Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

- Earth Science Ranking

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Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s D-index using data compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef by December 21st 2022.

This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Earth Science discipline and affiliated with Virginia Tech. There are a total of 12 researchers included with 2 of them also being included in the global ranking. The total sum for the D-index values for the best scientists in Virginia Tech is 538 with a mean value for the h-index of 44.83. The total sum of publications for the best scientists in Virginia Tech is 2,206 with the mean value for publications per scientist of 183.83.

Overview

The values for h-index, citations, awards, and publications featured in this ranking were last updated on Dec 21st, 2022.

This ranking features all leading scholars affiliated with Virginia Tech. There are a total of 12 scholars listed with 2 featured in the ranking of leading scholars. A prominent scholar is one with a h-index >= 30 in the discipline of Earth Science.

The total sum for the D-index values for all prominent researchers in Virginia Tech in 2022 is 538 with a mean value for the h-index of 44.83.

The total number of all publications by top scholars in Virginia Tech in 2022 is 2,206 with a mean value for publications per scientist of 183.83.

The total number of citations by prominent researchers at Virginia Tech in 2022 is 104,727 with a mean value for citations per scientists of 8,727.25.

Virginia Tech is presently ranked as no. 116 in our Earth Science university ranking. It is also ranked 38 in the university ranking for United States.

Researchers from Virginia Tech have received a total of 8 awards and recognitions.

Please take into consideration that the research institution or university for a scholar is based on the affiliation data displayed on a variety of sources, including their personal website, Google Scholar profile, MAG profile, and LinkedIn.

World
National
Scholar
D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
466 World 257 National
Shuhai Xiao

Shuhai Xiao

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 74 Citations 15,822 266
473 World 262 National
Robert J. Bodnar

Robert J. Bodnar

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 73 Citations 21,767 345
1650 World 772 National
J. M. Ruohoniemi

J. M. Ruohoniemi

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 55 Citations 10,630 426
2961 World 1282 National
Kenneth A. Eriksson

Kenneth A. Eriksson

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 43 Citations 7,607 139
3121 World 1352 National
J. Donald Rimstidt

J. Donald Rimstidt

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 42 Citations 7,550 92
3875 World 1602 National
Richard D. Law

Richard D. Law

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 38 Citations 6,995 129
3877 World 1604 National
Kevin J. McGuire

Kevin J. McGuire

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 38 Citations 6,970 155
4115 World 1679 National
Benjamin C. Gill

Benjamin C. Gill

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 37 Citations 6,072 117
4376 World 1773 National
Scott D. King

Scott D. King

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 36 Citations 6,122 162
4436 World 1794 National
Sterling J. Nesbitt

Sterling J. Nesbitt

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 36 Citations 5,294 102
4958 World 1960 National
Daniel R. Weimer

Daniel R. Weimer

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 34 Citations 6,296 138
5807 World 2197 National
Robert P. Lowell

Robert P. Lowell

Virginia Tech, United States
D-index 32 Citations 3,602 135

Our research was coordinated by Imed Bouchrika, PhD, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on a number of international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date.

We list only scientists having D-Index >= 30 within the area of Earth Science. If you or other scholars are not listed, we appreciate if you can contact us.