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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 68 1161 1027 530 454 183 14729

W. R. Van Schmus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. R. Van Schmus between 1963 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. R. Van Schmus published across 61 years, from 1963 to 2023, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1996. 2 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1996. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 3 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
1963 2023

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. R. Van Schmus: publications per year, 1963 to 2023
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 3
1968 1
1969 3
1970 0
1971 2
1972 1
1973 1
1974 3
1975 7
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1979 1
1980 4
1981 1
1982 5
1983 3
1984 2
1985 2
1986 3
1987 1
1988 2
1989 7
1990 4
1991 1
1992 4
1993 9
1994 8
1995 9
1996 10
1997 4
1998 5
1999 7
2000 9
2001 7
2002 6
2003 2
2004 6
2005 5
2006 5
2007 9
2008 4
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 2
2014 1
2015 1
2016 3
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
Total 189
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W. R. Van Schmus 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 W. R. Van Schmus 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, 178–187 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: 183 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
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
178–187 414 183
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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W. R. Van Schmus 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 W. R. Van Schmus 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 68
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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Overview

W. R. Van Schmus is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States and has contributed extensively to multiple research domains. Their work primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable presence in Computer Science fields.

The scientist has a significant research focus on geological and geochemical analysis as well as geochemistry and geologic mapping. Their work also covers earthquake and tectonic studies and geological formations and processes. These topics reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research, incorporating both theoretical and applied geoscience elements.

Van Schmus's research outputs have appeared in several notable publication venues, including:

  • Gondwana Research
  • Brazilian Journal of Geology
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Geochronology and correlations in the Central African Fold Belt along the northern edge of the Congo Craton: New insights from U-Pb dating of zircons from Cameroon, Central African Republic, and south-western Chad" (2022, Gondwana Research)
  • "Alto Moxotó Terrane, a fragment of Columbia supercontinent in the Transversal Zone interior: Borborema Province, Northeast Brazil" (2020, Brazilian Journal of Geology)
  • "Geological evolution of the South American platform - A tribute to the career of professor Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves" (2023, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • S.F. Toteu
  • Maarten de Wit
  • Joseph Pénaye
  • Kerstin Drost
  • Jennifer Tait

Van Schmus's main subfields of study include geophysics and artificial intelligence, highlighting a blend of traditional earth sciences with computational methods.

Their publication record also shows a blend of six works focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences and three contributions in Computer Science. Within subfields, five works center on geophysics and three on artificial intelligence, alongside one related to earth-surface processes.

Best Publications

  • A chemical-petrologic classification for the chondritic meteorites.

    W.R. Van Schmus;J.A. Wood

  • New U–Pb and Sm–Nd data from north-central Cameroon and its bearing on the pre-Pan African history of central Africa

    S.F Toteu;W.R Van Schmus;J Penaye;A Michard

  • Proterozoic links between the Borborema Province, NE Brazil, and the Central African Fold Belt

    W. R. van Schmus;E. P. Oliveira;A. F. da Silva Filho;S. F. Toteu

  • UPb and SmN edvidence for Eburnian and Pan-African high-grade metamorphism in cratonic rocks of southern Cameroon

    S.F. Toteu;W.R. Van Schmus;J. Penaye;J.B. Nyobé

  • U Pb and Sm Nd geochronologic studies of the eastern Borborema Province, Northeastern Brazil: initial conclusions

    W.R. Van Schmus;B.B. de Brito Neves;P. Hackspacher;M. Babinski;M. Babinski

  • A survey of the unequilibrated ordinary chondrites

    R.T. Dodd;W.R.Van Schmus;D.M. Koffman

  • Late amalgamation in the central part of West Gondwana: new geochronological data and the characterization of a Cambrian collisional orogeny in the Ribeira Belt (SE Brazil)

    Renata da Silva Schmitt;Rudolph A.J. Trouw;William Randall Van Schmus;Márcio Martins Pimentel

