| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 58 | 2118 | 1919 | 917 | 810 | 152 | 17699 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Robert W. King between 1958 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert W. King published across 68 years, from 1958 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1981. 2 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.
163 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1961 | 0 |
| 1962 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1968 | 0 |
| 1969 | 0 |
| 1970 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 163 |
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. King sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 152 publications — 40th percentile
40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 152 |
| 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 |
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. King sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 58 |
| 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 |
Robert W. King is affiliated with MIT in the United States and focuses on research within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several main topics and subfields, including earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and geochemistry and geologic mapping. These topics are complemented by studies in geological formations and processes, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, astronomy and astrophysical research, as well as adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.
Their contributions have appeared in various publication venues, with frequent publications in the TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES. Other venues include the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Geophysical Journal International, arXiv (Cornell University), and Geoheritage.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert W. King include the following:
The scientist has collaborated with multiple frequent co-authors, which include:
Within the subfields, Robert W. King has contributed primarily to geophysics, with additional work in artificial intelligence, earth-surface processes, instrumentation, and atomic and molecular physics, and optics. Their interdisciplinary approach reflects the integration of geophysical methods with advancing technologies.
S. McClusky;S. Balassanian;A. Barka;C. Demir
Leigh H. Royden;B. Clark Burchfiel;Robert W. King;Erchie Wang
B.C. Burchfiel;L.H. Royden;R.D. van der Hilst;B.H. Hager
R. E. Reilinger;S. C. McClusky;M. B. Oral;R. W. King
Z. Chen;B. C. Burchfiel;Y. Liu;R. W. King
Jingping Duan;Michael Bevis;Peng Fang;Yehuda Bock
D. Dong;T. A. Herring;R. W. King
Robert McCaffrey;Anthony I. Qamar;Robert W. King;Ray Wells
Kurt L. Feigl;Duncan C. Agnew;Yehuda Bock;Danan Dong
S. Sol;A. Meltzer;R. Bürgmann;R.D. van der Hilst
Robert W. King;Feng Shen;B. Clark Burchfiel;Leigh H. Royden
I. I. Shapiro;C. C. Counselman;R. W. King
Robert McCaffrey;Robert W. King;Suzette J. Payne;Matthew Lancaster
Thomas A. Herring;Timothy I. Melbourne;Mark H. Murray;Michael A. Floyd
A. Koulali;D. Ouazar;A. Tahayt;R.W. King
C. C. Counselman;S. A. Gourevitch;R. W. King;G. B. Loriot
Hans-Gert Kahle;Christian Straub;Robert Reilinger;Simon McClusky
Simon C. McClusky;S.C. Bjornstad;Bradford H. Hager;R. W. King
Y. Bock;S. Wdowinski;S. Wdowinski;P. Fang;Jiahua Zhang
K. W. Hudnut;Z. Shen;M. Murray;S. McClusky
E. V. Apel;R. Bürgmann;G. Steblov;N. Vasilenko
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