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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5759 5327 2 2 242 7082

Ala Aldahan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ala Aldahan between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ala Aldahan published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2013. 6 of the 255 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2013. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

255 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ala Aldahan: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 5
1987 4
1988 4
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 3
2000 5
2001 5
2002 2
2003 2
2004 5
2005 2
2006 10
2007 13
2008 6
2009 11
2010 15
2011 12
2012 5
2013 23
2014 12
2015 8
2016 9
2017 16
2018 7
2019 9
2020 18
2021 15
2022 3
2023 6
2024 5
2025 1
Total 255
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Ala Aldahan 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 Ala Aldahan 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, 238–247 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: 242 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
238–247 243 242
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
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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Ala Aldahan 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 Ala Aldahan 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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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Overview

Ala Aldahan is affiliated with the United Arab Emirates University in the United Arab Emirates. Their research activity centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, Global and Planetary Change, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's body of work reflects a focus on topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Radioactive contamination and transfer, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Groundwater and Watershed Analysis, and Groundwater flow and contamination studies.

Frequent publication venues for Ala Aldahan include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • CATENA
  • Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Hydrology

Among their recent papers are:

  • An unknown source of reactor radionuclides in the Baltic Sea revealed by multi-isotope fingerprints, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Radionuclide wiggle matching reveals a nonsynchronous early Holocene climate oscillation in Greenland and western Europe around a grand solar minimum, 2020, Climate of the past
  • A multi-isotopic evaluation of groundwater in a rapidly developing area and implications for water management in hyper-arid regions, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Anthropogenic 236U and 233U in the Baltic Sea: Distributions, source terms, and budgets, 2021, Water Research
  • Disentangling runoff generation mechanisms: Combining isotope tracing with integrated surface/subsurface simulation, 2023, Journal of Hydrology

In the course of their research, Ala Aldahan often collaborates with other scientists. Frequent co-authors include Göran Possnert, Xuegao Chen, Xiaolin Hou, Dalal Alshamsi, and Zhongbo Yu.

Best Publications

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core

    D. Dahl-Jensen;M. R. Albert;A. Aldahan;N. Azuma

  • A review on speciation of iodine-129 in the environmental and biological samples

    Xiaolin Hou;Violeta Hansen;Ala Aldahan;Göran Possnert

  • Pleistocene collapse of the west antarctic ice sheet

    Reed P. Scherer;Ala Aldahan;Slawek Tulaczyk;Göran Possnert

  • Multiradionuclide evidence for the solar origin of the cosmic-ray events of ᴀᴅ 774/5 and 993/4.

    Florian Mekhaldi;Raimund Muscheler;Florian Adolphi;Ala Aldahan;Ala Aldahan

  • Regional atmospheric circulation shifts induced by a grand solar minimum

    Celia Martin-Puertas;Katja Matthes;Achim Brauer;Raimund Muscheler

  • A 600‐year annual 10Be record from the NGRIP ice core, Greenland

    A.-M. Berggren;J. Beer;G. Possnert;A. Aldahan

  • 129I anthropogenic budget: Major sources and sinks

    Ala Aldahan;V. Alfimov;Göran Possnert

  • Speciation of 129I and 127I in seawater and implications for sources and transport pathways in the North Sea.

    Xiaolin Hou;Ala Aldahan;Sven P Nielsen;Göran Possnert

  • Distribution of 7Be in surface air of Europe

    Abdulhadi Kulan;Ala Aldahan;Göran Possnert;I Vintersved

  • Global distribution and long‐term fate of anthropogenic 129I in marine and surface water reservoirs

    Glen Snyder;Ala Aldahan;Ala Aldahan;Göran Possnert

  • Persistent link between solar activity and Greenland climate during the Last Glacial Maximum

    Florian Adolphi;Raimund Muscheler;Anders Svensson;Ala Aldahan;Ala Aldahan

  • Multiradionuclide evidence for an extreme solar proton event around 2,610 B.P. (∼660 BC)

    Paschal O’Hare;Florian Mekhaldi;Florian Adolphi;Grant Raisbeck

  • Alteration of detrital Fe-Ti oxides in sedimentary rocks

    Sadoon Morad;Ala Adin Aldahan

  • Time series of 129I and 127I speciation in precipitation from Denmark.

    Xiaolin Hou;Ala Aldahan;Sven P. Nielsen;Göran Possnert

  • Sedimentary facies and climate control on formation of vivianite and siderite microconcretions in sediments of Lake Baikal, Siberia

    Tomasz Sapota;Ala Aldahan;Ihsan S. Al-Aasm

  • Atmospheric interactions at northern high latitudes from weekly Be-isotopes in surface air

    A. Aldahan;G. Possnert;I. Vintersved

  • Distribution of beryllium between solution and minerals (biotite and albite) under atmospheric conditions and variable pH

    A Aldahan;Ye Haiping;G Possnert

  • 129I from the nuclear reprocessing facilities traced in precipitation and runoff in northern Europe.

    Nadia Buraglio;A. L. A. Aldahan;Göran Possnert;Ingemar Vintersved

  • Anthropogenic iodine-129 in seawater along a transect from the Norwegian coastal current to the North Pole

    Vasily Alfimov;Ala Aldahan;Göran Possnert;Peter Winsor

  • Be-10 ages from central east Greenland constrain the extent of the Greenland ice sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum

    Lena Håkansson;Jason Briner;Helena Alexanderson;Ala Aldahan

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core (SCI)

    D Dahl-Jensen;M R Albert;A Aldahan;N Azuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Possnert
Göran Possnert Uppsala University
Raimund Muscheler
Raimund Muscheler Lund University
Zhongbo Yu
Zhongbo Yu Hohai University
Sadoon Morad
Sadoon Morad Khalifa University
Achim Brauer
Achim Brauer University of Potsdam
Anders Svensson
Anders Svensson University of Copenhagen
Jason P. Briner
Jason P. Briner University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Reed P. Scherer
Reed P. Scherer Northern Illinois University
Fritz Schlunegger
Fritz Schlunegger University of Bern
Ilya Usoskin
Ilya Usoskin University of Oulu

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