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Robert T. Pidgeon

Robert T. Pidgeon

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 63 1613 1443 101 91 149 13049

Robert T. Pidgeon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert T. Pidgeon between 1962 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert T. Pidgeon published across 62 years, from 1962 to 2023, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1998. 3 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert T. Pidgeon: publications per year, 1962 to 2023
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 1
1964 1
1965 1
1966 1
1967 1
1968 0
1969 1
1970 3
1971 2
1972 2
1973 1
1974 4
1975 2
1976 2
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 1
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 8
1999 5
2000 4
2001 5
2002 2
2003 5
2004 2
2005 4
2006 8
2007 4
2008 3
2009 6
2010 5
2011 3
2012 5
2013 7
2014 4
2015 0
2016 3
2017 5
2018 5
2019 1
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 3
Total 150
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Robert T. Pidgeon 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 T. Pidgeon 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, 148–157 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: 149 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
148–157 495 149
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 T. Pidgeon 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 T. Pidgeon 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 63
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 T. Pidgeon is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular focus on Geophysics and Materials Chemistry.

Their research work spans several specialized topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Nuclear materials and radiation effects, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Radioactive element chemistry and processing.

They have recently published two papers:

  • Reliability of petrogenetic information obtained from the distribution of trace elements in zircon in light of the complex infusion by foreign-element-bearing low temperature solutions, 2023, Chemical Geology
  • Metallic lead (Pb) nanospheres discovered in Hadean and Eoarchean zircon crystals at Jack Hills, 2023, Scientific Reports

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert T. Pidgeon include A. A. Nemchin, Malcolm P. Roberts, Paul Guagliardo, Denis Fougerouse, and Monika A. Kusiak.

Their work is documented in notable scientific venues such as Chemical Geology and Scientific Reports. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research that intersects geophysics and inorganic chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Nature of the Earth's earliest crust from hafnium isotopes in single detrital zircons

    Yuri Amelin;Der-Chuen Lee;Alex N. Halliday;Robert T. Pidgeon

  • Oxygen-isotope Evidence From Ancient Zircons for Liquid Water at the Earth's Surface 4,300 Myr Ago

    Stephen J. Mojzsis;Stephen J. Mojzsis;T. Mark Harrison;Robert T. Pidgeon

  • Recrystallisation of oscillatory zoned zircon: some geochronological and petrological implications

    R. T. Pidgeon

  • Jack Hills, evidence of more very old detrital zircons in Western Australia

    W. Compston;R. T. Pidgeon

  • Hadean crustal evolution revisited: New constraints from Pb-Hf isotope systematics of the Jack Hills zircons

    Ais Kemp;SA Wilde;Chris J Hawkesworth;Chris J Hawkesworth;Christopher D Coath

  • Internal structures of zircons from Archaean granites from the Darling Range batholith: implications for zircon stability and the interpretation of zircon U-Pb ages

    R. T. Pidgeon;A. A. Nemchin;G. J. Hitchen

  • Experimental hydrothermal alteration of partially metamict zircon

    Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Robert T. Pidgeon;Reinhardt Kurtz;Wilhelm van Bronswijk

  • Low-temperature hydrothermal alteration of natural metamict zircons from the Eastern Desert, Egypt

    T. Geisler;A. A. Rashwan;M. K. W. Rahn;U. Poller

  • Transport of uranium, thorium, and lead in metamict zircon under low-temperature hydrothermal conditions

    T. Geisler;R.T. Pidgeon;W. van Bronswijk;R. Kurtz

  • Zircon ages for high pressure granulites from South Bohemia, Czech Republic, and their connection to Carboniferous high temperature processes

    A. Kröner;P. J. O'Brien;A. A. Nemchin;R. T. Pidgeon

  • Single zircon ages for granitoid gneisses in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, Southern Africa and geodynamic significance

    A. Kröner;P. Jaeckel;G. Brandl;A. A. Nemchim

  • Uranium and Lead Isotopic Stability in a Metamict Zircon under Experimental Hydrothermal Conditions.

    R. T. Pidgeon;James R. O'Neil;Leon T. Silver

  • Timing of crystallization of the lunar magma ocean constrained by the oldest zircon

    Alexander Nemchin;Nicholas Eric Timms;Robert Pidgeon;T. Geisler

  • Leaching and differential recrystallization of metamict zircon under experimental hydrothermal conditions

    Thorsten Geisler;Marcus Ulonska;Helmut Schleicher;Robert T. Pidgeon

  • Archaean to Neoproterozoic magmatic events in the Kaoko belt of NW Namibia and their geodynamic significance

    B. Seth;B. Seth;A. Kröner;Klaus Mezger;A.A. Nemchin

  • Th–U–Pb isotopic systems and internal structures of complex zircons from an enderbite from the Pium Complex, Carajás Province, Brazil: evidence for the ages of granulite facies metamorphism and the protolith of the enderbite

    R.T. Pidgeon;M.J.B. Macambira;J.-M. Lafon

  • Metamictization and U-PB isotopic discordance in single zircons: a combined Raman microprobe and SHRIMP ion probe study

    L. Nasdala;R. T. Pidgeon;D. Wolf;G. Irmer

  • Inherited zircon and titanite UPb systems in an Archaean syenite from southwestern Australia: implications for UPb stability of titanite

    R.T. Pidgeon;D. Bosch;O. Bruguier

  • Precambrian and Palaeozoic pegmatites in the Moines of northern Scotland

    O. Van Breemen;R. T. Pidgeon;M. R. W. Johnson

  • 3450-m.y.-old volcanics in the Archaean layered greenstone succession of the Pilbara Block, Western Australia

    R.T. Pidgeon

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander A. Nemchin
Alexander A. Nemchin Curtin University
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Thorsten Geisler
Thorsten Geisler University of Bonn
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Nicholas E. Timms
Nicholas E. Timms Curtin University
Steven M. Reddy
Steven M. Reddy Curtin University
William Compston
William Compston Australian National University
Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michael T.D. Wingate
Michael T.D. Wingate University of Western Australia
Lutz Nasdala
Lutz Nasdala University of Vienna

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