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Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
3647
World Ranking
8099
National Ranking
2695

M.E. Bickford publications per year

1960: 1 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publications 1987: 1 publications 1988: 1 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publications 2000: 1 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publications 2005: 1 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1960 2025

86 publications in total across all disciplines

M.E. Bickford 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 M.E. Bickford sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 603+

This scientist: 80 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M.E. Bickford 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 M.E. Bickford 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: 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - GSA Distinguished Service Award, The Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Episodic zircon ages, Hf isotopic composition, and the preservation rate of continental crust

    Kent C. Condie;M.E. Bickford;Richard C. Aster;Elena Belousova

  • Mesoproterozoic-trans-Laurentian magmatism: A synthesis of continent-wide age distributions, new SIMS U–Pb ages, zircon saturation temperatures, and Hf and Nd isotopic compositions

    M.E. Bickford;W.R. Van Schmus;K.E. Karlstrom;P.A. Mueller

  • Age of volcanic rocks and syndepositional iron formations, Marquette Range Supergroup: implications for the tectonic setting of Paleoproterozoic iron formations of the Lake Superior region

    D.A. Schneider;M.E. Bickford;W.F. Cannon;K.J. Schulz

  • Proterozoic collisional tectonism in the Trans-Hudson orogen, Saskatchewan

    M. E. Bickford;K. D. Collerson;J. F. Lewry;W. R. Van Schmus

  • SHRIMP Ages of Zircon in the Uppermost Tuff in Chattisgarh Basin in Central India Require ∼500‐Ma Adjustment in Indian Proterozoic Stratigraphy

    Sarbani Patranabis‐Deb;M. E. Bickford;Barbara Hill;Asru K. Chaudhuri

  • LATE- TO POST-TECTONIC SETTING OF SOME MAJOR PROTEROZOIC ANORTHOSITE – MANGERITE – CHARNOCKITE – GRANITE (AMCG) SUITES

    James M. McLelland;Bruce W. Selleck;Michael A. Hamilton;Marion E. Bickford

  • U–Pb geochronology in the Trans-Hudson Orogen, northern Saskatchewan, Canada

    W. R. Van Schmus;M. E. Bickford;J. F. Lewry;R. Macdonald

  • Depositional History of the Chhattisgarh Basin, Central India: Constraints from New SHRIMP Zircon Ages

    M. E. Bickford;Abhijit Basu;Sarbani Patranabis-Deb;Pratap C. Dhang

  • Timing of anatexis in metapelites from the Adirondack lowlands and southern highlands: A manifestation of the Shawinigan orogeny and subsequent anorthosite-mangerite-charnockite-granite magmatism

    Matthew J. Heumann;M.E. Bickford;Barbara M. Hill;James M. McLelland

  • SHRIMP study of zircons from Early Archean rocks in the Minnesota River Valley: Implications for the tectonic history of the Superior Province

    M.E. Bickford;J.L. Wooden;R.L. Bauer

  • Inferring tectonic provenance of siliciclastic rocks from their chemical compositions: A dissent

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  • New U-Pb SHRIMP Zircon Ages of the Dhamda Tuff in the Mesoproterozoic Chhattisgarh Basin, Peninsular India: Stratigraphic Implications and Significance of a 1-Ga Thermal-Magmatic Event

    Marion E. Bickford;Abhijit Basu;Arunangshu Mukherjee;Jack Hietpas

  • Paleoproterozoic rocks of central Colorado: Accreted arcs or extended older crust?

    Barbara M. Hill;M.E. Bickford

  • Tectonic Evolution of the Adirondack Mountains and Grenville Orogen Inliers within the USA

    James M. McLelland;Bruce W. Selleck;Marion E. Bickford

  • Chapter 11 Proterozoic Chronology and Evolution of the Midcontinent Region, North America

    Unknown

  • Does the arc accretion model adequately explain the Paleoproterozoic evolution of southern Laurentia?: An expanded interpretation

    M.E. Bickford;Barbara M. Hill

  • Crustal evolution of southern Laurentia during the Paleoproterozoic: Insights from zircon Hf isotopic studies of ca. 1.75 Ga rocks in central Colorado

    M.E. Bickford;P.A. Mueller;George D. Kamenov;Barbara M. Hill

  • Origin of the Archean Sask craton and its extent within the Trans-Hudson orogen: evidence from Pb and Nd isotopic compositions of basement rocks and post-orogenic intrusions

    M.E. Bickford;T.D. Mock;W.E. Steinhart;K.D. Collerson

  • U-Pb zircon ages from the Bindal Batholith, and the tectonic history of the Helgeland Nappe Complex, Scandinavian Caledonides

    Unknown

  • An alternate perspective on the opening and closing of the intracratonic Purana basins in peninsular India

    Unknown

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