Rice University is a prestigious private university established in 1891 in United States. It is represented by 1,418 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (488 scientists), Natural Sciences (250 scientists), and Social Sciences and Humanities (179 scientists).

Total 62 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
John B Anderson
Geology
Marine Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
37
0.457
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
William Leeman
geochemistry
petrology
tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
32
0.438
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cin Ty Lee
Geology
geochemistry
petrology
geodynamics
ornithology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
47
0.671
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Richard G Gordon
Tectonophysics
Paleomagnetism
Geodesy
Tectonics
Plate tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Peter Vail
sequence stratigraphy
geology
exploration seismology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
26
0.441
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Fenglin Niu
Seismology
Geophysics
Geology
tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Alan Levander
Earth Science
Seismology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
28
0.509
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Caroline A Masiello
biogeochemistry
synthetic biology
organic geochemistry
geobiology
biochar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
37
0.740
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Maarten De Hoop
scattering
imaging
inverse problems
deep learning
seismology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
28
0.560
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ronald Sass
Biogeochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
19
0.396
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Manik Talwani
geophysics
geodesy
marine geology
exploration geophysics
tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
18
0.391
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Jonathan Ajo Franklin
Timelapse Seismology
Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Rock Physics
Geothermal
CO2
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Adrian Lenardic
geodynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
28
0.622
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Dale Sawyer
Marine Seismology
Tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
22
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Qingguo Zhai
Tethys
Tibetan plateau
ophiolite
high-pressure belt
tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
31
0.816
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Colin A Zelt
seismology
inverse methods
near-surface seismic refraction
tomography
waveform inversion
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
21
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Albert W Bally
geology
geophysics
exploration geophysics
structural geology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
18
0.514
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Jeffrey A Nittrouer
Geology
Earth Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kirsten Siebach
Planetary Geology
Mars Surface Processes
Geology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
27
0.931
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
André Izidoro
Planet formation
Dynamical Astronomy
Solar System
Exoplanets
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Kevin T Biddle
structural geology
stratigraphy
sedimentation
oil and gas
energy minerals
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Kyusei Tsuno
Experimental Petrology and Geochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Xun Yu
Geology
Geochemistry
Isotope
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mark Torres
Low-temperature geochemistry
geobiology
weathering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John B Anderson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
37
0.457
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Leeman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
32
0.438
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cin Ty Lee
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
47
0.671
Geology
geochemistry
petrology
geodynamics
ornithology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard G Gordon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
Tectonophysics
Paleomagnetism
Geodesy
Tectonics
Plate tectonics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Vail
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
26
0.441
sequence stratigraphy
geology
exploration seismology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fenglin Niu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alan Levander
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
28
0.509
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Caroline A Masiello
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
37
0.740
biogeochemistry
synthetic biology
organic geochemistry
geobiology
biochar
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maarten De Hoop
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
28
0.560
scattering
imaging
inverse problems
deep learning
seismology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ronald Sass
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
19
0.396
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Manik Talwani
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
18
0.391
geophysics
geodesy
marine geology
exploration geophysics
tectonics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Ajo Franklin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
Timelapse Seismology
Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Rock Physics
Geothermal
CO2
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adrian Lenardic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
28
0.622
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dale Sawyer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
22
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Qingguo Zhai
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
31
0.816
Tethys
Tibetan plateau
ophiolite
high-pressure belt
tectonics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Helge Gonnermann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
29
0.806
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Colin A Zelt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
21
0.600
seismology
inverse methods
near-surface seismic refraction
tomography
waveform inversion
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Albert W Bally
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
18
0.514
geology
geophysics
exploration geophysics
structural geology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeffrey A Nittrouer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kirsten Siebach
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
27
0.931
Planetary Geology
Mars Surface Processes
Geology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
André Izidoro
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
Planet formation
Dynamical Astronomy
Solar System
Exoplanets
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kevin T Biddle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
structural geology
stratigraphy
sedimentation
oil and gas
energy minerals
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kyusei Tsuno
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xun Yu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Torres
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
Low-temperature geochemistry
geobiology
weathering