2026 Robert W. Frey: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	37	6700	2349	83	7958

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Earth Science

6700

2349

7958

Robert W. Frey 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. Frey sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 603+

This scientist: 83 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert W. Frey 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. Frey sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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. Frey is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States.

There is no publicly available data regarding their recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues.

No information is provided about book publications or published works in specific academic fields and subfields of study.

Similarly, there is an absence of data covering main topics of research or any academic awards received.

Best Publications

Trace fossil nomenclature and the Planolites-Palaeophycus dilemma

S. George Pemberton;Robert W. Frey

847
Citations
Ophiomorpha: Its morphologic, taxonomic, and environmental significance

Robert W. Frey;Robert W. Frey;Robert W. Frey;James D. Howard;James D. Howard;James D. Howard;Wayne A. Pryor;Wayne A. Pryor;Wayne A. Pryor

551
Citations
Uniformity in marine invertebrate ichnology

Robert W. Frey;Adolf Seilacher

517
Citations
Tracemaking Activities of Crabs and Their Environmental Significance: The Ichnogenus Psilonichnus

Robert W. Frey;H. Allen Curran;S. George Pemberton

401
Citations
Coastal Salt Marshes

Robert W. Frey;Paul B. Basan

399
Citations
Morphological, ethological, and environmental significance of the ichnogenera Scoyenia and Ancorichnus

Robert W. Frey;S. George Pemberton;J. A. Fagerstrom

372
Citations
Characteristic trace fossils in nearshore to offshore sequences, Upper Cretaceous of east-central Utah

James D. Howard;Robert W. Frey

345
Citations
Ichnofacies and bathymetry; a passive relationship

Robert W. Frey;S. George Pemberton;Thomas D. A. Saunders

252
Citations
The ichnotaxonomy of Conostichus and other plug-shaped ichnofossils

S. George Pemberton;Robert W. Frey;Richard G. Bromley

211
Citations
The Glossifungites Ichnofacies: Modern Examples From The Georgia Coast, U. S. A.

S. George Pemberton;Robert W. Frey

208
Citations
The Psilonichnus Ichnocoenose, and Its Relationship to Adjacent Marine and Nonmarine Ichnocoenoses along the Georgia Coast

Robert W. Frey;S. George Pemberton

203
Citations
Biogenic Structures in Outcrops and Cores. I. Approaches to Ichnology

Robert W. Frey;S. George Pemberton

198
Citations
The Conceptual Framework of Ichnology

S. George Pemberton;Robert W. Frey;Michael J. Ranger;James MacEachern

180
Citations
TRACE FOSSILS FROM THE PANTHER MEMBER, STAR POINT FORMATION (UPPER CRETACEOUS), COAL CREEK CANYON, UTAH

Robert W. Frey;James D. Howard

153
Citations
Trace fossils and hummocky cross-stratification, upper Cretaceous of Utah

Robert W. Frey

152
Citations
Diagenesis of organic matter in georgia salt marshes

Marilyn L. Fogel;E. Kent Sprague;Andrew P. Gize;Robert W. Frey

136
Citations
Concepts in the Study of Biogenic Sedimentary Structures

Unknown

126
Citations
Ichnology of American chalks: the Selma Group (Upper Cretaceous), western Alabama

Robert W. Frey;Richard G. Bromley

124
Citations
Quantitative methods in ichnology: spatial distribution among populations

S. George Pemberton;Robert W. Frey

118
Citations
Marine event beds and recolonization surfaces as revealed by trace fossil analysis

R. W. Frey;R. Gold Ring

111
Citations
Conichnus and Schaubcylindrichnus; redefined trace fossils from the Upper Cretaceous of the Western Interior

Robert W. Frey;James D. Howard

110
Citations
Trace fossils and depositional sequences in a clastic shelf setting, Upper Cretaceous of Utah

Unknown

22
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

S. George Pemberton University of Alberta

Richard G. Bromley University of Copenhagen

Marilyn L. Fogel University of California, Riverside

James A. MacEachern Simon Fraser University

Adolf Seilacher Yale University

Brooks B. Ellwood Louisiana State University

External Links

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