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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 7018 6501 145 141 196 3956

Alejandro Orfila publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alejandro Orfila between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alejandro Orfila published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2016. 15 of the 330 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2016. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 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: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 51 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 4 publications
1970 2025

330 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alejandro Orfila: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 4
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 1
2002 6
2003 5
2004 4
2005 5
2006 6
2007 10
2008 4
2009 6
2010 6
2011 13
2012 7
2013 16
2014 7
2015 15
2016 51
2017 7
2018 19
2019 16
2020 16
2021 25
2022 27
2023 33
2024 11
2025 4
Total 330
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Alejandro Orfila 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 Alejandro Orfila 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, 188–197 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: 196 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
188–197 401 196
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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Alejandro Orfila 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 Alejandro Orfila 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Alejandro Orfila is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Climate variability and models, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Among their recent publications are notable papers such as:

  • Coastal sea levels and wind-waves in the Mediterranean Sea since 1950 from a high-resolution ocean reanalysis (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Coastal Hazards of Tropical-Like Cyclones Over the Mediterranean Sea (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Coastal high-frequency radars in the Mediterranean - Part 1: Status of operations and a framework for future development (2022), published in Ocean science
  • On the Impact of the Caribbean Counter Current in the Guajira Upwelling System (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins (2020), published in Ocean science

Alejandro Orfila collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ismael Hernández-Carrasco (31 joint publications)
  • Marta Marcos (16 joint publications)
  • Verónica Morales-Márquez (15 joint publications)
  • Tim Toomey (13 joint publications)
  • Ángel Amores (11 joint publications)

The scientist's work is published in various venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 11 publications
  • Ocean science - 6 publications
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) - 6 publications
  • Frontiers in Marine Science - 5 publications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans - 4 publications

Best Publications

  • Effect of a seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadow on wave propagation

    Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Gonzalo Simarro;Jorge Terrados

  • Effectiveness of protection of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) populations in Cabrera National Park (Spain)

    Núria Marbà;Carlos M. Duarte;Marianne Holmer;Regino Martínez

  • Wave energy and the upper depth limit distribution of Posidonia oceanica

    Eduardo Infantes;Jorge Terrados;Alejandro Orfila;Bartomeu Cañellas

  • Mapping Posidonia oceanica from IKONOS

    A. Fornes;G. Basterretxea;A. Orfila;A. Jordi

  • SOCIB: The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs

    Joaquín Tintoré;Guillermo Vizoso;Benjamín Casas;Emma Heslop

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 4

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

  • Changes in beach shoreline due to sea level rise and waves under climate change scenarios: application to the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)

    Alejandra R. Enríquez;Marta Marcos;Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuría;Alejandro Orfila

  • Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa seedling tolerance to wave exposure

    Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Gonzalo Simarro

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of viscous effects on solitary wave propagation in a wave tank

    P.L.-F. Liu;G. Simarro;J. Vandever;A. Orfila

  • An open source, low cost video-based coastal monitoring system

    Miguel Angel Nieto;Bartolomé Garau;Salvador Balle;Gonzalo Simarro

  • DARWIN: An evolutionary program for nonlinear modeling of chaotic time series

    A. Alvarez;A. Orfila;J. Tintore

  • Morphodynamic classification of sandy beaches in low energetic marine environment

    Lluís Gómez-Pujol;Alejandro Orfila;Bartomeu Cañellas;Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuria

  • Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquín Tintoré;Nadia Pinardi;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul;Eva Aguiar

  • Application of a POT model to estimate the extreme significant wave height levels around the Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean)

    Bartomeu Cañellas;Alejandro Orfila;Fernando J. Méndez;Melisa Menéndez

  • Response of sulfate-reducing bacteria to an artificial oil-spill in a coastal marine sediment

    Ana Suárez-Suárez;Arantxa López-López;Antonio Tovar-Sánchez;Pablo Yarza

  • Toward an integrated HF radar network in the Mediterranean Sea to improve search and rescue and oil spill response: the TOSCA project experience

    L. Bellomo;A. Griffa;S. Cosoli;P. Falco

  • Field Observations of Wave-Induced Streaming through a Submerged Seagrass (Posidonia Oceanica) Meadow

    Mitul Luhar;Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Jorge Terrados

  • Residence time and Posidonia oceanica in Cabrera Archipelago National Park, Spain

    Alejandro Orfila;Antoni Jordi;Gotzon Basterretxea;Guillermo Vizoso

  • Scientific management of Mediterranean coastal zone: A hybrid ocean forecasting system for oil spill and search and rescue operations

    A. Jordi;M.I. Ferrer;G. Vizoso;A. Orfila

  • Effect of small scale transport processes on phytoplankton distribution in coastal seas

    Ismael Hernández-Carrasco;Alejandro Orfila;Vincent Rossi;Veronique Garçon

  • Seasonal Dynamics of a Microtidal Pocket Beach with Posidonia oceanica Seabeds (Mallorca, Spain)

    Gotzon Basterretxea;Alejandro Orfila;Antoni Jordi;Benjamín Casas

  • NEARSHORE SANDBAR MIGRATION

    Gonzalo Simarro;Alejandro Orfila;Phillip L.-F. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquín Tintoré
Joaquín Tintoré Spanish National Research Council
Marta Marcos
Marta Marcos International Space Science Institute
Ananda Pascual
Ananda Pascual National Research Council (CNR)
Jorge Terrados
Jorge Terrados Spanish National Research Council
Raúl Medina
Raúl Medina University of Cantabria
Lionel Renault
Lionel Renault University of California, Los Angeles
Simón Ruiz
Simón Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Philip L.-F. Liu
Philip L.-F. Liu National University of Singapore
Ramon Rosselló-Móra
Ramon Rosselló-Móra Spanish National Research Council
Fernando J. Méndez
Fernando J. Méndez University of Cantabria

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