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Peter A. Rona 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 Peter A. Rona sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 219 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Peter A. Rona 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 Peter A. Rona sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter A. Rona is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily on the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a particular specialization in Economics and Econometrics. The main topics of their work center around Economic Theory and Institutions.

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as László Zsolnai and Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price, indicating ongoing scholarly partnerships within related domains.

Peter A. Rona has contributed to scholarly literature through book publications, including a notable work published in 2024 titled Homo Curator: Towards the Ethics of Consumption, released by Springer International Publishing. This publication has received citations that reflect attention within its academic context.

The researcher has been recognized by major scientific organizations, being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1980. Additionally, they were honored as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006.

  • Main fields of study: Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Subfields of study: Economics and Econometrics
  • Main topics of work: Economic Theory and Institutions
  • Frequent co-authors: László Zsolnai, Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of hot springs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    A. C. Campbell;M. R. Palmer;G. P. Klinkhammer;T. S. Bowers

  • Black smokers, massive sulphides and vent biota at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    P. A. Rona;G. Klinkhammer;T. A. Nelsen;J. H. Trefry

  • The internal structure of an active sea-floor massive sulphide deposit

    S. E. Humphris;Peter Herzig;D. J. Miller;J .C. Alt

  • Hydrothermal Processes at Seafloor Spreading Centers

    Peter A. Rona;Kurt Boström;Lucien Laubier;Kenneth L. Smith

  • Seafloor hydrothermal systems

    Robert P. Lowell;Peter A. Rona;Richard P. Von Herzen

  • Intense CH4 plumes generated by serpentinization of ultramafic rocks at the intersection of the 15°20′N fracture zone and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Jean Luc Charlou;Yves Fouquet;Henri Bougault;Jean P. Donval

  • Deducing patterns of fluid flow and mixing within the TAG active hydrothermal mound using mineralogical and geochemical data

    Margaret Kingston Tivey;Susan E. Humphris;Geoffrey Thompson;Mark D. Hannington

  • A model of an Atlantic and Pacific hydrothermal plume

    Kevin G. Speer;Peter A. Rona

  • Active and relict sea-floor hydrothermal mineralization at the TAG hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Peter A. Rona;Mark D. Hannington;C. V. Raman;Geoffrey Thompson

  • A special issue on sea-floor hydrothermal mineralization; new perspectives; preface

    Peter A. Rona;Steven D. Scott

  • Rapidly accumulating manganese deposit from the Median Valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Martha R. Scott;Robert B. Scott;Peter A. Rona;Louis W. Butler

  • Hydrothermal mineralization at seafloor spreading centers

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  • New age data for Mid‐Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal sites: TAG and Snakepit chronology revisited

    Claude Lalou;Jean-Louis Reyss;Evelyne Brichet;Maurice Arnold

  • Hydrothermal mineralization at oceanic ridges

    Peter A. Rona

  • Hydrothermal manganese plumes in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift valley

    G. Klinkhammer;P. Rona;M. Greaves;H. Elderfield

  • Feeding biology of the shrimp Rimicaris exoculata at hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    C. L. Van Dover;B. Fry;J. F. Grassle;S. Humphris

  • Hydrothermal activity on a 105‐year scale at a slow‐spreading ridge, TAG hydrothermal field, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge 26°N

    Claude Lalou;Jean-Louis Reyss;Evelyne Brichet;Peter A. Rona

  • Seafloor hydrothermal systems driven by the serpentinization of peridotite

    R. P. Lowell;P. A. Rona

  • Comparative mineralogy and geochemistry of gold-bearing sulfide deposits on the mid-ocean ridges

    Mark D. Hannington;Peter Herzig;Steven Scott;Geoff Thompson

  • Resources of the Sea Floor

    Peter A. Rona

  • Block-tilting, transfer faults, and structural control of magmatic and hydrothermal processesin the TAG area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 26°N

    Jeffrey A. Karson;Peter A. Rona

  • Discrete and diffuse heat transfer atashes vent field, Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Peter A. Rona;D. Andrew Trivett

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Hannington
Mark D. Hannington University of Ottawa
Robert P. Lowell
Robert P. Lowell Virginia Tech
Geoffrey Thompson
Geoffrey Thompson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Deborah Silver
Deborah Silver Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
William J. Jenkins
William J. Jenkins Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gary P. Klinkhammer
Gary P. Klinkhammer Oregon State University
Yves Fouquet
Yves Fouquet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Sven Petersen
Sven Petersen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Henri Bougault
Henri Bougault French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
George E. Thompson
George E. Thompson University of Manchester

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