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D-Index
82
Citations
18965
World Ranking
480
National Ranking
253

Hubert Staudigel 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 Hubert Staudigel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 258 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hubert Staudigel 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 Hubert Staudigel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hubert Staudigel is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with contributions spanning multiple interconnected subfields, including Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, and Soil Science.

The scientist's research topics encompass a diverse range within Earth sciences and related disciplines. Key areas of work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Hubert Staudigel's recent papers reflect research efforts in both geosciences and microbial ecology. Notable publications include:

  • "Geographic and Oceanographic Influences on Ferromanganese Crust Composition Along a Pacific Ocean Meridional Transect, 14 N to 14S" (2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems)
  • "Vulcanimicrobium alpinus gen. nov. sp. nov., the first cultivated representative of the candidate phylum "Eremiobacterota", is a metabolically versatile aerobic anoxygenic phototroph" (2022, ISME Communications)
  • "Earth's Magnetic Field Strength and the Cretaceous Normal Superchron: New Data From Costa Rica" (2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems)
  • "Four-Dimensional Paleomagnetic Dataset: Plio-Pleistocene Paleodirection and Paleointensity Results From the Erebus Volcanic Province, Antarctica" (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • "Correction: Vulcanimicrobium alpinus gen. nov. sp. nov., the first cultivated representative of the candidate phylum "Eremiobacterota", is a metabolically versatile aerobic anoxygenic phototroph" (2023, ISME Communications)

Their research has been featured in several scientific venues, indicating engagement with communities in both geochemistry and microbial ecology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • ISME Communications
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Hubert Staudigel collaborates regularly with several researchers, revealing a network of co-authorship within their fields of interest. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Anthony Koppers
  • John Ludden
  • Terry Plank
  • Carlota Escutia
  • Lewis J. Abrams

Best Publications

  • Composition of altered oceanic crust at ODP Sites 801 and 1149

    Katherine A. Kelley;Terry Plank;John Ludden;Hubert Staudigel

  • Isotope and trace element geochemistry of young Pacific seamounts: implications for the scale of upper mantle heterogeneity

    Alan Zindler;Hubert Staudigel;Rodey Batiza

  • Alteration of basaltic glass: Mechanisms and significance for the oceanic crust-seawater budget

    Hubert Staudigel;Stanley R. Hart

  • Geochemical Fluxes During Seafloor Alteration of the Basaltic Upper Oceanic Crust: DSDP Sites 417 and 418

    Hubert Staudigel;Terry Plank;Bill White;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

  • Recycled metasomatized lithosphere as the origin of the Enriched Mantle II (EM2) end‐member: Evidence from the Samoan Volcanic Chain

    Rhea K. Workman;Stanley R. Hart;Matthew G. Jackson;Marcel Regelous

  • Large scale isotopic Sr, Nd and O isotopic anatomy of altered oceanic crust: DSDP/ODP sites417/418

    Hubert Staudigel;G.R. Davies;Stanley R. Hart;K.M. Marchant

  • Abundance and diversity of microbial life in ocean crust

    Cara M. Santelli;Beth N. Orcutt;Erin Banning;Wolfgang Bach;Wolfgang Bach

  • The return of subducted continental crust in Samoan lavas

    Matthew G. Jackson;Stanley R. Hart;Anthony A. P. Koppers;Anthony A. P. Koppers;Hubert Staudigel

  • Strength of the geomagnetic field in the Cretaceous Normal Superchron: New data from submarine basaltic glass of the Troodos Ophiolite

    Lisa Tauxe;Hubert Staudigel

  • Early Life Recorded in Archean Pillow Lavas

    Harald Furnes;Neil R. Banerjee;Neil R. Banerjee;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Hubert Staudigel

  • The Pliocene seamount series of La Palma/Canary Islands

    Hubert Staudigel;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

  • Testing the fixed hotspot hypothesis using Ar-40/Ar-39 age progressions along seamount trails.

    Anthony A.P. Koppers;Jason Phipps Morgan;Jason W. Morgan;Hubert Staudigel

  • Short-lived and discontinuous intraplate volcanism in the South Pacific: Hot spots or extensional volcanism?

    Anthony A. P. Koppers;Hubert Staudigel;Malcolm S. Pringle;Jan R. Wijbrans

  • A Vestige of Earth's Oldest Ophiolite

    Harald Furnes;Maarten de Wit;Hubert Staudigel;Minik Rosing

  • Recent investigations of the 0–5 Ma geomagnetic field recorded by lava flows

    C. L. Johnson;C. G. Constable;L. Tauxe;R. Barendregt

  • The isotope systematics of a juvenile intraplate volcano: Pb, Nd, and Sr isotope ratios of basalts from Loihi Seamount, Hawaii

    H. Staudigel;A. Zindler;S.R. Hart;T. Leslie

  • The control of alkalies and uranium in seawater by ocean crust alteration

    Stanley R. Hart;Hubert Staudigel

  • The boron isotopic composition of altered oceanic crust

    H.Jesse Smith;Arthur J. Spivack;Hubert Staudigel;Stanley R. Hart

  • The longevity of the South Pacific isotopic and thermal anomaly

    Hubert Staudigel;Hubert Staudigel;K.-H. Park;M. Pringle;J.L. Rubenstone

  • Alteration of the oceanic crust: Processes and timing

    Hubert Staudigel;Stanley R. Hart;Stephen H. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley R. Hart
Stanley R. Hart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Anthony A. P. Koppers
Anthony A. P. Koppers Oregon State University
Harald Furnes
Harald Furnes University of Bergen
Karlis Muehlenbachs
Karlis Muehlenbachs University of Alberta
Lisa Tauxe
Lisa Tauxe University of California, San Diego
Alexis S. Templeton
Alexis S. Templeton University of Colorado Boulder
Bradley M. Tebo
Bradley M. Tebo Oregon Health & Science University
Neil R. Banerjee
Neil R. Banerjee University of Western Ontario
Jeffrey S. Gee
Jeffrey S. Gee University of California, San Diego
Terry Plank
Terry Plank Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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