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John N. Aleinikoff 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 John N. Aleinikoff sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

John N. Aleinikoff 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 John N. Aleinikoff sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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

John N. Aleinikoff is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration in Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, Geology, and Atmospheric Science as subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Recent publications by John N. Aleinikoff include:

  • New interpretations of the ages and origins of the Hawkeye Granite Gneiss and Lyon Mountain Granite Gneiss, Adirondack Mountains, NY: Implications for the nature and timing of Mesoproterozoic plutonism, metamorphism, and deformation, 2021, Precambrian Research

Other papers in related research fields where Aleinikoff is coauthor or contributor include:

  • U-Pb systematics of uranium-rich apatite from Adirondacks: Inferences about regional geological and geochemical evolution, and evaluation of apatite reference materials for in situ dating, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • Age and tectonic setting of the Quinebaug-Marlboro belt and implications for the history of Ganderian crustal fragments in southeastern New England, USA, 2021, Geosphere
  • Petrology and geochronology of 1.48 to 1.45 Ga igneous rocks in the St. Francois Mountains terrane, southeast Missouri, 2021, USGS professional paper
  • Tectonic history of the Grenville-age Trenton Prong inlier, Central Appalachians, USA: evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology, 2021, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Frequent coauthors in their research network include:

  • Gregory J. Walsh
  • Arthur Merschat
  • Ryan J. McAleer
  • Scott Southworth
  • Peter M. Valley

John N. Aleinikoff commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • USGS professional paper
  • Chemical Geology

Among recognitions, the scientist is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • TEMORA 1: a new zircon standard for Phanerozoic U–Pb geochronology

    Lance P Black;Sandra L Kamo;Charlotte M Allen;John N Aleinikoff

  • Improved 206Pb/238U microprobe geochronology by the monitoring of a trace-element-related matrix effect; SHRIMP, ID-TIMS, ELA-ICP-MS and oxygen isotope documentation for a series of zircon standards

    Lance P. Black;Lance P. Black;Sandra L. Kamo;Charlotte M. Allen;Donald W. Davis

  • Deciphering igneous and metamorphic events in high-grade rocks of the Wilmington Complex, Delaware: Morphology, cathodoluminescence and backscattered electron zoning, and SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of zircon and monazite

    John N. Aleinikoff;William Schenck;Margaret Plank;LeeAnn Srogi

  • U-Pb ages of metarhyolites of the Catoctin and Mount Rogers formations, central and southern Appalachians: evidence for two pulses of Iapetan rifting

    John N. Aleinikoff;Robert E. Zartman;Marianne Walter;Douglas W. Rankin

  • U–Pb geochronology of zircon and polygenetic titanite from the Glastonbury Complex, Connecticut, USA: an integrated SEM, EMPA, TIMS, and SHRIMP study

    John N Aleinikoff;Robert P Wintsch;C.Mark Fanning;Michael J Dorais

  • Ages and origins of rocks of the Killingworth dome, south-central Connecticut: Implications for the tectonic evolution of southern New England

    John N. Aleinikoff;R P Wintsch;Richard P. Tollo;Daniel M. Unruh

  • SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup, central Idaho: Implications for rifting of western Laurentia and synchroneity of Sturtian glacial deposits

    Karen Lund;John N. Aleinikoff;Karl V. Evans;C. Mark Fanning

  • Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the Jebel Saghro and Bou Azzer—El Graara inliers, eastern and central Anti-Atlas, Morocco

    Gregory J. Walsh;Fouad Benziane;John N. Aleinikoff;Richard W. Harrison

  • SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of volcanic rocks, Belt Supergroup, western Montana: evidence for rapid deposition of sedimentary strata

    Karl V. Evans;John N. Aleinikoff;John D. Obradovich;C. Mark Fanning

  • U–Pb zircon geochronology of the Paleoproterozoic Tagragra de Tata inlier and its Neoproterozoic cover, western Anti-Atlas, Morocco

    Gregory J Walsh;John N Aleinikoff;Fouad Benziane;Abdelaziz Yazidi

  • Origin and paleoclimatic significance of late Quaternary loess in Nebraska: Evidence from stratigraphy, chronology, sedimentology, and geochemistry

    Daniel R. Muhs;E. Arthur Bettis;John N. Aleinikoff;John P. McGeehin

  • Late Quaternary loess in northeastern Colorado: Part I—Age and paleoclimatic significance

    Daniel R. Muhs;John N. Aleinikoff;Thomas W. Stafford;Rolf Kihl

  • Lead and sulfur isotope investigation of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks from the southern Midcontinent of the United States; implications for paleohydrology and ore genesis of the Southeast Missouri lead belts

    Martin B. Goldhaber;Stanley E. Church;Bruce R. Doe;John N. Aleinikoff

  • Observations and controls on the occurrence of inherited zircon in Concord-type granitoids, New Hampshire

    T.Mark Harrison;John N Aleinikoff;W Compston

  • Neoproterozoic A-type granitoids of the central and southern Appalachians: Intraplate magmatism associated with episodic rifting of the Rodinian supercontinent

    Richard P Tollo;John N Aleinikoff;Mervin J Bartholomew;Douglas W Rankin

  • SHRIMP U-Pb dating of recurrent Cryogenian and Late Cambrian–Early Ordovician alkalic magmatism in central Idaho: Implications for Rodinian rift tectonics

    K. Lund;J.N. Aleinikoff;K.V. Evans;E.A. duBray

  • Evolution of the Early Proterozoic Colorado province: Constraints from U-Pb geochronology

    John C. Reed;M. E. Bickford;Wayne R. Premo;John N. Aleinikoff

  • Contrasting P-T-t paths: Thermochronologic evidence for a Late Paleozoic final assembly of the Avalon Composite Terrane in the New England Appalachians

    R. P. Wintsch;J.F. Sutter;Michael J. Kunk;John N. Aleinikoff

  • Late Quaternary loess in northeastern Colorado: Part II—Pb isotopic evidence for the variability of loess sources

    John N. Aleinikoff;Daniel R. Muhs;Rebecca R. Sauer;C. Mark Fanning

  • Isotopic evidence for the diversity of late Quaternary loess in Nebraska: Glaciogenic and nonglaciogenic sources

    John N. Aleinikoff;Daniel R. Muhs;E. Arthur Bettis;William C. Johnson

  • Trondhjemitic, 1.35-1.31 Ga gneisses of the Mount Holly Complex of Vermont: evidence for an Elzevirian event in the Grenville Basement of the United States Appalachians

    Nicholas M. Ratcliffe;John N. Aleinikoff;William C. Burton;Paul Karabinos

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Wintsch
Robert P. Wintsch Indiana University
Christopher Fanning
Christopher Fanning Australian National University
Daniel R. Muhs
Daniel R. Muhs United States Geological Survey
John F. Slack
John F. Slack United States Geological Survey
Sandra L. Kamo
Sandra L. Kamo University of Toronto
Jeffrey D. Vervoort
Jeffrey D. Vervoort Washington State University
James K. Mortensen
James K. Mortensen University of British Columbia
L. P. Black
L. P. Black Australian National University
Ian S. Williams
Ian S. Williams Australian National University
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison

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