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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7821 7248 2644 2340 96 6992

Robert M. Owen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert M. Owen between 1976 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert M. Owen published across 49 years, from 1976 to 2024, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1991. 3 of the 128 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1991. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1976 2024

128 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert M. Owen: publications per year, 1976 to 2024
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 2
1979 3
1980 6
1981 3
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 5
1987 5
1988 1
1989 5
1990 7
1991 10
1992 2
1993 1
1994 6
1995 5
1996 3
1997 0
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 4
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 6
2007 2
2008 7
2009 3
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1
2013 2
2014 4
2015 5
2016 6
2017 0
2018 2
2019 1
2020 0
2021 1
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
Total 128
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Robert M. Owen 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 M. Owen 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, 88–97 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: 96 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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 96
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
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Robert M. Owen 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 M. Owen 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Robert M. Owen is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans across several fields primarily related to engineering, with a focus on ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their main topics of study include drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuropeptides and animal physiology, computational drug discovery methods, and offshore engineering and technologies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert M. Owen include Thomas R. Janecek, David K. Rea, Ivan A. Basov, Eve Arnold, and John A. Barron.

They have contributed to a range of publication venues, with a notable number of publications in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University, as well as articles in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Journal of Anesthesia, and the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert M. Owen encompass diverse topics and were published between 2020 and 2022:

  • Managing COVID-19 from the epicenter: adaptations and suggestions based on experience (2020), Journal of Anesthesia
  • Delineating the Ligand-Receptor Interactions That Lead to Biased Signaling at the μ-Opioid Receptor (2021), Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • The Pfizer Crystal Structure Database: An essential tool for structure-based design at Pfizer (2022), Journal of Computational Chemistry
  • The Year in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights from 2021 (2021), Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
  • Mikhail Aleksandrovich Shubin. December 19, 1944 -- May 13, 2020 (2020), arXiv (Cornell University)

Robert M. Owen has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Dissociation of oceanic methane hydrate as a cause of the carbon isotope excursion at the end of the Paleocene

    Gerald R. Dickens;James R. O'Neil;David K. Rea;Robert M. Owen

  • The rare earth element geochemistry of hydrothermal sediments from the East Pacific Rise: Examination of a seawater scavenging mechanism

    Douglas E Ruhlin;Robert M Owen

  • Global change at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary: climatic and evolutionary consequences of tectonic events

    David K. Rea;James C. Zachos;Robert M. Owen;Philip D. Gingerich

  • Submarine Hydrothermal Weathering, Global Eustasy, and Carbonate Polymorphism in Phanerozoic Marine Oolites

    Bruce H. Wilkinson;Robert M. Owen;Alan R. Carroll

  • Neodymium isotopic variations in North Pacific modern silicate sediment and the insignificance of detrital REE contributions to seawater

    Charles E. Jones;Alexander N. Halliday;David K. Rea;Robert M. Owen

  • The Latest Miocene–Early Pliocene biogenic bloom: a revised Indian Ocean perspective

    Gerald R Dickens;Robert M Owen

  • The europium anomaly of seawater: implications for fluvial versus hydrothermal REE inputs to the oceans

    Annette M. Olivarez;Robert M. Owen

  • Eolian inputs of lead to the North Pacific

    Charles E. Jones;Alex N. Halliday;David K. Rea;Robert M. Owen

  • REE/Fe variations in hydrothermal sediments: Implications for the REE content of seawater

    Annette M. Olivarez;Robert M. Owen

  • Sea-floor hydrothermal activity links climate to tectonics: the Eocene carbon dioxide greenhouse.

    Robert M. Owen;David K. Rea

  • Geochemical associations and grain-size partitioning of heavy metals in lacustrine sediments

    Lorraine H. Filipek;Robert M. Owen

  • Geochemistry of eolian dust in Pacific pelagic sediments: Implications for paleoclimatic interpretations

    Annette M Olivarez;Robert M Owen;David K Rea

  • Late Miocene‐early Pliocene biogenic bloom: Evidence from low‐productivity regions of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans

    Casey S. Hermoyian;Robert M. Owen

  • Late Miocene-Early Pliocene manganese redirection in the central Indian Ocean: Expansion of the Intermediate Water oxygen minimum zone

    Gerald R. Dickens;Robert M. Owen

  • METALLIFEROUS SEDIMENTS AND THE SCAVENGING RESIDENCE TIME OF Nd NEAR HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

    Alex N. Halliday;Jon P. Davidson;Peter Holden;Robert M. Owen

  • Quantitative resolution of eolian continental crustal material and volcanic detritus in North Pacific surface sediment

    Egon T. Weber;Robert M. Owen;Gerald R. Dickens;Alex N. Halliday

  • Lithology of the upper gas hydrate zone, Blake Outer Ridge: a link between diatoms, porosity, and gas hydrate

    Lisa M. Kraemer;Robert M. Owen;Gerald R. Dickens

  • Burial Dedolomite in the Mississippian Madison Limestone, Wyoming and Utah Thrust Belt

    Joyce M. Budai;Kyger C. Lohmann;Robert M. Owen

  • Geochemistry of Rare Earth Elements in Pacific Hydrothermal Sediments

    Robert M. Owen;Annette M. Olivarez

  • Vadose Beachrock Cementation along A Southeastern Michigan Marl Lake

    Kathy L. Binkley;Bruce H. Wilkinson;Robert M. Owen

  • Geochim. cosmochim. acta: Erratum to adendum to A. M. Olivarez and R. M. Owen (1989) “REE/FE variations in hydrothermal sediments: Implications for the REE content of seawater.” 53, 757–762

    Annette M. Olivarez;Robert M. Owen

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Rea
David K. Rea University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
James D. Gleason
James D. Gleason University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joel D. Blum
Joel D. Blum University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Theodore C. Moore
Theodore C. Moore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bruce H. Wilkinson
Bruce H. Wilkinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Neal W. Driscoll
Neal W. Driscoll University of California, San Diego
Andrew R. Zimmerman
Andrew R. Zimmerman University of Florida
Philip A. Meyers
Philip A. Meyers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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