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 T. Barber sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 132 publications — 29th percentile
29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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 T. Barber sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Richard T. Barber was affiliated with Duke University in the United States and contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing primarily on oceanography. Their research work spanned topics including marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, and oceanographic and atmospheric processes.
The scientist published in the area of ocean primary productivity, with a notable paper titled "A database of ocean primary productivity from the 14C method," published in 2020 in Limnology and Oceanography Letters. This publication was cited 33 times and represents one of the key contributions in their research portfolio.
Frequent coauthors involved in collaborative research with Richard T. Barber included:
The primary publication venue associated with their work was Limnology and Oceanography Letters, where they had at least one publication.
Richard T. Barber was recognized by professional organizations, having been named a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991.
Paul G. Falkowski;Richard T. Barber;Victor Smetacek
J. H. Martin;K. H. Coale;K. S. Johnson;K. S. Johnson;S. E. Fitzwater
Richard T. Barber;Francisco P. Chavez
Jorge L. Sarmiento;Richard D. Slater;Richard T. Barber;Laurent Bopp
Hein J.W. de Baar;Philip W. Boyd;Kenneth H. Coale;Michael R. Landry
S.J. Neshyba;Ch.N.K. Mooers;R.L. Smith;R.T. Barber
Mary-Elena Carr;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie Schmeltz;Maki Noguchi Aita
Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth S. Johnson;Francisco P. Chavez;Ken O. Buesseler
Francisco P. Chavez;Richard T. Barber
Michael R. Lundry;Richard T. Barber;Robert R. Bidare;Fei Chai
Eugene A. Shinn;Garriet W. Smith;Joseph M. Prospero;Peter Betzer
R. Barber;R.L. Smith
Zbigniew S. Kolber;Richard T. Barber;Kenneth H. Coale;Steve E. Fitzwateri
Kenneth H. Coale;Steve E. Fitzwater;R. Michael Gordon;Kenneth S. Johnson;Kenneth S. Johnson
James A. Yoder;Steven G. Ackleson;Richard T. Barber;Pierre Flament
James W. Murray;Richard T. Barber;Michael R. Roman;Michael P. Bacon
Walker O Smith;John Marra;Michael R Hiscock;Richard T Barber
Janet Campbell;David Antoine;Robert Armstrong;Kevin Arrigo
F. Chai;R.C. Dugdale;T.-H. Peng;F.P. Wilkerson
T.R. Fisher;P.R. Carlson;R.T. Barber
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