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Richard C. Greenwood

Richard C. Greenwood

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4201 3859 474 441 267 8213

Richard C. Greenwood publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard C. Greenwood between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard C. Greenwood published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2016. 40 of the 350 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2016. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 9 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 35 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 15 publications
1976 2025

350 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard C. Greenwood: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 0
1981 3
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 4
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 9
2005 6
2006 9
2007 15
2008 12
2009 22
2010 14
2011 15
2012 15
2013 9
2014 11
2015 12
2016 35
2017 18
2018 13
2019 19
2020 18
2021 13
2022 15
2023 13
2024 25
2025 15
Total 350
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Richard C. Greenwood 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 C. Greenwood 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, 258–267 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: 267 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185 267
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 C. Greenwood 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 C. Greenwood 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Richard C. Greenwood is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. These areas encompass extensive work in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Greenwood's research covers a broad range of topics, notably Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies.

Frequent collaborators of Greenwood include I. A. Franchi, Akira Yamaguchi, M. Anand, Makoto Kimura, and Motoo Ito, reflecting a collaborative research environment in planetary and geochemical sciences.

The scientist has a substantial publication record with frequent contributions to notable venues such as Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Nature Astronomy, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord, and Icarus.

Among recent publications attributed to Greenwood are:

  • Linking asteroids and meteorites to the primordial planetesimal population (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu's returned sample (2022, Nature Astronomy)
  • Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS-REx (2024, Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
  • The most primitive CM chondrites, Asuka 12085, 12169, and 12236, of subtypes 3.0-2.8: Their characteristic features and classification (2020, Polar Science)
  • The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system (2022, Science Advances)

Greenwood was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1978, an acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Further characterisation of the 91500 zircon crystal

    Michael Wiedenbeck;John M. Hanchar;William H. Peck;Paul Sylvester

  • Widespread magma oceans on asteroidal bodies in the early Solar System

    Richard C. Greenwood;Ian A. Franchi;Albert Jambon;Paul C. Buchanan

  • The Paris meteorite, the least altered CM chondrite so far

    Roger H. Hewins;Roger H. Hewins;Michèle Bourot-Denise;Brigitte Zanda;Hugues Leroux

  • An isotopic and petrologic study of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions from CO3 meteorites

    S. S. Russell;S. S. Russell;G. R. Huss;A. J. Fahey;A. J. Fahey;R. C. Greenwood

  • Oxygen isotopic constraints on the origin and parent bodies of eucrites, diogenites, and howardites

    Edward R.D. Scott;Richard C. Greenwood;Ian A. Franchi;Ian S. Sanders

  • Pinpointing the Source of a Lunar Meteorite: Implications for the Evolution of the Moon

    Edwin Gnos;Beda A. Hofmann;Ali Al-Kathiri;Silvio Lorenzetti

  • The Stannern trend eucrites: Contamination of main group eucritic magmas by crustal partial melts

    J.A. Barrat;A. Yamaguchi;R.C. Greenwood;M. Bohn

  • Melting and differentiation of early-formed asteroids: The perspective from high precision oxygen isotope studies

    Richard C. Greenwood;Thomas H. Burbine;Martin F. Miller;Ian. A. Franchi

  • Crowdsourcing the identification of organisms: A case-study of iSpot

    Jonathan Silvertown;Martin Harvey;Richard Greenwood;Michael Dodd

  • Tissint Martian Meteorite: A Fresh Look at the Interior, Surface, and Atmosphere of Mars

    H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane;G. Avice;Jean-Alix Barrat;Omar Boudouma

  • The formation and alteration of the Renazzo-like carbonaceous chondrites I: Implications of bulk-oxygen isotopic composition

    Devin L. Schrader;Ian A. Franchi;Harold C. Connolly;Harold C. Connolly;Harold C. Connolly;Richard C. Greenwood

  • Oxygen three-isotope fractionation lines in terrestrial silicate minerals: An inter-laboratory comparison of hydrothermal quartz and eclogitic garnet

    D. Rumble;Martin F. Miller;Martin F. Miller;I.A. Franchi;R.C. Greenwood

  • The relationship between CK and CV chondrites

    R. C. Greenwood;I. A. Franchi;A. T. Kearsley;Olivier Alard;Olivier Alard

  • Oxygen isotope variation in primitive achondrites: The influence of primordial, asteroidal and terrestrial processes

    R.C. Greenwood;I.A. Franchi;J.M. Gibson;G.K. Benedix

  • Oxygen isotope variation in stony-iron meteorites.

    Richard C. Greenwood;I. A. Franchi;A. Jambon;J. A. Barrat

  • Linking asteroids and meteorites to the primordial planetesimal population

    Richard C. Greenwood;Thomas H. Burbine;Ian A. Franchi

  • An Anomalous Basaltic Meteorite from the Innermost Main Belt

    Philip A. Bland;Pavel Spurný;Martin C. Towner;Alex W. R. Bevan

  • Late Accretion on the Earliest Planetesimals Revealed by the Highly Siderophile Elements

    Christopher W. Dale;Kevin W. Burton;Richard C. Greenwood;Abdelmouhcine Gannoun

  • Crustal partial melting on Vesta: Evidence from highly metamorphosed eucrites

    A. Yamaguchi;A. Yamaguchi;Jean-Alix Barrat;R.C. Greenwood;N. Shirai;N. Shirai

  • Geochemistry of diogenites: Still more diversity in their parental melts

    Jean-Alix Barrat;Jean-Alix Barrat;A. Yamaguchi;R.C. Greenwood;M. Benoit;M. Benoit

  • Oxygen isotopic evidence for accretion of Earth’s water before a high-energy Moon-forming giant impact

    Richard C. Greenwood;Jean Alix Barrat;Martin F. Miller;Martin F. Miller;Mahesh Anand;Mahesh Anand

  • Maribo—A new CM fall from Denmark

    Henning Haack;Thomas Grau;Addi Bischoff;Marian Horstmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian A. Franchi
Ian A. Franchi The Open University
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand The Open University
Jean-Alix Barrat
Jean-Alix Barrat University of Western Brittany
Akira Yamaguchi
Akira Yamaguchi National Institute of Polar Research
Gretchen Benedix
Gretchen Benedix Curtin University
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University
Philip A. Bland
Philip A. Bland Curtin University
Marcel Bohn
Marcel Bohn French National Centre for Scientific Research
Addi Bischoff
Addi Bischoff University of Münster
Sara S. Russell
Sara S. Russell Natural History Museum

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