M.D. Rudnicki

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

M.D. Rudnicki is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, M.D. Rudnicki has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atmospheric Science, 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in M.D. Rudnicki's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (14 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers). M.D. Rudnicki is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (14 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers). M.D. Rudnicki collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. M.D. Rudnicki's co-authors include David Awwiller, K.L. Milliken, Tongwei Zhang, Henry Elderfield, Christopher R. German, Michael J. Mottl, Baruch Spiro, G. P. Klinkhammer, C.G. Wheat and Rachael H. James and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

M.D. Rudnicki

35 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Organic matter-hosted pore system, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania

2013 995 citations K.L. Milliken, M.D. Rudnicki et al. AAPG Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.D. Rudnicki United Kingdom	23	1.2k	597	528	528	475	36	2.5k
D. Leythaeuser Germany	33	3.3k 2.7×	645 1.1×	512 1.0×	396 0.8×	899 1.9×	85	4.0k
Matthias Radke Germany	17	3.4k 2.8×	539 0.9×	444 0.8×	415 0.8×	874 1.8×	20	4.0k
V. Beaumont France	16	1.2k 0.9×	187 0.3×	337 0.6×	380 0.7×	360 0.8×	27	2.0k
Yong Tang China	33	2.2k 1.7×	500 0.8×	416 0.8×	236 0.4×	326 0.7×	209	3.8k
John Ward Smith Australia	30	1.4k 1.1×	469 0.8×	651 1.2×	474 0.9×	362 0.8×	103	2.8k
Nicholas B. Harris Canada	28	1.7k 1.4×	527 0.9×	362 0.7×	414 0.8×	259 0.5×	72	2.5k
G. Deroo France	10	2.0k 1.6×	262 0.4×	444 0.8×	659 1.2×	386 0.8×	16	2.7k
Anna M. Martini United States	23	1.1k 0.9×	427 0.7×	322 0.6×	236 0.4×	682 1.4×	36	2.0k
Barry J. Katz United States	24	2.1k 1.7×	433 0.7×	180 0.3×	212 0.4×	594 1.3×	74	2.5k
J. Espitalié France	23	4.5k 3.7×	774 1.3×	689 1.3×	821 1.6×	1.0k 2.2×	40	5.5k

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Minisini, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Controls on storage capacity in mudstones. Cementation before sediment compaction and preservation of porosity in lithified rock. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 177. 107350–107350.

Macquaker, J. H. S., et al.. (2022). NMR T1-T2 Logging in Unconventional Reservoirs: Pore-Size Distribution, Permeability, and Reservoir Quality. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 63(3). 352–367. 4 indexed citations

Rudnicki, M.D.. (2016). Variation of organic matter density with thermal maturity. AAPG Bulletin. 100(1). 17–22. 20 indexed citations

Milliken, K.L., M.D. Rudnicki, David Awwiller, & Tongwei Zhang. (2013). Organic matter-hosted pore system, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania. AAPG Bulletin. 97(2). 177–200. 995 indexed citations breakdown →

Bohacs, Kevin M., Q. R. Passey, M.D. Rudnicki, William L. Esch, & O. R. Lazar. (2013). The Spectrum of Fine-Grained Reservoirs from 'Shale Gas' to 'Shale Oil'/ Tight Liquids: Essential Attributes, Key Controls, Practical Characterization. 50 indexed citations

Milliken, K.L., M.D. Rudnicki, & David Awwiller. (2012). Form and Distribution of Organic Matter-Hosted Pores, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania, USA. Proceedings. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Yan, J. Brian Nofsinger, Emily E. Weinert, et al.. (2003). Comparison of the Structural and Physical Properties of Human Hair Eumelanin Following Enzymatic or Acid/Base Extraction. Pigment Cell Research. 16(4). 355–365. 110 indexed citations

Wheat, C.G., Michael J. Mottl, & M.D. Rudnicki. (2002). Trace element and REE composition of a low-temperature ridge-flank hydrothermal spring. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 66(21). 3693–3705. 123 indexed citations

Rudnicki, M.D., Henry Elderfield, & Baruch Spiro. (2001). Fractionation of sulfur isotopes during bacterial sulfate reduction in deep ocean sediments at elevated temperatures. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 65(5). 777–789. 136 indexed citations

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Rudnicki, M.D., Henry Elderfield, & Michael J. Mottl. (2001). Pore fluid advection and reaction in sediments of the eastern flank, Juan de Fuca Ridge, 48°N. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 187(1-2). 173–189. 14 indexed citations

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Klinkhammer, G. P., et al.. (2000). Behavior of terrestrial dissolved organic matter at the continent-ocean boundary from high-resolution distributions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 64(16). 2765–2774. 24 indexed citations

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German, Christopher R., G. P. Klinkhammer, & M.D. Rudnicki. (1996). The Rainbow Hydrothermal Plume, 36°15′N, MAR. Geophysical Research Letters. 23(21). 2979–2982. 64 indexed citations

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Rudnicki, M.D., et al.. (1995). New instrument platform tested at Mid‐Atlantic Ridge. Eos. 76(33). 329–330. 11 indexed citations

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German, Christopher R., Caroline Chin, Samantha Holland, et al.. (1994). Hydrothermal activity on the Reykjanes Ridge: the Steinahóll vent-field at 63°06′N. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 121(3-4). 647–654. 69 indexed citations

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Rudnicki, M.D., Rachael H. James, & H. Elderfield. (1994). Near-field variability of the TAG non-buoyant plume, 26°N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 127(1-4). 1–10. 30 indexed citations

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Murton, Bramley J., G. P. Klinkhammer, A. Briais, et al.. (1994). Direct evidence for the distribution and occurrence of hydrothermal activity between 27°N–30°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 125(1-4). 119–128. 61 indexed citations

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Elderfield, Henry, Rachel A. Mills, & M.D. Rudnicki. (1993). Geochemical and thermal fluxes, high-temperature venting and diffuse flow from mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: the TAG hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 26°N. Geological Society London Special Publications. 76(1). 295–307. 22 indexed citations

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Rudnicki, M.D. & Henry Elderfield. (1992). Theory applied to the Mid-Atlantic ridge hydrothermal plumes: the finite-difference approach. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 50(1-2). 161–172. 72 indexed citations

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Greaves, Mervyn, M.D. Rudnicki, & Henry Elderfield. (1991). Rare earth elements in the Mediterranean Sea and mixing in the Mediterranean outflow. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 103(1-4). 169–181. 56 indexed citations

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Lunel, Tim, M.D. Rudnicki, Henry Elderfield, & D.J. Hydes. (1990). Aluminium as a depth-sensitive tracer of entrainment in submarine hydrothermal plumes. Nature. 344(6262). 137–139. 30 indexed citations

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