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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 86 369 316 15 13 244 20339

David C. Rubie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David C. Rubie between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David C. Rubie published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1998. 5 of the 259 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1998. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

259 publications in total across all disciplines

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David C. Rubie: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 2
1987 3
1988 0
1989 3
1990 6
1991 1
1992 4
1993 10
1994 9
1995 3
1996 8
1997 8
1998 12
1999 7
2000 11
2001 7
2002 6
2003 9
2004 9
2005 8
2006 4
2007 11
2008 7
2009 8
2010 3
2011 6
2012 5
2013 7
2014 5
2015 10
2016 9
2017 9
2018 10
2019 5
2020 6
2021 10
2022 3
2023 4
2024 2
2025 3
Total 259
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David C. Rubie 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 David C. Rubie 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, 238–247 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: 244 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
238–247 243 244
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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David C. Rubie 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 David C. Rubie 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, 86 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: 86 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 86
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David C. Rubie is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several related subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

David C. Rubie has published extensively in multiple scholarly venues. The most frequent journals and conferences for their publications are Earth and Planetary Science Letters, arXiv (Cornell University), Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, Nature Astronomy, and American Mineralogist.

Their recent notable scientific papers include:

  • "Contemporary formation of early Solar System planetesimals at two distinct radial locations," 2021, Nature Astronomy
  • "Scaling laws for the geometry of an impact-induced magma ocean," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Subsolar Al/Si and Mg/Si ratios of non-carbonaceous chondrites reveal planetesimal formation during early condensation in the protoplanetary disk," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "The metal-silicate partitioning of carbon during Earth's accretion and its distribution in the early solar system," 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Metal-silicate partitioning of W and Mo and the role of carbon in controlling their abundances in the bulk silicate earth," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored multiple works with David C. Rubie include Seth A. Jacobson, Alessandro Morbidelli, Miki Nakajima, Gregor Golabek, and Eleanor S. Jennings.

Recognition for their contributions to the geochemical and geophysical sciences includes being named a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2011, and elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Solubility of water in the α, β and γ phases of (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

    D. L. Kohlstedt;H. Keppler;D. C. Rubie

  • 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

  • Metastable mantle phase transformations and deep earthquakes in subducting oceanic lithosphere

    Stephen H. Kirby;Seth Stein;Emile A. Okal;David C. Rubie

  • Synthesis of superhard cubic BC2N

    Vladimir L. Solozhenko;Denis Andrault;Guillaume Fiquet;Mohamed Mezouar

  • Water partitioning between nominally anhydrous minerals in the MgO–SiO2–H2O system up to 24 GPa: implications for the distribution of water in the Earth’s mantle

    Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova;Hans Keppler;Hans Keppler;David C Rubie

  • Heterogeneous accretion, composition and core–mantle differentiation of the Earth

    David C. Rubie;Daniel J. Frost;Ute Mann;Yuki Asahara

  • Mechanisms of metal-silicate equilibration in the terrestrial magma ocean

    D.C. Rubie;H.J. Melosh;J.E. Reid;C. Liebske

  • Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water

    D.C. Rubie;S.A. Jacobson;S.A. Jacobson;A. Morbidelli;D.P. O’Brien

  • Kinetics of the olivine-spinel transformation in subducting lithosphere: experimental constraints and implications for deep slab processes

    David C. Rubie;Charles R. Ross

  • The catalysis of mineral reactions by water and restrictions on the presence of aqueous fluid during metamorphism

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

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

  • Characterising the sample environment in multianvil high-pressure experiments

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  • Oxygen isotopic evidence for vigorous mixing during the Moon-forming giant impact

    Edward D. Young;Issaku E. Kohl;Paul H. Warren;David C. Rubie

  • The constancy of upper mantle fO2 through time inferred from V/Sc ratios in basalts

    Zheng-Xue Anser Li;Cin-Ty Aeolus Lee

  • High pressure metal–silicate partitioning of Ni, Co, V, Cr, Si, and O

    Rebecca A. Fischer;Yoichi Nakajima;Andrew J. Campbell;Daniel J. Frost

  • Highly siderophile elements in Earth’s mantle as a clock for the Moon-forming impact

    Seth A. Jacobson;Alessandro Morbidelli;Sean N. Raymond;Sean N. Raymond;David P. O'Brien

  • The timeline of the lunar bombardment: Revisited

    Alessandro Morbidelli;D. Nesvorny;Vera Laurenz;S. Marchi

  • Silicon and Oxygen Self-Diffusivities in Silicate Liquids Measured to 15 Gigapascals and 2800 Kelvin

    Brent T. Poe;Paul F. McMillan;Paul F. McMillan;David C. Rubie;David C. Rubie;Sumit Chakraborty;Sumit Chakraborty

  • Silicate perovskite-melt partitioning of trace elements and geochemical signature of a deep perovskitic reservoir

    Alexandre Corgne;Christian Liebske;Bernard J. Wood;David C. Rubie

  • Thermal diffusivity and conductivity of olivine, wadsleyite and ringwoodite to 20 GPa and 1373 K

    Yousheng Xu;Thomas J Shankland;Sven Linhardt;David C Rubie

  • Evidence for high-pressure core-mantle differentiation from the metal–silicate partitioning of lithophile and weakly-siderophile elements

    Ute Mann;Daniel J. Frost;David C. Rubie

  • A new large-volume multianvil system

    D.J Frost;B.T Poe;R.G Trønnes;C Liebske

  • The Effect of Alumina on Phase Transformations at the 660-Kilometer Discontinuity from Fe-Mg Partitioning Experiments

    B. J. Wood;D. C. Rubie

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Frost
Daniel J. Frost University of Bayreuth
Falko Langenhorst
Falko Langenhorst Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Alessandro Morbidelli
Alessandro Morbidelli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Brent T. Poe
Brent T. Poe University of Bayreuth
Catherine McCammon
Catherine McCammon University of Bayreuth
Nobuyoshi Miyajima
Nobuyoshi Miyajima University of Bayreuth
Francis Nimmo
Francis Nimmo University of California, Santa Cruz
Sumit Chakraborty
Sumit Chakraborty Ruhr University Bochum
Adrian J. Brearley
Adrian J. Brearley University of New Mexico
Thomas G. Sharp
Thomas G. Sharp Arizona State University

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