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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3176 2900 1274 1131 159 11356

Michael J. Walter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Walter between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Walter published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2023. 16 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2023. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 3 publications
1992 2025

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Walter: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 4
2001 6
2002 3
2003 6
2004 12
2005 1
2006 7
2007 5
2008 3
2009 7
2010 7
2011 2
2012 8
2013 7
2014 6
2015 6
2016 9
2017 5
2018 2
2019 15
2020 11
2021 12
2022 15
2023 17
2024 13
2025 3
Total 207
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Michael J. Walter 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 Michael J. Walter 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, 158–167 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: 159 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
158–167 458 159
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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Michael J. Walter 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 Michael J. Walter 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Michael J. Walter is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various subfields, including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Michael J. Walter has contributed to numerous research articles in several publication venues. The most frequent ones include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Science Advances
  • Review of Scientific Instruments

Recent papers by the scientist include:

  • Slab Transport of Fluids to Deep Focus Earthquake Depths-Thermal Modeling Constraints and Evidence From Diamonds, 2021, AGU Advances
  • Evaluating the Formation Pressure of Diamond-Hosted Majoritic Garnets: A Machine Learning Majorite Barometer, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Strong shear softening induced by superionic hydrogen in Earth's inner core, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geochemistry of Silicate and Oxide Inclusions in Sublithospheric Diamonds, 2022, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Deep carbon through time: Earth's diamond record and its implications for carbon cycling and fluid speciation in the mantle, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • D. Graham Pearson
  • Steven B. Shirey
  • Jing Yang
  • Zachary M. Geballe
  • Yingwei Fei

Michael J. Walter has also authored books published by Cambridge University Press, including the volume titled Static and Dynamic High Pressure Mineral Physics (2022).

In 2019, they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • Melting of Garnet Peridotite and the Origin of Komatiite and Depleted Lithosphere

    Michael J. Walter

  • Diamonds and the Geology of Mantle Carbon

    Steven B. Shirey;Pierre Cartigny;Daniel J. Frost;Shantanu Keshav

  • Accretion of the Earth and segregation of its core

    Bernard J. Wood;Michael J. Walter;Jonathan Wade

  • Slab melting as a barrier to deep carbon subduction

    Andrew R. Thomson;Michael J. Walter;Simon C. Kohn;Richard A. Brooker

  • Deep mantle cycling of oceanic crust: evidence from diamonds and their mineral inclusions.

    Michael J Walter;Simon C Kohn;D Araujo;G Bulanova

  • Experimentally determined postspinel transformation boundary in Mg2SiO4 using MgO as an internal pressure standard and its geophysical implications

    Y Fei;J Van Orman;J Van Orman;J Li;J Li;W van Westrenen;W van Westrenen

  • Olivine‐wadsleyite transition in the system (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

    Tomoo Katsura;Hitoshi Yamada;Osamu Nishikawa;Osamu Nishikawa;Maoshuang Song

  • Primary carbonatite melt from deeply subducted oceanic crust

    Michael J Walter;Galina Bulanova;Lora S Armstrong;S Keshav

  • Melting in the Fe–C system to 70 GPa

    Oliver T Lord;Michael J Walter;R Dasgupta;R Dasgupta;D Walker

  • Core formation in planetesimals triggered by permeable flow

    Takashi Yoshino;Michael J. Walter;Tomoo Katsura

  • Post-spinel transition in Mg2SiO4 determined by high P–T in situ X-ray diffractometry

    Tomoo Katsura;Hitoshi Yamada;Toru Shinmei;Atsushi Kubo

  • Mineral inclusions in sublithospheric diamonds from Collier 4 kimberlite pipe, Juina, Brazil: subducted protoliths, carbonated melts and primary kimberlite magmatism

    Galina P. Bulanova;Michael J. Walter;Chris B. Smith;Simon C. Kohn

  • Melting Behavior of Simplified Lherzolite in the System CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-Na2O from 7 to 35 kbar

    Michael J. Walter;Dean C. Presnall

  • Generation of mid-ocean ridge basalts at pressures from 1 to 7 GPa

    Dean C Presnall;Dean C Presnall;Gudmundur H Gudfinnsson;Michael J Walter

  • The influence of pressure and temperature on the metal-silicate partition coefficients of nickel and cobalt in a model C1 chondrite and implications for metal segregation in a deep magma ocean

    Yves Thibault;Michael J. Walter

  • 2.08 – Melt Extraction and Compositional Variability in Mantle Lithosphere

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  • Magnesium isotope evidence that accretional vapour loss shapes planetary compositions

    Remco C Hin;Christopher D Coath;Philip J Carter;Francis Nimmo

  • The nature of erupting kimberlite melts

    R.S.J. Sparks;R.A. Brooker;M. Field;J. Kavanagh

  • A mass proportion method for calculating melting reactions and application to melting of model upper mantle lherzolite

    Michael J. Walter;Thomas W. Sisson;Dean C. Presnall

  • Melting experiments of mantle materials under lower mantle conditions with implications for magma ocean differentiation

    E Ito;A Kubo;T Katsura;Michael J Walter

  • Early Earth differentiation

    Michael J. Walter;Reidar G. Trønnes;Reidar G. Trønnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon M. Clark
Simon M. Clark Macquarie University
Simon C. Kohn
Simon C. Kohn University of Bristol
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott University of Bristol
David Walker
David Walker Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Tomoo Katsura
Tomoo Katsura University of Bayreuth
Ken-ichi Funakoshi
Ken-ichi Funakoshi Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
Eiji Ito
Eiji Ito Okayama University
Dean C. Presnall
Dean C. Presnall The University of Texas at Dallas
Takashi Yoshino
Takashi Yoshino Okayama University
Kenneth T. Koga
Kenneth T. Koga Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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