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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 74 768 681 364 314 332 17669

James R. Hein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James R. Hein between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James R. Hein published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2004. 11 of the 359 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2004. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 3 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 13 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1972 2025

359 publications in total across all disciplines

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James R. Hein: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 3
1974 3
1975 2
1976 0
1977 3
1978 8
1979 4
1980 2
1981 4
1982 4
1983 7
1984 3
1985 5
1986 4
1987 8
1988 5
1989 4
1990 8
1991 3
1992 6
1993 4
1994 1
1995 2
1996 6
1997 8
1998 1
1999 13
2000 5
2001 4
2002 17
2003 10
2004 19
2005 6
2006 7
2007 5
2008 6
2009 8
2010 8
2011 4
2012 5
2013 19
2014 7
2015 4
2016 11
2017 14
2018 8
2019 9
2020 19
2021 11
2022 10
2023 10
2024 5
2025 6
Total 359
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James R. Hein 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 James R. Hein 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, 328–337 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: 332 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 87 332
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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James R. Hein 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 James R. Hein 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 74
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

James R. Hein is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geochemistry and petrology, paleontology, atmospheric science, molecular biology, and geophysics. The main topics addressed in their work include geochemistry and elemental analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geology and paleoclimatology research, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, geological and geochemical analysis, radioactive element chemistry and processing, and extraction and separation processes.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Deep-ocean polymetallic nodules as a resource for critical materials, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Genesis and Evolution of Ferromanganese Crusts from the Summit of Rio Grande Rise, Southwest Atlantic Ocean, 2020, Minerals
  • Geochemistry and origins of carbonate fluorapatite in seamount Fe Mn crusts from the Pacific Ocean, 2020, Marine Geology
  • Seabed mining and blue growth: exploring the potential of marine mineral deposits as a sustainable source of rare earth elements (MaREEs) (IUPAC Technical Report), 2022, Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Low-temperature, shallow-water hydrothermal vent mineralization following the recent submarine eruption of Tagoro volcano (El Hierro, Canary Islands), 2020, Marine Geology

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Kira Mizell
  • Javier González
  • Luigi Jovane
  • Thomas Kuhn
  • Mariana Benites

James R. Hein has published extensively in several scientific venues, including:

  • Marine Geology
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Ore Geology Reviews

They have received recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based resources

    James R. Hein;Kira Mizell;Andrea Koschinsky;Tracey A. Conrad;Tracey A. Conrad

  • Comparison of the partitioning behaviours of yttrium, rare earth elements, and titanium between hydrogenetic marine ferromanganese crusts and seawater

    Michael Bau;Andrea Koschinsky;Peter Dulski;James R. Hein

  • Discriminating between different genetic types of marine ferro-manganese crusts and nodules based on rare earth elements and yttrium

    M. Bau;K. Schmidt;A. Koschinsky;J. Hein

  • Uptake of elements from seawater by ferromanganese crusts: solid-phase associations and seawater speciation

    Andrea Koschinsky;James R. Hein

  • Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the Pacific

    James R. Hein;Andrea Koschinsk;Michael Bau;Frank T. Manheim

  • Deep-Ocean Ferromanganese Crusts and Nodules

    James R. Hein;Andrea Koschinsky

  • News from the seabed – Geological characteristics and resource potential of deep-sea mineral resources

    Swen Petersen;Anna Kratschell;Nico Augustin;John Jamieson

  • Deep-ocean polymetallic nodules as a resource for critical materials

    James R. Hein;Andrea Koschinsky;Thomas Kuhn

  • Iron and manganese oxide mineralization in the Pacific

    James R. Hein;Andrea Koschinsky;Peter Halbach;Frank T. Manheim

  • Diagenesis of late Cenozoic diatomaceous deposits and formation of the bottom simulating reflector in the southern Bering Sea

    James R. Hein;David W. Scholl;John A. Barron;Marjorie G. Jones

  • Evolution of Nd and Pb isotopes in Central Pacific seawater from ferromanganese crusts

    H.F. Ling;K.W. Burton;R.K. O'Nions;B.S. Kamber

  • 60 Myr records of major elements and Pb–Nd isotopes from hydrogenous ferromanganese crusts: reconstruction of seawater paleochemistry

    Martin Frank;R.K. O'Nions;J.R. Hein;V.K. Banakar

  • Global occurrence of tellurium-rich ferromanganese crusts and a model for the enrichment of tellurium

    James R. Hein;Andrea Koschinsky;Alex N. Halliday

  • Thallium isotope variations in seawater and hydrogenetic, diagenetic, and hydrothermal ferromanganese deposits

    M. Rehkämper;Martin Frank;J. R. Hein;D. Porcelli

  • Two major Cenozoic episodes of phosphogenesis recorded in equatorial Pacific seamount deposits

    James R. Hein;Hsueh-Wen Yeh;Susan H. Gunn;William V. Sliter

  • COBALT- AND PLATINUM-RICH FERROMANGANESE CRUSTS AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTRATE ROCKS FROM THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

    James R Hein;William C Schwab;AlicéS Davis

  • Manganese Mineralization: Geochemistry And Mineralogy of Terrestrial And Marine Deposits

    Keith Nicholson;J. R. Hein;Bernhard Bühn;Somnath Dasgupta

  • Critical metals in manganese nodules from the Cook Islands EEZ, abundances and distributions

    James R. Hein;Francesca Spinardi;Nobuyuki Okamoto;Kira Mizell

  • Osmium isotope stratigraphy of a marine ferromanganese crust

    Veronika Klemm;Sylvain Levasseur;Martin Frank;James R. Hein

  • North Atlantic Deep Water export to the Southern Ocean over the past 14 Myr: Evidence from Nd and Pb isotopes in ferromanganese crusts

    Martin Frank;Nicholas Whiteley;Sabine Kasten;James R. Hein

  • Climate and ocean dynamics and the lead isotopic records in Pacific ferromanganese crusts

    John N. Christensen;Alex N. Halliday;Linda V. Godfrey;James R. Hein

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex N. Halliday
Alex N. Halliday Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Andrea Koschinsky
Andrea Koschinsky Jacobs University
Kevin W. Burton
Kevin W. Burton Durham University
David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Peter W. Swarzenski
Peter W. Swarzenski International Atomic Energy Agency
Robert J. Rosenbauer
Robert J. Rosenbauer United States Geological Survey
Sune G. Nielsen
Sune G. Nielsen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Patrick L. Barnard
Patrick L. Barnard United States Geological Survey
David W. Scholl
David W. Scholl United States Geological Survey
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas

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