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D-Index
54
Citations
11688
World Ranking
2674
National Ranking
298

Richard V. Morris 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. Morris sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 194 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard V. Morris 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. Morris 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+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results

    Philip Christensen;J. L. Bandfield;V. E. Hamilton;Steven Ruff

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

  • Spectral and other physicochemical properties of submicron powders of hematite (alpha-Fe2O3), maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3), magnetite (Fe3O4), goethite (alpha-FeOOH), and lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH).

    Richard V. Morris;Howard V. Lauer;Charles A. Lawson;Everett K. Gibson

  • Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near‐surface water

    Philip Christensen;J. L. Bandfield;R. N. Clark;K. S. Edgett

  • Mineralogic and compositional properties of Martian soil and dust: Results from Mars Pathfinder

    J. F. Bell;H. Y. McSween;J. A. Crisp;R. V. Morris

  • Global mapping of Martian hematite mineral deposits: Remnants of water‐driven processes on early Mars

    Philip Christensen;R. V. Morris;M. D. Lane;J. L. Bandfield;J. L. Bandfield

  • Evidence for pigmentary hematite on Mars based on optical, magnetic, and Mossbauer studies of superparamagnetic (nanocrystalline) hematite

    Richard V. Morris;David G. Agresti;Howard V. Lauer;Jeffery A. Newcomb

  • Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory

    David Blake;David Vaniman;Cheries Achilles;Robert Anderson

  • Chemical, multispectral, and textural constraints on the composition and origin of rocks at the Mars Pathfinder landing site

    H. Y. McSween;S. L. Murchie;J. A. Crisp;N. T. Bridges

  • Ground ice at the Phoenix Landing Site: Stability state and origin

    Michael T. Mellon;Raymond E. Arvidson;Hanna G. Sizemore;Mindi L. Searls

  • Characteristics, distribution, origin, and significance of opaline silica observed by the Spirit rover in Gusev crater, Mars

    Steven W. Ruff;Jack D. Farmer;Wendy M. Calvin;Kenneth E. Herkenhoff

  • Silicic volcanism on Mars evidenced by tridymite in high-SiO2 sedimentary rock at Gale crater

    Richard V. Morris;David T. Vaniman;David F. Blake;Ralf Gellert

  • Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X-ray diffraction of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater)

    Allan H. Treiman;David L. Bish;David T. Vaniman;Steve J. Chipera

  • Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars

    Thomas F. Bristow;Elizabeth B. Rampe;Cherie N. Achilles;David F. Blake

  • Recalibration of the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument with an expanded geochemical database

    Samuel M. Clegg;Roger C. Wiens;Ryan Anderson;Olivier Forni

  • Mineralogy of a natural As-rich hydrous ferric oxide coprecipitate formed by mixing of hydrothermal fluid and seawater: Implications regarding surface complexation and color banding in ferrihydrite deposits

    Denis G. Rancourt;Danielle Fortin;Thomas Pichler;Pierre-Jean Thibault

  • The origin and implications of clay minerals from Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

    Thomas F. Bristow;David L. Bish;David T. Vaniman;Richard V. Morris

  • Initial results from the Mini-TES experiment in Gusev Crater from the Spirit Rover

    Philip Christensen;Steven Ruff;R. L. Fergason;A. T. Knudson

  • Geochemistry of Carbonates on Mars: Implications for Climate History and Nature of Aqueous Environments

    Paul B. Niles;David C. Catling;Gilles Berger;Eric Chassefière

  • Mineralogical and chemical characterization of lunar highland soils: Insights into the space weathering of soils on airless bodies

    Lawrence A. Taylor;Carlé Pieters;Allan Patchen;Dong-Hwa S. Taylor

  • Evidence for the origin of layered deposits in Candor Chasma, Mars, from mineral composition and hydrologic modeling

    Scott Murchie;Leah Roach;Frank Seelos;Ralph Milliken

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas W. Ming
Douglas W. Ming National Aeronautics and Space Administration
David T. Vaniman
David T. Vaniman Planetary Science Institute
A. S. Yen
A. S. Yen Jet Propulsion Lab
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
Steve J. Chipera
Steve J. Chipera Planetary Science Institute
Allan H. Treiman
Allan H. Treiman Lunar and Planetary Institute
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University
Robert T. Downs
Robert T. Downs University of Arizona
David F. Blake
David F. Blake Ames Research Center
Ralf Gellert
Ralf Gellert University of Guelph

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