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Rob Fitzpatrick 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 Rob Fitzpatrick sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 228 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rob Fitzpatrick 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 Rob Fitzpatrick sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rob Fitzpatrick is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and specializes in environmental science and engineering. Their research spans several interconnected fields including environmental chemistry, civil and structural engineering, ecology, biomedical engineering, and geochemistry and petrology.

The primary focus of Fitzpatrick's scientific work includes key topics such as mine drainage and remediation techniques, metal extraction and bioleaching, soil and unsaturated flow, arsenic contamination and mitigation, tailings management and properties, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, as well as peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Fitzpatrick has published multiple papers in well-regarded journals. Recent publications include:

  • Drought effects on wet soils in inland wetlands and peatlands, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Composition and dissolution kinetics of jarosite-rich segregations extracted from an acid sulfate soil with sulfuric material, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • Transformation of jarosite during simulated remediation of a sandy sulfuric soil, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil pH: Techniques, challenges and insights from a global dataset, 2024, European Journal of Soil Science
  • An introduction to forensic soil science and forensic geology: a synthesis, 2021, Geological Society London Special Publications

Fitzpatrick frequently publishes in several venues where they have multiple contributions. These include:

  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Geoderma
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Geoderma Regional

The scientist collaborates with colleagues across various disciplines. Frequent co-authors include Luke M. Mosley, Andrea D. Stiglingh, Ronald J. Smernik, Angelika Kölbl, and Petra Marschner.

Best Publications

  • New Data and a Revised Structural Model for Ferrihydrite

    Richard A. Eggleton;Robert W. Fitzpatrick

  • Contributions of groundwater conditions to soil and water salinization

    Ramsis B. Salama;Claus J. Otto;Robert W. Fitzpatrick

  • Al-substituted goethite—An indicator of pedogenic and other weathering environments in South Africa

    R.W. Fitzpatrick;U. Schwertmann

  • The influence of aluminum on iron oxides; Part II, Preparation and properties of Al-substituted hematites

    U. Schwertmann;R. W. Fitzpatrick;R. M. Taylor;D. G. Lewis

  • Titanium and Zirconium Minerals

    R. W. Fitzpatrick;D. J. Chittleborough

  • Components and microbial biomass content of size fractions in soils of contrasting aggregation

    L. Jocteur Monrozier;J.N. Ladd;R.W. Fitzpatrick;R.C. Foster

  • Iron minerals in surface environments.

    U. Schwertmann;R. W. Fitzpatrick

  • Iron-monosulfide oxidation in natural sediments: resolving microbially mediated S transformations using XANES, electron microscopy, and selective extractions.

    Edward D Burton;Richard T Bush;Leigh A Sullivan;Rosalie Katherine Hocking

  • Interpretation of soil features produced by ancient and modern processes in degraded landscapes: V. Development of saline sulfidic features in non-tidal seepage areas

    R.W. Fitzpatrick;R.W. Fitzpatrick;E. Fritsch;P.G. Self

  • Iron Compounds as Indicators of Pedogenic Processes: Examples from the Southern Hemisphere

    R. W. Fitzpatrick

  • Interpretation of soil features produced by ancient and modern processes in degraded landscapes .1. A new method for constructing conceptual soil-water-landscape models

    E Fritsch;RW Fitzpatrick

  • Changes in acidity and metal geochemistry in soils, groundwater, drain and river water in the Lower Murray River after a severe drought.

    Luke M. Mosley;Luke M. Mosley;Luke M. Mosley;Rob W. Fitzpatrick;Rob W. Fitzpatrick;David Palmer;Emily Leyden

  • A Systematic Approach to Soil Forensics: Criminal Case Studies Involving Transference from Crime Scene to Forensic Evidence

    Rob W. Fitzpatrick;Mark D. Raven;Sean T. Forrester

  • Historical developments in the understanding of acid sulfate soils

    Delvin S. Fanning;Martin C. Rabenhorst;Robert W. Fitzpatrick

  • Environmental consequences of soil sodicity

    RW Fitzpatrick;SC Boucher;R Naidu;E Fritsch

  • Thermoluminescence dating of coastal sand dunes at Cooloola and North Stradbroke Island, Australia

    M. S. Tejan-Kella;D. J. Chittleborough;R. W. Fitzpatrick;C. H. Thompson

  • Occurrence Of Lepidocrocite And its Association With Goethite in Natal Soils

    U. Schwertmann;R. W. Fitzpatrick

  • THERMAL AND MINERAL PROPERTIES OF Al-, Cr-, Mn-, Ni- AND Ti-SUBSTITUTED GOETHITE

    M.A. Wells;R.W. Fitzpatrick;Robert Gilkes

  • Drought effects on wet soils in inland wetlands and peatlands

    E. Stirling;E. Stirling;R.W. Fitzpatrick;L.M. Mosley

  • Acid sulfate soils

    R. Fitzpatrick;P. Shand;R. Merry

  • Interpretation of soil features produced by ancient and modern processes in degraded landscapes. VII. Water duration

    JW Cox;E Fritsch;RW Fitzpatrick

  • Amorphous and crystalline titanium and iron-titanium oxides in synthetic preparations, at near ambient conditions, and in soil clays

    R. W. Fitzpatrick;J. le Roux;U. Schwertmann;U. Schwertmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Petra Marschner
Petra Marschner University of Adelaide
Mark R. Thomas
Mark R. Thomas Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
R. J. Gilkes
R. J. Gilkes University of Western Australia
Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia
Graham Heinson
Graham Heinson University of Adelaide
David J. Chittleborough
David J. Chittleborough University of Adelaide
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Stuart L. Simpson
Stuart L. Simpson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Tim R. McVicar
Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Edward D Burton
Edward D Burton Southern Cross University

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