2026 J. Donald Rimstidt: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	55	2544	2314	1063	943	116	11937

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

J. Donald Rimstidt is a researcher primarily affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. The scope of their work spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with specific focus on several subfields including Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topical areas across their publications. Key topics of their research include:

CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Advanced Battery Technologies Research

J. Donald Rimstidt's frequent publication venues illustrate a diverse engagement with earth sciences and environmental studies. These venues include:

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Frontiers in Climate
Catalysis Letters
Chemical Geology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Rimstidt include:

Testing hypotheses of albite dissolution mechanisms at near-equilibrium using Si isotope tracers (2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
Synthetic Fluid Inclusions XXIV. In situ Monitoring of the Carbonation of Olivine Under Conditions Relevant to Carbon Capture and Storage Using Synthetic Fluid Inclusion Micro-Reactors: Determination of Reaction Rates (2021, Frontiers in Climate)
Kinetic Effect of Surface Chemisorbed Oxygen on Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition (2020, Catalysis Letters)
Ba attachment and detachment fluxes to and from barite surfaces in 137Ba-enriched solutions with variable [Ba2+]/[SO42−] ratios near solubility equilibrium (2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
Redox conditions in Late Permian seawater based on trace metal ratios in fluid inclusions in halite from the Polish Zechstein Basin (2022, Chemical Geology)

The scientist has worked closely with several frequent collaborators, indicating a network of expertise across related research fields. These co-authors include:

Eszter Sendula
Robert J. Bodnar
Chen Zhu
Hector Lamadrid
Matthew Steele-MacInnis

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

The kinetics of silica-water reactions

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1338
Citations
Pyrite oxidation: a state-of-the-art assessment of the reaction mechanism

J.Donald Rimstidt;David J Vaughan

809
Citations
The kinetics and electrochemical rate-determining step of aqueous pyrite oxidation

Mark A. Williamson;J.Donald Rimstidt

722
Citations
Distribution of trace elements between carbonate minerals and aqueous solutions

J.Donald Rimstidt;Anna Balog;John Webb

492
Citations
QUARTZ SOLUBILITY AT LOW TEMPERATURES

J.Donald Rimstidt

349
Citations
The solubility and stability of scorodite, FeAsO 4 .2H 2 O

Patricia Martin Dove;J. Donald Rimstidt

318
Citations
Jarosite as an indicator of water-limited chemical weathering on Mars

M. E. Elwood Madden;R. J. Bodnar;J. D. Rimstidt

313
Citations
Mineralogy and Surface Properties of Municipal Solid Waste Ash

Carl S. Kirby;J. Donald Rimstidt

306
Citations
Mineral textures and fluid inclusion petrography of the epithermal Ag-Au deposits at Guanajuato, Mexico: Application to exploration

D. Moncada;S. Mutchler;A. Nieto;T.J. Reynolds

273
Citations
A high resolution study of forsterite dissolution rates

Jodi J. Rosso;J.Donald Rimstidt

220
Citations
Systematic review of forsterite dissolution rate data

J. Donald Rimstidt;Susan L. Brantley;Amanda A. Olsen

218
Citations
Redox conditions of calcite cementation interpreted from Mn and Fe contents of authigenic calcites

Roger J. Barnaby;J. Donald Rimstidt

217
Citations
Estimating the thermodynamic properties (Δ Gof and Δ Hof ) of silicate minerals at 298 K from the sum of polyhedral contributions

John A. Chermak;J. Donald Rimstidt

217
Citations
Rates of Reaction of Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, and Arsenopyrite with Fe(III) in Acidic Solutions

J. Donald Rimstidt;John A. Chermak;Patrick M. Gagen

214
Citations
Pyrite oxidation in moist air

Jeanette K Jerz;J.Donald Rimstidt

190
Citations
Wollastonite: Incongruent dissolution and leached layer formation

Erich J Weissbart;J.Donald Rimstidt

183
Citations
Iron oxyhydroxide coating of pyrite for acid mine drainage control

Danielle M.C. Huminicki;J. Donald Rimstidt

178
Citations
Mineral/solution reaction rates in a mixed flow reactor: Wollastonite hydrolysis

J.Donald Rimstidt;Patricia M. Dove

176
Citations
Kinetics of Arsenopyrite Oxidative Dissolution by Oxygen

Forest P. Walker;Madeline E. Schreiber;J. Donald Rimstidt

176
Citations
Compositional trends in tetrahedrite

Neil E. Johnson;James R. Craig;J. Donald Rimstidt

155
Citations
Gold-rich rim formation on electrum grains in placers

John C. Groen;James R. Craig;J. Donald Rimstidt

141
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Bodnar Virginia Tech

Michael F. Hochella Virginia Tech

Patricia M. Dove Virginia Tech

Chen Zhu Indiana University

Matthew Steele-MacInnis University of Alberta

Susan L. Brantley Pennsylvania State University

Honglin Yuan Northwest University

Robert P. Lowell Virginia Tech

Mitsuhiro Murayama Virginia Tech

Angela Goodman National Energy Technology Laboratory

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