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Richard C. Greenwood

Richard C. Greenwood

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
46
Citations
8213
World Ranking
4201
National Ranking
474

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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 267 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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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