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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5121 4731 260 245 132 15133

R. J. Korsch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. J. Korsch between 1972 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. J. Korsch published across 53 years, from 1972 to 2024, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1991. 4 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. J. Korsch: publications per year, 1972 to 2024
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 2
1975 0
1976 1
1977 2
1978 3
1979 2
1980 0
1981 4
1982 2
1983 0
1984 1
1985 4
1986 4
1987 4
1988 4
1989 7
1990 4
1991 10
1992 4
1993 3
1994 2
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 5
2005 1
2006 4
2007 0
2008 1
2009 8
2010 9
2011 4
2012 4
2013 5
2014 3
2015 0
2016 4
2017 2
2018 0
2019 1
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
2023 3
2024 1
Total 137
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R. J. Korsch 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 R. J. Korsch 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, 128–137 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: 132 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
128–137 557 132
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
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R. J. Korsch 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 R. J. Korsch 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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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Overview

R. J. Korsch is affiliated with Geoscience Australia and has contributed to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's primary research topics encompass geological and geophysical studies, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Crustal architecture and tectonic development of western Queensland, Australia, based on deep seismic reflection profiling: Implications for Proterozoic continental assembly and dispersal, 2024, Tectonophysics
  • Detrital zircons in Triassic-Cretaceous sandstones, Clarence-Moreton Basin, eastern Australia: speculations upon Australia and Zealandia provenances, 2022, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Australia's Onshore Basin Inventories - foundational knowledge synthesis for better design of precompetitive data acquisition, 2023, The APPEA Journal
  • Understanding potential resource prospectivity: 1-D burial and thermal history modelling of the Adavale Basin, 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Onshore Basin Inventories: Building foundational understanding of energy resources for Australia's Future., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably Adam Bailey, Lidena Carr, Tehani Palu, Kamal Khider, and Dianne S. Edwards.

The main venues for their publications include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Tectonophysics, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, and The APPEA Journal.

Best Publications

  • TEMORA 1: a new zircon standard for Phanerozoic U–Pb geochronology

    Lance P Black;Sandra L Kamo;Charlotte M Allen;John N Aleinikoff

  • Improved 206Pb/238U microprobe geochronology by the monitoring of a trace-element-related matrix effect; SHRIMP, ID-TIMS, ELA-ICP-MS and oxygen isotope documentation for a series of zircon standards

    Lance P. Black;Lance P. Black;Sandra L. Kamo;Charlotte M. Allen;Donald W. Davis

  • Determination of Tectonic Setting of Sandstone-Mudstone Suites Using SiO2 Content and K2O/Na2O Ratio

    Unknown

  • Provenance signatures of sandstone-mudstone suites determined using discriminant function analysis of major-element data

    Unknown

  • The application of SHRIMP to Phanerozoic geochronology; a critical appraisal of four zircon standards

    Lance P Black;Sandra L Kamo;Ian S Williams;Roland Mundil

  • Assembling Australia: Proterozoic building of a continent

    Peter Cawood;R.J. Korsch

  • Characterisation of a plume-related ∼ 800 Ma magmatic event and its implications for basin formation in central-southern Australia

    Jian-xin Zhao;Malcolm T. McCulloch;Russell J. Korsch

  • Plate tectonic model for the Carboniferous evolution of the New England Fold Belt

    C. G. Murray;C. L. Fergusson;P. G. Flood;W. G. Whitaker

  • Geochemical characterization, evolution and source of a Mesozoic accretionary wedge: the Torlesse terrane, New Zealand

    Unknown

  • Crustal architecture of the Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia and associated metallogeny

    S.P. Johnson;A.M. Thorne;I.M. Tyler;R.J. Korsch

  • Crustal architecture of central Victoria: results from the 2006 deep crustal reflection seismic survey

    Ross A Cayley;R J Korsch;David Moore;Ross Costelloe

  • Contractional structures and deformational events in the Bowen, Gunnedah and Surat Basins, eastern Australia

    Unknown

  • Mid-Cretaceous uplift and denudation of the Bowen and Surat Basins, eastern Australia: relationship to Tasman Sea rifting from apatite fission-track and vitrinite-reflectance data

    Unknown

  • Subsidence history and basin phases of the Bowen, Gunnedah and Surat Basins, eastern Australia

    Unknown

  • Timing the breakup of a Proterozoic supercontinent: Evidence from Australian intracratonic basins

    Unknown

  • The Geological Evolution of New Zealand and the New Zealand Region

    Unknown

  • Whole-rock geochemical variations and evolution of the arc-derived Murihiku Terrane, New Zealand

    B. P. Roser;D. S. Coombs;R. J. Korsch;J. D. Campbell

  • Crustal architecture and geodynamics of North Queensland, Australia: Insights from deep seismic reflection profiling

    R. J Korsch;D. L Huston;Robert Henderson;Richard Blewett

  • A framework for the palaeozoic geology of the southern part of the New England Geosyncline

    Unknown

  • Deep seismic reflection profiling in the Archaean northeastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: implications for crustal architecture and mineral potential

    B.R. Goleby;R.S. Blewett;R.J. Korsch;D.C. Champion

  • Australian island arcs through time: Geodynamic implications for the Archean and Proterozoic

    R.J. Korsch;N. Kositcin;D.C. Champion

  • Geodynamic modelling of aspects of the Bowen, Gunnedah, Surat and Eromanga Basins from the perspective of convergent margin processes

    P. Waschbusch;R. J. Korsch;C. Beaumont

  • Geochronology and provenance of the Late Paleozoic accretionary wedge and Gympie Terrane, New England Orogen, eastern Australia∗

    R. J. Korsch;C. J. Adams;L. P. Black;D. A. Foster

  • Crustal architecture of central Australia based on deep seismic reflection profiling

    R.J. Korsch;B.R. Goleby;J.H. Leven;B.J. Drummond

  • Significance of Devonian–Carboniferous igneous activity in Tasmania as derived from U–Pb SHRIMP dating of zircon

    Lance Black;M McClenaghan;Russell J Korsch;John L. Everard

  • Crustal structure of the Ordovician Macquarie Arc, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, based on seismic-reflection profiling

    R. A. Glen;R. J. Korsch;R. J. Korsch;N. G. Direen;N. G. Direen;L. E. A. Jones;L. E. A. Jones

  • Preliminary 3‐D geological model of the Kalgoorlie region, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, based on deep seismic‐reflection and potential‐field data

    B. R. Goleby;R. J. Korsch;T. Fomin;B. Bell

  • Geological interpretation of a deep seismic‐reflection transect across the boundary between the Delamerian and Lachlan Orogens, in the vicinity of the Grampians, western Victoria

    R J Korsch;Timothy J Barton;David R Gray;A Owen

  • Interplay of tectonics and sea-level changes in basin evolution: an example from the intracratonic Amadeus Basin, central Australia

    John F. Lindsay;R. J. Korsch

Frequent Co-Authors

David R Gray
David R Gray University of Tasmania
David A. Foster
David A. Foster University of Florida
David C. Champion
David C. Champion Geoscience Australia

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