2026 Joseph R. Smyth: 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	58	2206	1999	938	828	200	9891

Research.com Recognitions

1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph R. Smyth is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Geophysics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Geochemistry and Petrology among other subfields.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a diverse range of topics related to geological and material sciences. Notable recent papers include:

The relationship between aggressive driving and driver performance: A systematic review with meta-analysis (2023), published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
Crystal Structure, Thermal Expansivity and High-Temperature Vibrational Spectra on Natural Hydrous Rutile (2020), published in Journal of Earth Science
Mineralogical classification and crystal water characterisation of beryl from the W-Sn-Be occurrence of Xuebaoding, Sichuan province, western China (2021), published in Mineralogical Magazine
Crystal chemistry and high-temperature vibrational spectra of humite and norbergite: Fluorine and titanium in humite-group minerals (2020), published in American Mineralogist
High-temperature and high-pressure Raman spectra of Fo89Fa11 and Fo58Fa42 olivines: Iron effect on thermodynamic properties (2020), published in American Mineralogist

Their work often appears in journals and venues such as:

American Mineralogist
Earth-Science Reviews
Journal of Earth Science
Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Research topics extensively covered by Joseph R. Smyth include:

Geological and Geochemical Analysis
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Crystal Structures and Properties
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
Clay minerals and soil interactions
Traffic and Road Safety

Frequent collaborators in their research include the following coauthors:

Xi Zhu
Dan Liu
Yunfan Miao
Yu Ye
Yancheng Hu

Joseph R. Smyth's research contributions have been recognized in the scientific community, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967.

Best Publications

Crystal structures and cation sites of the rock-forming minerals

J. R. Smyth;David L. Bish

332
Citations
beta -Mg 2 SiO 4 ; a potential host for water in the mantle?

Joseph R. Smyth

323
Citations
Water solubility in aluminous orthopyroxene and the origin of Earth's asthenosphere.

Katrin Mierdel;Hans Keppler;Hans Keppler;Joseph R. Smyth;Joseph R. Smyth;Falko Langenhorst;Falko Langenhorst

302
Citations
Incorporation of hydroxyl in upper-mantle clinopyroxenes

J. R. Smyth;D. R. Bell;G. R. Rossman

256
Citations
Olivine hydration in the deep upper mantle: Effects of temperature and silica activity

John Smyth;D. J. Frost;F. Nestola;F. Nestola;C. M. Holl

250
Citations
The Crystal Structures of Forsterite and Hortonolite at Several Temperatures Up to 900"C

Joseph R. Smyth;Robert M. Hazen

232
Citations
H in rutile-type compounds: I. Single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction study of H in rutile

R. Jeffrey Swope;Joseph R. Smyth;Allen C. Larson

220
Citations
Electrical conductivity anisotropy of dry and hydrous olivine at 8 GPa

Brent T. Poe;Claudia Romano;Fabrizio Nestola;Joseph R. Smyth

206
Citations
The effect of water on the 410-km discontinuity: An experimental study

Joseph R. Smyth;Daniel J. Frost

202
Citations
A crystallographic model for hydrous wadsleyite (beta -Mg 2 SiO 4 ); an ocean in the Earth's interior?

Joseph R. Smyth

199
Citations
Experimental Study on the Polymorphism of Enstatite

Joseph R. Smyth

196
Citations
A coesite-sanidine grospydite from the Roberts Victor kimberlite

Joseph R. Smyth;C.J. Hatton

173
Citations
Water in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals

Hans Keppler;J. R. Smyth

169
Citations
Structure and elasticity of single‐crystal (Mg,Fe)O and a new method of generating shear waves for gigahertz ultrasonic interferometry

Steven D. Jacobsen;Steven D. Jacobsen;Steven D. Jacobsen;Hans J. Reichmann;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Hartmut A. Spetzler;Stephen J. Mackwell

167
Citations
Nominally Anhydrous Minerals and Earth's Deep Water Cycle

Joseph R. Smyth;Steven Dollard Jacobsen

166
Citations
Sound velocities and elastic constants of iron-bearing hydrous ringwoodite

Steven D. Jacobsen;Joseph R. Smyth;Hartmut Spetzler;Hartmut Spetzler;Christopher M. Holl

162
Citations
Crystallographic Data for Minerals

Joseph R. Smyth;Tamsin C. Mccormick

158
Citations
Cation vacancies and the crystal chemistry of breakdown reactions in kimberlitic omphacites

Joseph R. Smyth

156
Citations
Comparative compressibility of end-member feldspars

R. J. Angel;R. M. Hazen;T. C. McCormick;C. T. Prewitt

151
Citations
High temperature crystal chemistry of fayalite

Joseph R. Smyth

151
Citations
Modern powder diffraction

Joseph R. Smyth

17
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven D. Jacobsen Northwestern University

Daniel J. Frost University of Bayreuth

Fabrizio Nestola University of Padua

Przemyslaw Dera University of Hawaii at Manoa

Thomas S. Duffy Princeton University

Murli H. Manghnani University of Hawaii at Manoa

Catherine McCammon University of Bayreuth

Ross J. Angel University of Padua

Falko Langenhorst Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Markus B. Raschke University of Colorado Boulder

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