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D-Index
65
Citations
14431
World Ranking
1406
National Ranking
634

Teh-Lung Ku 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 Teh-Lung Ku sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 182 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Teh-Lung Ku 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 Teh-Lung Ku sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1983 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Teh-Lung Ku is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their academic career encompasses recognition by prominent scientific organizations through fellowships awarded over several decades.

Their awards include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2000
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1996
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1983

The record does not list specific research papers, frequent co-authors, or main fields and subfields of study associated with their name. Similarly, no frequent publication venues or book publishers are available to detail their publication history.

In the absence of explicit information on research topics or specialized areas of work, no precise indication of their main topics of study can be provided.

The data reflects a professional with documented contributions to academic scholarship as highlighted by these fellowships. Their association with prestigious organizations suggests a career with significant engagement in scientific communities, although specifics about particular projects or contributions are not included.

Best Publications

  • OXYGEN AND CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION IN BIOGENIC ARAGONITE: TEMPERATURE EFFECTS

    Ethan L Grossman;Ethan L Grossman;Teh-Lung Ku;Teh-Lung Ku

  • Milankovitch Hypothesis Supported by Precise Dating of Coral Reefs and Deep-Sea Sediments

    Wallace S. Broecker;David L. Thurber;John Goddard;Teh-lung Ku

  • δ13C–δ18C covariance as a paleohydrological indicator for closed-basin lakes

    H.-C. Li;T.-L. Ku

  • Precise Timing of the Last Interglacial Period from Mass Spectrometric Determination of Thorium-230 in Corals

    R. Lawrence Edwards;J. H. Chen;T.-L. Ku;G. J. Wasserburg

  • Actively evolving microplate formation by oblique collision and sideways motion along strike-slip faults: An example from the northeastern Caribbean plate margin

    Paul Mann;F. W. Taylor;R. Lawrence Edwards;Teh Lung Ku

  • Luminescence chronology of cave sediments at the Atapuerca paleoanthropological site, Spain.

    G.W. Berger;A. Pérez-González;E. Carbonell;J.L. Arsuaga

  • The status of U-series methods of mollusk dating

    A Kaufman;W.S Broecker;T.-L Ku;D.L Thurber

  • Hydrologic variation during the last 170,000 years in the southern hemisphere tropics of South America

    Sherilyn C. Fritz;Paul A. Baker;Tim K. Lowenstein;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • A 106ka paleoclimate record from drill core of the Salar de Atacama, northern Chile

    Andrew L. Bobst;Tim K. Lowenstein;Teresa E. Jordan;Linda V. Godfrey

  • U-series isochron dating: A generalized method employing total-sample dissolution

    Shangde Luo;Teh Lung Ku

  • Radium and barium at GEOSECS stations in the Atlantic and Pacific

    L.H. Chan;J.M. Edmond;R.F. Stallard;W.S. Broecker

  • The SouthEast Asian Time-series Study (SEATS) and the biogeochemistry of the South China Sea—An overview

    George T.F. Wong;George T.F. Wong;Teh-Lung Ku;Margaret Mulholland;Chun-Mao Tseng

  • 200 k.y. paleoclimate record from Death Valley salt core

    Tim K. Lowenstein;Jianren Li;Christopher Brown;Sheila M. Roberts

  • An evaluation of the U234/U238 method as a tool for dating pelagic sediments

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  • Climate variability in central China over the last 1270 years revealed by high-resolution stalagmite records

    Dorte Eide Paulsen;Hong-Chun Li;Teh-Lung Ku

  • Comparison of sedimentation rates measured by paleomagnetic and the ionium methods of age determination

    Teh-Lung Ku;Wallace S. Broecker;Neil Opdyke

  • Th230-U234 dating of pedogenic carbonates in gravelly desert soils of Vidal Valley, southeastern California

    Teh-Lung Ku;William B. Bull;S. Thomas Freeman;Kevin G. Knauss

  • RADIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON MANGANESE NODULES OF DEEP-SEA ORIGIN.

    Teh-Lung Ku;Wallace S. Broecker

  • The dating of impure carbonates with decay-series isotopes

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  • In-situ radionuclide transport and preferential groundwater flows at INEEL (Idaho): Decay-series disequilibrium studies

    Shangde Luo;Teh Lung Ku;Robert Roback;Michael Murrell

  • Brunhes time scales and the interpretation of climatic change

    M.A. Kominz;G.R. Heath;T.-L. Ku;N.G. Pisias

  • U-series chronology of lacustrine deposits in Death Valley, California

    Teh Lung Ku;Shangde Luo;Shangde Luo;Shangde Luo;Tim K. Lowenstein;Tim K. Lowenstein;Tim K. Lowenstein;Jianren Li;Jianren Li;Jianren Li

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Bischoff
James L. Bischoff United States Geological Survey
Tim K. Lowenstein
Tim K. Lowenstein Binghamton University
Christopher I. Measures
Christopher I. Measures University of Hawaii at Manoa
Douglas E. Hammond
Douglas E. Hammond University of Southern California
Chen-Feng You
Chen-Feng You National Cheng Kung University
Robert J. Rosenbauer
Robert J. Rosenbauer United States Geological Survey
Lowell D. Stott
Lowell D. Stott University of Southern California
Chih-An Huh
Chih-An Huh Academia Sinica
Chuan-Chou Shen
Chuan-Chou Shen National Taiwan University
Margaret R. Mulholland
Margaret R. Mulholland Old Dominion University

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