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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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 96 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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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