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Terry Plank 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 Terry Plank sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 257 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Terry Plank 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 Terry Plank sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 2011 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1998 - Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal), The Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Terry Plank is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Geophysics. Other notable subfields include Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Chemistry. The main topics of their research cover Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Plank's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Magmatic water content controls the pre-eruptive depth of arc magmas (2022), published in Science
  • Silicate melt inclusions in the new millennium: A review of recommended practices for preparation, analysis, and data presentation (2021), published in Chemical Geology
  • Potassium isotopic heterogeneity in subducting oceanic plates (2020), published in Science Advances
  • Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions: A Microscopic Perspective on a Complex Magmatic World (2021), published in Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Vapor-bubble growth in olivine-hosted melt inclusions (2020), published in American Mineralogist

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Plank include:

  • Daniel J. Rasmussen
  • John Ludden
  • Anna Barth
  • Yves Moussallam
  • K. A. Kelley

Plank has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Bulletin of Volcanology

Awards and honors received by Terry Plank are:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2016)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2013)
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (2012)
  • Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (2011)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2008)
  • Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal), The Geological Society of America (1998)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • The chemical composition of subducting sediment and its consequences for the crust and mantle

    Terry Plank;Charles H. Langmuir

  • Element transport from slab to volcanic front at the Mariana arc

    Tim Elliott;Terry Plank;Alan Zindler;William White

  • Petrological systematics of mid-ocean ridge basalts: Constraints on melt generation beneath ocean ridges

    Charles H. Langmuir;Emily M. Klein;Terry Plank

  • Constraints from Thorium/Lanthanum on Sediment Recycling at Subduction Zones and the Evolution of the Continents

    T. Plank

  • Dehydration and melting experiments constrain the fate of subducted sediments

    Marie C. Johnson;Terry Plank;Terry Plank

  • Tracing trace elements from sediment input to volcanic output at subduction zones

    Terry Plank;Terry Plank;Charles H. Langmuir

  • Constraints on the depths and temperatures of basaltic magma generation on Earth and other terrestrial planets using new thermobarometers for mafic magmas

    Cin-Ty A. Lee;Peter Luffi;Terry Plank;Heather Dalton

  • The Chemical Composition of Subducting Sediments

    T. Plank

  • The Hf–Nd isotopic composition of marine sediments

    Jeff D. Vervoort;Terry Plank;Julie Prytulak;Julie Prytulak

  • Composition of altered oceanic crust at ODP Sites 801 and 1149

    Katherine A. Kelley;Terry Plank;John Ludden;Hubert Staudigel

  • An evaluation of the global variations in the major element chemistry of arc basalts

    Terry Plank;Charles H. Langmuir

  • Subducting carbon

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  • Geochemical Fluxes During Seafloor Alteration of the Basaltic Upper Oceanic Crust: DSDP Sites 417 and 418

    Hubert Staudigel;Terry Plank;Bill White;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

  • Why do mafic arc magmas contain ∼4wt% water on average?

    Terry Plank;Katherine A. Kelley;Mindy M. Zimmer;Erik H. Hauri

  • A mantle melting profile across the Basin and Range, SW USA

    K. Wang;T. Plank;T. Plank;J. D. Walker;E. I. Smith

  • Dy/Dy*: Variations Arising from Mantle Sources and Petrogenetic Processes

    Jon Davidson;Simon Turner;Terry A. Plank

  • Mantle melting as a function of water content beneath back-arc basins

    Katherine A. Kelley;Katherine A. Kelley;Katherine A. Kelley;Terry Plank;Timothy L. Grove;Edward M. Stolper

  • The Role of Water in Generating the Calc-alkaline Trend: New Volatile Data for Aleutian Magmas and a New Tholeiitic Index

    Mindy M. Zimmer;Terry Plank;Erik H. Hauri;Gene Yogodzinski

  • Effects of the melting regime on the composition of the oceanic crust

    Terry Plank;Charles H. Langmuir

  • Volatiles in Magmas

    Paul J. Wallace;Terry Plank;Marie Edmonds;Erik H. Hauri

  • Volatile loss from melt inclusions in pyroclasts of differing sizes

    Alexander Saylor Lloyd;Terry A. Plank;Philipp P. Ruprecht;Erik H. Hauri

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine A. Kelley
Katherine A. Kelley University of Rhode Island
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Julie Prytulak
Julie Prytulak Durham University
Charles H. Langmuir
Charles H. Langmuir Harvard University
Hubert Staudigel
Hubert Staudigel University of California, San Diego
Richard W. Murray
Richard W. Murray Boston University
Tobias P. Fischer
Tobias P. Fischer University of New Mexico
Paul J. Wallace
Paul J. Wallace University of Oregon
David Walker
David Walker Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Sune G. Nielsen
Sune G. Nielsen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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