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William B. F. Ryan 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 William B. F. Ryan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 243 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William B. F. Ryan 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 William B. F. Ryan sits on this spectrum.

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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

  • 2002 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William B. F. Ryan is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

The research topics that William B. F. Ryan engages with span multiple areas such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Guidance and Control Systems

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by William B. F. Ryan reflect these interests:

  • "50th anniversary review of the Mediterranean desiccation hypothesis," 2023, published in Rivista Del Nuovo Cimento
  • "Introducing a water activity coefficient to account for abundance and isotopic compositions of gypsum and halite in the Mediterranean's salt giant deposit," 2025, published in Sedimentary Geology
  • "Erratum to: 50th anniversary review of the Mediterranean desiccation hypothesis," 2023, published in Rivista Del Nuovo Cimento

Additional publications demonstrate collaborations with coauthors contributing to interdisciplinary studies, including:

  • Andrew S. Madof
  • Claudia Bertoni
  • Fabien J. Laugier
  • Abdallah S. Zaki
  • Sarah Baumgardner

Frequent publication venues contributing to the dissemination of this scientist's research include:

  • Rivista Del Nuovo Cimento
  • Terra Nova
  • Sedimentary Geology
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

William B. F. Ryan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2002, indicating acknowledgment by peers in the geophysical sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Global Multi-Resolution Topography synthesis

    William B. F. Ryan;Suzanne M. Carbotte;Justin O. Coplan;Justin O. Coplan;Suzanne O'Hara

  • Extension in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Shortening in the Apennines as Result of Arc Migration Driven by Sinking of the Lithosphere

    Alberto Malinverno;William B. F. Ryan

  • Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of the Alpine System

    John F. Dewey;Walter C. Pitman;William B. F. Ryan;Jean Bonnin

  • Late Miocene Desiccation of the Mediterranean

    K. J. Hsü;W. B. F. Ryan;M. B. Cita

  • An abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf

    William B.F. Ryan;Walter C. Pitman;Candace O. Major;Kazimieras Shimkus

  • Flexure of the Lithosphere and Continental Margin Basins

    A.B. Watts;W.B.F. Ryan

  • Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History

    William B. F. Ryan;Walter C. Pitman;Anastasia Sotiropoulos;William Haxby

  • Explosive volcanic activity in the Mediterranean over the past 200,000 yr as recorded in deep-sea sediments

    J. Keller;W.B.F. Ryan;D. Ninkovich;R. Altherr

  • Catastrophic Flooding of the Black Sea

    William B. F. Ryan;Candace O. Major;Gilles Lericolais;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Volcanic Episodicity and a Non‐Steady State Rift Valley Along Northeast Pacific Spreading Centers: Evidence From Sea MARC I

    Ellen S. Kappel;William B. F. Ryan

  • Stable isotopic fractionation, climate change and episodic stagnation in the eastern Mediterranean during the late Quaternary

    Colette Vergnaud-Grazzini;Colette Vergnaud-Grazzini;William B.F. Ryan;William B.F. Ryan;Maria Bianca Cita;Maria Bianca Cita

  • The nature and distribution of Messinian erosional surfaces — Indicators of a several-kilometer-deep Mediterranean in the Miocene☆

    William B.F. Ryan;Maria Bianca Cita

  • Breaching the Shelfbreak: Passage from Youthful to Mature Phase in Submarine Canyon Evolution

    John A. Farre;Bonnie A. McGregor;William B. F. Ryan;James M. Robb

  • Decoding the Mediterranean salinity crisis

    William B. F. Ryan

  • Submarine canyon initiation by downslope-eroding sediment flows: Evidence in late Cenozoic strata on the New Jersey continental slope

    Lincoln F. Pratson;William B.F. Ryan;Gregory S. Mountain;David C. Twichell

  • Ignorance Concerning Episodes of Ocean-Wide Stagnation*

    William B.F. Ryan;Maria B. Cita

  • The Messinian salinity crisis and evidence of late Miocene eustatic changes in the world ocean

    C. G. Adams;R. H. Benson;R. B. Kidd;W. B. F. Ryan

  • Erosional processes and paleo-environmental changes in the Western Gulf of Lions (SW France) during the Messinian Salinity Crisis.

    Johanna Lofi;Johanna Lofi;Christian Gorini;Serge Berné;Georges Clauzon

  • The co-evolution of Black Sea level and composition through the last deglaciation and its paleoclimatic significance

    Candace O. Major;Steven L. Goldstein;William B.F. Ryan;Gilles Lericolais

  • Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, 13

    W.B.F. Ryan;K.J. Hsu

  • Deep Drilling Results in the Atlantic Ocean: Continental Margins and Paleoenvironment

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Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne M. Carbotte
Suzanne M. Carbotte Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Maria Bianca Cita
Maria Bianca Cita University of Milan
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Ingo Klaucke
Ingo Klaucke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Reinhard Hesse
Reinhard Hesse McGill University
Alberto Malinverno
Alberto Malinverno Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Gilles Lericolais
Gilles Lericolais French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Lincoln F. Pratson
Lincoln F. Pratson Duke University
Marie-Helene Cormier
Marie-Helene Cormier University of Rhode Island
Roger D. Flood
Roger D. Flood Stony Brook University

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