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David Z. Piper 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 Z. Piper sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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

David Z. Piper 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 Z. Piper sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

David Z. Piper is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. The body of work and academic contributions of this scientist are documented primarily through their affiliation.

No recorded recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, books, or detailed fields of study are publicly listed. Similarly, data concerning awards, main and subfields of study, and primary research topics have not been provided.

Best Publications

  • Rare earth elements in the sedimentary cycle: A summary

    David Z. Piper

  • Inorganic geochemical indicators of glacial-interglacial changes in productivity and anoxia on the California continental margin

    Walter E. Dean;James V. Gardner;David Z. Piper

  • Rare earth elements in ferromanganese nodules and other marine phases

    David Z. Piper

  • Ferromanganese nodules from MANOP Sites H, S, and R—Control of mineralogical and chemical composition by multiple accretionary processes

    Jack Dymond;Mitchell Lyle;Bruce Finney;David Z. Piper

  • A marine biogeochemical perspective on black shale deposition

    David Z. Piper;S.E. Calvert

  • A modern vs. Permian black shale—the hydrography, primary productivity, and water-column chemistry of deposition

    D.Z. Piper;R.B. Perkins

  • Seawater as the source of minor elements in black shales, phosphorites and other sedimentary rocks

    David Z. Piper

  • Normalized Rare Earth Elements in Water, Sediments, and Wine: Identifying Sources and Environmental Redox Conditions

    David Z. Piper;Michael Bau

  • Geochemistry of ferromanganese nodules from DOMES site a, Northern Equatorial Pacific: Multiple diagenetic metal sources in the deep sea

    S.E. Calvert;D.Z. Piper

  • Marine Geology and Oceanography of the Pacific Manganese Nodule Province

    James L. Bischoff;David Z. Piper

  • Molybdenum accumulation in Cariaco basin sediment over the past 24 k.y.: A record of water-column anoxia and climate

    Walter E. Dean;David Z. Piper;Larry C. Peterson

  • Composition of Pacific Ocean ferromanganese nodules

    David Z. Piper;Michael E. Williamson

  • Fluxes of metals to a manganese nodule radiochemical, chemical, structural, and mineralogical studies

    Willard S. Moore;Teh-Lung Ku;J. Douglas Macdougall;Virginia Mee Burns

  • Origin of metalliferous sediments from the East Pacific Rise

    David Z. Piper

  • Trace-element deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela Shelf, under sulfate-reducing conditions: a history of the local hydrography and global climate, 20 ka to the present

    David Z. Piper;Walter E. Dean

  • Marine Phosphorite Deposits and the Nitrogen Cycle

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  • Gold and rare-earth elements in sediments from the East Pacific Rise

    D.Z. Piper;P.A. Graef

  • Trace-element budgets in the Ohio/Sunbury shales of Kentucky: Constraints on ocean circulation and primary productivity in the Devonian-Mississippian Appalachian Basin

    R.B. Perkins;D.Z. Piper;C.E. Mason

  • Oxidation state of marine manganese nodules

    D.Z. Piper;J.R. Basler;J.L. Bischoff

  • Rare earth elements in the phosphatic-enriched sediment of the Peru shelf

    David Z Piper;Philip A Baedecker;James G Crock;William C Burnett

  • Upwelling and Phosphorite Formation in the Ocean

    William C. Burnett;Kevin K. Roe;David Z. Piper

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Bischoff
James L. Bischoff United States Geological Survey
James R. Hein
James R. Hein United States Geological Survey
Stephen E. Calvert
Stephen E. Calvert University of British Columbia
Walter E. Dean
Walter E. Dean United States Geological Survey
William C. Burnett
William C. Burnett Florida State University
Larry C. Peterson
Larry C. Peterson University of Miami
Michael Bau
Michael Bau Constructor University
Yrene Astor
Yrene Astor Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
James V. Gardner
James V. Gardner University of New Hampshire
John A. Barron
John A. Barron United States Geological Survey

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