| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 37 | 6677 | 6191 | 2338 | 2073 | 125 | 10372 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Paul G. Richards between 1968 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul G. Richards published across 56 years, from 1968 to 2023, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1991. 2 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.
163 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| Total | 163 |
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 Paul G. Richards sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 125 publications — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 125 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Paul G. Richards sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | 37 |
| 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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