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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 8034 7450 2689 2380 156 4017

Kenneth D. Ridgway publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenneth D. Ridgway between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenneth D. Ridgway published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2015. 19 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2015. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 5 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 9 publications
1967 2025

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenneth D. Ridgway: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 5
1998 1
1999 4
2000 2
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 1
2005 3
2006 0
2007 9
2008 6
2009 8
2010 1
2011 6
2012 4
2013 11
2014 11
2015 15
2016 6
2017 7
2018 8
2019 6
2020 5
2021 11
2022 1
2023 5
2024 10
2025 9
Total 171
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Kenneth D. Ridgway 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 Kenneth D. Ridgway 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, 148–157 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: 156 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 156
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
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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Kenneth D. Ridgway 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 Kenneth D. Ridgway 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

  • 2012 - Randolph W. “Bill” and Cecile T. Bromery Award for Minorities, 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
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Kenneth D. Ridgway is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including geophysics, geology, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics in Ridgway's research include geological studies and exploration, geological and geochemical analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, geological and geophysical studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Ridgway has published extensively, with notable recent papers such as:

  • "Geology, U-Pb Geochronology, and Hf Isotope Geochemistry Across the Mesozoic Alaska Range Suture Zone (South-Central Alaska): Implications for Cordilleran Collisional Processes and Tectonic Growth of North America" (2020, Tectonics)
  • "Detrital zircon geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of Mesozoic sedimentary basins in south-central Alaska: Insights into regional sediment transport, basin development, and tectonics along the NW Cordilleran margin" (2020, Geosphere)
  • "Neogene sedimentary record of the evolution of a translated strike-slip basin along the Denali fault system: Implications for timing of displacement, composite basin development, and regional tectonics of southern Alaska" (2022, Geosphere)
  • "Subduction Polarity in Ancient Arcs: A Call to Integrate Geology and Geophysics to Decipher the Mesozoic Tectonic History of the Northern Cordillera of North America: REPLY" (2020, GSA Today)
  • "Tectonic Growth of the Late Paleozoic-Middle Mesozoic Northwestern Margin of Laurentia and Implications for the Farewell Terrane: Stratigraphic, Structural, and Provenance Records From the Central Alaska Range" (2021, Tectonics)

Frequent co-authors in Ridgway's research include:

  • Michael P. Eddy
  • Brandon Keough
  • L. L. Worthington
  • J. M. Jaeger
  • Sean S. Gulick

Ridgway has published in several venues multiple times, such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geosphere
  • Tectonics
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Among the awards received are the Randolph W. "Bill" and Cecile T. Bromery Award for Minorities from The Geological Society of America in 2012 and recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Controls on synorogenic alluvial‐fan architecture, Beartooth Conglomerate (Palaeocene), Wyoming and Montana

    P. G. DeCELLES;M. B. Gray;K. D. Ridgway;R. B. Cole

  • Kinematic history of a foreland uplift from Paleocene synorogenic conglomerate, Beartooth Range, Wyoming and Montana

    P. G. Decelles;M. B. Gray;K. D. Ridgway;R. B. Cole

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic growth of southern Alaska: A sedimentary basin perspective

    Jeffrey M. Trop;Kenneth D. Ridgway

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonics of the eastern and central Alaska Range: Progressive basin development and deformation in a suture zone

    Kenneth D. Ridgway;Jeffrey M. Trop;Warren J. Nokleberg;Cameron M. Davidson

  • Quaternary tectonic response to intensified glacial erosion in an orogenic wedge

    Aaron L. Berger;Sean P. S. Gulick;James A. Spotila;Phaedra Upton

  • Upper plate proxies for flat-slab subduction processes in southern Alaska

    Emily S. Finzel;Jeffrey M. Trop;Kenneth D. Ridgway;Eva Enkelmann

  • Mesozoic sedimentary-basin development on the allochthonous Wrangellia composite terrane, Wrangell Mountains basin, Alaska: A long-term record of terrane migration and arc construction

    Jeffrey M. Trop;Kenneth D. Ridgway;Jeffrey D. Manuszak;Paul Layer

  • Intense localized rock uplift and erosion in the St Elias orogen of Alaska

    E. Enkelmann;P. K. Zeitler;T. L. Pavlis;J. I. Garver

  • Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of fan-delta and river-delta deposystems, Pennsylvanian Minturn Formation, Colorado

    Richard G. Hoy;Kenneth D. Ridgway

  • Stream-dominated alluvial fan and lacustrine depositional systems in Cenozoic strike-slip basins, Denali fault system, Yukon Territory, Canada

    Kenneth D. Ridgway;Peter G. Decelles

  • Stratigraphic architecture, magnetostratigraphy, and incised-valley systems of the Pliocene-Pleistocene collisional marine foreland basin of Taiwan

    Wen-Shan Chen;Kenneth D. Ridgway;Chorng-Shern Horng;Yue-Gau Chen

  • Mid-Pleistocene climate transition drives net mass loss from rapidly uplifting St. Elias Mountains, Alaska

    Sean P. S. Gulick;John M. Jaeger;Alan C. Mix;Hirofumi Asahi

  • A detrital record of Mesozoic island arc accretion and exhumation in the North American Cordillera: U‐Pb geochronology of the Kahiltna basin, southern Alaska

    Brian A. Hampton;Kenneth D. Ridgway;George E. Gehrels

  • Neogene transpressional foreland basin development on the north side of the central Alaska Range, Usibelli Group and Nenana Gravel, Tanana basin

    Kenneth D. Ridgway;Evan E. Thoms;Paul W. Layer;Mark E. Lesh

  • Late Cretaceous paleogeography of Wrangellia: Paleomagnetism of the MacColl Ridge Formation, southern Alaska, revisited

    John A. Stamatakos;Jeffrey M. Trop;Kenneth D. Ridgway

  • Structural and sedimentological development of footwall growth synclines along an intraforeland uplift, east-central Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

    Richard G. Hoy;Kenneth D. Ridgway

  • Syndepositional thrust-related deformation and sedimentation in an Ancestral Rocky Mountains basin, Central Colorado trough, Colorado, USA

    Richard G. Hoy;Kenneth D. Ridgway

  • Thrust-top basin formation along a suture zone, Cantwell basin, Alaska Range: Implications for development of the Denali fault system

    Kenneth D. Ridgway;Jeffrey M. Trop;Arthur R. Sweet

  • Stratigraphy, depositional systems, and provenance of the Lower Cretaceous Kahiltna assemblage, western Alaska Range: Basin development in response to oblique collision

    James L. Kalbas;Kenneth D. Ridgway;George E. Gehrels

  • Kinematics of basin development during the transition from terrane accretion to strike-slip tectonics. Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary Cantwell Formation, south central Alaska

    Ronald B. Cole;Kenneth D. Ridgway;Paul W. Layer;Jeffery Drake

  • Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin: Crustal Evolution of Southern Alaska

    Kenneth D. Ridgway

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean P.S. Gulick
Sean P.S. Gulick The University of Texas at Austin
Heinrich Bahlburg
Heinrich Bahlburg University of Münster
Matthias Forwick
Matthias Forwick University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Eva Enkelmann
Eva Enkelmann University of Calgary
Terry L. Pavlis
Terry L. Pavlis The University of Texas at El Paso
Paul G. Fitzgerald
Paul G. Fitzgerald Syracuse University
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Alan C. Mix
Alan C. Mix Oregon State University
Erin L. McClymont
Erin L. McClymont Durham University
Paul W. Layer
Paul W. Layer University of Alaska Fairbanks

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