2026 Richard J. O'Connell: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	53	2791	1146	93	17171

Research.com Recognitions

2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2001 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
1986 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Richard J. O'Connell was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work mainly focused on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, and Epidemiology.

The primary research topics addressed by Richard J. O'Connell included:

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
Fungal Infections and Studies
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

They published numerous papers in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues included:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Journal of Experimental Botany
Nature Microbiology
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Selected recent papers featured the following:

"Inhibition of jasmonate-mediated plant defences by the fungal metabolite higginsianin B," 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
"The development of extracellular vesicle markers for the fungal phytopathogen Colletotrichum higginsianum," 2022, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
"Identification of Copper-Containing Oxidoreductases in the Secretomes of Three Colletotrichum Species with a Focus on Copper Radical Oxidases for the Biocatalytic Production of Fatty Aldehydes," 2021, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
"Tandem metalloenzymes gate plant cell entry by pathogenic fungi," 2022, Science Advances
"Characterizing extracellular vesicles of human fungal pathogens," 2025, Nature Microbiology

Richard J. O'Connell collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Jean-Félix Dallery
Roger W. Innes
Nicolas Lapalu
Sandrine Pigné
Géraldine Le Goff

Throughout their career, Richard J. O'Connell received multiple recognitions such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1986. Additionally, they were awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal by The Geological Society of America in 2001.

Best Publications

Elastic moduli of a cracked solid

Bernard Budiansky;Richard J. O'connell

2801
Citations
Seismic velocities in dry and saturated cracked solids

Richard J. O'Connell;Bernard Budiansky

1883
Citations
Viscoelastic properties of fluid-saturated cracked solids

Richard J. O'Connell;Bernard Budiansky

1220
Citations
The Elastic Properties of Composite Materials

J. Peter Watt;Geoffrey F. Davies;Richard J. O'Connell

1089
Citations
Thermal structure, thickness and composition of continental lithosphere

Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough;Richard J. O'Connell

632
Citations
A simple global model of plate dynamics and mantle convection

Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'Connell

631
Citations
Internal structure of massive terrestrial planets

Diana Valencia;Richard J. O'Connell;Dimitar D. Sasselov

577
Citations
Large-scale heterogeneities in the lower mantle

Adam M. Dziewonski;Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'Connell

568
Citations
Prediction of Emperor-Hawaii seamount locations from a revised model of global plate motion and mantle flow

Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Rupert Sutherland;Richard J. O'Connell

409
Citations
Measures of dissipation in viscoelastic media

R. J. O'Connell;B. Budiansky

388
Citations
Advection of plumes in mantle flow: implications for hotspot motion, mantle viscosity and plume distribution

Bernhard Steinberger;Richard J. O’Connell

372
Citations
Detailed Models of Super-Earths: How Well Can We Infer Bulk Properties?

Diana Valencia;Dimitar D. Sasselov;Richard J. O’Connell

347
Citations
Kinematic models of large‐scale flow in the Earth's mantle

Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'Connell

337
Citations
Geodynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot and mantle plume: Seismic and GPS imaging, kinematics, and mantle flow

Robert B. Smith;Michael Jordan;Michael Jordan;Bernhard Steinberger;Christine M. Puskas

312
Citations
Tidally Heated Terrestrial Exoplanets: Viscoelastic Response Models

Wade G. Henning;Richard J. O'Connell;Dimitar D. Sasselov

284
Citations
Inevitability of Plate Tectonics on Super-Earths

Diana Valencia;Richard J. O'Connell;Dimitar D. Sasselov

271
Citations
Subduction zone dip angles and flow driven by plate motion

Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'connell

270
Citations
Equation of state of NaCl: Ultrasonic measurements to 8 kbar and 800°C and static lattice theory

H. Spetzler;C.G. Sammis;R.J. O'Connell

250
Citations
Convection in three dimensions with surface plates: Generation of toroidal flow

Carl W. Gable;Richard J. O'Connell;Bryan J. Travis

226
Citations
Pleistocene Glaciation and the Viscosity of the Lower Mantle

Richard J. O'Connell

213
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Steinberger Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

Bradford H. Hager MIT

Bernard Budiansky Harvard University

Thorsten W. Becker The University of Texas at Austin

Carl W. Gable Los Alamos National Laboratory

Shimon Wdowinski Florida International University

Stein B. Jacobsen Harvard University

Robert B. Smith University of Utah

Adam M. Dziewonski Harvard University

Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley

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