2026 Debra S Stakes: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	33	8396	7792	2776	2456	124	3912

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Earth Science

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3912

Overview

Debra S Stakes is affiliated with Cuesta College in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering, with particular emphasis on Ocean Engineering. Their work spans 31 publications in Engineering, including 26 in Ocean Engineering, 4 in Mechanical Engineering, and contributions to subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The researcher's main topics of study revolve around various aspects of drilling and well engineering, with 28 publications. Additional work covers reservoir engineering and simulation methods, reflected in 24 publications, as well as hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, represented in 8 works. Their research also touches on hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, and geological formations and processes.

Debra S Stakes has contributed to several published papers, including:

Spatial evolution and temporal stability of hydrothermal processes at sediment-covered spreading centers: Constraints from Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California (2023, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
ODP Leg 139, Hole 858A - Well Logging Data (2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))
ODP Leg 118, Hole 735B - Well Logging Data (2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))
ODP Leg 139, Hole 858F - Well Logging Data (2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))
ODP Leg 139, Hole 858G - Well Logging Data (2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Keir Becker
C.G. Wheat
Earl E. Davis
Michael J. Mottl
A. T. Fisher

Their publications have appeared predominantly in these venues:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 9 publications
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University) with 7 publications
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta with 1 publication

Best Publications

Lithostratigraphic Evolution of an In-Situ Section of Oceanic Layer 3

H.J.B. Dick;P.S. Meyer;S. Bloomer;S. Kirby

293
Citations
Cold-seeps and authigenic carbonate formation in Monterey Bay, California

Debra S. Stakes;Daniel Orange;Jennifer B. Paduan;Karen A. Salamy

280
Citations
Mineralogy and stable isotope geochemistry of hydrothermally altered oceanic rocks

D.S. Stakes;J.R. O'Neil

249
Citations
Sulfur isotope variability in biogenic pyrite; reflections of heterogeneous bacterial colonization?

Matthew J. Kohn;Lee R. Riciputi;Debra Stakes;Daniel L. Orange

193
Citations
Metamorphic Stratigraphy of Hole 735B

D. Stakes;C. Mével;M. Cannat;T. Chaput

165
Citations
The volcanic‐tectonic cycle of the FAMOUS and AMAR Valleys, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (36°47′N): Evidence from basalt glass and phenocryst compositional variations for a steady state magma chamber beneath the valley midsections, AMAR 3

Debra S. Stakes;John W. Shervais;Clifford A. Hopson

157
Citations
1998 eruption of axial volcano: Multibeam anomalies and sea‐floor observations

R. W. Embley;W. W. Chadwick;D. Clague;D. Stakes

156
Citations
Large massive sulfide deposits in a newly discovered active hydrothermal system, The High-Rise Field, Endeavour Segment, Juan De Fuca Ridge

Véronique Robigou;John R. Delaney;Debra S. Stakes

136
Citations
Widespread fluid expulsion on a translational continental margin: Mud volcanoes, fault zones, headless canyons, and organic-rich substrate in Monterey Bay, California

Daniel L. Orange;H. Gary Greene;H. Gary Greene;Don Reed;Jonathan B. Martin

129
Citations
A model for growth of steep-sided vent structures on the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Results of a petrologic and geochemical study

Margaret Kingston Tivey;Debra S. Stakes;Terri L. Cook;Mark D. Hannington

123
Citations
Fluids in Oceanic Layer 3: Evidence from Veined Rocks, Hole 735B, Southwest Indian Ridge

D.A. Vanko;D.S. Stakes

120
Citations
The Northern Samail Ophiolite: An Oxygen isotope, microprobe, and field study

Debra S. Stakes;Hugh P. Taylor

120
Citations
Continuous chemical monitoring with osmotically pumped water samplers: OsmoSampler design and applications

Hans W. Jannasch;C. Geoff Wheat;Josh N. Plant;Miriam Kastner

116
Citations
Mass wasting, ephemeral fluid flow, and barite deposition on the California continental margin

T. H. Naehr;D. S. Stakes;W. S. Moore

100
Citations
Temporal and spatial archaeal colonization of hydrothermal vent deposits

Antoine Pagé;Margaret K. Tivey;Debra S. Stakes;Debra S. Stakes;Anna-Louise Reysenbach

100
Citations
Anatomy and origin of carbonate structures in a Miocene cold-seep field

Ivano W. Aiello;Robert E. Garrison;J. Casey Moore;Miriam Kastner

98
Citations
Multistage hydrothermal alteration of gabbroic rocks from the failed Mathematician Ridge

Debra Stakes;David A. Vanko

96
Citations
Geochemical characteristics of basaltic glasses from theamar andfamous axial valleys, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (36°–37°N): Petrogenetic implications

F.A. Frey;N. Walker;D. Stakes;S.R. Hart

86
Citations
The role of magma injection in localizing black-smoker activity

William S. D. Wilcock;Emilie E. E. Hooft;Douglas R. Toomey;Paul R. McGill

78
Citations
Metal accumulation rates in the central equatorial Pacific during Cenozoic time

Margaret Leinen;Debra Stakes

70
Citations
Ages of barite-sulfide chimneys from the Mariana Trough

Willard S. Moore;Debra Stakes

70
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathilde Cannat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Willard S. Moore University of South Carolina

Maurice A. Tivey Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Arthur W. Snoke University of Wyoming

Bruce E. Taylor Geological Survey of Canada

Richard M. Tosdal University of British Columbia

Richard H. Sibson University of Otago

Mark D. Hannington University of Ottawa

Roger L. Nielsen South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

John M. Edmond MIT

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