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Earth Science 32 8573 7965 2804 2483 87 5420

Ruth E. Blake publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ruth E. Blake between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ruth E. Blake published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2006. 3 of the 125 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2006. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

125 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ruth E. Blake: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 4
2000 0
2001 4
2002 5
2003 3
2004 5
2005 6
2006 17
2007 2
2008 4
2009 3
2010 7
2011 1
2012 3
2013 5
2014 4
2015 2
2016 2
2017 2
2018 2
2019 2
2020 4
2021 14
2022 6
2023 2
2024 4
2025 2
2026 1
Total 125
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Ruth E. Blake 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 Ruth E. Blake 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, 78–87 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: 87 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 87
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
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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Ruth E. Blake 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 Ruth E. Blake 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - F.W. Clarke Award, Geochemical Society

Overview

Ruth E. Blake is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering and environmental science, with a focus on ocean engineering, environmental chemistry, and ecology. The subfields of study also include oceanography and molecular biology.

The primary topics of Blake's work encompass drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, offshore engineering and technologies, microbial community ecology and physiology, marine and coastal ecosystems, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics.

Recent publications by Blake include:

  • Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of life, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Characterization of Mining-Related Aromatic Contaminants in Active and Abandoned Metal(loid) Tailings Ponds, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • New perspectives on lateritic weathering process over karst area - Geochemistry and Si-Li isotopic evidence, 2020, CATENA
  • Nutrient dynamics and microbial community response in macrophyte-dominated lakes: Implications for improved restoration strategies, 2022, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Oxygen isotopic fingerprints on the phosphorus cycle within the deep subseafloor biosphere, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Blake frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe at La Trobe University), Nature Geoscience, Journal of Environmental Management, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors:

  • Bo Barker Jørgensen
  • Steven D'Hondt
  • D.J. Miller
  • Juana Luz Solis Acosta
  • Ivano W. Aiello

Throughout their career, Blake has received recognition including the F.W. Clarke Award from the Geochemical Society in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Distributions of Microbial Activities in Deep Subseafloor Sediments

    Steven D'Hondt;Bo Barker Jørgensen;D. Jay Miller;Anja Batzke

  • Oxygen isotope analysis of phosphates: a comparison of techniques for analysis of Ag3PO4

    Torsten W. Vennemann;Henry C. Fricke;Ruth E. Blake;James R. O'Neil

  • Transport of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Porous Media: Filtration Mechanisms and Reversibility

    Deb P Jaisi;Navid B Saleh;Ruth E Blake;Menachem Elimelech

  • Oxygen isotope systematics of biologically mediated reactions of phosphate: I. Microbial degradation of organophosphorus compounds

    R.E. Blake;J.R. O'neil;G.A. Garcia

  • Coupling between sulfur recycling and syndepositional carbonate dissolution: evidence from oxygen and sulfur isotope composition of pore water sulfate, South Florida Platform, U.S.A.

    T.C.W. Ku;L.M. Walter;M.L. Coleman;R.E. Blake

  • Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus: Insights from oxygen isotope effects of phosphoenzymes

    Ruth E. Blake;James R. O’Neil;Aleksandr V. Surkov

  • Phosphate oxygen isotopic evidence for a temperate and biologically active Archaean ocean

    Ruth E. Blake;Sae Jung Chang;Aivo Lepland

  • Effects of petroleum contamination on soil microbial numbers, metabolic activity and urease activity.

    Huan Guo;Jun Yao;Jun Yao;Minmin Cai;Minmin Cai;Yiguang Qian

  • Kinetics of feldspar and quartz dissolution at 70–80°C and near-neutral pH: effects of organic acids and NaCl

    R.E. Blake;L.M. Walter

  • Precise calibration of equilibrium oxygen isotope fractionations between dissolved phosphate and water from 3 to 37 °C

    Sae Jung Chang;Ruth E. Blake

  • Marine phosphate oxygen isotopes and organic matter remineralization in the oceans.

    Albert S. Colman;Ruth E. Blake;David M. Karl;Marilyn L. Fogel

  • Oxygen isotope signature of Pi regeneration from organic compounds by phosphomonoesterases and photooxidation

    Y. Liang;R.E. Blake

  • Fractionation of oxygen isotopes in phosphate during its interactions with iron oxides

    Deb P. Jaisi;Ruth E. Blake;Ravi K. Kukkadapu

  • Effects of microbial activity on the delta 18 O of dissolved inorganic phosphate and textural features of synthetic apatites

    R. E. Blake;J. R. O'Neil;G. A. Garcia

  • Tracing sources and cycling of phosphorus in Peru Margin sediments using oxygen isotopes in authigenic and detrital phosphates

    Deb P. Jaisi;Ruth E. Blake

  • Compound- and enzyme-specific phosphodiester hydrolysis mechanisms revealed by δ18O of dissolved inorganic phosphate: Implications for marine P cycling

    Yuhong Liang;Ruth E. Blake

  • Sites of anomalous organic remineralization in the carbonate sediments of South Florida, USA: The sulfur cycle and carbonate-associated sulfate

    Timothy W. Lyons;Lynn M. Walter;Anne M. Gellatly;Anna M. Martini

  • Oxygen isotope ratios of PO4: An inorganic indicator of enzymatic activity and P metabolism and a new biomarker in the search for life

    Ruth E. Blake;Jeffrey C. Alt;Anna M. Martini

  • Archean phosphorus liberation induced by iron redox geochemistry.

    Barry Herschy;Sae Jung Chang;Ruth Blake;Aivo Lepland

  • Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of life

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  • Biotic and Abiotic Pathways of Phosphorus Cycling in Minerals and Sediments: Insights from Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Phosphate

    Deb P Jaisi;Ravi K Kukkadapu;Lisa M Stout;Tamas Varga

  • Oxygen isotope fractionation between apatite and aqueous-phase phosphate: 20–45 °C

    Yuhong Liang;Ruth E. Blake

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Barker Jørgensen
Bo Barker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Anna M. Martini
Anna M. Martini Amherst College
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Timothy G. Ferdelman
Timothy G. Ferdelman Max Planck Society
James R. O'Neil
James R. O'Neil United States Geological Survey
Lynn M. Walter
Lynn M. Walter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Noah J. Planavsky
Noah J. Planavsky Yale University
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
Nils G. Holm
Nils G. Holm Stockholm University
Hailiang Dong
Hailiang Dong China University of Geosciences

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