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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 102 116 98 61 51 555 40992

Robert J. Stern publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert J. Stern between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert J. Stern published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2020. 27 of the 621 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2020. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 15 publications
1968 2025

621 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert J. Stern: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 1
1980 2
1981 1
1982 3
1983 3
1984 4
1985 4
1986 5
1987 5
1988 5
1989 5
1990 10
1991 6
1992 5
1993 8
1994 6
1995 3
1996 9
1997 5
1998 14
1999 0
2000 5
2001 9
2002 9
2003 16
2004 17
2005 8
2006 18
2007 13
2008 14
2009 17
2010 28
2011 18
2012 23
2013 27
2014 23
2015 17
2016 30
2017 36
2018 28
2019 25
2020 37
2021 29
2022 20
2023 19
2024 12
2025 15
Total 621
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Robert J. Stern 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 J. Stern 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, 548–557 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: 555 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14 555
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Robert J. Stern 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 J. Stern 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, 102 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: 102 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 9 102
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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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
  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Robert J. Stern is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses extensively on geophysics and geological processes, contributing to fields such as artificial intelligence applications in earth sciences, paleontology, atmospheric science, and geography, planning and development.

Their main research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geography Education and Pedagogy

Frequently publishing in venues such as International Geology Review, Lithos, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Nature Communications, and Gondwana Research, Stern maintains a consistent presence in key geological and geophysical journals.

Selected recent publications include:

  • The Geodynamic Evolution of Iran, 2021, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Lateral propagation-induced subduction initiation at passive continental margins controlled by preexisting lithospheric weakness, 2020, Science Advances
  • Molybdenum isotopes unmask slab dehydration and melting beneath the Mariana arc, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Reconciling Orogenic Drivers for the Evolution of the Bangong-Nujiang Tethys During Middle-Late Jurassic, 2020, Tectonics
  • Forearc magmatic evolution during subduction initiation: Insights from an Early Cretaceous Tibetan ophiolite and comparison with the Izu-Bonin-Mariana forearc, 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin

Robert J. Stern has collaborated frequently with researchers including Hadi Shafaii Moghadam, Taras Gerya, Qiuli Li, Mohamed Zaki Khedr, and Orhan Karslı, with multiple joint publications over the years.

In recognition of their contributions to geosciences, Stern was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • ARC Assembly and Continental Collision in the Neoproterozoic East African Orogen: Implications for the Consolidation of Gondwanaland

    Robert J. Stern

  • SUBDUCTION ZONES

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  • Geochemical mapping of the Mariana arc‐basin system: Implications for the nature and distribution of subduction components

    Julian A. Pearce;Robert J. Stern;Sherman H. Bloomer;Patty Fryer

  • Subduction zone infancy: Examples from the Eocene Izu-Bonin-Mariana and Jurassic California arcs

    Robert J. Stern;Sherman H. Bloomer

  • Geochronologic and isotopic constraints on late Precambrian crustal evolution in the Eastern Desert of Egypt

    Robert J. Stern;Carl E. Hedge

  • Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system

    Mark K. Reagan;Osamu Ishizuka;Robert J. Stern;Katherine A. Kelley

  • The Saharan metacraton

    Mohamed G. Abdelsalam;Jean Paul Liégeois;Robert J. Stern

  • Subduction initiation: spontaneous and induced

    Robert J. Stern

  • Continental lithosphere of the Arabian Plate: A geologic, petrologic, and geophysical synthesis

    Robert J. Stern;Peter Johnson

  • Orogen styles in the East African Orogen: A review of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian tectonic evolution.

    H. Fritz;M. Abdelsalam;K.A. Ali;B. Bingen

  • Late Cryogenian-Ediacaran history of the Arabian-Nubian Shield: A review of depositional, plutonic, structural, and tectonic events in the closing stages of the northern East African Orogen

    P.R. Johnson;A. Andresen;A.S. Collins;A.R. Fowler

  • Origin of Back‐Arc Basin Magmas: Trace Element and Isotope Perspectives

    Julian A. Pearce;Robert J. Stern

  • Evidence from ophiolites, blueschists, and ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic terranes that the modern episode of subduction tectonics began in Neoproterozoic time

    Robert J. Stern

  • Crustal evolution in the East African Orogen: a neodymium isotopic perspective

    Robert J. Stern

  • Sutures and shear zones in the Arabian-Nubian Shield

    M.G. Abdelsalam;R.J. Stern

  • To understand subduction initiation, study forearc crust: To understand forearc crust, study ophiolites

    R.J. Stern;M. Reagan;O. Ishizuka;Y. Ohara

  • An Overview of the Izu‐Bonin‐Mariana Subduction Factory

    Robert J. Stern;Matthew J. Fouch;Simon L. Klemperer

  • Subduction initiation in nature and models: A review

    Robert J. Stern;Taras Gerya

  • The Najd Fault System, Saudi Arabia and Egypt: A Late Precambrian rift‐related transform system?

    Robert J. Stern

  • Early Arc Volcanism and the Ophiolite Problem: A Perspective from Drilling in the Western Pacific

    Sherman H. Bloomer;Brian Taylor;Christopher J. Macleod;Robert J. Stern

  • The 'subduction initiation rule': a key for linking ophiolites, intra-oceanic forearcs, and subduction initiation

    Scott A. Whattam;Robert J. Stern

  • Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation

    T. V. Gerya;R. J. Stern;Marzieh Baes;S. V. Sobolev

Frequent Co-Authors

Hadi Shafaii Moghadam
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam Karadeniz Technical University
Sherman H. Bloomer
Sherman H. Bloomer Oregon State University
Osamu Ishizuka
Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Fernando Martinez
Fernando Martinez University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jun-Ichi Kimura
Jun-Ichi Kimura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Katherine A. Kelley
Katherine A. Kelley University of Rhode Island
Mark K. Reagan
Mark K. Reagan University of Iowa
Mohamed G. Abdelsalam
Mohamed G. Abdelsalam Oklahoma State University
Yoshihiko Tamura
Yoshihiko Tamura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich

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