2026 Mark D. Barton: 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	42	5165	4773	1932	1719	131	8237

Research.com Recognitions

Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Mark D. Barton is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, Inorganic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering. The main topics covered in their research include Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Extraction and Separation Processes, and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Barton's publication record features frequent contributions to several prominent venues, including:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Mining Metallurgy & Exploration
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Geological Society of America Bulletin
Applied Geochemistry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Barton are:

"Recovery of Critical Metals from Aqueous Sources," 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
"Extending geometallurgy to the mine scale with hyperspectral imaging: a pilot study using drone- and ground-based scanning," 2021, Mining Metallurgy & Exploration
"Hydrogeochemical evolution of formation waters responsible for sandstone bleaching and ore mineralization in the Paradox Basin, Colorado Plateau, USA," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
"New constraints on fluid chemistry and elemental mobility during hydrothermal alteration from thallium isotope systematics of the battle mountain district, North-central Nevada," 2023, Applied Geochemistry
"Paradox Basin Uranium-Vanadium Deposits: Comparative Mineralogy and Paragenesis," 2024, Mining Metallurgy & Exploration

Frequent coauthors working alongside Barton include:

Isabel Barton
Eytan Bos Orent
Lydia Bailey
Mark Person
Peter W. Reiners

Barton has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

Porphyry Deposits: Characteristics and Origin of Hypogene Features

Eric Seedorff;John H. Dilles;John M. Proffett;Marco T. Einaudi

979
Citations
Iron oxide copper-gold deposits: geology, space-time distribution, and possible modes of origin

Patrick J. Williams;Mark D. Barton;David A. Johnson;Lluís Fontboté

705
Citations
Evaporitic-source model for igneous-related Fe oxide-(REE-Cu-Au-U) mineralization

Mark D. Barton;David A. Johnson

560
Citations
Architecture and evolution of upper fan channel-belts on the Niger Delta slope and in the Arabian Sea

Mark E Deptuck;Gary S Steffens;Mark Barton;Carlos Pirmez

505
Citations
Igniting flare-up events in Cordilleran arcs

Mihai N. Ducea;Mark D. Barton

326
Citations
Magmatism and the development of low-pressure metamorphic belts: Implications from the western United States and thermal modeling

Mark D. Barton;R. Brooks Hanson

259
Citations
Gold Deposits Related to Alkaline Magmatism

Eric P. Jensen;Mark D. Barton

246
Citations
Fluid flow and metasomatism in a subduction zone hydrothermal system: Catalina Schist terrane, California

Gray E. Bebout;Mark D. Barton

246
Citations
Metasomatism during subduction: products and possible paths in the Catalina Schist, California

Gray E. Bebout;Mark D. Barton

244
Citations
Iron Oxide(–Cu–Au–REE–P–Ag–U–Co) Systems

M.D. Barton

243
Citations
Tectonic and metasomatic mixing in a high-T, subduction-zone mélange—insights into the geochemical evolution of the slab–mantle interface

Gray E Bebout;Mark D Barton

228
Citations
Metasomatism and partial melting in a subduction complex Catalina Schist, southern California

Sorena S. Sorensen;Mark D. Barton

170
Citations
An amagmatic origin of carlin-type gold deposits

Robert P. Ilchik;Mark D. Barton

158
Citations
Thermal development of low‐pressure metamorphic belts: Results from two‐dimensional numerical models

R. Brooks Hanson;Mark D. Barton

157
Citations
Non-pegmatitic Deposits of Beryllium: Mineralogy, Geology, Phase Equilibria and Origin

Mark D. Barton;Steven Young

152
Citations
Root Zones of Porphyry Systems: Extending the Porphyry Model to Depth

Eric Seedorff;Mark D. Barton;William J. A. Stavast;David J. Maher

142
Citations
A chemical and isotopic study of the Laramide granitic belt of northwestern Mexico: Identification of the southern edge of the North American Precambrian basement

Martín Valencia-Moreno;Joaquin Ruiz;Mark D. Barton;P. Jonathan Patchett

112
Citations
Granitic magmatism and metallogeny of southwestern North America

Mark D. Barton

111
Citations
The Ag-Au-S system

Mark D. Barton

104
Citations
Deciphering a multistage history affecting U–Cu(–Fe) mineralization in the Singhbhum Shear Zone, eastern India, using pyrite textures and compositions in the Turamdih U–Cu(–Fe) deposit

Dipak C. Pal;Mark D. Barton;A. K. Sarangi

103
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Dilles Oregon State University

Mark Person New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Sorena S. Sorensen Smithsonian Institution

Matthew Steele-MacInnis University of Alberta

Gray E. Bebout Lehigh University

Jennifer C. McIntosh University of Arizona

Joaquin Ruiz University of Arizona

Richard S. Fiske Smithsonian Institution

W. G. Ernst Stanford University

Calvin F. Miller Vanderbilt University

External Links

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