The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
field of Earth Science is based on data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Earth Science research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
account of leading researchers from the area of
Earth Science, established by means of a thorough
study of 166,880 scientists determined
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Earth Science, as many as 7637 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index approval threshold for Earth Science
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
considered is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Earth Science. The
inclusion criteria for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, ratio
of the publications made within the selected discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for listing leading scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scholars
projected for each area od study whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of best researchers are
added into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
As our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible scientists are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we are aware that numbers are never
supposed to be a full measure to assess the
work of scientists. This is why
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on each scholar’s D-index
according to information collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the scientific community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our aim is to motivate researchers,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
around the world to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
discover 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 17 researchers Iceland ranks in spot 25
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scientists in Iceland is University of Iceland with 16 scientists affiliated with it being features in Research.com Earth Science ranking. It is followed by University of Iceland with 1 researchers.
Prominent scholars featured in Iceland are associated with University of Iceland, Nordic Volcanological Center.
Professor Thorvaldur Thordarson from University of Iceland is highlighted as the best researcher in Iceland in our ranking with a D-index of 65. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Iceland is Páll Einarsson from University of Iceland with a D-index of 55. The third spot in Iceland is occupied by Sigurdur R. Gislason from University of Iceland with a D-index of 52.
The average D-index for the top 5% scholars is 65 in comparison to an average of 41 for all 17 scientists included in our ranking.
The average number of published articles within the field of Earth Science for the top 10% of scholars in the ranking is 241 against an average of 153 for all 17 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scholars is 13464 against an average of 6767 for all 17 researchers.
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