2026 Peter W. Reiners: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	74	754	668	357	307	288	20029

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Peter W. Reiners is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology.

The main topics of Reiners' research include:

Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Geological Studies and Exploration

Several recent papers feature Reiners' contributions, with notable examples being:

"(U-Th)/He chronology: Part 2. Considerations for evaluating, integrating, and interpreting conventional individual aliquot data," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
"(U-Th)/He chronology: Part 1. Data, uncertainty, and reporting," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
"The relationships between tectonics, climate and exhumation in the Central Andes (18-36°S): Evidence from low-temperature thermochronology," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
"Southwestward growth of plateau surfaces in eastern Tibet," 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
"Rapid erosion of the central Transantarctic Mountains at the Eocene-Oligocene transition: Evidence from skewed (U-Th)/He date distributions near Beardmore Glacier," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Reiners include:

Lydia Bailey
Daniel F. Stöckli
David L. Shuster
Richard A. Ketcham
Peter K. Zeitler

Reiners regularly publishes in several key scientific venues such as:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Harvard Dataverse
Geological Society of America Bulletin
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Recognition for Reiners' contributions includes being named a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019 and the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

USING THERMOCHRONOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND OROGENIC EROSION

Peter W. Reiners;Mark T. Brandon

1180
Citations
Zircon M257 ‐ a Homogeneous Natural Reference Material for the Ion Microprobe U‐Pb Analysis of Zircon

Lutz Nasdala;Wolfgang Hofmeister;Nicholas Norberg;James M. Martinson

929
Citations
Zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry: He diffusion and comparisons with 40Ar/39Ar dating

Peter W. Reiners;Terry L. Spell;Stefan Nicolescu;Kathleen A. Zanetti

902
Citations
The pMELTS: A revision of MELTS for improved calculation of phase relations and major element partitioning related to partial melting of the mantle to 3 GPa

Mark S. Ghiorso;Marc M. Hirschmann;Peter W. Reiners;Victor C. Kress

871
Citations
Late Cenozoic evolution of the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Inferences from 40Ar/39Ar and (U‐Th)/He thermochronology

Eric Kirby;Eric Kirby;Peter W. Reiners;Peter W. Reiners;Michael A. Krol;Kelin X. Whipple

788
Citations
Helium diffusion in natural zircon: radiation damage, anisotropy, and the interpretation of zircon (U-TH)/He thermochronology

William R. Guenthner;Peter W. Reiners;Richard A. Ketcham;Lutz Nasdala

758
Citations
Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronometry

Peter W. Reiners

703
Citations
U-Th zonation-dependent alpha-ejection in (U-Th)/He chronometry

Jeremy K. Hourigan;Peter W. Reiners;Mark T. Brandon

501
Citations
He diffusion and (U–Th)/He thermochronometry of zircon: initial results from Fish Canyon Tuff and Gold Butte

Peter W. Reiners;Kenneth A. Farley;Hunter J. Hickes

424
Citations
Influence of crystal size on apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology: an example from the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Peter W. Reiners;Kenneth A. Farley

406
Citations
Past, Present, and Future of Thermochronology

Peter W. Reiners;Todd A. Ehlers;Peter K. Zeitler

368
Citations
Coupled spatial variations in precipitation and long-term erosion rates across the Washington Cascades

Peter W. Reiners;Todd A. Ehlers;Sara G. Mitchell;David R. Montgomery

356
Citations
Post-orogenic evolution of the Dabie Shan, eastern China, from (U-Th)/He and fission-track thermochronology

Peter W. Reiners;Zuyi Zhou;Todd A. Ehlers;Changhai Xu

291
Citations
Thermochronologic evidence for plateau formation in central Tibet by 45 Ma

Alexander Rohrmann;Paul Kapp;Barbara Carrapa;Peter W. Reiners

290
Citations
Glaciation as a destructive and constructive control on mountain building

Stuart N. Thomson;Stuart N. Thomson;Mark T. Brandon;Jonathan H. Tomkin;Peter W. Reiners

290
Citations
Regional incision of the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

William Ouimet;Kelin Whipple;Leigh Royden;Peter Reiners

281
Citations
Incomplete retention of radiation damage in zircon from Sri Lanka

Lutz Nasdala;Peter W. Reiners;John I. Garver;Allen K. Kennedy

266
Citations
Assimilation of felsic crust by basaltic magma: Thermal limits and extents of crustal contamination of mantle-derived magmas

Peter W. Reiners;Bruce K. Nelson;Mark S. Ghiorso

239
Citations
Helium diffusion and (U–Th)/He thermochronometry of titanite

Peter W Reiners;Kenneth A Farley

229
Citations
Combined single-grain (U-Th)/He and U/Pb dating of detrital zircons from the Navajo Sandstone, Utah

Jeffrey M. Rahl;Peter W. Reiners;Ian H. Campbell;Stefan Nicolescu

223
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart N. Thomson University of Arizona

George E. Gehrels University of Arizona

Mark T. Brandon Yale University

Massimiliano Zattin University of Padua

David L. Shuster University of California, Berkeley

Charlotte M. Allen Queensland University of Technology

Ian H. Campbell Australian National University

Paul Kapp University of Arizona

Peter G. DeCelles University of Arizona

John I. Garver Union College

External Links

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