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Robert L. Cullers 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 L. Cullers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 55 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Cullers 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 L. Cullers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert L. Cullers is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering, with a focus on geological formations, processes, and reservoir analysis.

Their work primarily concentrates on topics such as:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological modeling and analysis

Robert L. Cullers has published in subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geochemistry and Petrology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to geological sciences.

A notable recent paper by Cullers is titled "Composition of rift-related igneous and sedimentary rocks of the Keweenawan Supergroup in the Poersch no. 1, OZ-1, Finn, and Friederich wells, northeastern Kansas", published in 2024 in the Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey).

The researcher has collaborated frequently with Pieter Berendsen, indicating a partnership in their scientific investigations.

Cullers's publication record includes contributions to the Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey), marking an established presence in this venue.

Best Publications

  • The influence of sediment recycling and basement composition on evolution of mudrock chemistry in the southwestern United States

    Rónald Cox;Donald R. Lowe;R.L. Cullers

  • The geochemistry of shales, siltstones and sandstones of Pennsylvanian-Permian age, Colorado, USA : implications for provenance and metamorphic studies

    Robert L Cullers

  • The controls on the major and trace element variation of shales, siltstones, and sandstones of Pennsylvanian-Permian age from uplifted continental blocks in Colorado to platform sediment in Kansas, USA

    Robert L. Cullers

  • Geochemistry of the Mesoproterozoic Lakhanda shales in southeastern Yakutia, Russia: implications for mineralogical and provenance control, and recycling

    R Cullers

  • Geochemical signature of provenance in sand-size material in soils and stream sediments near the Tobacco Root batholith, Montana, U.S.A.

    Robert L. Cullers;Abhijit Basu;Lee J. Suttner

  • Implications of elemental concentrations for provenance, redox conditions, and metamorphic studies of shales and limestones near Pueblo, CO, USA

    Robert L Cullers

  • The controls on the major- and trace-element evolution of shales, siltstones and sandstones of Ordovician to tertiary age in the Wet Mountains region, Colorado, U.S.A.

    Robert L. Cullers

  • Rare-earth element and mineralogic changes in Holocene soil and stream sediment: A case study in the Wet Mountains, Colorado, U.S.A.

    Robert L. Cullers;Terry Barrett;Randy Carlson;Bob Robinson

  • Behavior of rare earth elements in a paleoweathering profile on granodiorite in the Front Range, Colorado, USA

    Kent C. Condie;Jessie Dengate;Robert L. Cullers

  • Rare Earth Elements in Igneous Rocks of the Continental Crust: Intermediate and Silicic Rocks – Ore Petrogenesis

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  • Rare-earths in size fractions and sedimentary rocks of Pennsylvanian-Permian age from the mid-continent of the U.S.A.

    Robert Cullers;Sambhudas Chaudhuri;Neil Kilbane;Richard Koch

  • The chemical signature of source rocks in size fractions of Holocene stream sediment derived from metamorphic rocks in the Wet Mountains region, Colorado, U.S.A.

    Robert L. Cullers

  • The source and origin of terrigenous sedimentary rocks in the Mesoproterozoic Ui group, southeastern Russia

    Robert L. Cullers;Victor N. Podkovyrov

  • Rare earth distributions in clay minerals and in the clay-sized fraction of the Lower Permian Havensville and Eskridge shales of Kansas and Oklahoma

    Robert L Cullers;Sambhudas Chaudhuri;Bill Arnold;Moon Lee

  • Mineralogical and chemical changes of soil and stream sediment formed by intense weathering of the Danburg granite, Georgia, U.S.A.

    Robert Cullers

  • Experimental studies of the distribution of rare earths as trace elements among silicate minerals and liquids and water

    Robert L. Cullers;L.Gordon Medaris;Larry A. Haskin

  • Elemental distributions and neodymium isotopic compositions of Silurian metasediments, western Maine, USA: Redistribution of the rare earth elements

    Robert L. Cullers;Barbara Bock;Chuck Guidotti

  • Chapter 7 - Rare Earth Elements in Igneous Rocks of the Continental Crust: Predominantly Basic and Ultrabasic Rocks

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  • The distribution of rare-earth elements in deeply buried Gulf Coast sediments

    S. Chaudhuri;R.L. Cullers

  • Geochemistry and evolution of the Wolf River Batholith, a late Precambrian Rapakivi Massif in North Wisconsin, U.S.A.

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  • The provenance and chemical variation of sandstones associated with the Mid-continent Rift System, U.S.A.

    Robert L. Cullers;Pieter Berendsen

  • Paleo- and Mesoproterozoic granite plutonism of Colorado and Wyoming

    J. Lawford Anderson;Robert L. Cullers

  • Anorogenic Metaluminous and Peraluminous Granite Plutonism in the Mid-Proterozoic of Wisconsin, USA

    J. Lawford Anderson;Robert L. Cullers;W. R. Van Schmus

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Mongelli
Giovanni Mongelli University of Basilicata
Donald R. Lowe
Donald R. Lowe Stanford University
W. R. Van Schmus
W. R. Van Schmus University of Kansas
Salvatore Critelli
Salvatore Critelli University of Calabria
Francesco Perri
Francesco Perri University of Calabria
Enrico Dinelli
Enrico Dinelli University of Bologna
Kent C. Condie
Kent C. Condie New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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