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D-Index
48
Citations
9500
World Ranking
15142
National Ranking
3847

Scott A. Wood publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott A. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 117 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Scott A. Wood D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott A. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Scott A. Wood is affiliated with the University of Idaho in the United States. Their research spans multidisciplinary areas with a focus on Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Within these broad fields, their work particularly emphasizes Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist has contributed to various topics including:

  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Nuclear physics research studies
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Coal and Its By-products

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • C. Ayerbe Gayoso
  • В. В. Бердников
  • H. Bhatt
  • G. M. Huber
  • W. B. Li

Their publication record shows activity in a variety of scientific journals and platforms such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemical Geology
  • Physical review. C
  • Applied Geochemistry
  • Physical Review Letters

Recent published works by Scott A. Wood include:

  • "Geochemical mobility of rare earth elements (REEs) and actinides (U and Th) originating from Kusatsu acid thermal waters during neutralization and river transport: Effect of aqueous speciation on sorption onto suspended materials and fractionation among REEs and actinides," 2021, Chemical Geology
  • "First Measurement of the EMC effect in B10 and B11," 2023, Physical review. C
  • "A future of artificial intelligence for applied geochemistry," 2021, Applied Geochemistry
  • "Flavor Dependence of Charged Pion Fragmentation Functions," 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "New Measurements of the Deuteron-to-Proton F2 Structure-Function Ratio," 2025, Physical Review Letters

Scott A. Wood was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Best Publications

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare-earth elements and yttrium

    Scott A. Wood

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare-earth elements and yttrium: 2. Theoretical predictions of speciation in hydrothermal solutions to 350°C at saturation water vapor pressure

    Scott A. Wood

  • The aqueous geochemistry of gallium, germanium, indium and scandium

    Scott A. Wood;Iain M. Samson

  • The Hydrothermal Geochemistry of Tungsten in Granitoid Environments: I. Relative Solubilities of Ferberite and Scheelite as a Function of T, P, pH, and mNaCl

    Scott A. Wood;Iain M. Samson

  • Chemical controls on the solubility, transport and deposition of platinum and palladium in hydrothermal solutions; a thermodynamic approach

    Bruce W. Mountain;Scott A. Wood

  • Solubility of the assemblage pyrite-pyrrhotite-magnetite-sphalerite-galena-gold-stibnite-bismuthinite-argen- tite-molybdenite in H 2 O-NaCl-CO 2 solutions from 200 degrees to 350 degrees C degrees

    Scott A. Wood;David A. Crerar;Maria P. Borcsik

  • The role of humic substances in the transport and fixation of metals of economic interest (Au, Pt, Pd, U, V)

    S.A. Wood

  • GOLD SPECIATION IN NATURAL WATERS: I. SOLUBILITY AND HYDROLYSIS REACTIONS OF GOLD IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

    Dimitrios Vlassopoulos;Scott A Wood

  • Solubility of Ore Minerals and Complexation of Ore Metals in Hydrothermal Solutions

    Scott A. Wood;Iain M. Samson

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare earth elements. Part XIV: The solubility of rare earth element phosphates from 23 to 150 °C

    Ziya S. Cetiner;Scott A. Wood;Christopher H. Gammons

  • The aqueous geochemistry of platinum, palladium and gold; recent experimental constraints and a re-evaluation of theoretical predictions

    Scott A. Wood;Bruce W. Mountain;Pujing Pan

  • Thermodynamic calculations of the volatility of the platinum group elements (PGE): The PGE content of fluids at magmatic temperatures☆

    Scott A. Wood

  • Experimental quantification of hydrothermal solubility of platinum-group elements with special reference to porphyry copper environments

    Y. Xiong;S. A. Wood

  • The aqueous geochemistry of Zr and the solubility of some Zr-bearing minerals

    Stephen U. Aja;Scott A. Wood;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare-earth elements: Critical stability constants for complexes with simple car☐ylic acids at 25°C and 1 bar and their application to nuclear waste management

    Scott A. Wood

  • Hydrogeochemistry and rare earth element behavior in a volcanically acidified watershed in Patagonia, Argentina

    Christopher H. Gammons;Scott A. Wood;Fernando Pedrozo;Johan C. Varekamp

  • The stability of palladium(II) hydroxide and hydroxy–chloride complexes: an experimental solubility study at 25–85°C and 1 bar

    Julie M. van Middlesworth;Scott A. Wood

  • Solubility of Pt and Pd sulfides and Au metal in aqueous bisulfide solutions

    P. Pan;S. A. Wood

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare earth elements and yttrium: VI. Stability of neodymium chloride complexes from 25 to 300°C

    C.H. Gammons;S.A. Wood;A.E. Williams-Jones

  • Experimental determination of the solubility of ReO2 and the dominant oxidation state of rhenium in hydrothermal solutions

    Yongliang Xiong;Scott A. Wood

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare earth elements

    Scott A. Wood;David J. Wesolowski;Donald A. Palmer

  • Metal Speciation: Theory, Analysis and Application: edited by James R. Kramer and Herbert E. Allen. Lewis Publishers, 1988, 357p., $43.60 (ISBN 0-87371-140-8)

    Scott A. Wood

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony E. Williams-Jones
Anthony E. Williams-Jones McGill University
Christopher H. Gammons
Christopher H. Gammons Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Iain M. Samson
Iain M. Samson University of Windsor
Nigel J. Cook
Nigel J. Cook University of Adelaide
Alfonso Mucci
Alfonso Mucci McGill University
Johan C. Varekamp
Johan C. Varekamp Wesleyan University
Martin A. A. Schoonen
Martin A. A. Schoonen Stony Brook University
Donald A. Palmer
Donald A. Palmer Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David J. Wesolowski
David J. Wesolowski Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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