2026 Susan L. Brantley: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	109	947	904	577	546	550	38490
Earth Science	112	64	51	28	22	513	38842

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
2012 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
2012 - SSSA Presidential Award S463, American Society of Agronomy
2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2011 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
2007 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Susan L. Brantley is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields focused on Earth and environmental sciences, with particular involvement in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics within these fields. Major research topics include:

Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
Seismic waves and analysis
Hydrology and watershed management studies
Geological and geochemical analysis

Their contributions have been published extensively across several key venues. Frequent publication sources are:

Water Resources Research
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
Science
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Among recent papers authored or co-authored, notable examples include:

Deep abiotic weathering of pyrite (2020), published in Science
Vertical Connectivity Regulates Water Transit Time and Chemical Weathering at the Hillslope Scale (2021), published in Water Resources Research
Signatures of Hydrologic Function Across the Critical Zone Observatory Network (2020), published in Water Resources Research
Seismic Ambient Noise Analyses Reveal Changing Temperature and Water Signals to 10s of Meters Depth in the Critical Zone (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
Oxidation and associated pore structure modification during experimental alteration of granite (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Xin Gu, Li Li, Brandon Forsythe, Tao Wen, and Andrew R. Shaughnessy.

Their subfields of study include:

Geophysics
Environmental Engineering
Geochemistry and Petrology
Environmental Chemistry
Global and Planetary Change

Susan L. Brantley has been recognized by several professional organizations. Awards received include:

Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (2012)
SSSA Presidential Award S463, American Society of Agronomy (2012)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America (2011)
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2007)

Best Publications

Impact of shale gas development on regional water quality

R. D. Vidic;Susan Louise Brantley;J. M. Vandenbossche;David Andrew Yoxtheimer

1773
Citations
The size distribution of framboidal pyrite in modern sediments: an indicator of redox conditions

R.T. Wilkin;H.L. Barnes;S.L. Brantley

1340
Citations
The effect of time on the weathering of silicate minerals: why do weathering rates differ in the laboratory and field?

Art F White;Susan L Brantley

1321
Citations
CHEMICAL WEATHERING ,A TMOSPHERIC CO 2 , AND CLIMATE

Lee R. Kump;Susan L. Brantley;Michael A. Arthur

1105
Citations
Chemical weathering rates of silicate minerals

Art F. White;Susan Louise Brantley

895
Citations
Crossing Disciplines and Scales to Understand the Critical Zone

Susan L. Brantley;Martin B. Goldhaber;K. Vala Ragnarsdottir

745
Citations
Chemical weathering rates of silicate minerals; an overview

Art F. White;Susan L. Brantley

665
Citations
Kinetics of water-rock interaction

Susan Louise Brantley;James David Kubicki;Art F. White

606
Citations
Hillslope Hydrology in Global Change Research and Earth System Modeling

Ying Fan;M. Clark;D. M. Lawrence;S. Swenson

565
Citations
Kinetics of Mineral Dissolution

Susan L. Brantley

384
Citations
Evaluating a groundwater supply contamination incident attributed to Marcellus Shale gas development

Garth T. Llewellyn;Frank Dorman;J. L. Westland;D. Yoxtheimer

371
Citations
Water resource impacts during unconventional shale gas development: The Pennsylvania experience

Susan L. Brantley;Dave Yoxtheimer;Sina Arjmand;Paul Grieve

360
Citations
Feldspar dissolution at 25°C and pH 3: Reaction stoichiometry and the effect of cations

Lisa L. Stillings;Susan L. Brantley

359
Citations
Cu isotopic fractionation in the supergene environment with and without bacteria

Ryan Mathur;Joaquin Ruiz;Spencer Titley;Laura Liermann

349
Citations
Controls on deep critical zone architecture: a historical review and four testable hypotheses

Clifford S. Riebe;W. Jesse Hahm;W. Jesse Hahm;Susan L. Brantley

332
Citations
Surface area and porosity of primary silicate minerals

Susan L. Brantley;Nathan P. Mellott

325
Citations
Reaction Kinetics of Primary Rock-forming Minerals under Ambient Conditions

S.L. Brantley

318
Citations
The influence of natural mineral coatings on feldspar weathering

M. A. Nugent;Susan Louise Brantley;Carlo G. Pantano;P. A. Maurice

313
Citations
Exploration potential of Cu isotope fractionation in porphyry copper deposits

Ryan Mathur;Spencer Titley;Fernando Barra;Susan Brantley

312
Citations
Fe isotopic fractionation during mineral dissolution with and without bacteria

Susan L. Brantley;Laura J. Liermann;Robin L. Guynn;Ariel Anbar

302
Citations
Models of quartz overgrowth and vein formation: Deformation and episodic fluid flow in an ancient subduction zone

Donald M. Fisher;Susan L. Brantley

301
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lixin Jin The University of Texas at El Paso

Jon Chorover University of Arizona

Ryan Mathur Juniata College

Ming Tien Pennsylvania State University

Jason P. Kaye Pennsylvania State University

Jérôme Gaillardet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

David R. Cole The Ohio State University

Art F. White United States Geological Survey

Daniel Richter Duke University

Andrew A. Nyblade Pennsylvania State University

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