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Richard M. Tosdal 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. Tosdal sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 128 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Richard M. Tosdal 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. Tosdal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard M. Tosdal is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans multiple domains, primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions also in Computer Science. The main subfields of study for Tosdal include Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Biomaterials, and Geology.

Their work focuses on a range of geological and geochemical topics. Key areas of research include geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, clay minerals and soil interactions, and broader geological and geophysical studies.

Recent publications by Tosdal demonstrate engagement with the study of hydrothermal alteration, porphyry copper-molybdenum districts, and the geological characteristics of goldfields. These include:

  • Chemical Variations in Hydrothermal White Mica Across the Highland Valley Porphyry Cu-Mo District, British Columbia, Canada (2020), published in Economic Geology
  • Neoarchean Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia (2020), published in Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • Preservation of the Cadia Valley Porphyry Au-Cu District, NSW, Australia: Silurian Basin Formation and Subsequent Inversion (2021), published in Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Late-Stage Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Alteration Overprint at the East Zone in the Red Chris Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Northwestern British Columbia, Canada (2023), published in Economic Geology

Tosdal has published most frequently in the following venues:

  • Economic Geology
  • Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including Scott Halley, Tatiana Alva-Jimenez, John H. Dilles, Gregory M. Dipple, and Adam J.R. Kent.

Best Publications

  • Carlin-Type Gold Deposits in Nevada: Critical Geologic Characteristics and Viable Models

    Jean S. Cline;Albert H. Hofstra;John L. Muntean;Richard M. Tosdal

  • Geology, geochronology, fluid inclusions, and isotope geochemistry of the Rodalquilar gold alunite deposit, Spain

    Antonio Arribas;Charles G. Cunningham;James J. Rytuba;Robert O. Rye

  • Magmatic and Structural Controls on the Development of Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Deposits

    R. M. Tosdal;J. P. Richards

  • ZIRCON COMPOSITIONAL EVIDENCE FOR SULFUR-DEGASSING FROM ORE-FORMING ARC MAGMAS

    John H. Dilles;Adam J.R. Kent;Joseph L. Wooden;Richard M. Tosdal

  • Seismogenic Framework for Hydrothermal Transport and Ore Deposition

    Richard H. Sibson

  • Mesoproterozoic rapakivi granites of the Rondonia Tin Province, southwestern border of the Amazonian craton, Brazil-I. Reconnaissance U-Pb geochronology and regional implications

    Jorge S. Bettencourt;R. M. Tosdal;W.B. Leite;B.L. Payolla

  • The Rondonian-San Ignacio Province in the SW Amazonian Craton: An overview

    Jorge Silva Bettencourt;Washington Barbosa Leite;Amarildo Salina Ruiz;Ramiro Matos

  • Geochemistry of Porphyry Deposits

    D.R. Cooke;P. Hollings;J.J. Wilkinson;R.M. Tosdal

  • Footprints: Hydrothermal Alteration and Geochemical Dispersion Around Porphyry Copper Deposits

    Scott Halley;John H. Dilles;Richard M. Tosdal

  • The Amazon-Laurentian connection as viewed from the Middle Proterozoic rocks in the central Andes, western Bolivia and northern Chile

    Richard M. Tosdal

  • U-Pb (zircon) and geochemical constraints on the age, origin, and evolution of Paleozoic arc magmas in the Oyu Tolgoi porphyry Cu-Au district, southern Mongolia

    Alan J. Wainwright;Richard M. Tosdal;Joseph L. Wooden;Frank K. Mazdab

  • Terrane transfer during the Grenville orogeny: tracing the Amazonian ancestry of southern Appalachian basement through Pb and Nd isotopes

    E. Tohver;J.S. Bettencourt;R. Tosdal;Klaus Mezger

  • Cenozoic polyphase landscape and tectonic evolution of the Cordillera Occidental, southernmost Peru

    Richard M. Tosdal;Alan H. Clark;Edward Farrar

  • Isotopic composition of Pb in ore deposits of the Betic Cordillera, Spain; origin and relationship to other European deposits

    Antonio Arribas;Richard M. Tosdal

  • Magmatic Evolution of Granodiorite Intrusions at the El Salvador Porphyry Copper Deposit, Chile, Based on Trace Element Composition and U/Pb Age of Zircons

    Robert G. Lee;John H. Dilles;Richard M. Tosdal;Joseph L. Wooden

  • Latest Cretaceous and early Tertiary orogenesis in south-central Arizona: Thrust faulting, regional metamorphism, and granitic plutonism

    Gordon B. Haxel;Richard M. Tosdal;Daniel J. May;James E. Wright

  • Pb isotope evidence for Colombia-southern México connections in the Proterozoic

    Joaquin Ruiz;Richard M. Tosdal;Pedro A. Restrepo;Pedro A. Restrepo;Gustavo Murillo-Muñetón;Gustavo Murillo-Muñetón

  • El Salvador, Chile Porphyry Copper Deposit Revisited: Geologic and Geochronologic Framework

    Paula Cornejo;Richard M. Tosdal;Constantino Mpodozis;Andrew J. Tomlinson

  • Origin of the McLaughlin Mine sheeted vein complex; metal zoning, fluid inclusion, and isotopic evidence

    Ross L. Sherlock;Richard M. Tosdal;Norman J. Lehrman;Joseph R. Graney

  • From Source to Sinks in Auriferous Magmatic-Hydrothermal Porphyry and Epithermal Deposits

    Richard M. Tosdal;John H. Dilles;David R. Cooke

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Friedman
Richard M. Friedman University of British Columbia
Joseph L. Wooden
Joseph L. Wooden Stanford University
John H. Dilles
John H. Dilles Oregon State University
James K. Mortensen
James K. Mortensen University of British Columbia
David R. Cooke
David R. Cooke University of Tasmania
Alan H. Clark
Alan H. Clark Queen's University
James E. Wright
James E. Wright University of Georgia
Edward Farrar
Edward Farrar Queen's University
Edwin H. McKee
Edwin H. McKee United States Geological Survey
Adam J.R. Kent
Adam J.R. Kent Oregon State University

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