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Richard A. Wolf

Richard A. Wolf

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 2991 2732 1220 1083 209 12135

Richard A. Wolf publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard A. Wolf between 1964 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard A. Wolf published across 63 years, from 1964 to 2026, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2004. 4 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2004. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 4 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 5 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 7 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1964 2026

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard A. Wolf: publications per year, 1964 to 2026
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 4
1966 2
1967 1
1968 5
1969 1
1970 1
1971 1
1972 3
1973 3
1974 3
1975 2
1976 3
1977 3
1978 1
1979 3
1980 3
1981 3
1982 4
1983 3
1984 1
1985 3
1986 3
1987 1
1988 7
1989 2
1990 4
1991 2
1992 5
1993 3
1994 3
1995 0
1996 2
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 9
2002 11
2003 11
2004 16
2005 7
2006 8
2007 15
2008 4
2009 13
2010 7
2011 8
2012 7
2013 16
2014 6
2015 10
2016 8
2017 2
2018 5
2019 3
2020 4
2021 5
2022 9
2023 10
2024 7
2025 3
2026 1
Total 299
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Richard A. Wolf 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 Richard A. Wolf 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, 208–217 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: 209 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
208–217 292 209
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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Richard A. Wolf 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 Richard A. Wolf 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 52
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Richard A. Wolf is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial focus on its subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Mechanics of Materials.

Wolf's work spans several main topics: ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, astro and planetary science, cosmology and gravitation theories, and gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Frequent publication venues for Wolf include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A

Wolf has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, including:

  • F. Toffoletto
  • Jian Yang
  • Wenrui Wang
  • Jun Cui
  • Y. Nishimura

Among recent publications are:

  • "Rapid Injections of MeV Electrons and Extremely Fast Step-Like Outer Radiation Belt Enhancements", 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Complex natural gradient optimization for optical quantum circuit design", 2022, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • "Magnetospheric Source and Electric Current System Associated With Intense SAIDs", 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Thin Filaments in an Average Magnetosphere: Pure Interchange Versus Ballooning Oscillations", 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Implementation of an Asymmetric Internal Field in the Comprehensive Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere (CIMI) Model", 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Richard A. Wolf was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Space Weather Modeling Framework: A new tool for the space science community

    Gábor Tóth;Igor V. Sokolov;Tamas I. Gombosi;David R. Chesney

  • Depletion of solar wind plasma near a planetary boundary

    B. J. Zwan;R. A. Wolf

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm 1. Model logic and overview

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;P. H. Reiff;R. W. Spiro

  • Is steady convection possible in the Earth's magnetotail?

    G. M. Erickson;R. A. Wolf

  • Self‐consistent calculation of the motion of a sheet of ions in the magnetosphere

    Unknown

  • Inner magnetospheric modeling with the Rice Convection Model

    Frank Toffoletto;Stanislav Sazykin;Robert Spiro;Richard Wolf

  • Penetrating of high-latitude-electric-field effects to low latitudes during SUNDIAL 1984

    R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf;B. G. Fejer

  • Transient flux tubes in the terrestrial magnetosphere

    D. H. Pontius;R. A. Wolf

  • Comprehensive computational model of Earth's ring current

    M.-C. Fok;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;T. E. Moore

  • An assessment of the role of precipitation in magnetospheric convection

    D. J. Southwood;R. A. Wolf

  • Interpretation of high‐speed flows in the plasma sheet

    Unknown

  • The quasi-static (slow-flow) region of the magnetosphere

    Unknown

  • Effects of ionospheric conductivity on convective flow of plasma in the magnetosphere

    Unknown

  • Coupling of a global MHD code and an inner magnetospheric model: Initial results

    Darren L. De Zeeuw;Stanislav Sazykin;Richard A. Wolf;Tamas I. Gombosi

  • On the propagation of bubbles in the geomagnetic tail

    J. Birn;J. Raeder;J. Raeder;Y. L. Wang;Y. L. Wang;R. A. Wolf

  • Fine-Structure Transitions

    John N. Bahcall;Richard A. Wolf

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm 2. Comparison with observations

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff

  • Mercury and Mars: The role of ionospheric conductivity in the acceleration of magnetospheric particles

    T. W. Hill;A. J. Dessler;R. A. Wolf

  • Latitudinal variation of perturbation electric fields during magnetically disturbed periods - 1986 Sundial observations and model results

    Bela G. Fejer;R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf;J. C. Foster

  • Theory of thin‐filament motion in Earth's magnetotail and its application to bursty bulk flows

    Unknown

  • On the balance of stresses in the plasma sheet

    F. J. Rich;V. M. Vasyliunas;R. A. Wolf

  • Computer simulation of inner magnetospheric dynamics for the magnetic storm of July 29, 1977

    R. A. Wolf;M. Harel;R. W. Spiro;G.-H. Voigt

  • Entropy and plasma sheet transport

    R. A. Wolf;Yifei Wan;X. Xing;X. Xing;J.-C. Zhang;J.-C. Zhang

  • How the Earth's inner magnetosphere works: An evolving picture

    R.A. Wolf;R.W. Spiro;S. Sazykin;F.R. Toffoletto

  • The physics of the Harang discontinuity

    G. M. Erickson;R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf

  • Penetration of high latitude electric fields effects tolow latitude during Sundial 1984

    R. W. Spiro;R. A. Wolf;Bela G. Fejer

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm. 1: Model logic and overview

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia H. Reiff
Patricia H. Reiff Rice University
M.-C. Fok
M.-C. Fok National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tamas I. Gombosi
Tamas I. Gombosi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
T. W. Hill
T. W. Hill Rice University
Yusuke Ebihara
Yusuke Ebihara Kyoto University
Michael Hesse
Michael Hesse Ames Research Center
Bela G. Fejer
Bela G. Fejer Utah State University
Edmond C. Roelof
Edmond C. Roelof Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Joachim Birn
Joachim Birn Los Alamos National Laboratory

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