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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 84 411 351 218 178 321 20030

Neil C. Sturchio publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil C. Sturchio between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil C. Sturchio published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2016. 7 of the 369 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2016. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 2 publications
1983 2026

369 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil C. Sturchio: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 3
1988 4
1989 2
1990 8
1991 1
1992 3
1993 6
1994 5
1995 4
1996 4
1997 13
1998 8
1999 9
2000 11
2001 9
2002 9
2003 11
2004 15
2005 15
2006 10
2007 9
2008 13
2009 13
2010 12
2011 10
2012 14
2013 13
2014 11
2015 8
2016 17
2017 8
2018 16
2019 12
2020 13
2021 14
2022 9
2023 7
2024 4
2025 5
2026 2
Total 369
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Neil C. Sturchio 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 Neil C. Sturchio 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, 318–327 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: 321 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93 321
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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Neil C. Sturchio 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 Neil C. Sturchio 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, 84 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: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 84
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

  • 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

Neil C. Sturchio is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across various subfields. These subfields include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, such as Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition.

Neil C. Sturchio has published extensively in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Chemosphere
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Environmental Science & Technology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Linnea J. Heraty
  • Paul B. Hatzinger
  • Mark E. Fuller
  • Sang Soo Lee
  • Paul Fenter

Selected recent papers exemplify the range and focus of their research. These include:

  • "Mapping the Distribution of Shallow Groundwater Occurrences Using Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Modeling over Southwest Saudi Arabia" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Biotransformation of the insensitive munition constituents 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) by aerobic methane-oxidizing consortia and pure cultures." (2020), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Inter-laboratory Characterisation of Apatite Reference Materials for Chlorine Isotope Analysis" (2020), published in Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • "Groundwater isotope ratios reflect convective and stratiform (paleo)precipitation fractions in Brazil" (2020), published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Integrated studies to identify site-specific parameters for environmentally benign mining operations: A case study from the Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment

Neil C. Sturchio has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This award reflects their involvement in the geological sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Uranium-series disequilibrium: Applications to Earth, Marine, and environmental sciences

    Neil C. Sturchio

  • Molecular-Scale Density Oscillations in Water Adjacent to a Mica Surface

    L. Cheng;P. Fenter;Kathryn Nagy;M. L. Schlegel

  • Depositional Facies and Aqueous-Solid Geochemistry of Travertine-Depositing Hot Springs (Angel Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A.)

    Bruce W. Fouke;Jack D. Farmer;David J. Des Marais;Lisa Pratt

  • Mineral–water interfacial structures revealed by synchrotron X-ray scattering

    Paul Fenter;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Methane-hydrogen gas seeps, zambales ophiolite, philippines: deep or shallow origin?

    T.A. Abrajano;N.C. Sturchio;J.K. Bohlke;G.L. Lyon

  • Ion adsorption at the rutile-water interface: linking molecular and macroscopic properties.

    Z. Zhang;Z. Zhang;P. Fenter;L. Cheng;N. C. Sturchio;N. C. Sturchio

  • One million year old groundwater in the Sahara revealed by krypton‐81 and chlorine‐36

    N. C. Sturchio;X. Du;X. Du;R. Purtschert;B. E. Lehmann

  • Surface speciation of calcite observed in situ by high-resolution X-ray reflectivity

    P. Fenter;P. Geissbühler;E. DiMasi;G. Srajer

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

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

  • Three-dimensional structure of the calcite-water interface by surface X-ray scattering

    P. Geissbühler;P. Fenter;E. DiMasi;G. Srajer

  • Lithologic mapping in arid regions with Landsat thematic mapper data: Meatiq dome, Egypt

    Mohamed Sultan;Raymond E. Arvidson;Neil C. Sturchio;Edward A. Guinness

  • Kinetic isotopic fractionation during diffusion of ionic species in water

    Frank M. Richter;Ruslan A. Mendybaev;John N. Christensen;Ian D. Hutcheon

  • One million year old groundwater in the Sahara revealed by krypton-81 and chlorine-36

    N. C. Sturchio;X. Du;R. Purtschert;B. E. Lehmann

  • Geochemistry of Quaternary travertines in the region north of Rome (Italy): structural, hydrologic and paleoclimatic implications

    A. Minissale;D.M. Kerrick;G. Magro;M.T. Murrell

  • Cation sorption on the muscovite (0 0 1) surface in chloride solutions using high-resolution X-ray reflectivity

    Michel L. Schlegel;Kathryn. L. Nagy;Paul Fenter;Likwan Cheng

  • Organophosphate Esters in Sediment of the Great Lakes

    Dandan Cao;Jiehong Guo;Yawei Wang;Zhuona Li

  • An Overview of Synchrotron Radiation Applications to Low Temperature Geochemistry and Environmental Science

    Gordon E. Brown;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Tetravalent Uranium in Calcite

    N. C. Sturchio;M. R. Antonio;L. Soderholm;S. R. Sutton

  • Mapping of serpentinites in the Eastern Desert of Egypt by using Landsat thematic mapper data

    Mohamed Sultan;Raymond E. Arvidson;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Quaternary deformation in the Eastern Pamirs, Tadzhikistan and Kyrgyzstan

    M. R. Strecker;W. Frisch;M. W. Hamburger;L. Ratschbacher

  • Hydration and Distribution of Ions at the Mica-Water Interface

    Changyong Park;Paul A. Fenter;Kathryn L. Nagy;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Applications of Synchrotron Radiation in Low-Temperature Geochemistry and Environmental Science

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Fenter
Paul Fenter Argonne National Laboratory
Mohamed Sultan
Mohamed Sultan Western Michigan University
John Karl Böhlke
John Karl Böhlke United States Geological Survey
Michael J. Bedzyk
Michael J. Bedzyk Northwestern University
Roland Purtschert
Roland Purtschert University of Bern
Kathryn L. Nagy
Kathryn L. Nagy University of Illinois at Chicago
Baohua Gu
Baohua Gu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
An Li
An Li University of Illinois at Chicago
Karl J. Rockne
Karl J. Rockne University of Illinois at Chicago
Teofilo A. Abrajano
Teofilo A. Abrajano Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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