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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3709 1454 131 27000

Robert L. Folk publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert L. Folk between 1951 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert L. Folk published across 74 years, from 1951 to 2024, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1976. 1 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 1976. 1951: 2 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 3 publications 1955: 3 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 2 publications 1958: 2 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 5 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 4 publications 1965: 4 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 3 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 6 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 8 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1951 2024

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert L. Folk: publications per year, 1951 to 2024
Year Publications
1951 2
1952 0
1953 0
1954 3
1955 3
1956 1
1957 2
1958 2
1959 1
1960 1
1961 0
1962 5
1963 1
1964 4
1965 4
1966 2
1967 1
1968 1
1969 3
1970 7
1971 6
1972 1
1973 6
1974 2
1975 5
1976 8
1977 8
1978 4
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 2
1983 5
1984 2
1985 3
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 0
1996 4
1997 3
1998 1
1999 4
2000 1
2001 1
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 0
2007 2
2008 2
2009 1
2010 1
2011 0
2012 2
2013 1
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 1
Total 144
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Robert L. Folk 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. Folk 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, 128–137 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: 131 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
128–137 557 131
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
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Robert L. Folk 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. Folk 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 48
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
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Overview

Robert L. Folk was affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research work was primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with particular focus on several subfields including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physiology.

The scientist's published research addressed a range of topics related to human health and disease. Main topics covered included:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

The following papers exemplify Robert L. Folk's recent contributions to scientific literature:

  • Maternal Dietary Choline Deficiencies Reduce Cerebral Blood Flow in Three-Month-Old Female Mouse Offspring Following Ischemic Stroke to the Sensorimotor Cortex, 2022, Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Measurement of Endothelium-dependent Vasorelaxation in the Mouse Thoracic Aorta using Tensometric Small Volume Chamber Myography, 2022, Journal of Visualized Experiments

The frequent coauthors with whom Robert L. Folk collaborated included:

  • Brikena Gusek
  • Mitra Esfandiarei
  • Kasey Pull
  • Nafisa M. Jadavji
  • Tala Curry

Their work was published in venues such as:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments

Best Publications

  • Brazos River bar [Texas]; a study in the significance of grain size parameters

    Robert Louis Folk;William C. Ward

  • The Distinction between Grain Size and Mineral Composition in Sedimentary-Rock Nomenclature

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  • Practical petrographic classification of limestones

    Robert Louis Folk

  • A REVIEW OF GRAIN‐SIZE PARAMETERS

    Robert L. Folk

  • Detrital sedimentary rock classification and nomenclature for use in New Zealand

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  • Pebbles in the Lower Colorado River, Texas a Study in Particle Morphogenesis

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  • Travertines: Depositional Morphology and the Bacterially Constructed Constituents

    Henry S. Chafetz;Robert L. Folk

  • Mg/Ca Ratio and Salinity; Two Controls over Crystallization of Dolomite

    Robert L. Folk;Lynton S. Land

  • The Natural History Of Crystalline Calcium Carbonate: Effect of Magnesium Content And Salinity

    Robert L. Folk

  • SEM imaging of bacteria and nannobacteria in carbonate sediments and rocks

    Robert L. Folk

  • Length-slow Chalcedony: A New Testament for Vanished Evaporites

    Robert L. Folk;J. Stuart Pittman

  • Differentiation of Beach, Dune, and Aeolian Flat Environments by Size Analysis, Mustang Island, Texas

    Curtis Calvin Mason;Robert Louis Folk

  • LONGITUDINAL DUNES OF THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SIMPSON DESERT, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA, 1. GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GRAIN SIZE RELATIONSHIPS

    Robert L. Folk

  • Bizarre forms of Depositional and Diagenetic Calcite in Hot-Spring Travertines, Central Italy

    Robert L. Folk;Henry S. Chafetz;Pamela A. Tiezzi

  • Shape Development On Tahiti-Nui

    James E. Dobkins;Robert L. Folk

  • Evidence of nanobacterial-like structures in calcified human arteries and cardiac valves

    Virginia M. Miller;George Rodgers;Jon A. Charlesworth;Brenda Kirkland;Brenda Kirkland

  • Stages of textural maturity in sedimentary rocks

    Robert Louis Folk

  • Carbonate Sands of Isla Perez, Alacran Reef Complex, Yucatán

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  • Student Operator Error in Determination of Roundness, Sphericity, and Grain size

    Robert Louis Folk

  • Black Phytokarst from Hell, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

    Robert L. Folk;Harry H. Roberts;Clyde H. Moore

  • Exogenous carbonaceous microstructures in Early Archaean cherts and BIFs from the Isua Greenstone Belt: implications for the search for life in ancient rocks

    Frances Westall;Robert L Folk

  • The “schizohaline” environment: Its sedimentary and diagenetic fabrics as exemplified by Late Paleozoic rocks of Bear Island, Svalbard

    Robert L. Folk;Robert L. Folk;Anna Siedlecka;Anna Siedlecka

  • ALTERNATIVE ORIGINS FOR NANNOBACTERIA-LIKE OBJECTS IN CALCITE

    Brenda L. Kirkland;F. Leo Lynch;Michael A. Rahnis;Robert L. Folk

  • Nannobacteria and the formation of framboidal pyrite: Textural evidence

    Robert L Folk

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry S. Chafetz
Henry S. Chafetz University of Houston
Lynton S. Land
Lynton S. Land The University of Texas at Austin
Franklin R. Cockerill
Franklin R. Cockerill Rush University Medical Center
Harry H. Roberts
Harry H. Roberts Louisiana State University
Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Frances Westall
Frances Westall Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Robert G. Loucks
Robert G. Loucks The University of Texas at Austin
John C. Lieske
John C. Lieske Mayo Clinic

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