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Richard R. Ernst

Richard R. Ernst

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
111
Citations
79836
World Ranking
754
National Ranking
15

Richard R. Ernst publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard R. Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 342 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Richard R. Ernst D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard R. Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard R. Ernst was affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland during their academic career. Their work primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial contribution to Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology as key subfields.

Their research encompassed various topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Richard R. Ernst had numerous publications in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Precambrian Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Lithos

Frequent collaboration occurred with various co-authors, among them:

  • Hafida El Bilali (40 publications)
  • Ulf Söderlund (27 publications)
  • Nasrrddine Youbi (15 publications)
  • Shuan-Hong Zhang (15 publications)
  • Brian Cousens (14 publications)

The following papers represent selected recent contributions by Richard R. Ernst, reflecting the scope and focus of their research:

  • "LIP printing: Use of immobile element proxies to characterize Large Igneous Provinces in the geologic record," 2021, Lithos
  • "A dynamic 2000-540 Ma Earth history: From cratonic amalgamation to the age of supercontinent cycle," 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Large Igneous Province Record Through Time and Implications for Secular Environmental Changes and Geological Time-Scale Boundaries," 2021, Geophysical monograph
  • "Toxic mercury pulses into late Permian terrestrial and marine environments," 2020, Geology
  • "Plumbing systems of large igneous provinces (LIPs) on Earth and Venus: Investigating the role of giant circumferential and radiating dyke swarms, coronae and novae, and mid-crustal intrusive complexes," 2021, Gondwana Research

Best Publications

  • Principles of nuclear magnetic resonance in one and two dimensions

    Richard R. Ernst;Geoffrey Bodenhausen;Alexander Wokaun;Alfred G. Redfield

  • INVESTIGATION OF EXCHANGE PROCESSES BY TWO-DIMENSIONAL NMR SPECTROSCOPY

    J. Jeener;B. H. Meier;P. Bachmann;R. R. Ernst

  • Two‐dimensional spectroscopy. Application to nuclear magnetic resonance

    W. P. Aue;E. Bartholdi;R. R. Ernst

  • Coherence transfer by isotropic mixing: Application to proton correlation spectroscopy

    L Braunschweiler;R.R Ernst

  • Improved spectral resolution in cosy 1H NMR spectra of proteins via double quantum filtering.

    M. Rance;O.W. Sørensen;G. Bodenhausen;G. Wagner

  • A TWO-DIMENSIONAL NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER ENHANCEMENT (2D NOE) EXPERIMENT FOR THE ELUCIDATION OF COMPLETE PROTON-PROTON CROSS-RELAXATION NETWORKS IN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

    Anil Kumar;R.R. Ernst;K. Wüthrich

  • Application of Fourier Transform Spectroscopy to Magnetic Resonance

    R. R. Ernst;W. A. Anderson

  • Elucidation of cross relaxation in liquids by two-dimensional N.M.R. spectroscopy

    Slobodan I Macura;R. R. Ernst

  • Multiple quantum filters for elucidating NMR coupling networks

    U. Piantini;O. W. Sorensen;Richard R. Ernst

  • Selection of coherence-transfer pathways in NMR pulse experiments

    Geoffrey Bodenhausen;Herbert Kogler;R.R. Ernst

  • Product operator formalism for the description of NMR pulse experiments

    O.W. Sørensen;G.W. Eich;M.H. Levitt;G. Bodenhausen

  • NMR Fourier zeugmatography

    Anil Kumar;Dieter Welti;Richard R Ernst

  • Clean TOCSY for proton spin system identification in macromolecules

    C. Griesinger;G. Otting;K. Wuethrich;Richard R. Ernst

  • Two-dimensional chemical exchange and cross-relaxation spectroscopy of coupled nuclear spins

    S Macura;Y Huang;D Suter;R.R Ernst

  • Computer Simulations in Magnetic Resonance. An Object-Oriented Programming Approach

    S.A. Smith;T.O. Levante;B.H. Meier;R.R. Ernst

  • Homonuclear broad band decoupling and two-dimensional J-resolved NMR spectroscopy

    W. P. Aue;J. Karhan;R. R. Ernst

  • Net polarization transfer via a J-ordered state for signal enhancement of low-sensitivity nuclei

    D.P Burum;R.R Ernst

  • Experimental techniques of two-dimensional correlated spectroscopy

    K Nagayama;Anil Kumar;K Wüthrich;R.R Ernst

  • Buildup rates of the nuclear Overhauser effect measured by two-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy: implications for studies of protein conformation

    Anil Kumar;Gerhard Wagner;Richard R. Ernst;Kurt Wuethrich

  • Two-Dimensional Correlation of Connected NMR Transitions.

    C. Griesinger;O. W. Soerensen;R. R. Ernst

  • Practical aspects of the E.COSY technique. Measurement of scalar spin-spin coupling constants in peptides

    C Griesinger;O.W Sørensen;R.R Ernst

Frequent Co-Authors

Beat H. Meier
Beat H. Meier ETH Zurich
Geoffrey Bodenhausen
Geoffrey Bodenhausen École Normale Supérieure
Ole W. Sørensen
Ole W. Sørensen Independent Scientist / Consultant, Denmark
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich ETH Zurich
Rafael Brüschweiler
Rafael Brüschweiler The Ohio State University
Malcolm H. Levitt
Malcolm H. Levitt University of Southampton
Christian Griesinger
Christian Griesinger Max Planck Society
Gerhard Wagner
Gerhard Wagner Harvard University
Mark Rance
Mark Rance University of Cincinnati

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