| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 83 | 425 | 364 | 229 | 188 | 337 | 24227 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald J. Steel between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald J. Steel published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2018. 15 of the 360 publications appeared in the last two years.
360 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| Total | 360 |
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 Ronald J. Steel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 337 publications — 90th percentile
90% 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 | |
| 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 | 337 |
| 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 Ronald J. Steel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile
96% 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 | |
| 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 | 83 |
| 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 |
Ronald J. Steel is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research portfolio spans primarily across Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields that include Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Geology.
Their scholarly output includes numerous publications addressing geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geological and geophysical studies, methane hydrates and related phenomena, earthquake and tectonic studies, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.
Frequent publication venues for their work include:
Notable recent papers by Ronald J. Steel include:
Collaborative work features frequent coauthors such as:
The core topics of interest in their research include:
Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum
Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum
W. Nemec;R. J. Steel
Antonio Cattaneo;Ronald J Steel
Rodmar Ravnas;Rodmar Ravnas;Ron J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel;David Worsley
Szczepan J. Porębski;Ronald J. Steel
R. J. Steel;D. B. Thompson
Piret Plink-Björklund;Ron J Steel
Shaofeng Liu;Ronald Steel;Guowei Zhang
Tetsuji Muto;Ron J. Steel
Cristian R. Carvajal;Ronald J Steel
W. Nemec;R. J. Steel
Szczepan J. Porębski;Ronald J. Steel
Torben Olsen;Ron Steel;Kent Hogseth;Tore Skar
Sergio G. Longhitano;Donatella Mellere;Ronald J. Steel;R. Bruce Ainsworth
Erik P. Johannessen;Ron J. Steel
Cristian Carvajal;Ron Steel;Andrew Petter
R. J. Steel;S. Næhle;H. Nilsen;S. L. Røe
A. Nottvedt;R.H. Gabrielsen;R.J. Steel
Emlyn H. Koster;Ron J. Steel
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