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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 89 293 251 154 129 454 23065

Adina Paytan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Adina Paytan between 1951 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Adina Paytan published across 75 years, from 1951 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2019. 49 of the 577 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2019. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 21 publications
1951 2025

577 publications in total across all disciplines

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Adina Paytan: publications per year, 1951 to 2025
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 17
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 7
2001 0
2002 5
2003 10
2004 15
2005 22
2006 22
2007 30
2008 22
2009 21
2010 22
2011 17
2012 29
2013 13
2014 14
2015 19
2016 28
2017 31
2018 29
2019 34
2020 33
2021 31
2022 22
2023 27
2024 28
2025 21
Total 577
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Adina Paytan publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adina Paytan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 448–457 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 454 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27 454
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Adina Paytan D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adina Paytan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17 89
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2014 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

Adina Paytan is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research spans several fields with a focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. The subfields of study that define much of their work include Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Paleontology.

Paytan has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Open Access Server of the Woods Hole Scientific Community (Woods Hole Scientific Community)
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts

Their research interests cover a variety of topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Several recent publications reflect the scope of their scientific inquiries, including:

  • "Global Ocean Sediment Composition and Burial Flux in the Deep Sea," 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Bioactive Trace Metals and Their Isotopes as Paleoproductivity Proxies: An Assessment Using GEOTRACES-Era Data," 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Toward an Improved Understanding of the Marine Barium Cycle and the Application of Marine Barite as a Paleoproductivity Proxy," 2020, Minerals
  • "Groundwater discharge impacts marine isotope budgets of Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater," 2024, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Paytan has also contributed to book publications, notably with Cambridge University Press, where their work "Pelagic Barite" was published in 2020.

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Tristan J. Horner
  • Christina Richardson
  • Eyal Rahav
  • Barak Herut
  • Weiqi Yao

Professional recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2018 and receiving the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2014.

Best Publications

  • High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi- Ecosystem Comparison

    Gretchen E. Hofmann;Jennifer E. Smith;Kenneth S. Johnson;Uwe Send

  • The oceanic phosphorus cycle.

    and Adina Paytan;Karen McLaughlin

  • Atmospheric Iron Deposition: Global Distribution, Variability, and Human Perturbations*

    Natalie M. Mahowald;Sebastian Engelstaedter;Chao Luo;Andrea Sealy

  • Sulfur isotopic composition of cenozoic seawater sulfate

    Adina Paytan;Miriam Kastner;Douglas Campbell;Mark H. Thiemens

  • Toxicity of atmospheric aerosols on marine phytoplankton.

    Adina Paytan;Katherine R. M. Mackey;Ying Chen;Ivan D. Lima

  • Early Cenozoic decoupling of the global carbon and sulfur cycles

    A. C. Kurtz;L. R. Kump;M. A. Arthur;J. C. Zachos

  • Marine barite: Recorder of variations in ocean export productivity

    Adina Paytan;Elizabeth M. Griffith

  • Glacial to interglacial fluctuations in productivity in the Equatorial Pacific as indicated by marine barite

    A. Paytan;M. Kastner;F.P. Chavez

  • Barite in the ocean - occurrence, geochemistry and palaeoceanographic applications

    Elizabeth M. Griffith;Adina Paytan

  • Tracing organic matter sources and carbon burial in mangrove sediments over the past 160 years

    Meagan Eagle Gonneea;Adina Paytan;Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira

  • Origin of marine barite deposits: Sr and S isotope characterization

    Adina Paytan;Sarah Mearon;Kim Cobb;Miriam Kastner

  • Submarine groundwater discharge: An important source of new inorganic nitrogen to coral reef ecosystems

    Adina Paytan;Gregory G. Shellenbarger;Joseph H. Street;Meagan E. Gonneea

  • Marine barite as a monitor of seawater strontium isotope composition

    A. Paytan;M. Kastner;E. E. Martin;J. D. Macdougall

  • Calcium isotope constraints on the end-Permian mass extinction

    Jonathan L. Payne;Alexandra V. Turchyn;Adina Paytan;Donald J. DePaolo

  • Seawater sulfur isotope fluctuations in the Cretaceous.

    Adina Paytan;Miriam Kastner;Douglas Campbell;Mark H. Thiemens

  • A comparison between excess barium and barite as indicators of carbon export

    Meagan Eagle;Adina Paytan;Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert van Dijken

  • Applications of Sr Isotopes in Archaeology

    N. M. Slovak;A. Paytan

  • Benthic Ba fluxes in the central Equatorial Pacific, implications for the oceanic Ba cycle

    Adina Paytan;Miriam Kastner

  • Reduced calcification and lack of acclimatization by coral colonies growing in areas of persistent natural acidification

    Elizabeth Derse Crook;Anne L Cohen;Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra;Laura Hernandez

  • Submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient addition to the coastal zone and coral reefs of leeward Hawai'i

    Joseph H. Street;Karen L. Knee;Eric E. Grossman;Adina Paytan

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton F. Post
Anton F. Post University of Rhode Island
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Anton Eisenhauer
Anton Eisenhauer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Miriam Kastner
Miriam Kastner University of California, San Diego
Ellen Thomas
Ellen Thomas Yale University
Scott D. Wankel
Scott D. Wankel Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Barak Herut
Barak Herut Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Alexandria B. Boehm
Alexandria B. Boehm Stanford University
Carol Kendall
Carol Kendall United States Geological Survey
Donald J. DePaolo
Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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