The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
discipline of Earth Science relies os data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Earth Science research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a trustworthy
lineup of leading scientists from the area of
Earth Science, established by means of a meticulous
study of 166,880 researchers identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Earth Science, more than 6742 scholars were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Earth Science
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
considered is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Earth Science. The
inclusion requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the given field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering best researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of researchers
assessed for each scientific field whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading researchers are
added into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Because our main goal is to ensure that only
actual scientists are listed in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of researchers. Because of that
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on every researcher’s D-index
using metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
thorough explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
businessmen and administrative bodies
around the world to explore where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Earth Science
With 14 scholars Ireland ranks in spot 27
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scholars in Ireland is University College Dublin with 6 researchers affiliated with it being listed in our Earth Science ranking. It is followed by University College Dublin with 3 researchers. Ranking thirds is National University of Ireland, Galway with 2 scholars.
Prominent scholars present in Ireland are representing Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway, University of Limerick, University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork.
Professor Alan G. Jones from Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies is listed as the best scientist in Ireland in our ranking with a D-index of 68. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Ireland is John J. Walsh from University College Dublin with a D-index of 67. The third place in Ireland is taken by Peter Croot from National University of Ireland, Galway with a D-index of 50.
The average D-index for the top 1% researchers is 40 in comparison to an average of 40 for all 14 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications within the area of Earth Science for the top 10% of scientists in the ranking is 235 in comparison to an average of 120 for all 14 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scientists is 14394 against an average of 6892 for all 14 researchers.
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