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Robert E. Zartman

Robert E. Zartman

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
10994
World Ranking
3355
National Ranking
1332

Robert E. Zartman 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 E. Zartman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 139 publications — 30th percentile

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

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

Robert E. Zartman 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 E. Zartman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert E. Zartman is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple interconnected topics, emphasizing geological processes and geochemical analysis.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Their subfields of study focus primarily on:

  • Geophysics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Molecular Biology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

Robert E. Zartman has published in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • The Innovation
  • Lithos
  • Solid Earth Sciences

Recent publications include:

  • Early Cretaceous Transformation from Pacific to Neo-Tethys Subduction in the SW Pacific Ocean: Constraints from Pb-Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopes of the Philippine Arc (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • Large Iron Isotope Fractionation During Mantle Wedge Serpentinization: Implications for Iron Isotopes of Arc Magmas (2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • Boron, Arsenic and Antimony Recycling in Subduction Zones: New Insights From Interactions Between Forearc Serpentinites and CO2-Rich Fluids at the Slab-Mantle Interface (2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • An Emerging Plume Head Interacting with the Hawaiian Plume Tail (2023, The Innovation)
  • Petrogenesis of the Tuli Basin High-Ti Picrites and Basalts, Karoo CFB, Southern Africa: Classification, Stratigraphy, Emplacement, and Mantle Source Heterogeneity (2023, Lithos)

Frequent co-authors involved in their work include:

  • J. Deng
  • Xiaoyong Yang
  • Lipeng Zhang
  • Weidong Sun
  • Yongsheng He

Robert E. Zartman's research integrates geological, geochemical, and geophysical perspectives, contributing to the understanding of subduction processes, mantle geochemistry, and tectonic dynamics. Their interdisciplinary approach involves both field data and isotopic analyses, reflecting a focus on Earth's internal processes and their planetary implications.

Best Publications

  • Plumbotectonics-the model

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  • Porphyry deposits and oxidized magmas

    Weidong Sun;Rui-fang Huang;He Li;Yong-bin Hu

  • The plumbotectonic model for Pb isotopic systematics among major terrestrial reservoirs - A case for bi-directional transport

    Robert E Zartman;Sara M Haines

  • CRETACEOUS RIDGE SUBDUCTION ALONG THE LOWER YANGTZE RIVER BELT, EASTERN CHINA

    Ming-Xing Ling;Fang-Yue Wang;Xing Ding;Yan-Hua Hu

  • Age and tectonic evolution of Neoproterozoic ductile shear zones in the Southern Granulite Terrain of India, with implications for Gondwana studies

    Joy Gopal Ghosh;Joy Gopal Ghosh;Maarten J. de Wit;R. E. Zartman

  • Helium, argon, and carbon in some natural gases

    R. E. Zartman;G. J. Wasserburg;J. H. Reynolds

  • U-Pb ages of metarhyolites of the Catoctin and Mount Rogers formations, central and southern Appalachians: evidence for two pulses of Iapetan rifting

    John N. Aleinikoff;Robert E. Zartman;Marianne Walter;Douglas W. Rankin

  • Trace-element and Sr, Nd, Pb, and O isotopic composition of Pliocene and Quaternary alkali basalts of the Patagonian Plateau lavas of southernmost South America

    Charles R. Stern;Fred A. Frey;Kiyoto Futa;Robert E. Zartman

  • Lead Isotopic provinces in the Cordillera of the Western United States and their Geologic Significance

    Robert E. Zartman

  • PORPHYRY COPPER-GOLD MINERALIZATION AT YULONG, CHINA, PROMOTED BY DECREASING REDOX POTENTIAL DURING MAGNETITE ALTERATION

    Hua-Ying Liang;Weidong Sun;Wen-Chao Su;Robert E. Zartman

  • Pb-, Sr- and Nd-isotopic systematics and chemical characteristics of Cenozoic basalts, eastern China

    Z.C Peng;R.E Zartman;K Futa;D.G Chen

  • Lead Isotope Systematics and Uranium Depletion in the Granite Mountains, Wyoming

    J. N. Rosholt;R. E. Zartman;I. T. Nkomo

  • The Richtersveld Igneous Complex, South Africa: U-Pb Zircon and Geochemical Evidence for the Beginning of Neoproterozoic Continental Breakup

    Hartwig E. Frimmel;Robert E. Zartman;Andreas Späth

  • Geochronology and temperature history of the Nanga Parbat–Haramosh Massif, Pakistan

    Peter K. Zeitler;John F. Sutter;Ian S. Williams;Robert Zartman

  • K-Ar and Rb-Sr ages of some alkalic intrusive rocks from central and eastern United States

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  • Lithospheric thickness beneath the southern Kenya Rift: implications from basalt geochemistry

    Anton P. Roex;Andreas Späth;Robert E. Zartman

  • Garnet Granulite Xenoliths from the Northern Baltic Shield—the Underplated Lower Crust of a Palaeoproterozoic Large Igneous Province?

    PD Kempton;H Downes;LA Neymark;JA Wartho

  • Oligocene and Miocene metamorphism, folding, and low-angle faulting in northwestern Utah

    Robert R. Compton;Victoria R. Todd;Robert E. Zartman;Charles W. Naeser

  • Structural implications of some radiometric ages of igneous rocks in southeastern New England

    Robert E. Zartman;Richard S. Naylor

  • Isotopic Evidence for the Origin of Mississippi Valley-Type Mineral Deposits: A Review

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  • The isotopic composition of lead in potassium feldspars from some 1.0-b.y. old North American igneous rocks

    Robert E Zartman;G.J Wasserburg

  • A novel approach to double-spike Pb–Pb dating of carbonate rocks: examples from Neoproterozoic sequences in southern Africa

    Peter G Fölling;Robert E Zartman;Hartwig E Frimmel

  • A Permian Disturbance of K-Ar Radiometric Ages in New England: Its Occurrence and Cause

    Robert E Zartman;Patrick M Hurley;Harold W Krueger;Bruno J Giletti

Frequent Co-Authors

Weidong Sun
Weidong Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ming-Xing Ling
Ming-Xing Ling East China University of Technology
Xing Ding
Xing Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zell E. Peterman
Zell E. Peterman United States Geological Survey
Xiaoyong Yang
Xiaoyong Yang University of Science and Technology of China
Charles W. Naeser
Charles W. Naeser United States Geological Survey
Edwin H. McKee
Edwin H. McKee United States Geological Survey
Paul E. Damon
Paul E. Damon University of Arizona
Ian S. Williams
Ian S. Williams Australian National University
James N. Connelly
James N. Connelly University of Copenhagen

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