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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6734 6236 2362 2090 83 6917

Alex Pullen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alex Pullen between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alex Pullen published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2016. 8 of the 95 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2016. 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
2006 2025

95 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alex Pullen: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 2
2007 2
2008 3
2009 0
2010 0
2011 7
2012 2
2013 3
2014 7
2015 4
2016 11
2017 3
2018 5
2019 3
2020 9
2021 10
2022 8
2023 8
2024 5
2025 3
Total 95
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Alex Pullen 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 Alex Pullen 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, 78–87 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: 83 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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 83
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
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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Alex Pullen 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 Alex Pullen 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

Alex Pullen is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific attention to several subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Alex Pullen has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Nature Communications
  • Tectonics
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Alex Pullen are:

  • Spatially variable provenance of the Chinese Loess Plateau, 2021, Geology
  • Formation and evolution of the Eastern Kunlun Range, northern Tibet: Evidence from detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Regional Exhumation and Tectonic History of the Shanxi Rift and Taihangshan, North China, 2021, Tectonics
  • Fault-controlled upwelling of low-T hydrothermal fluids tracked by travertines in a fold-and-thrust belt, Monte Alpi, southern apennines, Italy, 2020, Journal of Structural Geology
  • A wind-albedo-wind feedback driven by landscape evolution, 2020, Nature Communications

Collaborations form a significant part of Alex Pullen's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jordan T. Abell
  • Paul Kapp
  • Junsheng Nie
  • Andrew Leier
  • David L. Barbeau

Best Publications

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of pre-Tertiary strata in the Tibetan-Himalayan orogen

    G. Gehrels;P. Kapp;P. DeCelles;A. Pullen

  • Triassic continental subduction in central Tibet and Mediterranean-style closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean

    Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp;George E. Gehrels;Jeff D. Vervoort

  • Detrital Zircon Geochronology by Laser-Ablation Multicollector ICPMS at the Arizona LaserChron Center

    George Gehrels;Victor Valencia;Alex Pullen

  • Tibetan basement rocks near Amdo reveal "missing" Mesozoic tectonism along the Bangong suture, central Tibet

    Jerome H. Guynn;Paul Kapp;Alex Pullen;Matthew Heizler

  • Metamorphic rocks in central Tibet: Lateral variations and implications for crustal structure

    Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp;George E. Gehrels;Lin Ding

  • Provenance analysis of the Mesozoic Hoh-Xil-Songpan-Ganzi turbidites in northern Tibet: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean

    L. Ding;D. Yang;F. L. Cai;A. Pullen

  • Qaidam Basin and northern Tibetan Plateau as dust sources for the Chinese Loess Plateau and paleoclimatic implications

    Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp;Andrew T. McCallister;Hong Chang

  • The Gangdese retroarc thrust belt revealed

    P. Kapp;P.G. DeCelles;A.L. Leier;A.L. Leier;J.M. Fabijanic

  • What happens when n= 1000? Creating large-n geochronological datasets with LA-ICP-MS for geologic investigations

    Alex Pullen;Alex Pullen;Mauricio Ibáñez-Mejía;George E. Gehrels;Juan C. Ibáñez-Mejía

  • Petrogenesis of Middle–Late Triassic volcanic rocks from the Gangdese belt, southern Lhasa terrane: Implications for early subduction of Neo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere

    Chao Wang;Lin Ding;Li Yun Zhang;Paul Kapp

  • Eolian cannibalism: Reworked loess and fluvial sediment as the main sources of the Chinese Loess Plateau

    A. Licht;A. Licht;A. Licht;A. Pullen;A. Pullen;P. Kapp;J. Abell

  • Magnetostratigraphy of Cenozoic deposits in the western Qaidam Basin and its implication for the surface uplift of the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Hong Chang;Leyi Li;Xiaoke Qiang;Carmala N. Garzione

  • Age and geochemistry of western Hoh-Xil-Songpan-Ganzi granitoids, northern Tibet: Implications for the Mesozoic closure of the Paleo-Tethys ocean

    Li Yun Zhang;Lin Ding;Alex Pullen;Alex Pullen;Qiang Xu

  • Pre-Quaternary decoupling between Asian aridification and high dust accumulation rates

    Junsheng Nie;Alex Pullen;Carmala N. Garzione;Wenbin Peng

  • Magmatic history and crustal genesis of western South America: Constraints from U-Pb ages and Hf isotopes of detrital zircons in modern rivers

    Martin Pepper;George Gehrels;Alex Pullen;Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia

  • Unraveling crustal growth and reworking processes in complex zircons from orogenic lower-crust: The Proterozoic Putumayo Orogen of Amazonia

    Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia;Alex Pullen;Alex Pullen;Jesse Arenstein;George E. Gehrels

  • Climatic and tectonic controls on sedimentation and erosion during the pliocene-quaternary in the qaidam basin (China)

    Richard V. Heermance;Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp;Carmala N. Garzione

  • Triassic Sedimentary Filling and Closure of the Eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean: New Insights From Detrital Zircon Geochronology of Songpan-Ganzi, Yidun, and West Qinling Flysch in Eastern Tibet

    Xing Jian;Amy Weislogel;Alex Pullen

  • Resilience of the Asian atmospheric circulation shown by Paleogene dust provenance

    Alexis Licht;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp

  • Optimization of a laser ablation–single collector–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometer (Thermo Element 2) for accurate, precise, and efficient zircon U‐Th‐Pb geochronology

    Alex Pullen;Mauricio Ibáñez-Mejia;George E. Gehrels;Dominique Giesler

  • Influence of pre-Andean crustal structure on Cenozoic thrust belt kinematics and shortening magnitude: Northwestern Argentina

    David M. Pearson;David M. Pearson;Paul Kapp;Peter G. DeCelles;Peter W. Reiners

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Lin Ding
Lin Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Carmala N. Garzione
Carmala N. Garzione University of Arizona
Mihai N. Ducea
Mihai N. Ducea University of Arizona
Junsheng Nie
Junsheng Nie Lanzhou University
Gisela Winckler
Gisela Winckler Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Peter G. DeCelles
Peter G. DeCelles University of Arizona
Hong Chang
Hong Chang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hemmo A. Abels
Hemmo A. Abels Delft University of Technology

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