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Citations
21201
World Ranking
585
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30

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Richard Wirth 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 Wirth sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 482 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Wirth 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 Wirth 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: 78 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Richard Wirth is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to fields involving Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, as well as studies related to earthquake and tectonic activities. Their work also encompasses Crystal Structures and Properties, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and research on Nuclear materials and radiation effects.

They have been a frequent contributor to several scientific journals and publication venues, including:

  • American Mineralogist
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Chemical Geology
  • Lithos
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts

Richard Wirth's research collaborations often involved the following co-authors:

  • Anja Schreiber
  • Fahui Xiong
  • Xiangzhen Xu
  • Enrico Mugnaioli
  • Edward S. Grew

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

  • Molecular identification of fungi microfossils in a Neoproterozoic shale rock, 2020, Science Advances
  • Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars, 2022, Science
  • Vivianite formation in ferruginous sediments from Lake Towuti, Indonesia, 2020, Biogeosciences
  • Donwilhelmsite, [CaAl4Si2O11], a new lunar high-pressure Ca-Al-silicate with relevance for subducted terrestrial sediments, 2020, American Mineralogist
  • EVOLUTION OF INVISIBLE Au IN ARSENIAN PYRITE IN CARLIN-TYPE Au DEPOSITS, 2020, Economic Geology

Richard Wirth has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Focused Ion Beam (FIB) combined with SEM and TEM: Advanced analytical tools for studies of chemical composition, microstructure and crystal structure in geomaterials on a nanometre scale

    Richard Wirth

  • Focused ion beam (FIB): A novel technology for advanced application of micro- and nanoanalysis in geosciences and applied mineralogy

    Richard Wirth

  • Geochemical evolution of organic-rich shales with increasing maturity: A STXM and TEM study of the Posidonia Shale (Lower Toarcian, northern Germany)

    Sylvain Bernard;Brian Horsfield;Hans-Martin Schulz;Richard Wirth

  • Formation of nanoporous pyrobitumen residues during maturation of the Barnett Shale (Fort Worth Basin)

    Sylvain Bernard;Richard Wirth;Anja Schreiber;Hans-Martin Schulz

  • An experimental study of dissolution–reprecipitation in fluorapatite: fluid infiltration and the formation of monazite

    Daniel E. Harlov;Richard Wirth;Hans-Jürgen Förster

  • Fluid-mediated partial alteration in monazite: the role of coupled dissolution–reprecipitation in element redistribution and mass transfer

    Daniel E. Harlov;Richard Wirth;Callum J. Hetherington

  • Unifying natural and laboratory chemical weathering with interfacial dissolution–reprecipitation: A study based on the nanometer-scale chemistry of fluid–silicate interfaces

    Roland Hellmann;Richard Wirth;Damien Daval;Jean-Paul Barnes

  • Thermochronometry and microstructures of quartz-a comparison with experimental flow laws and predictions on the temperature of the brittle-plastic transition

    Bernhard Stöckhert;Manfred R Brix;Reiner Kleinschrodt;Anthony J Hurford

  • Incomplete retention of radiation damage in zircon from Sri Lanka

    Lutz Nasdala;Peter W. Reiners;John I. Garver;Allen K. Kennedy

  • Influence of water fugacity and activation volume on the flow properties of fine‐grained anorthite aggregates

    E. Rybacki;M. Gottschalk;R. Wirth;G. Dresen

  • Nanometre-sized mineral and fluid inclusions in cloudy Siberian diamonds: new insights on diamond formation

    Alla M. Logvinova;Richard Wirth;Ekaterina N. Fedorova;Nikolai V. Sobolev

  • Diamonds, native elements and metal alloys from chromitites of the Ray-Iz ophiolite of the Polar Urals

    Jingsui Yang;Fancong Meng;Xiangzhen Xu;Paul T. Robinson

  • Annealing radiation damage and the recovery of cathodoluminescence

    Lutz Nasdala;Christian L Lengauer;John M Hanchar;Andreas Kronz

  • Low-temperature alteration of monazite: Fluid mediated coupled dissolution–precipitation, irradiation damage, and disturbance of the U–Pb and Th–Pb chronometers

    Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume;Jean-Marc Montel;Bernard Bingen;Valérie Bosse

  • The geochemical cycle of boron: Constraints from boron isotope partitioning experiments between mica and fluid

    Bernd Wunder;Anette Meixner;Rolf L. Romer;Richard Wirth

  • Nanostructure, composition and mechanisms of bivalve shell growth

    D. E. Jacob;A. L. Soldati;R. Wirth;J. Huth

  • Liquid Immiscibility and the Evolution of Basaltic Magma

    Ilya V. Veksler;Alexander M. Dorfman;Alexander A. Borisov;Alexander A. Borisov;Richard Wirth

  • Chemical and phase composition of particles produced by laser ablation of silicate glass and zircon—implications for elemental fractionation during ICP-MS analysis

    Jan Košler;Michael Wiedenbeck;Richard Wirth;Jan Hovorka

  • Oil retention and porosity evolution in organic rich shales

    Yuanjia Han;Brian Horsfield;Richard Wirth;Nicolaj Mahlstedt

  • Biogenic iron oxyhydroxide formation at mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal vents: Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Brandy M. Toner;Cara M. Santelli;Matthew A. Marcus;Richard Wirth

  • High-pressure highly reduced nitrides and oxides from chromitite of a Tibetan ophiolite

    Larissa F. Dobrzhinetskaya;Richard Wirth;Jingsui Yang;Ian D. Hutcheon

  • A vacuole-like compartment concentrates a disordered calcium phase in a key coccolithophorid alga

    Sanja Sviben;Assaf Gal;Matthew A. Hood;Luca Bertinetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Dresen
Georg Dresen University of Potsdam
Dieter Rhede
Dieter Rhede Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Rainer Abart
Rainer Abart University of Vienna
Lutz Nasdala
Lutz Nasdala University of Vienna
Bernd Wunder
Bernd Wunder Ruhr University Bochum
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Harry W. Green
Harry W. Green University of California, Riverside
Jean-Marc Montel
Jean-Marc Montel University of Lorraine
Dorrit E. Jacob
Dorrit E. Jacob Macquarie University
Hans-Rudolf Wenk
Hans-Rudolf Wenk University of California, Berkeley

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