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D-Index
40
Citations
6546
World Ranking
5792
National Ranking
615

R. S. Thorpe 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. S. Thorpe sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 105 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. S. Thorpe 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. S. Thorpe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

R. S. Thorpe is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their academic profile reflects engagement primarily through institutional association, with no currently listed recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venue data available.

There is no specific information on main fields or subfields of study, nor on main topics of research from the available data. Likewise, there is no record of book publications or awards associated with this researcher at this time.

This profile highlights a lack of accessible bibliometric and thematic data, focusing on the scientist's primary institutional affiliation without additional detail on research output or collaborations.

Best Publications

  • The geochemical characteristics of granitoids in contrasting arcs and comments on magma sources

    G. C. Brown;R. S. Thorpe;P. C. Webb

  • Andesites: Orogenic Andesites and Related Rocks

    Unknown

  • 143Nd/144Nd,87Sr/86Sr, and incompatible element variations in calc-alkaline andesites and plateau lavas from South America

    C.J. Hawkesworth;M.J. Norry;J.C. Roddick;P.E. Baker

  • Regional O-, Sr-, and Pb-isotope relationships in late Cenozoic calc-alkaline lavas of the Andean Cordillera

    R. S. Harmon;B. A. Barreiro;S. Moorbath;J. Hoefs

  • Relative roles of source composition, fractional crystallization and crustal contamination in the petrogenesis of Andean volcanic rocks

    R. S. Thorpe;P. W. Francis;L. O'callaghan

  • Geochemistry of bimodal basalt-subalkaline/peralkaline rhyolite provinces within the Southern British Caledonides

    P. T. Leat;S. E. Jackson;R. S. Thorpe;C. J. Stillman

  • Ignimbrites of the Cerro Galan caldera, NW Argentina

    R.S.J. Sparks;P.W. Francis;R.D. Hamer;R.J. Pankhurst

  • Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks of the Cerro Galan caldera, northwest Argentina

    Peter W. Francis;R. S. J. Sparks;C. J. Hawkesworth;R. S. Thorpe

  • Petrogenesis of calc-alkaline, shoshonitic and associated ultrapotassic Oligocene volcanic rocks from the Northwestern Alps, Italy

    Unknown

  • Geological and geophysical parameters of mid-plate volcanism

    Ian Graham Gass;D. S. Chapman;H. N. Pollack;R. S. Thorpe

  • Rare Earth data and petrogenesis of andesite from the North Chilean Andes

    Unknown

  • The trace element composition of the lavas and dikes from a 3‐km vertical section through the lava pile of eastern Iceland

    Ian L. Gibson;R. James Kirkpatrick;Rolf Emmerman;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

  • Strontium isotope data for Recent andesites in Ecuador and North Chile

    P.W. Francis;S. Moorbath;R.S. Thorpe

  • Crustal growth and Late Precambrian-Early Palaeozoic plate tectonic evolution of England and Wales.

    R. S. Thorpe;R. D. Beckinsale;P. J. Patchett;J. D. A. Piper

  • Variations in andean andesite compositions and their petrogenetic significance

    Unknown

  • On the vulnerability of lithospheric plates to mid‐plate volcanism: Reply to comments by P. R. Vogt

    H. N. Pollack;I. G. Gass;R. S. Thorpe;D. S. Chapman

  • ANDEAN ANDESITES AND CRUSTAL GROWTH

    Roger S. Thorpe;Peter Williams Francis;Rusell S. Harmon

  • Andean andesites and crustal growth

    R. S. Thorpe;P. W. Francis;R. S. Harmon

  • The geology, geochemistry and emplacement of the Cretaceous—Tertiary ophiolitic Nicoya Complex of the Osa Peninsula, southern Costa Rica

    Unknown

  • Strontium isotope evidence for crustal contamination of calc-alkaline volcanic rocks from Cerro Galan, northwest Argentina

    P.W. Francis;R.S. Thorpe;S. Moorbath;G.A. Kretzschmar

  • Rare earth and strontium isotope evidence concerning the petrogenesis of North Chilean ignimbrites

    R.S. Thorpe;P.W. Francis;S. Moorbath

  • Geochemistry and trade of eastern Mediterranean millstones from the Neolithic to Roman periods

    Olwen Williams-Thorpe;Richard S. Thorpe

  • Rare earth and trace element characteristics of ophiolitic metabasalts from the Alpine-Apennine belt

    G. Venturelli;R.S. Thorpe;P.J. Potts

  • Multi-Component Origin of Caledonian Lamprophyres of Northern England

    R. MacDonald

  • Emplacement of the Cleveland Dyke: Evidence from Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Physical Modelling

    R. Macdonald;L. Wilson;R. S. Thorpe;A. Martin

  • The Geological Sources and Transport of the Bluestones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK

    Richard S. Thorpe;Olwen Williams-Thorpe;D. Graham Jenkins;J. S. Watson

  • The Cerro Galan ignimbrite

    P. W. Francis;L. O'Callaghan;G. A. Kretzschmar;R. S. Thorpe

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Francis
Peter Francis The Open University
Andrew G. Tindle
Andrew G. Tindle The Open University
Philip T. Leat
Philip T. Leat British Antarctic Survey
Stephen Moorbath
Stephen Moorbath University of Oxford
Russell S. Harmon
Russell S. Harmon North Carolina State University
R. S. J. Sparks
R. S. J. Sparks University of Bristol
Jochen Hoefs
Jochen Hoefs University of Göttingen
Jane Evans
Jane Evans British Geological Survey
David M. Pyle
David M. Pyle University of Oxford
Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol

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