The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Earth Science is based on data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Earth Science research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible
account of leading researchers from the area of
Earth Science, based on a meticulous
study of 166,880 researchers determined
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Earth Science, as many as 7637 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Earth Science
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
evaluated is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Earth Science. The
approval criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the given area
plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
assessed for each area od study whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are
added into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our main goal is to ensure that only
genuine scientists are included in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a full means to quantify the
work of scholars. This is why
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
element defining a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
using metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to explore where leading experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Earth Science
With 2 scholars Colombia ranks in spot 42
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Colombia is Ecopetrol (Colombia) with 1 researchers affiliated with it being features in our Earth Science ranking. It is followed by National University of Colombia with 1 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in Colombia are associated with Ecopetrol (Colombia), National University of Colombia.
Professor Andrés Mora from Ecopetrol (Colombia) is featured as the best scholar in Colombia in our ranking with a D-index of 39. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Colombia is Agustín Cardona from National University of Colombia with a D-index of 30.
The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 34 in comparison to an average of 34 for all 2 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Earth Science for the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 135 against an average of 135 for all 2 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 5749 against an average of 5749 for all 2 scholars.
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