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D-Index
38
Citations
11062
World Ranking
6328
National Ranking
2242

Karen L. Von Damm 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 Karen L. Von Damm sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 85 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen L. Von Damm 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 Karen L. Von Damm sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • 2008 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of submarine hydrothermal solutions at 21 °N, East Pacific Rise

    K.L Von Damm;J.M Edmond;B Grant;C.I Measures

  • Chemistry of submarine hydrothermal solutions at Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California

    K.L. Von Damm;J.M. Edmond;C.I. Measures;B. Grant

  • SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY: BLACK SMOKER CHEMISTRY AND CHIMNEYS

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  • Volcanic eruption of the mid-ocean ridge along the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°45-52'N: Direct submersible observations of seafloor phenomena associated with an eruption event in April, 1991

    R.M. Haymon;D.J. Fornari;K. L. Von Damm;M.D. Lilley

  • Chemistry of hot springs on the East Pacific Rise and their effluent dispersal

    J. M. Edmond;J. M. Edmond;K. L. Von Damm;R. E. McDuff;C. I. Measures

  • Temporal and spatial patterns of biological community development at nascent deep-sea hydrothermal vents (9°50 N, East Pacific Rise)

    Timothy M. Shank;Daniel J. Fornari;Karen L. Von Damm;Marvin D. Lilley

  • Controls on the Chemistry and Temporal Variability of Seafloor Hydrothermal Fluids

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  • Iron isotope constraints on Fe cycling and mass balance in oxygenated Earth oceans

    Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson;Karen L. Von Damm;Rebecca L. Poulson

  • Biogeography and Ecological Setting of Indian Ocean Hydrothermal Vents

    C. L. Van Dover;S. E. Humphris;D. Fornari;C. M. Cavanaugh

  • Sodium-calcium ion exchange in the weathering of shales: Implications for global weathering budgets

    T. E. Cerling;B. L. Pederson;K. L. Von Damm

  • A ubiquitous thermoacidophilic archaeon from deep-sea hydrothermal vents

    Anna-Louise Reysenbach;Yitai Liu;Amy B. Banta;Terry J. Beveridge

  • Rapid growth at deep-sea vents

    Richard A. Lutz;Timothy M. Shank;Daniel J. Fornari;Rachel M. Haymon

  • Chemistry of hydrothermal solutions from the southern Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Karen L. Von Damm;James L. Bischoff

  • Evolution of East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent fluids following a volcanic eruption

    K. L. Von Damm;S. E. Oosting;R. Kozlowski;L. G. Buttermore

  • Composition and dissolution of black smoker particulates from active vents on the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Richard A. Feely;Maureen Lewison;Gary J. Massoth;Gillian Robert-Baldo

  • Direct observation of the evolution of a seafloor 'black smoker' from vapor to brine

    K.L. Von Damm;L.G. Buttermore;S.E. Oosting;A.M. Bray

  • The U-Th-Pb systematics in hot springs on the East Pacific Rise at 21°N and Guaymas Basin

    J.H. Chen;G.J. Wasserburg;K.L. von Damm;J.M. Edmond

  • Chemistry of hydrothermal vent fluids from 9°–10°N, East Pacific Rise: “Time zero,” the immediate posteruptive period

    Unknown

  • Chemical evolution of mid-ocean ridge hot springs☆

    Teresa Suter Bowers;Karen L. Von Damm;John M. Edmond

  • 6.07 – Hydrothermal Processes

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