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Richard W. Murray

Richard W. Murray

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4159 3818 1612 1430 283 9545

Richard W. Murray publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard W. Murray between 1986 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard W. Murray published across 39 years, from 1986 to 2024, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2003. 1 of the 288 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2003. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 9 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 12 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 29 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1986 2024

288 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard W. Murray: publications per year, 1986 to 2024
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 4
1992 13
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 9
1997 3
1998 5
1999 1
2000 12
2001 5
2002 12
2003 29
2004 11
2005 1
2006 3
2007 11
2008 4
2009 7
2010 1
2011 1
2012 11
2013 11
2014 23
2015 21
2016 20
2017 29
2018 7
2019 9
2020 8
2021 6
2022 2
2023 0
2024 1
Total 288
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Richard W. Murray 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 W. Murray sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 278–287 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 283 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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
278–287 128 283
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 W. Murray 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 W. Murray sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212 46
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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Overview

Richard W. Murray is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, notably Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's primary research topics include Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Drilling and Well Engineering, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Throughout their career, Richard W. Murray has been involved in multiple recent publications, including:

  • The contribution of water radiolysis to marine sedimentary life (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Intercomparison of XRF Core Scanning Results From Seven Labs and Approaches to Practical Calibration (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Atribacteria Reproducing over Millions of Years in the Atlantic Abyssal Subseafloor (2020), published in mBio
  • A synthesis of monsoon exploration in the Asian marginal seas (2022), published in Scientific Drilling
  • Trace Metal Evidence for Deglacial Ventilation of the Abyssal Pacific and Southern Oceans (2021), published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

Frequent co-authors in their research include Ryuji Tada, Larry C. Peterson, Steven D'Hondt, T J Gorgas, and Beth A. Christensen.

Richard W. Murray has published extensively in several venues. The most common venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, and Nature Communications.

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications, with one notable book titled "NASA Formal Methods" published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Chemical criteria to identify the depositional environment of chert: general principles and applications

    Richard W. Murray

  • Rare earth elements as indicators of different marine depositional environments in chert and shale

    Richard W. Murray;Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink;David L. Jones;David C. Gerlach

  • Rare earth, major, and trace elements in chert from the Franciscan Complex and Monterey Group, California: Assessing REE sources to fine-grained marine sediments

    Richard W Murray;Marilyn R Buchholtz Ten Brink;David C Gerlach;G.Price Russ

  • Contrasting sulfur geochemistry and Fe/Al and Mo/Al ratios across the last oxic-to-anoxic transition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela

    Timothy W Lyons;Josef P Werne;David J Hollander;R.W Murray

  • Scavenged excess aluminum and its relationship to bulk titanium in biogenic sediment from the central equatorial Pacific Ocean

    R.W. Murray;M. Leinen

  • Chemical transport to the seafloor of the equatorial Pacific Ocean across a latitudinal transect at 135°W: Tracking sedimentary major, trace, and rare earth element fluxes at the Equator and the Intertropical Convergence Zone

    Richard W Murray;Margaret Leinen

  • Climatically sensitive eolian and hemipelagic deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela, over the past 578,000 years: Results from Al/Ti and K/Al

    K. M. Yarincik;R. W. Murray;L. C. Peterson

  • A comparison between excess barium and barite as indicators of carbon export

    Meagan Eagle;Adina Paytan;Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert van Dijken

  • Presence of oxygen and aerobic communities from sea floor to basement in deep-sea sediments

    Steven D'hondt;Steven D'hondt;Fumio Inagaki;Fumio Inagaki;Carlos Alvarez Zarikian;Carlos Alvarez Zarikian;Lewis J. Abrams

  • Biogenic flux of Al to sediment in the central equatorial Pacific ocean: evidence for increased productivity during glacial periods

    R. W. Murray;M. Leinen;A. R. Isern

  • Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record

    Richard W Murray;Marilyn R Buchholtz ten Brink;David C Gerlach;G.Price Russ

  • Analysis of Major and Trace Elements in Rocks, Sediments, and Interstitial Waters by Inductively Coupled Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)

    R.W. Murray;D. Jay Miller;K.A. Kryc

  • Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis

    Richard W Murray;Marilyn R Buchholtz Ten Brink;David C Gerlach;G Price Russ

  • Anaerobic methane oxidation and the formation of dolomite

    T.S. Moore;R.W. Murray;A.C. Kurtz;D.P. Schrag

  • Oxygenation history of bottom waters in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela, over the past 578,000 years: Results from redox‐sensitive metals (Mo, V, Mn, and Fe)

    K. M. Yarincik;R. W. Murray;T. W. Lyons;L. C. Peterson

  • Rare earth elements in Japan Sea sediments and diagenetic behavior of Ce/Ce*: Results from ODP Leg 127

    Richard W Murray;Marilyn R Buchholtzten Brink;Hans J Brumsack;David C Gerlach

  • Diagenetic formation of bedded chert: Evidence from chemistry of the chert-shale couplet

    Richard W. Murray;David L. Jones;Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink

  • Barium in equatorial Pacific carbonate sediment: Terrigenous, oxide, and biogenic associations

    J. O. Schroeder;R. W. Murray;M. Leinen;R. C. Pflaum

  • Rates of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in deep-sea sediments

    O. Sivan;D. P. Schrag;R. W. Murray

  • Chemical composition of sediments subducting at the Izu‐Bonin trench

    Terry Plank;Katherine A. Kelley;Katherine A. Kelley;Richard W. Murray;Lacie Quintin Stern

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven D'Hondt
Steven D'Hondt University of Rhode Island
Arthur J. Spivack
Arthur J. Spivack University of Rhode Island
Ryuji Tada
Ryuji Tada University of Tokyo
Steffen Kutterolf
Steffen Kutterolf Kiel University
Terry Plank
Terry Plank Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Larry C. Peterson
Larry C. Peterson University of Miami
Ken Ikehara
Ken Ikehara National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Robert N. Harris
Robert N. Harris Oregon State University
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Margaret Leinen
Margaret Leinen Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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