  • The Pb/Pb age of the Minas Supergroup carbonate rocks, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil

    Marly Babinski;Farid Chemale;William R. Van Schmus

  • Precambrian history of the Zona Transversal of the Borborema Province, NE Brazil: Insights from Sm-Nd and U-Pb geochronology

    W.R. Van Schmus;M. Kozuch;M. Kozuch;B.B. de Brito Neves

  • The Cariris Velhos tectonic event in Northeast Brazil

    Edilton José dos Santos;William Randall Van Schmus;Marianne Kozuch;Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves

  • JUVENILE ACCRETION AT 750-700 MA IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

    Marly Babinski;Farid Chemale Jr.;Leo Afraneo Hartmann;W. R. Van Schmus

  • Diachronous evolution of volcano-sedimentary basins north of the Congo craton: Insights from U–Pb ion microprobe dating of zircons from the Poli, Lom and Yaoundé Groups (Cameroon)

    Sadrack Félix Toteu;Joseph Penaye;Etienne Deloule;William Randall Van Schmus

  • U-Pb and Sm-Nd geochronology of the neoproterozoic granitic-gneissic Dom Feliciano belt, Southern Brazil

    Marly Babinski;Farid Chemale;W.R. Van Schmus;Leo Afrâneo Hartmann

  • Evolution of the Mayo Kebbi region as revealed by zircon dating: An early (ca. 740 Ma) Pan-African magmatic arc in southwestern Chad

    Joseph Penaye;Alfred Kröner;Sadrack F. Toteu;William R. Van Schmus

  • The 2.1 Ga West Central African Belt in Cameroon: extension and evolution

    J. Penaye;S.F. Toteu;R. Tchameni;W.R. Van Schmus

  • Tectonic history of the Borborema province, northeastern Brazil

    Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves;E J Santos;W. R. Van Schmus

  • The Seridó Group of NE Brazil, a late Neoproterozoic pre- to syn-collisional basin in West Gondwana: insights from SHRIMP U–Pb detrital zircon ages and Sm–Nd crustal residence (TDM) ages

    W.R Van Schmus;B.B de Brito Neves;I.S Williams;P.C Hackspacher

  • Proterozoic geology of the east-central Midcontinent basement

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  • Mesoproterozoic-trans-Laurentian magmatism: A synthesis of continent-wide age distributions, new SIMS U–Pb ages, zircon saturation temperatures, and Hf and Nd isotopic compositions

    M.E. Bickford;W.R. Van Schmus;K.E. Karlstrom;P.A. Mueller

  • The 3.4–3.5 Ga São José do Campestre massif, NE Brazil: remnants of the oldest crust in South America

    E.L Dantas;W.R Van Schmus;P.C Hackspacher;A.H Fetter

  • The composition and structural state of feldspar from chondritic meteorites

    W.R Van Schmus;P.H Ribbe

  • Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Early Proterozoic Wisconsin magmatic terranes of the Penokean Orogen

    P. K. Sims;W. R. Van Schmus;K. J. Schulz;Z. E. Peterman

  • Annual review of earth and planetary sciences: Vol. 2, edited by Fred A. Donath, Francis G. Stehli and George W. Wetherill. Annual Reviews, Inc., 1974, 478 pp. $12.00

    W.R. Van Schmus

Frequent Co-Authors

Marly Babinski
Marly Babinski Universidade de São Paulo
Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves
Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves Universidade de São Paulo
Farid Chemale
Farid Chemale Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Wilson Teixeira
Wilson Teixeira Universidade de São Paulo
Ian S. Williams
Ian S. Williams Australian National University
Elton Luiz Dantas
Elton Luiz Dantas University of Brasília
Robert L. Cullers
Robert L. Cullers Kansas State University
Koji Kawashita
Koji Kawashita Universidade de São Paulo
Brad S. Singer
Brad S. Singer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Léo Afraneo Hartmann
Léo Afraneo Hartmann Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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