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Robert W. Dalrymple

Robert W. Dalrymple

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
60
Citations
17458
World Ranking
1854
National Ranking
83

Robert W. Dalrymple 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 W. Dalrymple sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 144 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Robert W. Dalrymple 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 W. Dalrymple sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert W. Dalrymple is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has a significant research presence in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, and Paleontology. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, contributing to a better understanding of geological formations, coastal systems, and sediment dynamics.

Their research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Dalrymple has contributed publications to several frequent venues such as:

  • Sedimentology
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Geoscience Canada
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Sedimentary Geology

Among their recent papers are:

  • A review of the morphology, physical processes and deposits of modern straits, 2021, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • A new look at modern carbonate shoals and coastal barrier systems, 2023, Earth-Science Reviews

Other notable papers by coauthors include:

  • Hutchison Medallist 1. Wave-Dominated to Tide-Dominated Coastal Systems: A Unifying Model for Tidal Shorefaces and Refinement of the Coastal-Environments Classification Scheme, 2021, Geoscience Canada
  • Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate-evaporite sedimentation in an arid eolian landscape: The Khor Al Adaid tide-dominated coastal embayment, Qatar, 2020, Sedimentary Geology
  • Anatomy of a mixed bioclastic-siliciclastic regressive tidal sand ridge: Facies-based case study from the lower Pleistocene Siderno Strait, southern Italy, 2021, Sedimentology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • John M. Rivers
  • Byongcheon Yang
  • Xin Shan
  • Lina Jin
  • Chenguang Liu

Best Publications

  • Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Brian A. Zaitlin;Ron Boyd

  • Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Reply to the comments of W. Helland-Hansen on "Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy" by Catuneanu et al. (Earth-Sciences Review 92(2009)1-33)

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Morphologic and facies trends through the fluvial–marine transition in tide-dominated depositional systems: A schematic framework for environmental and sequence-stratigraphic interpretation

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Kyungsik Choi

  • Classification of clastic coastal depositional environments

    R. Boyd;R. Dalrymple;B.A. Zaitlin

  • The Stratigraphic Organization of Incised-Valley Systems Associated with Relative Sea-Level Change

    Brian A. Zaitlin;Robert W. Dalrymple;Ron Boyd

  • Dynamics and facies model of a macrotidal sand‐bar complex, Cobequid Bay—Salmon River Estuary (Bay of Fundy)

    Robert W. Dalrymple;R. John Knight;Brian A. Zaitlin;Gerard V. Middleton

  • Estuarine and Incised-Valley Facies Models

    Ron Boyd;Robert W. Dalrymple;Brian A. Zaitlin

  • Principles of tidal sedimentology

    Richard A. Davis;Robert W. Dalrymple

  • Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of a Tide-Dominated, Foreland-Basin Delta (Fly River, Papua New Guinea)

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Elaine K. Baker;Peter T. Harris;Michael G. Hughes

  • Morphology and internal structure of sandwaves in the Bay of Fundy

    Robert W. Dalrymple

  • Incised-valley systems : origin and sedimentary sequences

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Ron Boyd;Brian A. Zaitlin

  • Chapter 13 Estuarine Dunes and Bars

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Robert N. Rhodes

  • Tide- and wave-generated fluid mud deposits in the Tilje Formation (Jurassic), offshore Norway

    Aitor A. Ichaso;Robert W. Dalrymple

  • Processes, Morphodynamics, and Facies of Tide-Dominated Estuaries

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Duncan A. Mackay;Aitor A. Ichaso;Kyungsik S. Choi

  • Sedimentation on a wave-dominated, open-coast tidal flat, south-western Korea: summer tidal flat - winter shoreface - reply

    B. C. Yang;R. W. Dalrymple;S. S. Chun

  • Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Rhythmite Deposition on Mud Flats in the Macrotidal Cobequid Bay-Salmon River Estuary, Bay of Fundy, Canada

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Yasuhiko Makino;Brian A. Zaitlin

  • Tidal dunes versus tidal bars: The sedimentological and architectural characteristics of compound dunes in a tidal seaway, the lower Baronia Sandstone (Lower Eocene), Ager Basin, Spain

    Cornel Olariu;Ronald J. Steel;Robert W. Dalrymple;Murray K. Gingras

  • First steps on land: Arthropod trackways in Cambrian-Ordovician eolian sandstone, southeastern Ontario, Canada

    Robert B. MacNaughton;Jennifer M. Cole;Robert W. Dalrymple;Simon J. Braddy

  • Estuarine Facies Models: Conceptual Basis and Stratigraphic Implications: PERSPECTIVE

    Robert W. Dalrymple;Brian A. Zaitlin;Ron Boyd

  • Coastal Sedimentary Environments

    Robert W. Dalrymple

  • Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications; discussion and reply

    Paul A. Washington;Steven A. Chisick;Robert W. Dalrymple;Brian A. Zaitlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy M. Narbonne
Guy M. Narbonne Queen's University
Ronald J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel The University of Texas at Austin
Noel P. James
Noel P. James Queen's University
Ron Boyd
Ron Boyd University of Newcastle Australia
André Strasser
André Strasser University of Fribourg
Michael D. Blum
Michael D. Blum University of Kansas
Henry W. Posamentier
Henry W. Posamentier Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Brian R. Pratt
Brian R. Pratt University of Saskatchewan
Janok P. Bhattacharya
Janok P. Bhattacharya McMaster University
William E. Galloway
William E. Galloway The University of Texas at Austin

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