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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 8141 7553 186 180 171 3284

Alberto Sáez publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alberto Sáez between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alberto Sáez published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2019. 7 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alberto Sáez: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 3
1988 2
1989 5
1990 0
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 1
1999 3
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 4
2004 1
2005 6
2006 2
2007 11
2008 4
2009 6
2010 5
2011 4
2012 3
2013 10
2014 8
2015 11
2016 12
2017 10
2018 10
2019 15
2020 4
2021 6
2022 9
2023 4
2024 1
2025 6
Total 183
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Alberto Sáez 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 Alberto Sáez 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, 168–177 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: 171 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
168–177 490 171
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
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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Alberto Sáez 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 Alberto Sáez 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

Alberto Sáez is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on geological and paleoclimatological topics, encompassing both broad and specific aspects of earth-surface processes and atmospheric science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Key subfields within their research profile cover:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Paleontology
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Ecology

The main topics explored in their work consist of:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Alberto Sáez has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. The most recurrent collaborators are:

  • Armand Hernández
  • Santiago Giralt
  • Roberto Bao
  • Pedro M. Raposeiro
  • Sergi Pla-Rabès

Their publications have appeared in several notable venues specialized in earth sciences and environmental studies. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • EDULEARN proceedings
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Among their recent papers, the following works outline their research involvement:

  • "Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ecology of the collapse of Rapa Nui society," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "The vanishing and the establishment of a new ecosystem on an oceanic island - Anthropogenic impacts with no return ticket," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Long-term hydroclimate variability in the sub-tropical North Atlantic and anthropogenic impacts on lake ecosystems: A case study from Flores Island, the Azores," 2022, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Unraveling the Holocene Eruptive History of Flores Island (Azores) Through the Analysis of Lacustrine Sedimentary Records," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

Best Publications

  • A 14 kyr record of the tropical Andes: The Lago Chungará sequence (18°S, northern Chilean Altiplano)

    A. Moreno;S. Giralt;B. Valero-Garcés;A. Sáez

  • Climate reconstruction for the last two millennia in central Iberia: The role of East Atlantic (EA), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and their interplay over the Iberian Peninsula

    G. Sánchez-López;Armand Hernández;Sergi Pla-Rabes;Ricardo M. Trigo

  • Late Neogene lacustrine record and palaeogeography in the Quillagua–Llamara basin, Central Andean fore-arc (northern Chile)

    Alberto Sáez;Lluís Cabrera;A. Jensen;Guillermo Chong

  • Variable style of transition between Palaeogene fluvial fan and lacustrine systems, southern Pyrenean foreland, NE Spain

    Alberto Sáez;Pere Anadón;María J. Herrero;Andrea Moscariello

  • Los sistemas lacustres del Eoceno superior y Oligoceno del sector oriental de la Cuenca del Ebro

    P. Anadón;Lluís Cabrera;B. Colldefons;A. Sáez

  • Glacial to Holocene climate changes in the SE Pacific. The Raraku Lake sedimentary record (Easter Island, 27°S)

    Alberto Sáez;Blas L. Valero-Garcés;Santiago Giralt;Ana Moreno

  • 20 Myr of eccentricity paced lacustrine cycles in the Cenozoic Ebro Basin

    Luis Valero;Miguel Garcés;Lluís Cabrera;Elisenda Costa

  • Vegetation changes and human settlement of Easter Island during the last millennia: a multiproxy study of the Lake Raraku sediments

    Núria Cañellas-Boltà;Núria Cañellas-Boltà;Valentí Rull;Alberto Sáez;Olga Margalef

  • Coal deposition in carbonate-rich shallow lacustrine systems: the Calaf and Mequinenza sequences (Oligocene, eastern Ebro Basin, NE Spain)

    Lluís Cabrera;Alberto Sáez

  • Species level variation in coccolithophores

    Markus Geisen;Jeremy R. Young;Ian Probert;Alberto G. Sáez

  • Statistical grid-based facies reconstruction and modelling for sedimentary bodies. Alluvial-palustrine and turbiditic examples

    Oriol Falivene;Lluís Cabrera;J. A. Muñoz;Pau Arbués Cazo

  • Interpolation algorithm ranking using cross-validation and the role of smoothing effect. A coal zone example

    Oriol Falivene;Lluís Cabrera;Raimon Tolosana-Delgado;Alberto Sáez

  • Super-species in the calcareous plankton

    Colomban de Vargas;Alberto G. Sáez;Linda K. Medlin;Hans R. Thierstein

  • A statistical approach to disentangle environmental forcings in a lacustrine record: the Lago Chungará case (Chilean Altiplano)

    Santiago Giralt;Ana Moreno;Roberto Bao;Alberto Sáez

  • The age of the “Grande Coupure” mammal turnover: New constraints from the Eocene–Oligocene record of the Eastern Ebro Basin (NE Spain)

    Elisenda Costa;Miguel Garcés;Alberto Sáez;Lluís Cabrera

  • Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times.

    Pedro M. Raposeiro;Armand Hernández;Sergi Pla-Rabes;Vítor Gonçalves

  • Biostratigraphical characteristics of the Oligocene sequences of North-Eastern Spain (Ebro and Campins Basins).

    Jordi Agustí;Pedro Anadón Monzón;Segundo Arbiol;Lluís Cabrera

  • Paleoecology of Easter Island: evidence and uncertainties.

    Valentí Rull;Núria Cañellas-Boltà;Núria Cañellas-Boltà;Alberto Sáez;Santiago Giralt

  • A 70,000 year multiproxy record of climatic and environmental change from Rano Aroi peatland (Easter Island)

    Olga Margalef;Núria Cañellas-Boltà;Núria Cañellas-Boltà;Sergi Pla-Rabes;Santiago Giralt

  • Timing of wet episodes in Atacama Desert over the last 15 ka. The Groundwater Discharge Deposits (GWD) from Domeyko Range at 25°S.

    Alberto Sáez;Linda V. Godfrey;Christian Herrera;Guillermo Chong

  • Vegetation and landscape dynamics under natural and anthropogenic forcing on the Azores Islands: A 700-year pollen record from the São Miguel Island

    Valentí Rull;Arantza Lara;María Jesús Rubio-Inglés;Santiago Giralt

  • Groundwater origin and recharge in the hyperarid Cordillera de la Costa, Atacama Desert, northern Chile.

    Christian Herrera;Christian Herrera;Carolina Gamboa;Carolina Gamboa;Emilio Custodio;Teresa Jordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Giralt
Santiago Giralt Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN - CSIC)
Lluís Cabrera
Lluís Cabrera University of Barcelona
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council
Ricardo M. Trigo
Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon
Pere Anadón
Pere Anadón Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN - CSIC)
Ana Moreno
Ana Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Pere Masqué
Pere Masqué Edith Cowan University
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Linda A. Amaral-Zettler
Linda A. Amaral-Zettler University of Amsterdam
Miguel Garcés
Miguel Garcés University of Barcelona

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