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Frank P. Bierlein

Frank P. Bierlein

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7147 6611 370 337 129 5835

Frank P. Bierlein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank P. Bierlein between 1993 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank P. Bierlein published across 29 years, from 1993 to 2021, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2006. 4 of the 134 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2006. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication
1993 2021

134 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank P. Bierlein: publications per year, 1993 to 2021
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 6
1997 1
1998 5
1999 4
2000 4
2001 10
2002 8
2003 8
2004 9
2005 13
2006 16
2007 13
2008 12
2009 8
2010 4
2011 4
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 2
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 3
2021 1
Total 134
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Frank P. Bierlein 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 P. Bierlein 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, 128–137 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: 129 publications — 27th percentile

27% 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
128–137 557 129
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 P. Bierlein 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 P. Bierlein 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
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
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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Overview

Frank P. Bierlein is a researcher affiliated with ANS Exploration Corp. in Canada, with a notable interdisciplinary background spanning computer science, environmental science, and earth and planetary sciences. Their work intersects multiple subfields, including artificial intelligence, geophysics, environmental engineering, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's research portfolio includes investigations into geological, geochemical, and tectonic phenomena. The main topics addressed encompass geochemistry and geologic mapping, soil geostatistics and mapping, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, geological and geochemical analysis, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Several recent publications illustrate the range of Bierlein's research interests. These include the 2020 study titled "Unconformity-Type Uranium Systems: A Comparative Review and Predictive Modelling of Critical Genetic Factors", published in Minerals, which contributes to understanding uranium deposit formation. Another 2020 paper, "Review of the regional nomenclature and tectonic setting for mesozoic gold deposits in the Malanyu Anticline area of Eastern Hebei Province, North China", appeared in the International Geology Review, addressing tectonic frameworks related to gold deposits.

Bierlein commonly collaborates with other researchers in related fields. Frequent co-authors include Matt Bruce, Oliver P. Kreuzer, Andy Wilde, Amanda Buckingham, and Kristin Butera. Such collaborations highlight engagement with a network of professionals studying geological and environmental systems.

Publication venues where Bierlein's work appears reflect the scientific disciplines they contribute to. These include:

  • Minerals
  • International Geology Review

Bierlein's contributions to computer science and environmental science are evident through studies involving artificial intelligence applications in geosciences and environmental engineering techniques. Their research on geophysics and global planetary changes underlines a multidisciplinary approach important for addressing complex earth system processes.

Best Publications

  • Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits through Earth History: Implications for Origin, Lithospheric Setting, and Distinction from Other Epigenetic Iron Oxide Deposits

    David I. Groves;Frank P. Bierlein;Frank P. Bierlein;Lawrence D. Meinert;Murray W. Hitzman

  • Tectonic implications from Re–Os dating of Mesozoic molybdenum deposits in the East Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt

    J.W. Mao;G.Q. Xie;Frank Bierlein;W.J. Qu

  • Geodynamic settings of mineral deposit systems

    David I. Groves;Frank P. Bierlein

  • Lithospheric controls on the formation of provinces hosting giant orogenic gold deposits

    Frank P. Bierlein;David I. Groves;Richard J. Goldfarb;Benoit Dubé

  • Bimodal Distribution of Gold in Pyrite and Arsenopyrite: Examples from the Archean Boorara and Bardoc Shear Systems, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

    Anthony Alexander Morey;Andrew George Tomkins;Frank Bierlein;Roberto Ferrez Weinberg

  • Phanerozoic orogenic lode gold deposits

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  • Metallogeny of accretionary orogens - The connection between lithospheric processes and metal endowment

    Frank P. Bierlein;David Ian Groves;Peter A. Cawood

  • Geochemistry and Nd–Sr isotopic studies of Late Mesozoic granitoids in the southeastern Hubei Province, Middle–Lower Yangtze River belt, Eastern China: Petrogenesis and tectonic setting

    Guiqing Xie;Guiqing Xie;Jingwen Mao;Ruiling Li;Frank P. Bierlein

  • SHRIMP U-Pb (zircon), Ar-Ar (muscovite) and Re-Os (molybdenite) isotopic dating of the Taoxikeng tungsten deposit, South China Block

    Chunli Guo;Jingwen Mao;Frank Bierlein;Zhenghui Chen

  • A geochronological framework for orogenic gold mineralisation in central Victoria, Australia

    Frank P Bierlein;Dennis C Arne;David A Foster;Peter M Reynolds

  • Turbidite-hosted gold deposits of Central Victoria, Australia: their regional setting, mineralising styles, and some genetic constraints

    W.R.H Ramsay;F.P Bierlein;D.C Arne;A.H.M VandenBerg

  • Orogenic disseminated gold in phanerozoic fold belts—examples from Victoria, Australia and elsewhere

    Frank P Bierlein;Simon M Maher

  • Structural features and metallogenesis of the Carlin-type Jinfeng (Lannigou) gold deposit, Guizhou Province, China

    Chen Maohong;Mao Jingwen;Frank P. Bierlein;Tony Norman

  • A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China

    Fuquan Yang;Jingwen Mao;Frank P. Bierlein;Franco Pirajno;Franco Pirajno

  • Wall-Rock Petrology and Geochemistry in Alteration Halos Associated with Mesothermal Gold Mineralization, Central Victoria, Australia

    Frank P Bierlein;Denise Arne;S McKnight;J Lu

  • Wallrock alteration associated with turbidite-hosted gold deposits. Examples from the Palaeozoic Lachlan Fold Belt in central Victoria, Australia

    F.P Bierlein;T Fuller;K Stüwe;D.C Arne

  • Distribution of orogenic gold deposits in relation to fault zones and gravity gradients: targeting tools applied to the Eastern Goldfields, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

    Frank Peter Christian Bierlein;Frank Peter Christian Bierlein;Finbarr Murphy;Roberto Ferrez Weinberg;Terry Clarke Lees

  • Timing of gold mineralisation in western and central Victoria, Australia: New constraints from SHRIMP II analysis of zircon grains from felsic intrusive rocks

    D.C Arne;F.P Bierlein;N McNaughton;C.J.L Wilson

  • The giant Carlin gold province: a protracted interplay of orogenic, basinal, and hydrothermal processes above a lithospheric boundary

    Poul Emsbo;David I. Groves;Albert H. Hofstra;Frank P. Bierlein

  • An example of a Palaeoproterozoic back-arc basin: Petrology and geochemistry of the ca. 1864 Ma Stubbins Formation as an aid towards an improved understanding of the Granites–Tanami Orogen, Western Australia

    Leon Bagas;Leon Bagas;Frank P. Bierlein;Luc English;James A.C. Anderson

  • A comparison of orogenic gold mineralisation in central Victoria (AUS), western South Island (NZ) and Nova Scotia (CAN): implications for variations in the endowment of Palaeozoic metamorphic terrains

    Frank Peter Christian Bierlein;Anthony Christie;Paul Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

David I. Groves
David I. Groves University of Western Australia
Leon Bagas
Leon Bagas University of Western Australia
Laurent Ailleres
Laurent Ailleres Monash University
David A. Foster
David A. Foster University of Florida
David R Gray
David R Gray University of Tasmania
Jingwen Mao
Jingwen Mao China University of Geosciences
Roberto F. Weinberg
Roberto F. Weinberg Monash University
Richard J. Goldfarb
Richard J. Goldfarb China University of Geosciences
Roland Maas
Roland Maas University of Melbourne
Franco Pirajno
Franco Pirajno University of Western Australia

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