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Don R. Baker

Don R. Baker

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
57
Citations
9567
World Ranking
2318
National Ranking
110

Don R. Baker 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 Don R. Baker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 171 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Don R. Baker 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 Don R. Baker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Don R. Baker is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several specialized subfields, including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Materials Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ceramics and Composites.

Baker's work addresses a variety of scientific topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Material Dynamics and Properties, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Glass Properties and Applications, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Baker include Andrea Marzoli, Sara Callegaro, Ângelo De Min, Martin J. Whitehouse, and Monika K. Rusiecka.

The scientist has contributed to several notable recent papers, including:

  • Deep CO2 in the end-Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Quantification of nucleation delay in magmatic systems: experimental and theoretical approach, 2020, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • The quintet completed: The partitioning of sulfur between nominally volatile-free minerals and silicate melts, 2020, American Mineralogist
  • Recurring volcanic winters during the latest Cretaceous: Sulfur and fluorine budgets of Deccan Traps lavas, 2023, Science Advances
  • A Method for Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Measurement of Lithium Isotopes in Garnet: The Utility of Glass Reference Materials, 2021, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Baker has published primarily in venues such as American Mineralogist, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Goldschmidt2021 Abstracts, and Nature Communications.

Baker also has a publication in book form titled An Influencer's World: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Social Media Influencers and Creators, published in 2023 by University of Iowa Press.

Best Publications

  • Halogens in volcanic systems

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;D.R. Baker;D.R. Baker;J.D. Webster

  • Petroleum and Basin Evolution

    Dietrich H. Welte;Brian Horsfield;Donald R. Baker

  • Compositions of anhydrous and hydrous melts coexisting with plagioclase, augite, and olivine or low-Ca pyroxene from 1 atm to 8 kbar; application to the Aleutian volcanic center of Atka

    Donald R. Baker;David H. Eggler

  • An introduction to the application of X-ray microtomography to the three-dimensional study of igneous rocks

    Don R. Baker;L. Mancini;M. Polacci;Michael D. Higgins

  • Sulfur concentration at sulfide saturation (SCSS) in magmatic silicate melts

    Yanan Liu;Naji-Tom Samaha;Don R. Baker;Don R. Baker

  • Fractionation paths of Atka (Aleutians) high-alumina basalts: Constraints from phase relations

    Don R. Baker;David H. Eggler

  • Reduced Volatiles in the System C-O-H: Implications to Mantle Melting, Fluid Formation, and Diamond Genesis

    D. H. Eggler;D. R. Baker

  • The effect of water on the sulfur concentration at sulfide saturation (SCSS) in natural melts

    Marc-Antoine Fortin;Jacqueline Riddle;Yann Desjardins-Langlais;Don R. Baker

  • Modeling the Solubility of Sulfur in Magmas: A 50-Year Old Geochemical Challenge

    Don R. Baker;Roberto Moretti

  • Nonlinearity and multifractality of climate change in the past 420,000 years

    Yosef Ashkenazy;Don R. Baker;Don R. Baker;Hezi Gildor;Shlomo Havlin

  • Experimental constraints on depths of fractionation of mildly alkalic basalts and associated felsic rocks: Pantelleria, Strait of Sicily

    Gail A. Mahood;Don R. Baker

  • The nature of phase separation in binary oxide melts and glasses. I. Silicate systems

    Pierre Hudon;Don R. Baker

  • The fidelity of melt inclusions as records of melt composition

    Don R. Baker;Don R. Baker

  • Fluid saturation and volatile partitioning between melts and hydrous fluids in crustal magmatic systems: The contribution of experimental measurements and solubility models

    Don R. Baker;Marina Alletti

  • Erratum to: Chemical interdiffusion of dacite and rhyolite: anhydrous measurements at 1 atm and 10 kbar, application of transition state theory, and diffusion in zoned magma chambers

    Don R. Baker

  • Interdiffusion of hydrous dacitic and rhyolitic melts and the efficacy of rhyolite contamination of dacitic enclaves

    Don R. Baker

  • Keys to the depositional history of the Posidonia Shale (Toarcian) in the Hils Syncline, northern Germany

    R. Littke;D. Leythaeuser;J. Rullkötter;D. R. Baker

  • The formation of Pt–Ir alloys and Cu–Pd-rich sulfide melts by partial desulfurization of Fe–Ni–Cu sulfides: results of experiments and implications for natural systems

    Anna Peregoedova;Sarah-Jane Barnes;Don R Baker

  • Basin Simulation and the Design of the Conceptual Basin Model

    H. S. Poelchau;D. R. Baker;Th. Hantschel;B. Horsfield

  • Experimental investigation of large-ion-lithophile-element-, high-field-strength-element- and rare-earth-element-partitioning between calcic amphibole and basaltic melt: the effects of pressure and oxygen fugacity

    Claude Dalpé;Don R. Baker

  • Chlorine partitioning between a basaltic melt and H2O-CO2 fluids at Mount Etna

    Marina Alletti;Marina Alletti;Don R. Baker;Bruno Scaillet;A. Aiuppa

Frequent Co-Authors

Margherita Polacci
Margherita Polacci University of Manchester
Andrea Marzoli
Andrea Marzoli University of Padua
Shlomo Havlin
Shlomo Havlin Bar-Ilan University
Sarah-Jane Barnes
Sarah-Jane Barnes Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
H. Eugene Stanley
H. Eugene Stanley Boston University
Carmela Freda
Carmela Freda McGill University
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Piergiorgio Scarlato
Piergiorgio Scarlato National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
In-Ho Jung
In-Ho Jung Seoul National University

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