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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 91 241 203 130 108 518 37022

Alan C. Mix publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan C. Mix between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan C. Mix published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2018. 8 of the 550 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2018. 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 11 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 28 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1984 2025

550 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan C. Mix: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 6
1985 3
1986 7
1987 3
1988 7
1989 4
1990 1
1991 11
1992 6
1993 2
1994 5
1995 28
1996 6
1997 5
1998 5
1999 23
2000 14
2001 9
2002 12
2003 16
2004 11
2005 24
2006 27
2007 18
2008 12
2009 10
2010 21
2011 10
2012 14
2013 15
2014 26
2015 20
2016 29
2017 22
2018 34
2019 18
2020 16
2021 20
2022 15
2023 7
2024 5
2025 3
Total 550
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Alan C. Mix 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 Alan C. Mix 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, 518–527 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: 518 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16 518
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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Alan C. Mix 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 Alan C. Mix 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, 91 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: 91 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
90 21
91 19 91
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Alan C. Mix is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research is principally situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a wide scope of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, and Ecology.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Alan C. Mix's recent papers indicate involvement in climate variability, ocean circulation, and sea level studies, among others. Notable publications include:

  • "Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill," 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "The role of Northeast Pacific meltwater events in deglacial climate change," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Evolution of the Global Overturning Circulation since the Last Glacial Maximum based on marine authigenic neodymium isotopes," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Phasing of millennial-scale climate variability in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans," 2020, Science
  • "Sea level fingerprinting of the Bering Strait flooding history detects the source of the Younger Dryas climate event," 2020, Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), and Quaternary Science Reviews.

Collaborations feature several recurrent co-authors, including:

  • Joseph S. Stoner
  • Christina Ravelo
  • Nicklas G. Pisias
  • Larry A. Mayer
  • Christian März

Alan C. Mix has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2016 and of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2013.

Best Publications

  • The orbital theory of Pleistocene climate: support from a revised chronology of the marine d18O record

    John Imbrie;James D. Hays;Douglas G. Martinson;Andrew McIntyre

  • A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years

    Shaun A. Marcott;Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Alan C. Mix

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing

    J. Imbrie;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens;A. Duffy

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles .2. the 100,000-year Cycle

    J. Imbrie;A. Berger;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens

  • Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide concentrations during the last deglaciation

    Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Shaun A. Marcott

  • The middle Pleistocene transition: characteristics, mechanisms, and implications for long-term changes in atmospheric pCO2

    Peter U. Clark;David E. Archer;David Pollard;Joel D Blum

  • Environmental processes of the ice age: land, oceans, glaciers (EPILOG)

    Alan C. Mix;Edouard Bard;Ralph Schneider

  • Impacts of 1.5°C Global Warming on Natural and Human Systems

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;D. Jacob;M. Bindi;S. Brown

  • Ice sheets and sea level of the Last Glacial Maximum

    Peter U. Clark;Alan C. Mix

  • Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Paul A. Baker;Patrick J. Bartlein

  • Consequences of twenty-first-century policy for multi-millennial climate and sea-level change

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Shaun A. Marcott;Alan C. Mix

  • Constraints on the magnitude and patterns of ocean cooling at the Last Glacial Maximum

    C. Waelbroeck;A. Paul;M. Kucera;A. Rosell-Melé

  • Benthic foraminifer stable isotope record from Site 849 (0 - 5 Ma) : local and global climate changes

    Alan C. Mix;Nicklas G. Pisias;W. Rugh;J. Wilson

  • Reconstruction of sea-surface temperatures from assemblages of planktonic foraminifera: multi-technique approach based on geographically constrained calibration data sets and its application to glacial Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

    Michal Kucera;Mara Weinelt;Thorsten Kiefer;Uwe Pflaumann

  • ENSO-like forcing on oceanic primary production during the Late Pleistocene.

    Luc Beaufort;Thibault de Garidel-Thoron;Alan C. Mix;Nicklas G. Pisias

  • Rapid Rise of Sea Level 19,000 Years Ago and Its Global Implications

    Peter U. Clark;A. Marshall McCabe;Alan C. Mix;Andrew J. Weaver

  • The last interglacial ocean

    William F. Ruddiman;Rose Marie L. Cline;James D. Hays

  • Collapse of the California Current During Glacial Maxima Linked to Climate Change on Land

    T. D. Herbert;J. D. Schuffert;D. Andreasen;L. Heusser

  • Surface water response of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean to orbital forcing

    Andrew McIntyre;William F. Ruddiman;Karen Karlin;Alan C. Mix

  • Paleoceanography of the eastern equatorial Pacific during the Neogene: Synthesis of Leg 138 drilling results

    Nicklas G. Pisias;Larry A. Mayer;Alan C. Mix

  • Ice sheets and sea level of the Last Glacial Maximum

    Peter U. Clark;Alan C. Mix;Edouard Bard

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph S. Stoner
Joseph S. Stoner Oregon State University
Nicklas G Pisias
Nicklas G Pisias Oregon State University
Brian A. Haley
Brian A. Haley Oregon State University
Sean P.S. Gulick
Sean P.S. Gulick The University of Texas at Austin
Peter U. Clark
Peter U. Clark Oregon State University
Zanna Chase
Zanna Chase University of Tasmania
James McManus
James McManus Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Larry A. Mayer
Larry A. Mayer University of New Hampshire
Gary P. Klinkhammer
Gary P. Klinkhammer Oregon State University
Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University

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