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 — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.
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 — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.
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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