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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 64 8049 7301 575 518 303 14457
Earth Science 78 585 516 30 27 482 21201

Richard Wirth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Wirth between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Wirth published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2017. 22 of the 558 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2017. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 13 publications
1980 2025

558 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Wirth: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 5
1997 6
1998 3
1999 5
2000 12
2001 10
2002 6
2003 14
2004 7
2005 17
2006 22
2007 15
2008 25
2009 25
2010 22
2011 21
2012 19
2013 31
2014 27
2015 29
2016 28
2017 36
2018 22
2019 30
2020 23
2021 31
2022 17
2023 18
2024 9
2025 13
Total 558
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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.

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, 478–487 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: 482 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 19 482
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 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.

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, 78 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: 78 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 78
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

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
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  • 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
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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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