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D-Index
69
Citations
12049
World Ranking
1097
National Ranking
506

David R. Hilton 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 R. Hilton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 252 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Hilton 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 R. Hilton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David R. Hilton was affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics. Their work explored several subfields including earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and high-pressure geophysics and materials. The scientist also contributed to research on infectious diseases and neurology.

The scientist's recent publications covered diverse topics in both geosciences and health-related fields. Key papers included:

  • Limited underthrusting of India below Tibet: 3He/4He analysis of thermal springs locates the mantle suture in continental collision, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Heterogeneous mantle-derived helium isotopes in the Canary Islands and other ocean islands, 2020, Geology
  • Effect of second booster vaccinations and prior infection against SARS-CoV-2 in the UK SIREN healthcare worker cohort, 2023, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Cycling of CO2 and N2 Along the Hikurangi Subduction Margin, New Zealand: An Integrated Geological, Theoretical, and Isotopic Approach, 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • An Automatic System for Continuous Monitoring and Sampling of Groundwater Geochemistry in Earthquake-Prone Regions of SW Taiwan, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent coauthors with whom David R. Hilton collaborated included:

  • S. L. Klemperer
  • Ping Zhao
  • Colin J. Whyte
  • Thomas H. Darrah
  • Laura J. Crossey

The scientist often published in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Geology
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

The main topics covered by their research were:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Best Publications

  • Noble gases and volatile recycling at subduction zones

    David R. Hilton;Tobias P. Fischer;Bernard Marty

  • Abiogenic hydrocarbons and mantle helium in oil and gas fields

    P.D. Jenden;I.R. Kaplan;D.R. Hilton;H. Craig

  • How many mantle plumes in Africa? The geochemical point of view

    R. Pik;B. Marty;B. Marty;D.R. Hilton

  • Helium isotope characteristics of Andean geothermal fluids and lavas

    D.R. Hilton;K. Hammerschmidt;S. Teufel;H. Friedrichsen

  • Evidence for primordial water in Earth’s deep mantle

    Lydia J. Hallis;Gary R. Huss;Kazuhide Nagashima;G. Jeffrey Taylor

  • Extreme 3He/4He ratios in northwest Iceland: constraining the common component in mantle plumes

    David R. Hilton;Karl Grönvold;Colin G. Macpherson;Paterno R. Castillo

  • Degassing of mantle-derived CO2 and He from springs in the southern Colorado Plateau region—Neotectonic connections and implications for groundwater systems

    Laura J. Crossey;Karl E. Karlstrom;Abraham E. Springer;Dennis Newell

  • Subduction and recycling of nitrogen along the Central American margin.

    Tobias P. Fischer;David R. Hilton;Mindy M. Zimmer;Alison M. Shaw

  • Hydrogen isotopes in Mariana arc melt inclusions: Implications for subduction dehydration and the deep-Earth water cycle

    A.M. Shaw;A.M. Shaw;E.H. Hauri;T.P. Fischer;D.R. Hilton

  • THE HELIUM AND CARBON ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF A CONTINENTAL GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM : RESULTS FROM MONITORING STUDIES AT LONG VALLEY CALDERA (CALIFORNIA, U.S .A.)

    David R. Hilton

  • Contrasting He–C relationships in Nicaragua and Costa Rica: insights into C cycling through subduction zones☆

    Alison M. Shaw;David R. Hilton;Tobias P. Fischer;James A. Walker

  • Southern limit of mantle-derived geothermal helium emissions in Tibet: implications for lithospheric structure

    Leonore Hoke;Simon Lamb;David R. Hilton;Robert J. Poreda

  • Dissected hydrologic system at the Grand Canyon: Interaction between deeply derived fluids and plateau aquifer waters in modern springs and travertine

    Laura J. Crossey;Tobias P. Fischer;P. Jonathan Patchett;Karl E. Karlstrom

  • Helium and argon isotope systematics of the central Lau Basin and Valu Fa Ridge: Evidence of crust/mantle interactions in a back-arc basin

    D.R Hilton;K Hammerschmidt;G Loock;H Friedrichsen

  • Upper-mantle volatile chemistry at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano and the origin of carbonatites

    T. P. Fischer;P. Burnard;B. Marty;D. R. Hilton

  • Effect of shallow-level contamination on the helium isotope systematics of ocean-island lavas

    David D.R. Hilton;David D.R. Hilton;Jane Barling;Graeme G.E. Wheller

  • Helium isotope variations in Turkey: relationship to tectonics, volcanism and recent seismic activities

    N. Güleç;D.R. Hilton;H. Mutlu

  • Forearc carbon sink reduces long-term volatile recycling into the mantle

    P. H. Barry;P. H. Barry;J. M. de Moor;D. Giovannelli;M. Schrenk

  • Tracing crustal and slab contributions to arc magmatism in the lesser antilles island arc using helium and carbon relationships in geothermal fluids

    M.C. van Soest;D.R. Hilton;D.R. Hilton;R. Kreulen

  • Helium and carbon isotope systematics of cold “mazuku” CO2 vents and hydrothermal gases and fluids from Rungwe Volcanic Province, southern Tanzania

    P.H. Barry;D.R. Hilton;T.P. Fischer;J.M. de Moor

  • Mapping magma sources in the east Sunda-Banda arcs, Indonesia: Constraints from helium isotopes

    D.R Hilton;J.A Hoogewerff;M.J van Bergen;K Hammerschmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias P. Fischer
Tobias P. Fischer University of New Mexico
S. A. Halldorsson
S. A. Halldorsson University of Iceland
Valentin R. Troll
Valentin R. Troll Uppsala University
Colin G. Macpherson
Colin G. Macpherson Durham University
Zachary D. Sharp
Zachary D. Sharp University of New Mexico
James M.D. Day
James M.D. Day University of California, San Diego
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Paterno R. Castillo
Paterno R. Castillo Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Kevin M. Brown
Kevin M. Brown National Institutes of Health
Jaime D. Barnes
Jaime D. Barnes The University of Texas at Austin

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