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Karlis Muehlenbachs

Karlis Muehlenbachs

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 71 940 832 42 38 248 13745

Karlis Muehlenbachs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karlis Muehlenbachs between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karlis Muehlenbachs published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1985. 3 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1985. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 14 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1971 2025

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karlis Muehlenbachs: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 2
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 2
1977 3
1978 1
1979 1
1980 3
1981 6
1982 5
1983 2
1984 5
1985 14
1986 12
1987 5
1988 1
1989 9
1990 4
1991 4
1992 1
1993 3
1994 5
1995 8
1996 3
1997 4
1998 6
1999 6
2000 6
2001 11
2002 4
2003 4
2004 7
2005 6
2006 10
2007 11
2008 11
2009 14
2010 4
2011 9
2012 5
2013 4
2014 4
2015 2
2016 3
2017 1
2018 6
2019 5
2020 4
2021 4
2022 0
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Total 256
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Karlis Muehlenbachs 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 Karlis Muehlenbachs 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, 248–257 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: 248 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
248–257 208 248
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
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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Karlis Muehlenbachs 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 Karlis Muehlenbachs 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 71
72 62
73 54
74 35
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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Overview

Karlis Muehlenbachs is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Environmental Sciences, focusing particularly on the dynamics of gases in the atmosphere and the geochemical properties of geological formations.

Their main fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these domains, their work engages with several specialized subfields:

  • Geophysics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

Key research topics addressed by Muehlenbachs include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Muehlenbachs has contributed to the academic literature with papers published in journals such as Atmospheric Environment X and Mineralogy and Petrology. Notable publications include:

  • "Using in situ measurements of δ13C in methane to investigate methane emissions from the western Canada sedimentary basin" (2024), published in Atmospheric Environment X
  • "Victor diamonds - replacement of carbon and nitrogen in the central Superior Craton mantle root associated with the Midcontinent Rift event" (2025), published in Mineralogy and Petrology

The scientist frequently collaborates with others in their field. Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Sébastien Ars
  • Gabriela González Arismendi
  • Douglas E. J. Worthy
  • Felix Vogel
  • Luísa D.V. Carvalho

Best Publications

  • Oxygen isotope composition of the oceanic crust and its bearing on seawater

    K. Muehlenbachs;R. N. Clayton

  • Early Life Recorded in Archean Pillow Lavas

    Harald Furnes;Neil R. Banerjee;Neil R. Banerjee;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Hubert Staudigel

  • The fingerprint of seawater circulation in a 500-meter section of ocean crust gabbros

    Stanley R. Hart;Jerzy Blusztajn;Henry J.B. Dick;Peter S. Meyer;Peter S. Meyer

  • Isotopic evidence for geochemical decoupling between ancient epeiric seas and bordering oceans: Implications for secular curves

    C. Holmden;R. A. Creaser;K. Muehlenbachs;S. A. Leslie

  • Oxygen Isotope Studies of Fresh and Weathered Submarine Basalts

    Karlis Muehlenbachs;Robert N. Clayton

  • A Vestige of Earth's Oldest Ophiolite

    Harald Furnes;Maarten de Wit;Hubert Staudigel;Minik Rosing

  • Alteration of the oceanic crust and the 18 O history of seawater

    Karlis Muehlenbachs

  • Helium, oxygen, strontium and neodymium isotopic relationships in Icelandic volcanics

    M. Condomines;K. Grönvold;P.J. Hooker;K. Muehlenbachs

  • Geochemistry of reduced gas related to serpentinization of the Zambales ophiolite, Philippines

    T.A. Abrajano;N.C. Sturchio;B.M. Kennedy;G.L. Lyon

  • An oxygen isotopic profile through the upper kilometer of the oceanic crust, DSDP hole 504B

    Jeffrey C. Alt;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Jose Honnorez

  • The oxygen isotopic composition of the oceans, sediments and the seafloor

    Karlis Muehlenbachs

  • Isotope reversals and universal stages and trends of gas maturation in sealed, self-contained petroleum systems

    Barbara Tilley;Karlis Muehlenbachs

  • Evidence for microbial activity at the glass-alteration interface in oceanic basalts

    Terje Torsvik;Harald Furnes;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Ingunn H Thorseth

  • Dual origins of lode gold deposits in the Canadian Cordillera

    Bruce E. Nesbitt;James B. Murowchick;Karlis Muehlenbachs

  • Microbes play an important role in the alteration of oceanic crust

    I.H. Thorseth;T. Torsvik;H. Furnes;K. Muehlenbachs

  • Low-O18 basalts from Iceland

    Karlis Muehlenbachs;Alfred T. Anderson;Gudmundur E. Sigvaldason

  • Gas isotope reversals in fractured gas reservoirs of the western Canadian Foothills: Mature shale gases in disguise

    Barbara Tilley;Scott McLellan;Stephen Hiebert;Bob Quartero

  • A new proposal concerning the botanical origin of Baltic amber

    Alexander P. Wolfe;Ralf Tappert;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Marc Boudreau

  • A fresh isotopic look at Greenland kimberlites: Cratonic mantle lithosphere imprint on deep source signal

    Sebastian Tappe;D. Graham Pearson;Geoff Nowell;Troels Nielsen

  • Oxygen and carbon isotope evidence for seawater-hydrothermal alteration of the Macquarie Island ophiolite

    J.D. Cocker;B.J. Griffin;K. Muehlenbachs

  • Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry of Submarine Greenstones

    K. Muehlenbachs;R. N. Clayton

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Furnes
Harald Furnes University of Bergen
Hubert Staudigel
Hubert Staudigel University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey C. Alt
Jeffrey C. Alt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas Stachel
Thomas Stachel University of Alberta
Neil R. Banerjee
Neil R. Banerjee University of Western Ontario
Alexander P. Wolfe
Alexander P. Wolfe University of Alberta
Robert A. Creaser
Robert A. Creaser University of Alberta
Ingunn H. Thorseth
Ingunn H. Thorseth University of Bergen
Jeff W. Harris
Jeff W. Harris University of Glasgow
Maarten J. de Wit
Maarten J. de Wit Nelson Mandela University

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