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Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
48
Citations
13264
World Ranking
3722
National Ranking
1459

Gene Simmons 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 Gene Simmons sits on this spectrum.

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38 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.

Gene Simmons 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 Gene Simmons sits on this spectrum.

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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1962 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Gene Simmons is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. The academic profile of this researcher does not include any recent published papers, co-authors, or specific publication venues, which indicates limited publicly available information about their recent scientific output.

Data on book publications or detailed fields of study also do not list any entries, therefore the precise focus areas of their research remain unspecified. Similarly, there are no main topics or subfields of work documented, which limits the ability to define their specialized domains within science or engineering.

Despite the lack of extensive publication records, Gene Simmons received professional recognition as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1962. This award typically acknowledges sustained scientific contributions to the field of geophysics or related earth sciences.

The absence of recent papers or collaboration networks suggests that the available public information captures only a limited view of their academic career. This may be due to archival constraints or the focus on non-published research activities within the institution.

Best Publications

  • Single Crystal Elastic Constants and Calculated Aggregate Properties. A Handbook

    Gene Simmons;Herbert Wang

  • The effect of saturation on velocity in low porosity rocks

    Amos Nur;Gene Simmons

  • Stress-induced velocity anisotropy in rock: An experimental study

    Amos Nur;Gene Simmons

  • Thermal conductivity of Earth materials at high temperatures

    John F. Schatz;Gene Simmons

  • Velocity of shear waves in rocks to 10 kilobars, 1

    Gene Simmons

  • Comparison of static and dynamic measurements of compressibility of rocks

    Gene Simmons;W. F. Brace

  • Effect of pore pressure on the velocity of compressional waves in low‐porosity rocks

    Terry Todd;Gene Simmons

  • Thermal expansion behavior of igneous rocks

    Dorothy Richter;Gene Simmons

  • Thermal conductivity of rock-forming minerals☆

    Ki-iti Horai;G. Simmons

  • Velocity of compressional waves in various minerals at pressures to 10 kilobars

    Gene Simmons

  • Microcrack closure in rocks under stress: Direct observation

    Michael L. Batzle;Gene Simmons;Robert W. Siegfried

  • The origin of small cracks in igneous rocks

    A. Nur;G. Simmons

  • Pressure and Temperature Dependences of the Isotropic Elastic Moduli of Polycrystalline Alumina

    D. H. Chung;Gene Simmons

  • Elasticity of some mantle crystal structures: 1. Pleonaste and hercynite spinel

    Herbert Wang;Gene Simmons

  • The effect of cracks on the thermal expansion of rocks

    H.W. Cooper;Gene Simmons

  • Elastic Constants of Pyrite

    Gene Simmons;Francis Birch

  • Elasticity of some mantle crystal structures: 2. Rutile GeO2

    Herbert Wang;Gene Simmons

  • Thermal cycling cracks in three igneous rocks

    Gene Simmons;Herman W. Cooper

  • The ratio V p /V s as a discriminant of composition for siliceous limestones

    Roy Wilkens;Gene Simmons;Lou Caruso

  • The effect of viscosity of a fluid phase on velocity in low porosity rocks

    Amos Nur;Gene Simmons

  • Heat flow studies: Constraints on the distribution of uranium, thorium and potassium in the continental crust

    Claude Jaupart;John G. Sclater;Gene Simmons

  • Pressure derivatives of the elastic properties of polycrystalline quartz and rutile.

    D.H. Chung;Gene Simmons

Frequent Co-Authors

Amos Nur
Amos Nur Stanford University
Herbert F. Wang
Herbert F. Wang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Leung Tsang
Leung Tsang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
Jeremy Hall
Jeremy Hall Memorial University of Newfoundland
R. P. Von Herzen
R. P. Von Herzen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Roy H Wilkens
Roy H Wilkens University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Steven B. Shirey
Steven B. Shirey Carnegie Institution for Science
Ken C. Macdonald
Ken C. Macdonald University of California, Santa Barbara
Donald J. Weidner
Donald J. Weidner Stony Brook University

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