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Frank M. Richter 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 Frank M. Richter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 127 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank M. Richter 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 Frank M. Richter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1983 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Frank M. Richter is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Richter's work covers several subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Paleontology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science

The scientist's research topics commonly include:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Significant recent publications authored or coauthored by Richter are:

  • "Reassessing the thermal history of martian meteorite Shergotty and Apollo mare basalt 15555 using kinetic isotope fractionation of zoned minerals," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "High-Temperature Kinetic Isotope Fractionation of Silicate Materials," 2022, Geophysical monograph

Other notable papers from the same collection, while not authored by Richter but relevant to their collaborative network, include:

  • "Experiments quantifying elemental and isotopic fractionations during evaporation of CAI-like melts in low-pressure hydrogen and in vacuum: Constraints on thermal processing of CAIs in the protoplanetary disk," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "U-Pb dating of Barra Velha carbonates reveals the influence of Santos Basin sedimentary and tectonothermal history on pre-salt carbonate ages," 2024, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • "In situ oxygen, magnesium, and silicon isotopic compositions of the FUN inclusion Vigarano 1623-5," 2023, Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Richter include:

  • R. A. Mendybaev
  • A. M. Davis
  • M. Kamibayashi
  • Fang-Zhen Teng
  • Paul S. Savage

Richter's main publication venues are:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Geophysical monograph

Throughout their career, Richter has received several distinctions including:

  • Arthur L. Day Medal from The Geological Society of America in 2006
  • Membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2001
  • Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1993
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1983
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1974
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Sr isotope evolution of seawater: the role of tectonics

    Frank M. Richter;David B. Rowley;Donald J. DePaolo

  • The 40Ar/39Ar thermochronometry for slowly cooled samples having a distribution of diffusion domain sizes

    Oscar M. Lovera;Frank M. Richter;T. Mark Harrison

  • Isotope fractionation by chemical diffusion between molten basalt and rhyolite

    Frank M. Richter;Andrew M. Davis;Donald J. DePaolo;E.Bruce Watson

  • On the interaction of two scales of convection in the mantle

    Frank M. Richter;Barry Parsons

  • Dynamical Models for Melt Segregation from a Deformable Matrix

    Frank M. Richter;Dan McKenzie

  • Reconstructing past sea surface temperatures: Correcting for diagenesis of bulk marine carbonate

    Daniel P. Schrag;Daniel P. Schrag;Donald J. DePaolo;Donald J. DePaolo;Frank M. Richter

  • Diffusion Domains Determined by 39Ar Released During Step Heating

    Oscar M. Lovera;Frank M. Richter;T. Mark Harrison

  • Convection, composition, and the thermal state of the lower mantle

    Raymond Jeanloz;Frank M. Richter

  • Magnesium isotope fractionation in silicate melts by chemical and thermal diffusion

    Frank M. Richter;E. Bruce Watson;Ruslan A. Mendybaev;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Convection and the large-scale circulation of the mantle

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  • On some consequences and possible causes of layered mantle convection

    Frank M. Richter;Dan P. McKenzie

  • Numerical models for diagenesis and the Neogene Sr isotopic evolution of seawater from DSDP Site 590B

    Frank M. Richter;Donald J. DePaolo

  • A relation between the driving force and geoid anomaly associated with mid-ocean ridges

    Barry Parsons;Frank M. Richter

  • Dynamical Models for Sea Floor Spreading

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  • Non-traditional fractionation of non-traditional isotopes: Evaporation, chemical diffusion and Soret diffusion

    Frank M. Richter;Nicolas Dauphas;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Elemental and isotopic fractionation of Type B calcium-, aluminum-rich inclusions: experiments, theoretical considerations, and constraints on their thermal evolution

    Frank M. Richter;Andrew M. Davis;Denton S. Ebel;Akihiko Hashimoto

  • Kinetic isotopic fractionation during diffusion of ionic species in water

    Frank M. Richter;Ruslan A. Mendybaev;John N. Christensen;Ian D. Hutcheon

  • Simple models for the geochemical response of the ocean to climatic and tectonic forcing

    Frank M. Richter;Karl K. Turekian

  • Focal mechanisms and seismic energy release of deep and intermediate earthquakes in the Tonga‐Kermadec Region and their bearing on the depth extent of mantle flow

    Frank M. Richter

  • Chromatographic separation and multicollection-ICPMS analysis of iron. Investigating mass-dependent and -independent isotope effects.

    Nicolas Dauphas;Philip E. Janney;Ruslan A. Mendybaev;Meenakshi Wadhwa

  • Diagenesis and Sr isotopic evolution of seawater using data from DSDP 590B and 575

    Frank M. Richter;Donald J. DePaolo

  • 0016-7037(95)00105-0 Reconstructing past sea surface temperatures: Correcting for diagenesis of bulk marine carbonate

    Daniel P. SCrmAG;Donald J. Depaolo;Frank M. Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew M. Davis
Andrew M. Davis University of Chicago
Donald J. DePaolo
Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yan Liang
Yan Liang Brown University
E. Bruce Watson
E. Bruce Watson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Daniel P. Schrag
Daniel P. Schrag Harvard University
John N. Christensen
John N. Christensen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Noriko T. Kita
Noriko T. Kita University of Wisconsin–Madison
Meenakshi Wadhwa
Meenakshi Wadhwa Arizona State University
Dan McKenzie
Dan McKenzie University of Cambridge
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison

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