| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 38 | 6625 | 6141 | 145 | 140 | 265 | 4357 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alec van Herwijnen between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alec van Herwijnen published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2016. 25 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.
289 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 2 |
| Total | 289 |
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 Alec van Herwijnen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 265 publications — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 265 |
| 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 |
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 Alec van Herwijnen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | |
| 38 | 344 | 38 |
| 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 |
Johan Gaume;T. Gast;J. Teran;A. van Herwijnen
M. Stähli;M. Sättele;C. Huggel;B.W. McArdell
Johan Gaume;Alec van Herwijnen;Guillaume Chambon;Nander Wever
A. van Herwijnen;J. Schweizer
Unknown
Alec van Herwijnen;Johan Gaume;Edward H. Bair;Benjamin Reuter
J. Gaume;A. van Herwijnen;G. Chambon;K. W. Birkeland
B. Reuter;J. Schweizer;A. van Herwijnen
H. Löwe;A. van Herwijnen
Unknown
Unknown
B. Gerling;H. Löwe;A. van Herwijnen
Sascha Bellaire;Alec van Herwijnen;Christoph Mitterer;Jürg Schweizer
A. van Herwijnen;J. Schweizer;J. Heierli
Unknown
N. Helbig;R. Mott;A. van Herwijnen;A. Winstral
Unknown
Johan Gaume;Alec van Herwijnen;Ted Gast;Joseph Teran
Alec Van Herwijnen;Jürg Schweizer
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