World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Rising Stars
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Rising Stars

D-Index
32
Citations
4275
World Ranking
973
National Ranking
52

Richard M. Palin 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 M. Palin sits on this spectrum.

38–42 publications: 1 scientists 43–47 publications: 0 scientists 48–52 publications: 3 scientists 53–57 publications: 8 scientists 58–62 publications: 11 scientists 63–67 publications: 16 scientists 68–72 publications: 24 scientists 73–77 publications: 31 scientists 78–82 publications: 49 scientists 83–87 publications: 77 scientists 88–92 publications: 86 scientists 93–97 publications: 88 scientists 98–102 publications: 92 scientists 103–107 publications: 84 scientists 108–112 publications: 102 scientists 113–117 publications: 108 scientists 118–122 publications: 117 scientists 123–127 publications: 126 scientists 128–132 publications: 146 scientists 133–137 publications: 114 scientists 138–142 publications: 102 scientists 143–147 publications: 127 scientists 148–152 publications: 102 scientists 153–157 publications: 112 scientists 158–162 publications: 102 scientists 163–167 publications: 127 scientists 168–172 publications: 121 scientists 173–177 publications: 112 scientists 178–182 publications: 109 scientists 183–187 publications: 98 scientists 188–192 publications: 92 scientists 193–197 publications: 105 scientists 198–202 publications: 77 scientists 203–207 publications: 80 scientists 208–212 publications: 89 scientists 213–217 publications: 70 scientists 218–222 publications: 74 scientists 223–227 publications: 74 scientists 228–232 publications: 70 scientists 233–237 publications: 67 scientists 238–242 publications: 59 scientists 243–247 publications: 67 scientists 248–252 publications: 51 scientists 253–257 publications: 46 scientists 258–262 publications: 41 scientists 263–267 publications: 39 scientists 268–272 publications: 34 scientists 273–277 publications: 39 scientists 278–282 publications: 35 scientists 283–287 publications: 36 scientists 288–292 publications: 35 scientists 293–297 publications: 29 scientists 298–302 publications: 23 scientists 303–307 publications: 39 scientists 308–312 publications: 34 scientists 313–317 publications: 23 scientists 318–322 publications: 18 scientists 323–327 publications: 18 scientists 328–332 publications: 21 scientists 333–337 publications: 20 scientists 338–342 publications: 15 scientists 343–347 publications: 13 scientists 348–352 publications: 24 scientists 353–357 publications: 25 scientists 358–362 publications: 10 scientists 363–367 publications: 20 scientists 368–372 publications: 17 scientists 373–377 publications: 18 scientists 378–382 publications: 15 scientists 383–387 publications: 7 scientists 388–392 publications: 22 scientists 393–397 publications: 9 scientists 398–402 publications: 11 scientists 403–407 publications: 16 scientists 408–412 publications: 4 scientists 413–417 publications: 5 scientists 418–422 publications: 14 scientists 423–427 publications: 8 scientists 428–432 publications: 7 scientists 433–437 publications: 7 scientists 438–442 publications: 10 scientists 443–447 publications: 10 scientists 448–452 publications: 3 scientists 453–457 publications: 9 scientists 458–462 publications: 11 scientists 463–467 publications: 4 scientists 468–472 publications: 6 scientists 473–477 publications: 11 scientists 478–482 publications: 8 scientists 483–487 publications: 2 scientists 488–492 publications: 3 scientists 493–497 publications: 4 scientists 498–502 publications: 4 scientists 503–507 publications: 4 scientists 508–509 publications: 4 scientists 510+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Richard M. Palin 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 M. Palin sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Richard M. Palin is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study lies in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on geophysics. Their work spans several subfields including artificial intelligence, astronomy and astrophysics, economics and econometrics, and mechanics of materials.

The scientific research of Richard M. Palin covers a range of topics primarily concentrated on geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and earthquake and tectonic studies. Other significant topics in their research include geochemistry and geologic mapping, planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, and the geochemistry and geochronology of Asian mineral deposits.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the Geological Society of America Bulletin, Lithos, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Earth-Science Reviews, and Gondwana Research.

Some of the recent papers authored by Richard M. Palin are:

  • Secular change and the onset of plate tectonics on Earth, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Plate tectonics: What, where, why, and when?, 2020, Gondwana Research

Richard M. Palin has collaborated frequently with other researchers such as Zeming Zhang, Huixia Ding, Xin Dong, Zuolin Tian, and Fatemeh Sepidbar.

