2026 Roger L. Larson: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	47	3931	1536	134	11640

Roger L. Larson 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 Roger L. Larson sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 134 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Roger L. Larson 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 Roger L. Larson sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roger L. Larson was affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States. Their academic work primarily focused on engineering, with a specialization in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering as subfields.

Their research contributions were concentrated in areas related to reservoir engineering and simulation methods, drilling and well engineering, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, and oil and gas production techniques.

They frequently published their work in the following venues:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Some of the recent papers attributed to or associated with their research interests include:

ODP Leg 144, Hole 873A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ODP Leg 129, Hole 801B - Well Logging Data, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
ODP Leg 124E, Hole 776A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ODP Leg 144, Hole 878A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ODP Leg 144, Hole 878A - Well Logging Data, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Throughout their career, they collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Elisabetta Erba
James G. Ogg
Isabella Premoli Silvá
Janet A. Haggerty
Frank R. Rack

Best Publications

Latest pulse of Earth: Evidence for a mid-Cretaceous superplume

R. L. Larson

1212
Citations
Geological consequences of superplumes

Roger L. Larson

877
Citations
Plate tectonic reconstructions of the Cretaceous and Cenozoic ocean basins

Christopher R. Scotese;Lisa M. Gahagan;Roger L. Larson

776
Citations
East Pacific Rise: Hot Springs and Geophysical Experiments

F. N. Spiess;Ken C. Macdonald;T. Atwater;R. Ballard

771
Citations
World-Wide Correlation of Mesozoic Magnetic Anomalies, and Its Implications

Roger L Larson;Walter C Pitman

694
Citations
Onset of the Mid‐Cretaceous greenhouse in the Barremian‐Aptian: Igneous events and the biological, sedimentary, and geochemical responses

Roger L. Larson;Elisabetta Erba

550
Citations
Late Mesozoic Evolution of the Western Pacific Ocean

Roger L Larson;Clement G Chase

489
Citations
Mantle plumes control magnetic reversal frequency

Roger L. Larson;Peter Olson

418
Citations
A revised time scale of magnetic reversals for the Early Cretaceous and Late Jurassic

Unknown

381
Citations
Gulf of California: A Result of Ocean-Floor Spreading and Transform Faulting

Roger L. Larson;H. W. Menard;S. M. Smith

335
Citations
Integrated stratigraphy of the Cismon Apticore (southern Alps, Italy); a reference section for the Barremian-Aptian interval at low latitudes

Elisabetta Erba;James E. T. Channell;Michele Claps;Charles Jones

321
Citations
Valanginian Weissert oceanic anoxic event

Elisabetta Erba;Annachiara Bartolini;Roger L. Larson

311
Citations
Evidence for the Opening of the South Atlantic in the Early Cretaceous

Roger L. Larson;John W. Ladd

247
Citations
Origin of the Louisville Ridge and its relationship to the Eltanin Fracture Zone System

A. B. Watts;J. K. Weissel;Robert A. Duncan;R. L. Larson

209
Citations
Pacific microplate and the Pangea supercontinent in the Early to Middle Jurassic

Annachiara Bartolini;Roger L. Larson

181
Citations
Bathymetry, Magnetic Anomalies, and Plate Tectonic History of the Mouth of the Gulf of California

Roger L Larson

171
Citations
Magnetic lineations in the Pacific Jurassic quiet zone

Steven C. Cande;Roger L. Larson;John L. LaBrecque

162
Citations
Sea-floor spreading in marginal basins of the Western Pacific☆

A.B. Watts;J.K. Weissel;R.L. Larson

144
Citations
Late Jurassic Sea-Floor Spreading in the Eastern Indian Ocean

Roger L. Larson

131
Citations
The paradox of drowned carbonate platforms and the origin of Cretaceous Pacific guyots

Paul A. Wilson;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Henry Elderfield;Roger L. Larson

128
Citations
Palaeomagnetism of Cretaceous Pacific Seamounts

C. G. A. Harrison;R. D. Jarrard;V. Vacquier;R. L. Larson

114
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabetta Erba University of Milan

John C. Mutter Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Christopher R. Scotese Northwestern University

Paul A. Wilson University of Southampton

Thomas H. Shipley The University of Texas at Austin

Bradley N. Opdyke Australian National University

Annachiara Bartolini French National Museum of Natural History

Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz

Roger C. Searle Durham University

Gilbert Camoin Aix-Marseille University

External Links

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