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David Richards 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 Richards sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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

David Richards 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 Richards sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

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

Best Publications

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP)

    Paula J Reimer;William E N Austin;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP

    Unknown

  • The half-lives of uranium-234 and thorium-230

    H Cheng;RL Edwards;JA Hoff;CD Gallup

  • Wet periods in northeastern Brazil over the past 210 kyr linked to distant climate anomalies

    Xianfeng Wang;Augusto S. Auler;Lawrence L. Edwards;Hai Cheng

  • Uranium-series Chronology and Environmental Applications of Speleothems

    David A. Richards;Jeffrey A. Dorale

  • Extremely Large Variations of Atmospheric 14C Concentration During the Last Glacial Period

    JW Beck;David A Richards;RL Edwards;BW Silverman

  • Annual growth banding in a cave stalagmite

    Andy Baker;Peter L. Smart;R. Lawrence Edwards;David A. Richards;David A. Richards

  • Very high-frequency and seasonal cave atmosphere PCO2 variability: Implications for stalagmite growth and oxygen isotope-based paleoclimate records

    James U.L. Baldini;Frank McDermott;Dirk L. Hoffmann;David A. Richards

  • SELECTION AND TREATMENT OF DATA FOR RADIOCARBON CALIBRATION: AN UPDATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CALIBRATION (INTCAL) CRITERIA

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • Quaternary ecological and geomorphic changes associated with rainfall events in presently semi-arid northeastern Brazil

    Augusto S. Auler;Xianfeng Wang;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng

  • U-series dating and taphonomy of Quaternary vertebrates from Brazilian caves

    Augusto S. Auler;Luís B. Piló;Peter L. Smart;Xianfeng Wang

  • NotCal04—Comparison/Calibration 14C Records 26-50 Cal Kyr BP

    J. van der Plicht;J.W. Beck;E. Bard;M.G.L. Baillie

  • Uranium-Series Dating of Speleothems: Current Techniques, Limits, & Applications

    Jeffrey A. Dorale;R. Lawrence Edwards;E. Calvin Alexander;Chuan-Chou Shen

  • Chronology and paleoenvironment of Marine Isotope Stage 3 from two high-elevation speleothems, Austrian Alps☆

    Christoph Spötl;Augusto Mangini;David A. Richards

  • Towards radiocarbon calibration beyond 28 ka using speleothems from the Bahamas

    Dirk L. Hoffmann;J. Warren Beck;David A. Richards;Peter L. Smart

  • U-Pb dating of a speleothem of Quaternary age

    David A. Richards;Simon H. Bottrell;Robert A. Cliff;Klaus Ströhle

  • 3D unmanned aerial vehicle radiation mapping for assessing contaminant distribution and mobility.

    Peter G. Martin;Simon Kwong;Nick T. Smith;Yosuke Yamashiki

  • Geochemistry and radiometric dating of a Middle Pleistocene peat

    Peter J. Rowe;David A. Richards;Timothy C. Atkinson;Simon H. Bottrell

  • Effective precipitation in southern Spain (~ 266 to 46 ka) based on a speleothem stable carbon isotope record

    Edward J. Hodge;David A. Richards;Peter L. Smart;Bartolomé Andreo

  • Sea level change during MIS 5a based on submerged speleothems from the eastern Adriatic Sea (Croatia)

    Maša Surić;David A. Richards;Dirk L. Hoffmann;Darko Tibljaš

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