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J. Fred Read 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 J. Fred Read sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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J. Fred Read 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 J. Fred Read sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

J. Fred Read is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, encompassing multiple subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Mechanics of Materials. The focus of their research spans several key topics related to geological and paleoclimatological studies.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

J. Fred Read has contributed to research published primarily in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Their recent papers include:

  • "Milankovitch forcing recorded in gamma ray logs and cyclicity in subsurface Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Jubaila-lower Arab platform carbonates, Saudi Arabia," 2022, Arabian Journal of Geosciences
  • "Milankovitch Record From Middle Jurassic Platform Supports Moderate Coolhouse Glaciation," 2023, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Influence of Depositional Setting and Tectonics on Preservation of 25 Myr Milankovitch Record on Convergent Foreland During Long-Term Global Cooling: Middle and Upper Ordovician, Eastern USA," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "INFLUENCE OF DEPOSITIONAL SETTING AND TECTONICS ON PRESERVATION OF 25 MYR MILANKOVITCH RECORD ON CONVERGENT FORELAND DURING LONG-TERM GLOBAL COOLING: MIDDLE AND UPPER ORDOVICIAN, EASTERN USA," 2023, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • "Orbital- and Random Forcing of Middle to Basal Upper Cambrian Sediments from Synchronous Rift and Continental Shelf-Intrashelf Basin Settings, Eastern USA," 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Michael C. Pope
  • Maya Elrick
  • Linda A. Hinnov
  • John E. Repetski
  • Robert T. Ryder

Their interdisciplinary research addresses the interplay between depositional settings, tectonics, and climatic influences over geological timescales, particularly with an emphasis on Milankovitch cycles and their records within sedimentary contexts. This work involves the analysis of geological formations from various time periods, including Upper Jurassic, Middle Jurassic, Ordovician, and Cambrian strata across different geographic locations such as the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Best Publications

  • Carbonate Platform Facies Models

    J. Fred Read

  • Relation of eustasy to stacking patterns of meter-scale carbonate cycles, Late Cambrian, U.S.A.

    David Osleger;J. Fred Read

  • Rapid onset of late Paleozoic glaciation on Gondwana: Evidence from Upper Mississippian strata of the Midcontinent, United States

    Langhorne B. Smith;J. Fred Read

  • Models for generation of carbonate cycles

    J. F. Read;J. P. Grotzinger;J. A. Bova;W. F. Koerschner

  • Cyclic Ramp-to-Basin Carbonate Deposits, Lower Mississippian, Wyoming and Montana: A Combined Field and Computer Modeling Study

    Maya Elrick;J. Fred Read

  • Late Middle to Late Ordovician seismites of Kentucky, southwest Ohio and Virginia: Sedimentary recorders of earthquakes in the Appalachian basin

    Mike C. Pope;J. Fred Read;Richard Bambach;Hans J. Hofmann

  • Fluid-Rock Interaction History During Stabilization of Early Dolomites, Upper Knox Group (Lower Ordovician), U.S. Appalachians

    Isabel P. Montanez;J. Fred Read

  • Eustatic control on early dolomitization of cyclic peritidal carbonates: Evidence from the Early Ordovician Upper Knox Group, Appalachians

    Isabel P. Montañez;J. Fred Read

  • Ordovician metre-scale cycles: implications for climate and eustatic fluctuations in the central Appalachians during a global greenhouse, non-glacial to glacial transition

    Mike Pope;J.Fred Read

  • Milankovitch Sea-Level Changes, Cycles and Reservoirs on Carbonate Platforms in Greenhouse and Ice-House Worlds

    J.F. Read;Charles Kerans;L. James Weber;J.F. Sarg

  • High-Resolution Stratigraphy of the Lexington Limestone (Late Middle Ordovician), Kentucky, U.S.A.: A Cool-Water Carbonate-Clastic Ramp in a Tectonically Active Foreland Basin

    Michael C. Pope;J. Fred Read

  • Discrimination of Local and Global Effects on Upper Mississippian Stratigraphy, Illinois Basin, U.S.A.

    Langhorne B. Smith;J. Fred Read

  • Climate-controlled early dolomite, Late Triassic cyclic platform carbonates, Hungary

    Anna Balog;J. Fred Read;Janos Haas

  • Shallow marine record of orbitally forced cyclicity in a Late Triassic carbonate platform, Hungary

    Anna Balog;Janos Haas;J. Fred Read;Cahit Coruh

  • High-Resolution Surface and Subsurface Sequence Stratigraphy of Late Middle to Late Ordovician (Late Mohawkian-Cincinnatian) Foreland Basin Rocks, Kentucky and Virginia

    Mike C. Pope;J. Fred Read

  • Mixed carbonate–siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy of a Paleogene transition zone continental shelf, southeastern USA

    Brian P Coffey;J Fred Read

  • Ordovician Knox Paleokarst Unconformity, Appalachians

    William J. Mussman;Isabel P. Montanez;J. Fred Read

  • Dolomitization of a carbonate platform during late burial; Lower to Middle Cambrian Shady Dolomite, Virginia Appalachians

    Roger J. Barnaby;J. Fred Read

  • The Late Jurassic Tithonian, a greenhouse phase in the Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous ‘cool’ mode: evidence from the cyclic Adriatic Platform, Croatia

    Antun Husinec;J. Fred Read

  • Carbonate ramp to rimmed shelf evolution: Lower to Middle Cambrian continental margin, Virginia Appalachians

    Roger J. Barnaby;J. Fred Read

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel P. Montañez
Isabel P. Montañez University of California, Davis
Richard K. Bambach
Richard K. Bambach National Museum of Natural History
Campbell S. Nelson
Campbell S. Nelson University of Waikato
Linda A. Hinnov
Linda A. Hinnov George Mason University

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