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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5849 5413 622 584 280 5851

Richard Hobbs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Hobbs between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Hobbs published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2010. 9 of the 318 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2010. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 7 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

318 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Hobbs: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 7
1991 5
1992 2
1993 3
1994 8
1995 3
1996 3
1997 5
1998 2
1999 3
2000 5
2001 5
2002 5
2003 10
2004 8
2005 17
2006 12
2007 8
2008 16
2009 16
2010 21
2011 11
2012 7
2013 11
2014 4
2015 9
2016 14
2017 14
2018 18
2019 14
2020 13
2021 15
2022 5
2023 7
2024 7
2025 2
Total 318
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Richard Hobbs 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 Hobbs 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, 278–287 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: 280 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
268–277 147
278–287 128 280
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 Hobbs 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 Hobbs 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, 40 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: 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.

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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 40
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

Richard Hobbs is a researcher affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their academic focus spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial number of publications contributing to both fields.

The scientist's work extensively covers several subfields, including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Ocean Engineering, and Oceanography. Within these areas, their main topics of research include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, earthquake and tectonic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and studies related to Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Richard Hobbs has published a notable volume of scientific articles, with recent papers including:

  • COMAP Early Science. I. Overview (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • Abrupt episode of mid-Cretaceous ocean acidification triggered by massive volcanism (2023), published in Nature Geoscience
  • COMAP Early Science. V. Constraints and Forecasts at z ∼ 3 (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • COMAP Early Science. VII. Prospects for CO Intensity Mapping at Reionization (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • Evolution of the Southwest Australian Rifted Continental Margin During Breakup of East Gondwana: Results From International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 369 (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists. Their most common co-authors include Lloyd T. White, Laurent Riquier, Matthew M. Jones, Sietske J. Batenburg, and Kenneth G. MacLeod.

Richard Hobbs's work has appeared across multiple publication venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Best Publications

  • A framework for 3-D joint inversion of MT, gravity and seismic refraction data

    Max Moorkamp;Björn Heincke;Marion Jegen;Alan W. Roberts

  • Size and morphology of the Chicxulub impact crater

    Jo Morgan;Mike Warner;John Brittan

  • Joint inversion of marine magnetotelluric and gravity data incorporating seismic constraints: Preliminary results of sub-basalt imaging off the Faroe Shelf

    Marion D. Jegen;Richard W. Hobbs;Pascal Tarits;Alan Chave

  • The BIRPS Atlas : Deep Seismic Reflection Profiles Around the British Isles

    Simon Klemperer;Richard Hobbs

  • The deep structure of northern England and the Iapetus Suture zone from BIRPS deep seismic reflection profiles

    B. Freeman;S. L. Klemperer;R. W. Hobbs

  • MONA LISA : Deep seismic investigations of the lithosphere in the southeastern North Sea

    T. Abramovitz;A. Berthelsen;F. Schjøth;H. Thybo

  • Evidence from three-dimensional seismic reflectivity images for enhanced melt supply beneath mid-ocean -ridge discontinuities

    G. M. Kent;S. C. Singh;S. C. Singh;A. J. Harding;M. C. Sinha;M. C. Sinha

  • Ocean temperature and salinity inverted from combined hydrographic and seismic data

    Cord Papenberg;Dirk Klaeschen;Gerd Krahmann;R. W. Hobbs

  • Flood basalt facies from borehole data: implications for prospectivity and volcanology in volcanic rifted margins

    Catherine E. Nelson;Dougal A. Jerram;Richard W. Hobbs

  • The crust as a heterogeneous “optical” medium, or “crocodiles in the mist”

    A. Levander;A. Levander;R.W. Hobbs;S.K. Smith;R.W. England

  • Evidence for a thick free gas layer beneath the bottom simulating reflector in the Makran accretionary prism

    K Sain;K Sain;T.A Minshull;S.C Singh;R.W Hobbs

  • Understanding the offshore flood basalt sequence using onshore volcanic facies analogues : an example from the Faroe-Shetland basin.

    Dougal A. Jerram;Richard T. Single;Richard W. Hobbs;Catherine E. Nelson

  • Mapping and analysing virtual outcrops

    Immo Trinks;Phillip Clegg;Ken McCaffrey;Richard Jones

  • Estimating mixing rates from seismic images of oceanic structure

    K. L. Sheen;N. J. White;R. W. Hobbs

  • Joint Inversion of MT, Gravity and Seismic Data applied to sub-basalt Imaging

    Bjoern Heincke;Marion Jegen;Richard Hobbs

  • High resolution seismic imaging of the ocean structure using a small volume airgun source array in the Gulf of Cadiz

    Louis Geli;Emmanuel Cosquer;R. W. Hobbs;D. Klaeschen

  • Verification of velocity‐resistivity relationships derived from structural joint inversion with borehole data

    Max Moorkamp;Max Moorkamp;A. W. Roberts;Marion D. Jegen;Björn Heincke

  • Seismic structure, gravity anomalies, and flexure of the Amazon continental margin, NE Brazil

    A. B. Watts;M. Rodger;C. Peirce;C. J. Greenroyd

  • Basin-forming processes and the deep structure of the Campos basin, offshore Brazil

    W.U. Mohriak;R. Hobbs;J.F. Dewey

  • The role of pre-existing structures during rifting, continental breakup and transform system development, offshore West Greenland

    Alexander Peace;Ken McCaffrey;Jonathan Imber;Jeroen van Hunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Klaeschen
Dirk Klaeschen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Simon Deakin
Simon Deakin University of Cambridge
Robert S. White
Robert S. White University of Cambridge
Satish C. Singh
Satish C. Singh Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Kenneth G. MacLeod
Kenneth G. MacLeod University of Missouri
Ramón Carbonell
Ramón Carbonell Spanish National Research Council
Robert N. Harris
Robert N. Harris Oregon State University
Robert P. Lowell
Robert P. Lowell Virginia Tech
Sandro Carniel
Sandro Carniel National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Valentí Sallarès
Valentí Sallarès Spanish National Research Council

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