. Denton;Daniel R. Lux;James G. Bockheim

  • The tectonic significance of pre-Scandian 40Ar/39Ar phengite cooling ages in the Caledonides of western Norway

    Torgeir B. Andersen;Henry N. Berry;Daniel R. Lux;Arild Andresen

  • The age and cooling history of the Chain of Ponds and Big Island Pond plutons and the Spider Lake Granite, west-central Maine and Quebec

    Matthew T. Heizler;Daniel R. Lux;Edward R. Decker

  • Silurian age for the Pocomoonshine Gabbro-Diorite, southeastern Maine and its regional tectonic implications

    D. P. West;A. Ludman;D. R. Lux

  • Thermal and barometric constraints on the intrusive and unroofing history of the Black Mountains: Implications for timing, initial dip, and kinematics of detachment faulting in the Death Valley Region, California

    Daniel K. Holm;J. Kent Snow;Daniel R. Lux

  • Rapid uplift and crustal growth in extensional environments: An isotopic study from the Death Valley region, California

    Yemane Asmerom;J. Kent Snow;Daniel K. Holm;Stein B. Jacobsen

Frequent Co-Authors

George H. Denton
George H. Denton University of Maine
Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth
Dwight C. Bradley
Dwight C. Bradley United States Geological Survey
William C. McIntosh
William C. McIntosh New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Brian P. Wernicke
Brian P. Wernicke California Institute of Technology
Paul W. Layer
Paul W. Layer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Yemane Asmerom
Yemane Asmerom University of New Mexico
Robert D. Tucker
Robert D. Tucker Washington University in St. Louis
Kip V. Hodges
Kip V. Hodges Arizona State University
Stein B. Jacobsen
Stein B. Jacobsen Harvard University

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