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D-Index
53
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8699
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2925
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Paul J. Fox 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 Paul J. Fox sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 93 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul J. Fox 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 Paul J. Fox sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Paul J. Fox is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. They have received recognition for their contributions to the scientific community through awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2000.

There is no specific data available regarding their recent papers, frequent co-authors, or common publication venues. Additionally, information about book publications, main fields of study, subfields, and specific topics of their work has not been provided.

The available data shows a career marked by acknowledgment from prominent scientific organizations, indicating a standing within the fields related to geophysical or broader scientific research as suggested by the fellowships received. These honors are typically awarded for substantial contributions to advancing scientific knowledge or leadership in their areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Marginal offsets, fracture zones, and the early opening of the North Atlantic

    Xavier Le Pichon;Paul J. Fox

  • A tectonic model for ridge-transform-ridge plate boundaries: implications for the structure of oceanic lithosphere

    Paul J. Fox;David G. Gallo

  • A new view of the mid-ocean ridge from the behaviour of ridge-axis discontinuities

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox;L. J. Perram;M. F. Eisen

  • East Pacific Rise from Siqueiros to Orozco Fracture Zones: Along-strike continuity of axial neovolcanic zone and structure and evolution of overlapping spreading centers

    Ken Macdonald;Jean-Christophe Sempere;P. J. Fox

  • Overlapping spreading centres: new accretion geometry on the East Pacific Rise

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox

  • Volcanic growth faults and the origin of Pacific abyssal hills

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox;P. J. Fox;Russ T. Alexander;Robert Pockalny

  • The axial summit graben and cross-sectional shape of the East Pacific Rise as indicators of axial magma chambers and recent volcanic eruptions

    Ken C. Macdonald;P.J. Fox

  • The geology of the oceanic crust: Compressional wave velocities of oceanic rocks

    Paul J. Fox;Edward Schreiber;J. J. Peterson

  • Second-order ridge axis discontinuities in the South Atlantic: morphology, structure, and evolution

    N. R. Grindlay;P. J. Fox;K. C. MacDonald

  • Variable features on Mars 2: Mariner 9 global results

    Carl Sagan;Joseph Veverka;Paul Fox;Russell Dubisch

  • Morphology and tectonics of the Kane Transform from Sea Beam bathymetry data

    Robert A. Pockalny;Robert S. Detrick;Paul J. Fox

  • The East Pacific Rise and its flanks 8 18° N: History of segmentation, propagation and spreading direction based on SeaMARC II and Sea Beam studies

    Ken C. Macdonald;Paul J. Fox;Steve Miller;Suzanne Carbotte

  • The morphology and tectonics of the Mark area from Sea Beam and Sea MARC I observations (Mid-Atlantic Ridge 23° N)

    Laura S. L. Kong;Robert S. Detrick;Paul J. Fox;Larry A. Mayer

  • The evolution of craters and calderas on young seamounts: Insights from SEA MARC I and Sea beam sonar surveys of a small seamount group near the axis of the East Pacific Rise at ∼10°N

    Daniel J. Fornari;William B. F. Ryan;Paul J. Fox

  • Magnetic properties of dredged oceanic gabbros and the source of marine magnetic anomalies

    Dennis V. Kent;B. M. Honnorez;Neil D. Opdyke;P. J. Fox

  • Subduction of the Kula Ridge at the Aleutian Trench

    Stephen E. Delong;Paul J. Fox;Fred W. Mcdowell

  • The geology of the oceanographer fracture zone: A model for fracture zones

    Paul J. Fox;Edward Schreiber;Hugh Rowlett;Keith McCamy

  • Deep‐tow studies of the Vema Fracture Zone: 1. Tectonics of a major slow slipping transform fault and its intersection with the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge

    Ken. C. Macdonald;David A. Castillo;Stephen P. Miller;Paul J. Fox

  • Geology of the oceanic crust: Magnetic properties of oceanic rocks

    Paul J. Fox;Neil D. Opdyke

  • First manned submersible dives on the East Pacific Rise at 21°N (project RITA): General results

    Jean Francheteau;H.D. Needham;P. Choukroune;Tierre Juteau

  • Variable Features on Mars: Mariner 9 Observations of Promethei Sinus

    C. Sagan;J. Veverka;P. Fox;R. French

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken C. Macdonald
Ken C. Macdonald University of California, Santa Barbara
William B. F. Ryan
William B. F. Ryan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen Columbia University
Daniel J. Fornari
Daniel J. Fornari Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jeffrey A. Karson
Jeffrey A. Karson Syracuse University
Suzanne M. Carbotte
Suzanne M. Carbotte Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
William S.F. Kidd
William S.F. Kidd University at Albany, State University of New York
Kathleen Crane
Kathleen Crane University of Hawaii at Manoa
Enrico Bonatti
Enrico Bonatti Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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