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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5659 280 77 4972

Gerald M. Ross publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerald M. Ross between 1980 and 2014, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerald M. Ross published across 35 years, from 1980 to 2014, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1997. 2 of the 77 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

77 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerald M. Ross: publications per year, 1980 to 2014
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 2
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 3
1986 2
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 7
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 5
1996 2
1997 10
1998 2
1999 7
2000 7
2001 2
2002 4
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 0
2014 2
Total 77
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Gerald M. Ross 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. Ross 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, 68–77 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: 77 publications — 3rd percentile

3% 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 77
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
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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Gerald M. Ross 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. Ross 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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

Gerald M. Ross is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada. Their work is connected to the geological sciences, as indicated by this primary institutional association.

No information is available regarding published papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields of study, subfields of study, main research topics, or awards.

The profile remains focused on the known affiliation without additional bibliometric or topical data to elaborate further on the specific nature of Gerald M. Ross's scientific contributions or areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Geophysics and geochronology of the crystalline basement of the Alberta Basin, western Canada

    G. M. Ross;R. R. Parrish;M. E. Villeneuve;S. A. Bowring

  • Provenance of the Mesoproterozoic (1.45 Ga) Belt basin (western North America): Another piece in the pre-Rodinia paleogeographic puzzle

    Gerald M. Ross;Mike Villeneuve

  • Detrital zircon reference for Cambrian to Triassic miogeoclinal strata of western North America

    George E. Gehrels;William R. Dickinson;Gerald M. Ross;John H. Stewart

  • Provenance and U-Pb geochronology of the Mesoproterozoic Belt Supergroup (northwestern United States): implications for age of deposition and pre-Panthalassa plate reconstructions

    Gerald M. Ross;Randall R. Parrish;Don Winston

  • Tectonic setting of the Windermere Supergroup revisited

    G. M. Ross

  • Constraints on the timing of Marinoan “Snowball Earth” glaciation by 187Re–187Os dating of a Neoproterozoic, post-glacial black shale in Western Canada

    Brian S. Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;Gerald M. Ross;David Selby

  • Tectonic subdivision and U-Pb geochronology of the crystalline basement of the Alberta basin, western Canada

    Unknown

  • Neoproterozoic strata of the southern Canadian Cordillera and the isotopic evolution of seawater sulfate

    Unknown

  • Evolution of Precambrian continental lithosphere in Western Canada: results from Lithoprobe studies in Alberta and beyond

    Gerald M. Ross

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of Neoproterozoic to Permian miogeoclinal strata in British Columbia and Alberta

    George E Gehrels;Gerald M Ross

  • Paleoproterozoic collisional orogen beneath the western Canada sedimentary basin imaged by Lithoprobe crustal seismic-reflection data

    Gerald M. Ross;Bernd Milkereit;David Eaton;Don White

  • Geochronology of the Narakay Volcanic Complex: implications for the age of the Coppermine Homocline and Mackenzie igneous events

    Samuel A. Bowring;Gerald M. Ross

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of metasedimentary rocks in the southern Omineca Belt, Canadian Cordillera

    Gerald M. Ross;Randall R. Parrish

  • Sedimentary Cover of the Canadian Shield through Mesozoic Time Reflected by Nd Isotopic and Geochemical Results for the Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada

    P. J. Patchett;A. F. Embry;G. M. Ross;B. Beauchamp

  • Continental Drainage in North America During the Phanerozoic from Nd Isotopes

    P. Jonathan Patchett;Gerald M. Ross;James D. Gleason

  • Electrical Conductivity in the Precambrian Lithosphere of Western Canada

    D. E. Boerner;R. D. Kurtz;J. A. Craven;G. M. Ross

  • Nd isotopes and the source of sediments in the miogeocline of the Canadian Cordillera

    Nevine D. Boghossian;P. Jonathan Patchett;Gerald M. Ross;Gerald M. Ross;George E. Gehrels

  • Nd isotopes, geochemistry, and constraints on sources of sediments in the Franklinian mobile belt, Arctic Canada

    P. J. Patchett;M. A. Roth;B. S. Canale;T. A. de Freitas

  • Crustal geometry and tectonic evolution of the Archean crystalline basement beneath the southern Alberta Plains, from new seismic reflection and potential-field studies

    Sophie Lemieux;Gerald M. Ross;Frederick A. Cook

  • Tectonic entrapment and its role in the evolution of continental lithosphere: An example from the Precambrian of western Canada

    Gerald M. Ross;David W. Eaton;David E. Boerner;Warner Miles

  • Evolution of the Cordilleran orogen (southwestern Alberta, Canada) inferred from detrital mineral geochronology, geochemistry, and Nd isotopes in the foreland basin

    Gerald M. Ross;P. Jonathan Patchett;Mike Hamilton;Larry Heaman

  • Provenance of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the Canadian Cordilleran miogeocline: a Nd isotopic study

    Carmala N. Garzione;P. Jonathan Patchett;Gerald M. Ross;JoAnne Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Eaton
David W. Eaton University of Calgary
P. Jonathan Patchett
P. Jonathan Patchett University of Arizona
Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Bernd Milkereit
Bernd Milkereit University of Toronto
Samuel A. Bowring
Samuel A. Bowring MIT
Carmala N. Garzione
Carmala N. Garzione University of Arizona
Ashton F. Embry
Ashton F. Embry Geological Survey of Canada
Robert A. Creaser
Robert A. Creaser University of Alberta
Mark Pilkington
Mark Pilkington Geological Survey of Canada

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Best Scientists Citing Gerald M. Ross

George E. Gehrels

George E. Gehrels

University of Arizona

Publications: 57

Robert A. Creaser

Robert A. Creaser

University of Alberta

Publications: 45

David Selby

David Selby

Durham University

Publications: 40

David W. Eaton

David W. Eaton

University of Calgary

Publications: 25

William J. Davis

William J. Davis

Geological Survey of Canada

Publications: 21

Brian Kendall

Brian Kendall

University of Waterloo

Publications: 20

Derek J. Thorkelson

Derek J. Thorkelson

Simon Fraser University

Publications: 20

Karl E. Karlstrom

Karl E. Karlstrom

University of New Mexico

Publications: 20

Alan G. Jones

Alan G. Jones

Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies

Publications: 20

Larry M. Heaman

Larry M. Heaman

University of Alberta

Publications: 19

Peter A. Cawood

Peter A. Cawood

Monash University

Publications: 18

Jeffrey D. Vervoort

Jeffrey D. Vervoort

Washington State University

Publications: 17

Robert H. Rainbird

Robert H. Rainbird

Geological Survey of Canada

Publications: 16

James K. Mortensen

James K. Mortensen

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Publications: 16

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