| 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 |
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.
330 publications in total across all disciplines
| 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 |
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.
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.
| 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 |
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.
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.
| 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 |
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:
Alejandro Orfila collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:
The scientist's work is published in various venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:
Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Gonzalo Simarro;Jorge Terrados
Núria Marbà;Carlos M. Duarte;Marianne Holmer;Regino Martínez
Eduardo Infantes;Jorge Terrados;Alejandro Orfila;Bartomeu Cañellas
A. Fornes;G. Basterretxea;A. Orfila;A. Jordi
Joaquín Tintoré;Guillermo Vizoso;Benjamín Casas;Emma Heslop
Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual
Alejandra R. Enríquez;Marta Marcos;Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuría;Alejandro Orfila
Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Gonzalo Simarro
P.L.-F. Liu;G. Simarro;J. Vandever;A. Orfila
Miguel Angel Nieto;Bartolomé Garau;Salvador Balle;Gonzalo Simarro
A. Alvarez;A. Orfila;J. Tintore
Lluís Gómez-Pujol;Alejandro Orfila;Bartomeu Cañellas;Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuria
Joaquín Tintoré;Nadia Pinardi;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul;Eva Aguiar
Bartomeu Cañellas;Alejandro Orfila;Fernando J. Méndez;Melisa Menéndez
Ana Suárez-Suárez;Arantxa López-López;Antonio Tovar-Sánchez;Pablo Yarza
L. Bellomo;A. Griffa;S. Cosoli;P. Falco
Mitul Luhar;Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Jorge Terrados
Alejandro Orfila;Antoni Jordi;Gotzon Basterretxea;Guillermo Vizoso
A. Jordi;M.I. Ferrer;G. Vizoso;A. Orfila
Ismael Hernández-Carrasco;Alejandro Orfila;Vincent Rossi;Veronique Garçon
Gotzon Basterretxea;Alejandro Orfila;Antoni Jordi;Benjamín Casas
Gonzalo Simarro;Alejandro Orfila;Phillip L.-F. Liu
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