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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 82 478 413 5 4 339 19647

Robert Frei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Frei between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Frei published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2019. 21 of the 376 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2019. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 10 publications
1992 2025

376 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Frei: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 1
1994 2
1995 5
1996 8
1997 10
1998 10
1999 8
2000 2
2001 11
2002 13
2003 8
2004 11
2005 6
2006 12
2007 7
2008 10
2009 16
2010 9
2011 7
2012 9
2013 13
2014 12
2015 12
2016 19
2017 15
2018 21
2019 28
2020 19
2021 22
2022 17
2023 10
2024 11
2025 10
Total 376
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Robert Frei 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 Frei 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, 338–347 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: 339 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 64 339
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
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 Frei 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 Frei 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, 82 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: 82 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 82
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Robert Frei is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has focused their research primarily within the Earth and Planetary Sciences, publishing extensively across various subfields. Their work spans paleontology, geochemistry and petrology, geophysics, atmospheric science, and ecology, reflecting a broad engagement with the natural sciences relating to the Earth's physical processes and history.

Their research topics include geochemistry and elemental analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, isotope analysis in ecology, archaeology, and ancient environmental studies, as well as geochemistry and geologic mapping. These areas highlight an interdisciplinary approach combining geological, chemical, and ecological perspectives to study the Earth's environments and past climates.

Frei has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, which include:

  • Chemical Geology
  • Precambrian Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert Frei include:

  • "Enhanced soil quality with reduced tillage and solid manures in organic farming - a synthesis of 15 years" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Biogeochemical cycle of chromium isotopes at the modern Earth's surface and its applications as a paleo-environment proxy" (2020, Chemical Geology)
  • "A transient swing to higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans at ~1.4 Ga" (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • "Goldilocks at the dawn of complex life: mountains might have damaged Ediacaran-Cambrian ecosystems and prompted an early Cambrian greenhouse world" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "The link between surface water and groundwater-based drinking water - strontium isotope spatial distribution patterns and their relationships to Danish sediments" (2020, Applied Geochemistry)

The researcher often collaborates with a range of co-authors, including Karin Margarita Frei, Anja B. Frank, Claudio Gaucher, Jesper Allan Frederiksen, and Robert Klaebe. These frequent collaborations indicate a networked approach to their scientific inquiry, contributing to diverse multi-author studies.

Best Publications

  • History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 14C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland

    W. Shotyk;D. Weiss;P. G. Appleby;A. K. Cheburkin

  • Fluctuations in Precambrian atmospheric oxygenation recorded by chromium isotopes

    Robert Frei;Claudio Gaucher;Simon W. Poulton;Don E. Canfield

  • Atmospheric oxygenation three billion years ago

    Sean Andrew Crowe;Lasse N. Døssing;Lasse N. Døssing;Nicolas J. Beukes;Michael Bau

  • Geochemistry of the peat bog at Etang de la Gruère, Jura Mountains, Switzerland, and its record of atmospheric Pb and lithogenic trace metals (Sc, Ti, Y, Zr, and REE) since 12,370 14 C yr BP

    W. Shotyk;D. Weiss;J.D. Kramers;R. Frei

  • Tracing the Indian Ocean Mantle Domain Through Time: Isotopic Results from Old West Indian, East Tethyan, and South Pacific Seafloor

    J. J. Mahoney;R. Frei;M. L. G. Tejada;X. X. Mo

  • U-rich Archaean sea-floor sediments from Greenland - indications of >3700 Ma oxygenic photosynthesis

    Minik T. Rosing;Robert Frei

  • New Lu–Hf and Pb–Pb age constraints on the earliest animal fossils

    Gry H Barfod;Francis Albarède;Andrew H Knoll;Shuhai Xiao

  • Tracing the dynamic life story of a Bronze Age Female

    Karin Margarita Frei;Ulla Mannering;Kristian Kristiansen;Morten E. Allentoft

  • Anthropogenic contributions to atmospheric Hg, Pb and As accumulation recorded by peat cores from southern Greenland and Denmark dated using the 14C “bomb pulse curve”

    W. Shotyk;Michael Evan Goodsite;F. Roos-Barraclough;R. Frei

  • The geographic distribution of strontium isotopes in Danish surface waters – A base for provenance studies in archaeology, hydrology and agriculture

    Karin M. Frei;Robert Frei

  • Unraveling the record of successive high grade events in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt using Pb single phase dating of metamorphic minerals

    L. Holzer;R. Frei;J.M. Barton;J.D. Kramers

  • Source heterogeneity for the major components of ∼ 3.7 Ga Banded Iron Formations (Isua Greenstone Belt, Western Greenland): Tracing the nature of interacting water masses in BIF formation

    Robert Frei;Ali Polat

  • Oxygenation of the mid-Proterozoic atmosphere: clues from chromium isotopes in carbonates

    G.J. Gilleaudeau;R. Frei;A.J. Kaufman;L.C. Kah

  • Highly fractionated chromium isotopes in Mesoproterozoic-aged shales and atmospheric oxygen.

    Donald E. Canfield;Shuichang Zhang;Anja B. Frank;Xiaomei Wang

  • The genesis of Archaean chromitites from the Nuasahi and Sukinda massifs in the Singhbhum Craton, India

    Sisir K. Mondal;Edward M. Ripley;Chusi Li;Robert Frei

  • Onset of main Phanerozoic marine radiation sparked by emerging Mid Ordovician icehouse

    Christian M. Ø. Rasmussen;Clemens V. Ullmann;Kristian G. Jakobsen;Anders Lindskog

  • Distribution of platinum-Group elements and Os isotopes in chromite ores from Mayarí-Baracoa Ophiolitic Belt (eastern Cuba).

    F. Gervilla;J.A. Proenza;R. Frei;J.M. González-Jiménez

  • Post-collisional transition from calc-alkaline to alkaline magmatism during transcurrent deformation in the southernmost Dom Feliciano Belt (Braziliano-Pan-African, Uruguay)

    Pedro Oyhantçabal;Siegfried Siegesmund;Klaus Wemmer;Robert Frei

  • Reduction of hexavalent chromium by ferrous iron: A process of chromium isotope fractionation and its relevance to natural environments

    L.N. Døssing;K. Dideriksen;S.L.S. Stipp;R. Frei

  • The behavior of molybdenum and its isotopes across the chemocline and in the sediments of sulfidic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland

    Tais Wittchen Dahl;Ariel Anbar;Gwyneth Gordon;Minik Rosing

  • Single mineral PbPb dating

    Robert Frei;Balz S. Kamber

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Polat
Ali Polat University of Windsor
Clemens V. Ullmann
Clemens V. Ullmann University of Exeter
Minik T. Rosing
Minik T. Rosing University of Copenhagen
Alcides N. Sial
Alcides N. Sial Federal University of Pernambuco
Christoph Korte
Christoph Korte University of Copenhagen
Jan Kramers
Jan Kramers University of Johannesburg
Anders Meibom
Anders Meibom École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Valderez P. Ferreira
Valderez P. Ferreira Federal University of Pernambuco
Thomas F. Nägler
Thomas F. Nägler University of Bern
Donald E. Canfield
Donald E. Canfield University of Southern Denmark

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