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53
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Gerald M. Friedman 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 Gerald M. Friedman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 469 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald M. Friedman 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 Gerald M. Friedman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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

  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gerald M. Friedman was affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their research spanned several interdisciplinary areas, blending elements of cognitive neuroscience, genetics, obstetrics and gynecology, civil and structural engineering, and policy related to management and monitoring. The scientist's work encompassed various topics, including autism spectrum disorder research, COVID-19 impact on reproduction, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, transportation systems and logistics, as well as environmental sustainability and technology.

Among the publications attributed to them, notable works include:

  • Labor History symposium: Jacoby, Labor in the age of finance: pensions, politics, and corporations from deindustrialization to Dodd-Frank, 2022, published in Labor History

Other publications linked to the broader research context around the scientist include studies on autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and transport system optimization, though Gerald M. Friedman's authored paper in the dataset focused primarily on labor history themes.

The scientist collaborated frequently with peers including:

  • Benjamin Gesundheit
  • Philip D. Zisman
  • Leah Hochbaum
  • Yehudit Posen
  • Avraham Steinberg

Their scholarly contributions appeared in diverse publication venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Labor History
  • Carbonates and Evaporites
  • Finance and business

Gerald M. Friedman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1960, indicating a distinguished standing within the scientific community during their career.

Best Publications

  • Principles of sedimentology

    Gerald M. Friedman;John Essington Sanders

  • Distinction Between Dune, Beach, and River Sands from their Textural Characteristics

    Gerald Manfred Friedman

  • Dynamic Processes and Statistical Parameters Compared for Size Frequency Distribution of Beach and River Sands

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Identification of Carbonate Minerals by Staining Methods

    Gerald Manfred Friedman

  • Early Diagenesis and Lithification in Carbonate Sediments

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • On Sorting, Sorting Coefficients, and the Lognormality of the Grain-Size Distribution of Sandstones

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Principles of Sedimentary Deposits: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

    Gerald M. Friedman;John Essington Sanders;David C. Kopaska-Merkel

  • Terminology of Crystallization Textures and Fabrics in Sedimentary Rocks

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Determination of Sieve-Size Distribution from Thin-Section Data for Sedimentary Petrological Studies

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Differences in size distributions of populations of particles among sands of various origins: addendum to IAS Presidential Address

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Progressive diagenesis in Quaternary to late Tertiary carbonate sediments; sequence and time scale

    Eliezer Gavish;Gerald M. Friedman

  • Depositional environments of Upper Miocene (Messinian) evaporite deposits of the Sicilian Basin

    B. Charlotte Schreiber;Gerald M. Friedman;Arvedo Decima;Edward Schreiber

  • Generation of Carbonate Particles and Laminites in Algal Mats--Example from Sea-Marginal Hypersaline Pool, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

    Gerald M. Friedman;Abraham J. Amiel;Moshe Braun;Donald S. Miller

  • Geology and Geochemistry of Reefs, Carbonate Sediments, and Waters, Gulf of Aqaba (Elat), Red Sea

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Distribution and nature of incorporation of trace elements in modern aragonitic corals

    Abraham J. Amiel;Gerald M. Friedman;Donald S. Miller

  • Address of the retiring President of the International Association of Sedimentologists: Differences in size distributions of populations of particles among sands of various origins

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Recent developments in carbonate sedimentology in Central Europe

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  • The dead sea: deepening of the mixolimnion signifies the overture to overturn of the water column.

    I. Steinhorn;G. Assaf;J. R. Gat;A. Nishry

  • Hypersaline Ecosystems: The Gavish Sabkha

    Gerald M. Friedman;Wolfgang E. Krumbein

  • Dolomite‐rock textures and secondary porosity development in Ellenburger Group carbonates (Lower Ordovician), west Texas and southeastern New Mexico

    Joachim E. Amthor;Gerald M. Friedman

  • Submarine cementation in reefs; example from the Red Sea

    Gerald M. Friedman;A. J. Amiel;Nahum Schneidermann

  • Chemistry and biogeochemistry of estuaries

    Gerald M. Friedman

  • Geochemical processes. Water and sediment environments.: A. Lerman. Wiley—Interscience, New York, N.Y., 1979, 481 pp.

    Gerald M. Friedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Il Lee
Yong Il Lee Seoul National University of Science and Technology
David M. Rubin
David M. Rubin University of California, Santa Cruz
Wolfgang E. Krumbein
Wolfgang E. Krumbein Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Orrin H. Pilkey
Orrin H. Pilkey Duke University
Lynton S. Land
Lynton S. Land The University of Texas at Austin

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