Best Publications

  • Activity–composition relations for the calculation of partial melting equilibria in metabasic rocks

    E. C. R. Green;R. W. White;J. F. A. Diener;R. Powell

  • Quantifying geological uncertainty in metamorphic phase equilibria modelling; a Monte Carlo assessment and implications for tectonic interpretations

    Richard M. Palin;Owen M. Weller;David J. Waters;Brendan Dyck

  • Secular change and the onset of plate tectonics on Earth

    Richard M. Palin;M. Santosh;M. Santosh;Wentao Cao;Shan-Shan Li

  • High-grade metamorphism and partial melting of basic and intermediate rocks

    Richard M. Palin;Richard W. White;Eleanor C. R. Green;Johann F. A. Diener

  • Partial melting of metabasic rocks and the generation of tonalitic–trondhjemitic–granodioritic (TTG) crust in the Archaean: Constraints from phase equilibrium modelling

    Richard M. Palin;Richard W. White;Eleanor C.R. Green

  • Integrated pressure-temperature-time constraints for the Tso Morari dome (Northwest India): implications for the burial and exhumation path of UHP units in the western Himalaya

    M. R. St-Onge;N. Rayner;R. M. Palin;M. P. Searle

  • Emergence of blueschists on Earth linked to secular changes in oceanic crust composition

    Richard M. Palin;Richard W. White

  • Plate tectonics: What, where, why, and when?

    Richard M. Palin;M. Santosh;M. Santosh

  • Geological, geophysical and plate kinematic constraints for models of the India-Asia collision and the post-Triassic central Tethys oceans

    Andrew J. Parsons;Kasra Hosseini;Richard M. Palin;Karin Sigloch

  • Quantifying Barrovian metamorphism in the Danba Structural Culmination of eastern Tibet

    O. M. Weller;M. R. St-Onge;D. J. Waters;N. Rayner

  • A geochronological and petrological study of anatectic paragneiss and associated granite dykes from the Day Nui Con Voi metamorphic core complex, North Vietnam: constraints on the timing of metamorphism within the Red River shear zone

    R. M. Palin;M. P. Searle;D. J. Waters;R. R. Parrish

  • Quartz Solubility in the H2O-NaCl System: A Framework for Understanding Vein Formation in Porphyry Copper Deposits

    Thomas Monecke;Jochen Monecke;T. James Reynolds;Subaru Tsuruoka

  • The lower crust of the Gangdese magmatic arc, southern Tibet, implication for the growth of continental crust

    Zeming Zhang;Huixia Ding;Richard M. Palin;Xin Dong

  • Phase equilibria modelling of retrograde amphibole and clinozoisite in mafic eclogite from the Tso Morari massif, northwest India: constraining the P–T–M(H2O) conditions of exhumation

    R. M. Palin;R. M. Palin;M. R. St-Onge;D. J. Waters;M. P. Searle

  • The formation of lithium-rich pegmatites through multi-stage melting

    Unknown

  • A comparison of observed and thermodynamically predicted phase equilibria and mineral compositions in mafic granulites

    Jacob B. Forshaw;David J. Waters;David R. M. Pattison;Richard M. Palin

  • Monazite geochronology and petrology of kyanite- and sillimanite-grade migmatites from the northwestern flank of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis

    R.M. Palin;M.P. Searle;M.R. St-Onge;D.J. Waters

  • Combined thermobarometry and geochronology of peraluminous metapelites from the Karakoram metamorphic complex, North Pakistan; New insight into the tectonothermal evolution of the Baltoro and Hunza Valley regions

    R. M. Palin;M. P. Searle;D. J. Waters;M. S. A. Horstwood

  • A revised petrological model for subducted oceanic crust: Insights from phase equilibrium modelling

    David Hernández‐Uribe;Richard M. Palin

  • High-grade metamorphism and partial melting in Archean composite grey gneiss complexes

    Richard W. White;R.M. Palin;Eleanor C.R. Green

  • Subduction metamorphism in the Himalayan ultrahigh-pressure Tso Morari massif: An integrated geodynamic and petrological modelling approach

    Richard M. Palin;Richard M. Palin;Georg S. Reuber;Richard W. White;Boris J.P. Kaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard W. White
Richard W. White University of St Andrews
Michael P. Searle
Michael P. Searle University of Oxford
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
David J. Waters
David J. Waters University of Oxford
Boris J. P. Kaus
Boris J. P. Kaus Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Nick M.W. Roberts
Nick M.W. Roberts British Geological Survey
Zeming Zhang
Zeming Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Matthew S.A. Horstwood
Matthew S.A. Horstwood British Geological Survey
Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth
Kamini Singha
Kamini Singha Colorado School of Mines

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Earth Science in the USA opens up a variety of career pathways that often benefit from interdisciplinary skills and additional qualifications. Many students look to complement their Earth Science expertise with other online degrees to enhance job prospects and marketability.

For veterans considering a career change or enhancement, programs like the photography degree online for veterans offer valuable skills in capturing environmental and geological phenomena. This can lead to roles in scientific documentation and communication.

Language skills also play a critical role, especially in global environmental consulting or research. Pursuing a veteran friendly online spanish degree or exploring spanish online degree programs can open doors to international collaboration and fieldwork opportunities.

For those with a creative inclination, integrating scientific knowledge with the arts by enrolling in mfa online programs can lead to careers in science communication, educational content creation, and environmental media production.

Best Scientists Citing Richard M. Palin

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles