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David K. Rea 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 K. Rea sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 298 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

David K. Rea 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 K. Rea sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

David K. Rea is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several key topics related to drilling and well operations, hydraulic fracturing, reservoir analysis, and offshore technologies. The main topics of their research include:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Offshore Engineering and Technologies
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques

David K. Rea has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by David K. Rea include:

  • ODP Leg 121, Hole 752B - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 121, Hole 754B - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 145, Hole 887D - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 199, Hole 1219A - Well Logging Data (2021), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • DSDP Leg 61, Hole 462 - Well Logging Data (2020), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Thomas R. Janecek
  • Robert M. Owen
  • Ritsuo Nomura
  • Ivan A Basov
  • Eve Arnold

David K. Rea has been recognized by professional societies through several fellowships. They are a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2003, a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 2000, and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Dissociation of oceanic methane hydrate as a cause of the carbon isotope excursion at the end of the Paleocene

    Gerald R. Dickens;James R. O'Neil;David K. Rea;Robert M. Owen

  • The paleoclimatic record provided by eolian deposition in the deep sea: The geologic history of wind

    David K. Rea

  • Late Cenozoic Eolian deposition in the North Pacific: Asian drying, Tibetan uplift, and cooling of the northern hemisphere

    David K. Rea;Hilde Snoeckx;Leah H. Joseph

  • Grain-size distribution function of polymodal sediments in hydraulic and aeolian environments, and numerical partitioning of the sedimentary components

    Donghuai Sun;J Bloemendal;D.K Rea;J Vandenberghe

  • Late Cenozoic deformation and uplift of the NE Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from high-resolution magnetostratigraphy of the Guide Basin, Qinghai Province, China

    Xiaomin Fang;Maodu Yan;Rob Van der Voo;David K. Rea

  • A direct link between the China loess and marine δ 18 O records: aeolian flux to the north Pacific

    Steven A. Hovan;David K. Rea;Nicklas G. Pisias;Nicholas J. Shackleton

  • Provenance of dust in the Pacific Ocean

    Shun'ichi Nakai;Alex N. Halliday;David K. Rea

  • Bimodal grain-size distribution of Chinese loess, and its palaeoclimatic implications

    Donghuai Sun;Jan Bloemendal;David K Rea;Zhisheng An

  • Geologic Approach to the Long-Term History of Atmospheric Circulation

    David K. Rea;Margaret Leinen;Thomas R. Janecek

  • Late Pleistocene Continental Climate and Oceanic Variability Recorded in Northwest Pacific Sediments

    S. A. Hovan;D. K. Rea;N. G. Pisias

  • Dust production and deposition in Asia and the north Pacific Ocean over the past 12 Myr

    Thomas Pettke;Alex N. Halliday;Chris M. Hall;David K. Rea

  • Grain size distribution and depositional processes of the mineral component of abyssal sediments: Lessons from the North Pacific

    David K. Rea;Steven A. Hovan

  • Global change at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary: climatic and evolutionary consequences of tectonic events

    David K. Rea;James C. Zachos;Robert M. Owen;Philip D. Gingerich

  • Eolian deposition in the northeast Pacific Ocean: Cenozoic history of atmospheric circulation

    Thomas R. Janecek;David K. Rea

  • Atmospheric carbon dioxide and early Eocene climate: A general circulation modeling sensitivity study

    L.Cirbus Sloan;D.K. Rea

  • Neodymium isotopic variations in North Pacific modern silicate sediment and the insignificance of detrital REE contributions to seawater

    Charles E. Jones;Alexander N. Halliday;David K. Rea;Robert M. Owen

  • Composition and mass flux of sediment entering the world's subduction zones: Implications for global sediment budgets, great earthquakes, and volcanism

    David K. Rea;Larry J. Ruff

  • Synthesis of Results From Scientific Drilling in the Indian Ocean

    Robert A. Duncan;David K. Rea;Robert B. Kidd;Ulrich von Rad

  • Pacific Ocean and Cenozoic evolution of climate

    Mitchell Lyle;John Barron;Timothy J. Bralower;Matthew Huber

  • Late Miocene and mid-Pliocene enhancement of the East Asian monsoon as viewed from the land and sea

    Hongbo Zheng;Hongbo Zheng;Chris McA Powell;David K Rea;Jiliang Wang

  • Asian aridity and the zonal westerlies: Late Pleistocene and Holocene record of eolian deposition in the northwest Pacific Ocean

    David K. Rea;Margaret Leinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodore C. Moore
Theodore C. Moore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert M. Owen
Robert M. Owen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mitchell W Lyle
Mitchell W Lyle Oregon State University
Paul A. Wilson
Paul A. Wilson University of Southampton
Heiko Pälike
Heiko Pälike University of Bremen
Aradhna Tripati
Aradhna Tripati University of California, Los Angeles
Luca Lanci
Luca Lanci University of Urbino
Isabella Raffi
Isabella Raffi University of Chieti-Pescara
Richard D. Norris
Richard D. Norris University of California, San Diego
Bridget S. Wade
Bridget S. Wade University College London

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