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Roberta L. Rudnick 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 Roberta L. Rudnick sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Roberta L. Rudnick 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 Roberta L. Rudnick sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2005 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Roberta L. Rudnick is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, Artificial Intelligence applications, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Roberta L. Rudnick has contributed extensively to diverse publication venues, with most publications appearing in:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Chemical Geology
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Potassium isotope fractionation during continental weathering and implications for global K isotopic balance," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Molybdenum isotope fractionation in glacial diamictites tracks the onset of oxidative weathering of the continental crust," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Zirconium isotopic composition of the upper continental crust through time," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Cerium geochemical composition of the upper continental crust through time: Implications for tracing past surface redox conditions," 2023, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Four-dimensional thermal evolution of the East African Orogen: accessory phase petrochronology of crustal profiles through the Tanzanian Craton and Mozambique Belt, northeastern Tanzania," 2020, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Richard M. Gaschnig
  • John M. Cottle
  • Andrew Kylander-Clark
  • Mary Ringwood
  • Fang-Zhen Teng

Roberta L. Rudnick has been recognized by multiple scientific organizations and societies, holding fellowships and memberships such as:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2009)
  • Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (2008)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2005)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Composition of the Continental Crust

    R. L. Rudnick;S. Gao

  • 3.01 – Composition of the Continental Crust

    R.L. Rudnick

  • Nature and composition of the continental crust: A lower crustal perspective

    Roberta L. Rudnick;David M. Fountain

  • Recycling lower continental crust in the North China craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Roberta L. Rudnick;Hong-Ling Yuan;Xiao-Ming Liu

  • Making continental crust

    Roberta L. Rudnick

  • Re-Os evidence for replacement of ancient mantle lithosphere beneath the North China Craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Roberta L Rudnick;Richard W Carlson;William F McDonough

  • Carbonatite metasomatism in the northern Tanzanian mantle: petrographic and geochemical characteristics

    Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough;Bruce W. Chappell

  • Tracking the budget of Nb and Ta in the continental crust

    Matthias G. Barth;William F. McDonough;Roberta L. Rudnick

  • Precise elemental and isotope ratio determination by simultaneous solution nebulization and laser ablation-ICP-MS: Application to U-Pb geochronology

    Ingo Horn;Roberta L Rudnick;William F McDonough

  • Petrology and geochemistry of spinel peridotite xenoliths from Hannuoba and Qixia, North China craton

    Roberta L. Rudnick;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Wen-li Ling;Yong-shen Liu

  • Rutile-bearing refractory eclogites: missing link between continents and depleted mantle

    Roberta L. Rudnick;Matthias Barth;Ingo Horn;William F. McDonough

  • Highly siderophile element composition of the Earth’s primitive upper mantle: Constraints from new data on peridotite massifs and xenoliths

    H. Becker;H. Becker;M.F. Horan;R.J. Walker;S. Gao

  • Thermal structure, thickness and composition of continental lithosphere

    Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough;Richard J. O'Connell

  • Recycling deep cratonic lithosphere and generation of intraplate magmatism in the North China Craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Roberta L. Rudnick;Wen-Liang Xu;Hong-Lin Yuan

  • Lithium isotopic composition and concentration of the upper continental crust

    F.-Z. Teng;W.F. McDonough;R.L. Rudnick;C. Dalpé;C. Dalpé

  • The composition of peridotites and their minerals: a laser-ablation ICP–MS study

    S.M Eggins;R.L Rudnick;W.F McDonough

  • Monazite–Xenotime–Garnet Equilibrium in Metapelites and a New Monazite–Garnet Thermometer

    Joseph M. Pyle;Frank S. Spear;Roberta L. Rudnick;William F. McDonough

  • Archean upper crust transition from mafic to felsic marks the onset of plate tectonics

    Ming Tang;Kang Chen;Roberta L. Rudnick

  • Contrasting lithium and magnesium isotope fractionation during continental weathering

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Wang-Ye Li;Wang-Ye Li;Roberta L. Rudnick;L. Robert Gardner

  • Extreme lithium isotopic fractionation during continental weathering revealed in saprolites from South Carolina

    Roberta L. Rudnick;Paul B. Tomascak;Heather B. Njo;L. Robert Gardner

Frequent Co-Authors

William F. McDonough
William F. McDonough University of Maryland, College Park
Shan Gao
Shan Gao China University of Geosciences
Fang-Zhen Teng
Fang-Zhen Teng University of Washington
Richard J. Walker
Richard J. Walker University of Maryland, College Park
Cin-Ty A. Lee
Cin-Ty A. Lee Rice University
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sonja Aulbach
Sonja Aulbach Goethe University Frankfurt
Wen-Liang Xu
Wen-Liang Xu Jilin University
Yongsheng Liu
Yongsheng Liu Yangtze University

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