Richard V. Fisher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard V. Fisher between 1958 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard V. Fisher published across 64 years, from 1958 to 2021, averaging 1.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1984. 2 of the 93 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10

1958 2021

93 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard V. Fisher: publications per year, 1958 to 2021
Year	Publications
1958	1
1959	0
1960	2
1961	3
1962	0
1963	4
1964	2
1965	1
1966	4
1967	1
1968	2
1969	0
1970	5
1971	4
1972	0
1973	2
1974	0
1975	0
1976	0
1977	1
1978	0
1979	1
1980	3
1981	2
1982	1
1983	2
1984	12
1985	1
1986	4
1987	3
1988	1
1989	2
1990	3
1991	3
1992	0
1993	2
1994	0
1995	2
1996	2
1997	3
1998	1
1999	1
2000	0
2001	0
2002	1
2003	1
2004	0
2005	0
2006	1
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	2
2012	0
2013	2
2014	0
2015	0
2016	1
2017	1
2018	0
2019	1
2020	1
2021	1
Total	93

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Richard V. Fisher 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 V. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 83 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
38–47	5
48–57	33
58–67	94
68–77	161
78–87	278	83
88–97	376
98–107	404
108–117	484
118–127	540
128–137	557
138–147	491
148–157	495
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208
258–267	185
268–277	147
278–287	128
288–297	119
298–307	120
308–317	107
318–327	93
328–337	87
338–347	64
348–357	87
358–367	60
368–377	60
378–387	34
388–397	50
398–407	44
408–417	31
418–427	39
428–437	27
438–447	36
448–457	27
458–467	29
468–477	30
478–487	19
488–497	15
498–507	18
508–517	19
518–527	16
528–537	10
538–547	11
548–557	14
558–567	11
568–577	7
578–587	14
588–597	5
598–602	4
603+	100

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Richard V. Fisher 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 V. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	144
31	215
32	278
33	379
34	366
35	372
36	389
37	366	37
38	344
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
43	279
44	248
45	257
46	212
47	202
48	207
49	204
50	183
51	178
52	182
53	178
54	163
55	117
56	163
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135
61	96
62	103
63	83
64	103
65	83
66	89
67	92
68	89
69	78
70	75
71	53
72	62
73	54
74	35
75	52
76	50
77	32
78	37
79	20
80	33
81	36
82	34
83	34
84	24
85	19
86	18
87	26
88	30
89	17
90	21
91	19
92	15
93	14
94	20
95	9
96	10
97	15
98	13
99	3
100	13
101	3
102	9
103	4
104	6
105	6
106+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard V. Fisher was affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their academic contributions included authorship of a book published by Princeton University Press titled Out of the Crater, released in 2020.

Fisher's scholarly record did not indicate frequent co-authors or repeated publication venues, suggesting a possibly focused or specialized research output or a limited number of publications entered in the available data.

Their research fields, subfields, and main topics of work were not specifically listed. This absence of detailed data limits the scope of thematic categorization commonly found in academic profiles.

Richard V. Fisher received recognition in the form of being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1931. This fellowship status generally reflects a contribution to scientific advancement acknowledged by peers.

Best Publications

Flow transformations in sediment gravity flows

Richard V. Fisher

452
Citations
PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION OF VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS AND ROCKS

Richard V Fisher

433
Citations
Mobility of a large-volume pyroclastic flow — emplacement of the Campanian ignimbrite, Italy

Richard V. Fisher;Giovanni Orsi;Michael Ort;Grant Heiken

382
Citations
Geochemical zoning, mingling, eruptive dynamics and depositional processes; the Campanian Ignimbrite, Campi Flegrei caldera, Italy

L. Civetta;G. Orsi;L. Pappalardo;R.V. Fisher

373
Citations
Models for pyroclastic surges and pyroclastic flows

Richard V. Fisher

338
Citations
Features of coarse-grained, high-concentration fluids and their deposits

Richard V. Fisher

317
Citations
Base surges and their deposits: Capelinhos and Taal Volcanoes

Aaron C. Waters;Richard V. Fisher

309
Citations
The Agnano-Monte Spina eruption (4100 years BP) in the restless Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)

S de Vita;G Orsi;L Civetta;A Carandente

287
Citations
Rocks composed of volcanic fragments and their classification

Richard V. Fisher

284
Citations
Base surge bed forms in maar volcanoes

Richard V. Fisher;Aaron C. Waters

276
Citations
Sedimentation in Volcanic Settings

Richard V. Fisher;Gary A. Smith

269
Citations
Antidune and chute and pool structures in the base surge deposits of the Laacher See area, Germany

Hans-Ulrich Schmincke;Richard V. Fisher;Aaron C. Waters

259
Citations
Transport and deposition of a pyroclastic surge across an area of high relief: The 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington

Richard V. Fisher

241
Citations
Mt. Pelée, martinique: may 8 and 20, 1902, pyroclastic flows and surges

Richard V. Fisher;Richard V. Fisher;Grant Heiken;Grant Heiken

237
Citations
Sedimentary Structures in Base-Surge Deposits with Special Reference to Cross-Bedding, Ubehebe Craters, Death Valley, California

Bruce M. Crowe;Richard V. Fisher

216
Citations
Submarine volcaniclastic rocks

Richard V. Fisher

208
Citations
Mechanism of deposition from pyroclastic flows

Richard V. Fisher

172
Citations
Pyroclastic Flow Deposits

Richard V. Fisher;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

162
Citations
The 1982 eruptions of El Chichon volcano, Mexico (3): Physical properties of pyroclastic surges

H. Sigurdsson;S. N. Carey;R. V. Fisher

159
Citations
Maximum size, median diameter, and sorting of tephra

Richard V. Fisher

146
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg A. Valentine University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Grant Heiken Los Alamos National Laboratory

M. A. Di Vito National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

Giovanni Orsi University of Naples Federico II

Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health

Edward Rockenstein University of California, San Diego

Lucia Civetta University of Naples Federico II

Daniel A. Kirschner Boston College

Elliott J. Mufson Barrow Neurological Institute

Kim N. Green University of California, Irvine

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