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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 73 784 693 374 321 182 22020

Frederick J. Ryerson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frederick J. Ryerson between 1978 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frederick J. Ryerson published across 45 years, from 1978 to 2022, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2019. 9 of the 213 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2019. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 2 publications
1978 2022

213 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frederick J. Ryerson: publications per year, 1978 to 2022
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 3
1981 4
1982 3
1983 4
1984 2
1985 4
1986 3
1987 5
1988 1
1989 3
1990 3
1991 3
1992 1
1993 3
1994 7
1995 6
1996 3
1997 4
1998 6
1999 5
2000 6
2001 6
2002 9
2003 8
2004 1
2005 6
2006 7
2007 7
2008 2
2009 6
2010 5
2011 6
2012 3
2013 7
2014 7
2015 6
2016 5
2017 5
2018 6
2019 14
2020 8
2021 7
2022 2
Total 213
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Frederick J. Ryerson 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 Frederick J. Ryerson 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, 178–187 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: 182 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414 182
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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Frederick J. Ryerson 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 Frederick J. Ryerson 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 73
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

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Frederick J. Ryerson is affiliated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a specialized focus on subfields including Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's main topics of work encompass Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Frederick J. Ryerson has contributed to several recent publications, which include:

  • "3D printed gradient index glass optics" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Developing Upscaling Approach for Swarming Hydraulic Fractures Observed at Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site through Multiscale Simulations" (2021), SPE Journal
  • "Block Tectonics Across Western Tibet and Multi-Millennial Recurrence of Great Earthquakes on the Karakax Fault" (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Stable Rate of Slip Along the Karakax Section of the Altyn Tagh Fault from Observation of Interglacial and Postglacial Offset Morphology and Surface Dating" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Developing Upscaling Approach for Swarming Hydraulic Fractures Observed at Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site Through Multiscale Simulations" (2020), SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Frederick J. Ryerson include:

  • J. van der Woerd
  • Anne-Sophie Mériaux
  • G. Peltzer
  • Haibing Li
  • Marie-Luce Chevalier

Publication venues where Frederick J. Ryerson has frequently published include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science Advances
  • SPE Journal
  • SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition

In recognition of their contributions, Frederick J. Ryerson was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Late Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the southern Chinese Tian Shan

    A. Yin;S. Nie;P. Craig;T. M. Harrison

  • Mineral-aqueous fluid partitioning of trace elements at 900°C and 2.0 GPa: Constraints on the trace element chemistry of mantle and deep crustal fluids

    J.M. Brenan;H.F. Shaw;F.J. Ryerson;D.L. Phinney

  • Rutile saturation in magmas: implications for TiNbTa depletion in island-arc basalts

    F.J. Ryerson;E.B. Watson

  • Did the Indo-Asian collision alone create the Tibetan plateau?

    M. A. Murphy;An Yin;T. M. Harrison;S. B. Dürr

  • New clinopyroxene-liquid thermobarometers for mafic, evolved, and volatile-bearing lava compositions, with applications to lavas from Tibet and the Snake River Plain, Idaho

    Keith D. Putirka;Haig Mikaelian;Frederick Ryerson;Henry Shaw

  • Lead diffusion in apatite and zircon using ion implantation and Rutherford Backscattering techniques

    D.J Cherniak;W.A Lanford;F.J Ryerson

  • Rutile-aqueous fluid partitioning of Nb, Ta, Hf, Zr, U and Th: implications for high field strength element depletions in island-arc basalts

    J.M. Brenan;H.F. Shaw;D.L. Phinney;F.J. Ryerson

  • Tertiary structural evolution of the Gangdese Thrust System, southeastern Tibet

    An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;F. J. Ryerson;Chen Wenji

  • Seasonal stable isotope evidence for a strong Asian monsoon throughout the past 10.7 m.y

    David L. Dettman;Matthew J. Kohn;Jay Quade;F.J. Ryerson

  • Ambient and excess mantle temperatures, olivine thermometry, and active vs. passive upwelling

    Keith D. Putirka;Michael Perfit;F.J. Ryerson;Matthew G. Jackson

  • Direct dating of left‐lateral deformation along the Red River shear zone, China and Vietnam

    Lisa D. Gilley;T. Mark Harrison;P. H. Leloup;F. J. Ryerson

  • A Late Miocene-Pliocene origin for the Central Himalayan inverted metamorphism

    T. Mark Harrison;F.J. Ryerson;P. Le Fort;An Yin

  • Structural, petrological and thermal evolution of a tertiary ductile strike-slip shear zone, Diancang Shan, Yunnan

    P. H. Leloup;T. Mark Harrison;F. J. Ryerson;Chen Wenji

  • Implications of liquid-liquid distribution coefficients to mineral-liquid partitioning

    F.J. Ryerson;P.C. Hess

  • Geochronologic and thermobarometric constraints on the evolution of the Main Central Thrust, central Nepal Himalaya

    Elizabeth Jacqueline Catlos;T. Mark Harrison;Matthew J. Kohn;Marty Grove

  • Conjugate strike-slip faulting along the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone accommodates coeval east-west extension and north-south shortening in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau

    Michael Halford Taylor;An Yin;Fredrick J. Ryerson;Paul Kapp;Paul Kapp

  • Uniform postglacial slip-rate along the central 600 km of the Kunlun Fault (Tibet), from 26Al, 10Be, and 14C dating of riser offsets, and climatic origin of the regional morphology

    Jerome Van Der Woerd;Jerome Van Der Woerd;Paul Tapponnier;Frederick J. Ryerson;Anne-Sophie Meriaux;Anne-Sophie Meriaux

  • Tertiary deformation history of southeastern and southwestern Tibet during the Indo-Asian collision

    An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;M. A. Murphy;M. Grove

  • Holocene left-slip rate determined by cosmogenic surface dating on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun fault (Qinghai, China)

    J. Van der Woerd;J. Van der Woerd;F. J. Ryerson;P. Tapponnier;Y. Gaudemer

  • Thermal evolution and slip history of the Renbu Zedong Thrust, southeastern Tibet

    Xavier Quidelleur;Marty Grove;Oscar M. Lovera;T. Mark Harrison

  • Diachronous initiation of transtension along the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone, Yunnan and Vietnam

    T Mark Harrison;Philippe Hervé Leloup;Frederick J Ryerson;Paul Tapponnier

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
James Badro
James Badro Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Julien Siebert
Julien Siebert Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Donald J. DePaolo
Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniele Antonangeli
Daniele Antonangeli Sorbonne University
T. Mark Harrison
T. Mark Harrison University of California, Los Angeles
James M. Brenan
James M. Brenan Dalhousie University
Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
An Yin
An Yin University of California, Los Angeles

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