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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 103 114 96 59 49 430 31018

Peter R. Buseck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter R. Buseck between 1964 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter R. Buseck published across 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2003. 1 of the 532 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2003. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 4 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 16 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 14 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1964 2025

532 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter R. Buseck: publications per year, 1964 to 2025
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 0
1966 2
1967 4
1968 2
1969 3
1970 1
1971 1
1972 3
1973 5
1974 3
1975 3
1976 3
1977 5
1978 5
1979 8
1980 11
1981 7
1982 11
1983 16
1984 6
1985 14
1986 10
1987 7
1988 9
1989 9
1990 7
1991 11
1992 16
1993 9
1994 9
1995 12
1996 9
1997 12
1998 23
1999 12
2000 15
2001 14
2002 6
2003 25
2004 23
2005 18
2006 14
2007 14
2008 17
2009 11
2010 13
2011 9
2012 8
2013 13
2014 15
2015 2
2016 6
2017 6
2018 8
2019 8
2020 11
2021 0
2022 3
2023 3
2024 0
2025 1
Total 532
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Peter R. Buseck 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 R. Buseck 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, 428–437 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: 430 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 27 430
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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Peter R. Buseck 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 R. Buseck 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, 103 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: 103 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 4 103
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 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

Peter R. Buseck is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Geophysics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, molecular junctions and nanostructures, fullerene chemistry and applications, fire effects on ecosystems, astro and planetary science, and diamond and carbon-based materials research.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Peter R. Buseck include:

  • Rapid evolution of aerosol particles and their optical properties downwind of wildfires in the western US, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Fine Ash-Bearing Particles as a Major Aerosol Component in Biomass Burning Smoke, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Mixing states of Amazon basin aerosol particles transported over long distances using transmission electron microscopy, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Pseudocarbynes: Linear Carbon Chains Stabilized by Metal Clusters, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • A primordial atmospheric origin of hydrospheric deuterium enrichment on Mars, 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequently publishing in venues such as Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Carbon, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, and Earth and Planetary Science Letters, the scientist maintains a presence in journals relevant to their multidisciplinary research interests.

Frequent collaborators include P. Tarakeshwar, Moreno Meneghetti, Hyunsub Kim, Scott Sayres, and Arthur J. Sedlacek, reflecting active involvement in cooperative research efforts.

Peter R. Buseck has been recognized with distinctions including Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967 and Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 2, Compositions and aging of inorganic particles

    Jia Li;Mihály Pósfai;Peter V. Hobbs;Peter R. Buseck

  • Airborne minerals and related aerosol particles: effects on climate and the environment.

    Peter R. Buseck;Mihály Pósfai;Mihály Pósfai

  • Emissions from biomass burning in the Yucatan

    R. J. Yokelson;J. D. Crounse;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;T. Karl

  • Fullerenes from the geological environment.

    Peter R. Buseck;Semeon J. Tsipursky;Robert Hettich

  • Magnetic Microstructure of Magnetotactic Bacteria by Electron Holography

    Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski;Martha R. McCartney;Richard B. Frankel;Dennis A. Bazylinski

  • Shapes of soot aerosol particles and implications for their effects on climate

    Kouji Adachi;Serena H. Chung;Peter R. Buseck

  • Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 1. Compositions and size distributions of carbonaceous particles

    Mihály Pósfai;Renáta Simonics;Jia Li;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Fe‐Mg lattice diffusion in olivine

    D. K. Buening;Peter R. Buseck

  • Influence of sea-salt on aerosol radiative properties in the Southern Ocean marine boundary layer

    D. M. Murphy;J. R. Anderson;P. K. Quinn;L. M. McInnes

  • Atmospheric tar balls: Particles from biomass and biofuel burning

    Mihály Pósfai;András Gelencsér;Renáta Simonics;Krisztina Arató

  • Magnetite from magnetotactic bacteria; size distributions and twinning

    Bertrand Devouard;Mihaly Posfai;Xin Hua;Dennis A. Bazylinski

  • Indicators of aqueous alteration in CM carbonaceous chondrites: Microtextures of a layered mineral containing Fe, S, O and Ni

    Kazushige Tomeoka;Peter R. Buseck

  • Conversion of carbonaceous material to graphite during metamorphism

    Peter R. Buseck;Bo-Jun Huang

  • Internally mixed soot, sulfates, and organic matter in aerosol particles from Mexico City

    K. Adachi;P. R. Buseck

  • Matrix mineralogy of the Orgueil CI carbonaceous chondrite

    Kazushige Tomeoka;Peter R. Buseck

  • Iron sulfides from magnetotactic bacteria; structure, composition, and phase transitions

    Mihaly Posfai;Peter R. Buseck;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Richard B. Frankel

  • From Organic Matter to Graphite: Graphitization

    Peter R. Buseck;Olivier Beyssac

  • Genesis of presolar diamonds: Comparative high-resolution transmission electron microscopy study of meteoritic and terrestrial nano-diamonds

    T.L. Daulton;T.L. Daulton;D.D. Eisenhour;T.J. Bernatowicz;R.S. Lewis

  • Reaction Sequence of Iron Sulfide Minerals in Bacteria and Their Use as Biomarkers

    Mihály Pósfai;Peter R. Buseck;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Richard B. Frankel

  • Haze types in Beijing and the influence of agricultural biomass burning

    W. J. Li;W. J. Li;W. J. Li;L. Y. Shao;P. R. Buseck

  • Transmission electron microscopy of synthetic 2- and 6-line ferrihydrite

    Dawn E. Janney;John M. Cowley;Peter R. Buseck

  • Todorokites: a new family of naturally occurring manganese oxides.

    Shirley Turner;Peter R. Buseck

  • Black carbon in the environment, properties and distribution: Edward D. Goldberg. John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1985, 198 p., $29.95

    Peter R. Buseck

Frequent Co-Authors

Mihály Pósfai
Mihály Pósfai University of Pannonia
Kouji Adachi
Kouji Adachi Japan Meteorological Agency
Richard B. Frankel
Richard B. Frankel California Polytechnic State University
David R. Veblen
David R. Veblen Johns Hopkins University
Heiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich Eindhoven University of Technology
Lynn M. Russell
Lynn M. Russell University of California, San Diego
Stephen R. Springston
Stephen R. Springston Brookhaven National Laboratory
Timothy B. Onasch
Timothy B. Onasch Boston College
Lawrence I. Kleinman
Lawrence I. Kleinman Brookhaven National Laboratory
Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana

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