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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5300 1977 145 6123

Roman A. Schmitt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roman A. Schmitt between 1953 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roman A. Schmitt published across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1988. 3 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1988. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 2 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 2 publications 1962: 3 publications 1963: 7 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 4 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 9 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1953 2025

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roman A. Schmitt: publications per year, 1953 to 2025
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 2
1957 1
1958 1
1959 0
1960 1
1961 2
1962 3
1963 7
1964 5
1965 2
1966 3
1967 1
1968 4
1969 1
1970 9
1971 4
1972 5
1973 5
1974 4
1975 2
1976 4
1977 4
1978 5
1979 8
1980 11
1981 4
1982 6
1983 3
1984 7
1985 8
1986 6
1987 4
1988 13
1989 7
1990 7
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
2025 2
Total 177
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Roman A. Schmitt 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 Roman A. Schmitt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 145 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.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
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
138–147 491 145
148–157 495
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
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Roman A. Schmitt 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 Roman A. Schmitt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
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 42
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
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
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Overview

Roman A. Schmitt is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on engineering, chemistry, and materials science. Within these broader disciplines, their work touches on specific subfields such as mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, inorganic chemistry, and control and systems engineering.

The scientist's research topics include atomic and molecular physics, muon and positron interactions and applications, inorganic fluorides and related compounds, mining techniques and economics, railway systems and materials science, metal extraction, bioleaching, and fullerene chemistry and applications.

Roman A. Schmitt has contributed to several publications across different scientific venues. Recent papers include:

  • Separation and Isolation of Rare-Earth Clusters Trapped inside Uncommon Carbon Cages, 2024, ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • An economic block model-based framework to determine design requirements for ferromanganese crust mining systems, 2025, Marine Georesources and Geotechnology
  • Supramolecular Length-Dependent Encapsulation of C90, C100, C120, and C130: a Shape-Selective Approach to Fullertube Purification, 2025, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Schmitt's collaborations involve working with several coauthors, with notable frequent collaborators including Steven Stevenson, Maxime Lesage, Steinar Løve Ellefmo, Valentina Iannace, and Clara Sabrià.

Publications have appeared primarily in the following venues:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Marine Georesources and Geotechnology
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Rare-Earth distributions in the marine environment

    Edward D. Goldberg;Minoru Koide;R. A. Schmitt;R. H. Smith

  • Meteoritic, solar and terrestrial rare-earth distributions.

    Larry A. Haskin;Fred A. Frey;Roman A. Schmitt;Richard H. Smith

  • Cerium:A chemical tracer for paleo-oceanic redox conditions

    Y.-G. Liu;M.R.U. Miah;R.A. Schmitt

  • Abstracts of Contributed Papers

    R. C. Henry;J. E. Hesser;W. McClintock;J. Audouze

  • ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES IN STONE METEORITES

    R. A. Schmitt;G. G. Goles;R. H. Smith;T. W. Osborn

  • Elemental abundances in chondrules from unequilibrated chondrites: Evidence for chondrule origin by melting of pre-existing materials

    James L. Gooding;Klaus Keil;Takaaki Fukuoka;Roman A. Schmitt

  • Chemical evidence for the genesis of the ureilites, the achondrite Chassigny and the nakhlites

    W.V Boynton;P.M Starzyk;R.A Schmitt

  • Rare-earth, yttrium and scandium abundances in meteoritic and terrestrial matter—II

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  • Rare earth element geochemistry of South Atlantic deep sea sediments: Ce anomaly change at ~54 My

    Y.L. Wang;Y.-G. Liu;R.A. Schmitt

  • Correlation of volcanic ash deposits by activation analysis of glass separates

    G. A. Borchardt;M. E. Harward;R. A. Schmitt

  • Trace element partitioning between volcanic plagioclase and dacitic pyroclastic matrix

    M.J. Dudas;R.A. Schmitt;M.E. Harward

  • Petrogenetic modeling of Hawaiian tholeiitic basalts: A geochemical approach

    J. R. Budahn;R. A. Schmitt

  • Petrogenesis of the SNC (shergottites, nakhlites, chassignites) meteorites: Implications for their origin from a large dynamic planet, possibly Mars

    M. R. Smith;J. C. Laul;M. S. Ma;T. Huston

  • Basalt generation at the Apollo 12 site. Part 1: New data, classification, and re-evaluation

    Clive R. Neal;Matthew D. Hacker;Matthew D. Hacker;Gregory A. Snyder;Lawrence A. Taylor

  • Genesis of howardites, diogenites, and eucrites.

    T. Fukuoka;W. V. Boynton;M. S. Ma;R. A. Schmitt

  • Alteration of basaltic glasses from north-central British Columbia, Canada

    M.J. Jercinovic;K. Keil;M.R. Smith;R.A. Schmitt

  • Apollo 14 aluminous mare basalts and their possible relationship to KREEP.

    T. Dickinson;G. J. Taylor;K. Keil;R. A. Schmitt

  • Geochemistry of sediments on the Rio Grande Rise and the redox evolution of the South Atlantic Ocean

    X. Hu;Y.L. Wang;R.A. Schmitt

  • The petrogenesis of L-6 chondrites: insights from the chemistry of minerals

    David B. Curtis;R.A. Schmitt

  • Apollo 15 yellow-brown volcanic glass: Chemistry and petrogenetic relations to green volcanic glass and olivine-normative mare basalts

    S.S Hughes;J.W Delano;R.A Schmitt

  • Radiochemical neutron activation analysis of indium, cadmium, yttrium and the 14 rare earth elements in rocks

    P. Rey;H. Wakita;R.A. Schmitt

  • Genesis of the Angra dos Reis and other achondritic meteorites

    M.-S. Ma;A.V. Murali;R.A. Schmitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Keil
Klaus Keil University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Clive R. Neal
Clive R. Neal University of Notre Dame
Donald D. Bogard
Donald D. Bogard Planetary Science Institute
Gregory A. Snyder
Gregory A. Snyder University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Steven B. Simon
Steven B. Simon University of New Mexico
William V. Boynton
William V. Boynton University of Arizona
James P. McKinley
James P. McKinley Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
James J. Papike
James J. Papike University of New Mexico
Martin Prinz
Martin Prinz American Museum of Natural History

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