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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 110 80 65 39 31 385 34960

Robert C. Finkel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert C. Finkel between 1970 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert C. Finkel published across 52 years, from 1970 to 2021, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2006. 4 of the 397 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2006. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 5 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications
1970 2021

397 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert C. Finkel: publications per year, 1970 to 2021
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 4
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 5
1980 3
1981 2
1982 3
1983 4
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 4
1991 3
1992 5
1993 3
1994 1
1995 5
1996 5
1997 8
1998 6
1999 3
2000 6
2001 13
2002 13
2003 21
2004 23
2005 32
2006 33
2007 23
2008 20
2009 32
2010 24
2011 17
2012 14
2013 12
2014 7
2015 8
2016 12
2017 4
2018 0
2019 1
2020 2
2021 2
Total 397
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Robert C. Finkel 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 Robert C. Finkel 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, 378–387 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: 385 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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 34 385
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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Robert C. Finkel 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 Robert C. Finkel 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, 106+ 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: 110 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 98 110
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Robert C. Finkel is affiliated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Archeology, and Anthropology.

The main topics of Robert C. Finkel's work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

They have contributed to multiple papers across several frequent publication venues, among which are:

  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert C. Finkel include:

  • Late Glacial mountain glacier culmination in Arctic Norway prior to the Younger Dryas, 2020, published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Stable Rate of Slip Along the Karakax Section of the Altyn Tagh Fault from Observation of Interglacial and Postglacial Offset Morphology and Surface Dating, 2020, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Didier L. Bourlès (1955-2021), the 5 MV cosmogenic rock star, 2021, published in Quaternary Geochronology
  • WITHDRAWN: Didier L. Bourlès (1955-2021), the 5 MV cosmogenic rock star..., 2021, published in Quaternary Geochronology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert C. Finkel include:

  • Régis Braucher
  • Pierre-Henri Blard
  • Erik T. Brown
  • Julien Carcaillet
  • Anne-Élisabeth Lebatard

Best Publications

  • Absolute calibration of 10Be AMS standards

    Kunihiko Nishiizumi;Mineo Imamura;Marc W. Caffee;John R. Southon

  • The soil production function and landscape equilibrium

    Arjun M. Heimsath;William E. Dietrich;Kunihiko Nishiizumi;Robert C. Finkel

  • Spatially Averaged Long-Term Erosion Rates Measured from in Situ-Produced Cosmogenic Nuclides in Alluvial Sediment

    Darryl E. Granger;James W. Kirchner;Robert Finkel

  • Mountain erosion over 10 yr, 10 k.y., and 10 m.y. time scales

    James W. Kirchner;Robert C. Finkel;Clifford S. Riebe;Darryl E. Granger

  • Erosional and climatic effects on long-term chemical weathering rates in granitic landscapes spanning diverse climate regimes ☆

    Clifford S. Riebe;James W. Kirchner;Robert C. Finkel;Robert C. Finkel

  • Use of 10 Be in polar ice to trace the 11-year cycle of solar activity

    J. Beer;A. Blinov;G. Bonani;R. C. Finkel;R. C. Finkel

  • Regional beryllium-10 production rate calibration for late-glacial northeastern North America

    Greg Balco;Jason Briner;Robert C. Finkel;John A. Rayburn

  • High-Frequency Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in New Zealand Differ from the Northern Signature

    Joerg M. Schaefer;George H. Denton;Michael Kaplan;Aaron Putnam

  • Strong tectonic and weak climatic control of long-term chemical weathering rates

    Clifford S. Riebe;James W. Kirchner;Darryl E. Granger;Robert C. Finkel

  • Long-term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion from cosmogenic nuclides and geochemical mass balance

    Clifford S. Riebe;James W. Kirchner;Robert C. Finkel;Robert C. Finkel

  • Cosmogenic nuclides, topography, and the spatial variation of soil depth

    Arjun M. Heimsath;William E. Dietrich;Kunihiko Nishiizumi;Robert C. Finkel

  • A note on the extent of glaciation throughout the Himalaya during the global Last Glacial Maximum

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Robert C. Finkel;Marc W. Caffee

  • Uniform postglacial slip-rate along the central 600 km of the Kunlun Fault (Tibet), from 26Al, 10Be, and 14C dating of riser offsets, and climatic origin of the regional morphology

    Jerome Van Der Woerd;Jerome Van Der Woerd;Paul Tapponnier;Frederick J. Ryerson;Anne-Sophie Meriaux;Anne-Sophie Meriaux

  • Beryllium 10 concentrations in the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 ice core from 3–40 ka

    R. C. Finkel;K. Nishiizumi

  • Holocene left-slip rate determined by cosmogenic surface dating on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun fault (Qinghai, China)

    J. Van der Woerd;J. Van der Woerd;F. J. Ryerson;P. Tapponnier;Y. Gaudemer

  • Stochastic processes of soil production and transport: erosion rates, topographic variation and cosmogenic nuclides in the Oregon Coast Range

    Arjun M. Heimsath;William E. Dietrich;Kunihiko Nishiizumi;Robert C. Finkel

  • The French accelerator mass spectrometry facility ASTER: Improved performance and developments

    Maurice Arnold;Silke Merchel;Didier L. Bourlès;Régis Braucher

  • Climatic and topographic controls on the style and timing of Late Quaternary glaciation throughout Tibet and the Himalaya defined by 10Be cosmogenic radionuclide surface exposure dating

    Lewis A. Owen;Robert C. Finkel;Patrick L. Barnard;Ma Haizhou

  • EROSION RATES OF ALPINE BEDROCK SUMMIT SURFACES DEDUCED FROM IN SITU 10BE AND 26AL

    Eric E. Small;Robert S. Anderson;James L. Repka;Robert Finkel

  • Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

    John S. Vogel;Kenneth W. Turteltaub;Robert Finkel;D. Erie Nelson

  • Regional beryllium-10 production rate calibration for late-glacial northeastern

    Greg Balco;Jason Briner;Robert C. Finkel;John A. Rayburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
Lewis A. Owen
Lewis A. Owen North Carolina State University
Joerg M. Schaefer
Joerg M. Schaefer Columbia University
Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
Dylan H. Rood
Dylan H. Rood Imperial College London
Paul R. Bierman
Paul R. Bierman University of Vermont
Jason P. Briner
Jason P. Briner University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Frederick J. Ryerson
Frederick J. Ryerson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kunihiko Nishiizumi
Kunihiko Nishiizumi University of California, Berkeley

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