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Ralf Dohmen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralf Dohmen between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralf Dohmen published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2008. 14 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2008. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 9 publications
1993 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralf Dohmen: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 3
1999 0
2000 0
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 2
2005 2
2006 1
2007 5
2008 14
2009 4
2010 12
2011 1
2012 8
2013 7
2014 7
2015 10
2016 14
2017 4
2018 5
2019 3
2020 5
2021 5
2022 9
2023 7
2024 5
2025 9
Total 156
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Ralf Dohmen 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 Ralf Dohmen 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, 108–117 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: 108 publications — 15th percentile

15% 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
108–117 484 108
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
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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Ralf Dohmen 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 Ralf Dohmen 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Ralf Dohmen is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Materials Science, and Engineering. Their work spans a diverse range of topics and subfields, with focus areas including Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research concentrates on several main topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys, and Glass Properties and Applications.

Ralf Dohmen has co-authored multiple papers with frequent collaborators including Patrick Cordier, Paul Baral, Andrey Orekhov, Michaël Coulombier, and Jean-Pierre Raskin.

They have published extensively in various scientific venues. Some of the frequent publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Mineralogy
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Acta Materialia
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ralf Dohmen include:

  • Diffusion chronometry of volcanic rocks: looking backward and forward, 2022, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Rheology of amorphous olivine thin films characterized by nanoindentation, 2021, Acta Materialia
  • Non-stoichiometric amorphous magnesium-iron silicates in circumstellar dust shells. Dust growth in outflows from supergiants, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Insights into the temporal evolution of magma plumbing systems from compositional zoning in clinopyroxene crystals from the Agnano-Monte Spina Plinian eruption (Campi Flegrei, Italy), 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Hide and Seek-Trace Element Incorporation and Diffusion in Olivine, 2023, Elements

Best Publications

  • Time Scales of Magmatic Processes from Modeling the Zoning Patterns of Crystals

    Fidel Costa;Ralf Dohmen;Sumit Chakraborty

  • Volcanic arcs fed by rapid pulsed fluid flow through subducting slabs

    Timm John;Nikolaus Gussone;Yuri Y. Podladchikov;Gray E. Bebout

  • Diffusion coupling between trace and major elements and a model for calculation of magma residence times using plagioclase

    Fidel Costa;Fidel Costa;Sumit Chakraborty;Ralf Dohmen

  • Advances in Lithium Isotope Geochemistry

    Paul B. Tomascak;Tomáš Magna;Ralf Dohmen

  • Fe–Mg diffusion in olivine II: point defect chemistry, change of diffusion mechanisms and a model for calculation of diffusion coefficients in natural olivine

    Ralf Dohmen;Sumit Chakraborty

  • Fe–Mg diffusion in olivine I: experimental determination between 700 and 1,200°C as a function of composition, crystal orientation and oxygen fugacity

    Ralf Dohmen;Hans-Werner Becker;Sumit Chakraborty

  • Fe–Mg diffusion in olivine II: point defect chemistry, change of diffusion mechanisms and a model for calculation of diffusion coefficients in natural olivine

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  • Si and O diffusion in olivine and implications for characterizing plastic flow in the mantle

    Ralf Dohmen;Sumit Chakraborty;Hans-Werner Becker

  • Diffusion of Li in olivine. Part I: Experimental observations and a multi species diffusion model

    Ralf Dohmen;Simone A. Kasemann;Laurence Coogan;Sumit Chakraborty

  • Rare earth diffusion kinetics in garnet: Experimental studies and applications

    Massimiliano Tirone;Massimiliano Tirone;Jibamitra Ganguly;Ralf Dohmen;Falko Langenhorst

  • Linking petrology and seismology at an active volcano

    Kate E Saunders;Jon D Blundy;Ralf G Dohmen;Katharine V Cashman

  • Diffusion in Polycrystalline Materials: Grain Boundaries, Mathematical Models, and Experimental Data

    Ralf Dohmen;Ralf Milke

  • Processes and time scales of magmatic evolution as revealed by Fe–Mg chemical and isotopic zoning in natural olivines

    Martin Oeser;Ralf Dohmen;Ingo Horn;Stephan Schuth

  • Fe–Mg interdiffusion rates in clinopyroxene: experimental data and implications for Fe–Mg exchange geothermometers

    T. Müller;R. Dohmen;H. W. Becker;Jan H. ter Heege

  • Mechanism and kinetics of element and isotopic exchange mediated by a fluid phase

    Ralf Dohmen;Sumit Chakraborty

  • New Ni and Co metal-silicate partitioning data and their relevance for an early terrestrial magma ocean

    Ph. Kegler;Ph. Kegler;A. Holzheid;D.J. Frost;D.C. Rubie

  • A predictive thermodynamic model for element partitioning between plagioclase and melt as a function of pressure, temperature and composition

    Ralf Dohmen;Ralf Dohmen;Jon D Blundy

  • Production of silicate thin films using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and applications to studies in mineral kinetics

    Ralf Dohmen;Hans-Werner Becker;Elke MEIßNER;Thomas Etzel

  • Extreme Magnesium Isotope Fractionation at Outcrop Scale Records the Mechanism and Rate at which Reaction Fronts Advance

    Philip A E Pogge von Strandmann;Ralf G Dohmen;Horst R Marschall;John C Schumacher

  • The influence of melt infiltration on the Li and Mg isotopic composition of the Horoman Peridotite Massif

    Yi Jen Lai;Philip A E Pogge von Strandmann;Ralf Dohmen;Eiichi Takazawa;Eiichi Takazawa

  • Si and O diffusion in (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 wadsleyite and ringwoodite and its implications for the rheology of the mantle transition zone

    Akira Shimojuku;Akira Shimojuku;Tomoaki Kubo;Eiji Ohtani;Tomoki Nakamura

  • Diffusion-induced fractionation of niobium and tantalum during continental crust formation

    Horst R. Marschall;Horst R. Marschall;Ralf Dohmen;Ralf Dohmen;Thomas Ludwig

  • Self-diffusion of oxygen and silicon in MgSiO3 perovskite

    David P. Dobson;Ralf Dohmen;Michael Wiedenbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Sumit Chakraborty
Sumit Chakraborty Ruhr University Bochum
Horst R. Marschall
Horst R. Marschall Goethe University Frankfurt
Jon D Blundy
Jon D Blundy University of Oxford
Richard Wirth
Richard Wirth Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Rainer Abart
Rainer Abart University of Vienna
Annemarie Pucci
Annemarie Pucci Heidelberg University
Stefan Weyer
Stefan Weyer University of Hannover
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott University of Bristol
Philip A.E. Pogge von Strandmann
Philip A.E. Pogge von Strandmann Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Fidel Costa
Fidel Costa Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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