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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 59 2036 1841 885 781 127 12343

Frank M. Richter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank M. Richter between 1973 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank M. Richter published across 52 years, from 1973 to 2024, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2014. 2 of the 133 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2014. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1973 2024

133 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank M. Richter: publications per year, 1973 to 2024
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 1
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 5
1979 4
1980 1
1981 3
1982 2
1983 1
1984 4
1985 2
1986 3
1987 1
1988 5
1989 3
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 7
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 5
2005 0
2006 4
2007 3
2008 3
2009 6
2010 5
2011 3
2012 2
2013 3
2014 8
2015 1
2016 5
2017 5
2018 3
2019 2
2020 0
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
Total 133
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 118–127 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 127 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540 127
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136 59
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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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
  • 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

    Unknown

  • 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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