| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 35 | 7472 | 6915 | 2550 | 2252 | 104 | 6583 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Bonnie Light between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bonnie Light published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2016. 7 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.
131 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 |
| Total | 131 |
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 Bonnie Light sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 104 publications — 13th percentile
13% 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 | 104 |
| 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 |
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 Bonnie Light sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile
19% 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 | 35 |
| 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 |
D. K. Perovich;T. C. Grenfell;B. Light;P. V. Hobbs
Donald K. Perovich;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge;Kathleen F. Jones;Bonnie Light
Donald K. Perovich;Bonnie Light;Hajo Eicken;Kathleen F. Jones
Marika M. Holland;David A. Bailey;Bruce P. Briegleb;Bonnie Light
Donald K. Perovich;Thomas C. Grenfell;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge;Bonnie Light
L.A. Codispoti;V. Kelly;A. Thessen;P. Matrai
Bonnie Light;Thomas C. Grenfell;Donald K. Perovich
B. Light;G. A. Maykut;T. C. Grenfell
Unknown
Karen E. Frey;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Bonnie Light
D. K. Perovich;K. F. Jones;B. Light;H. Eicken
Unknown
Melinda A. Webster;Ignatius G. Rigor;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge
Donald K. Perovich;Thomas C. Grenfell;Bonnie Light;Bruce C. Elder
P.A. Matrai;E. Olson;E. Olson;S. Suttles;V. Hill
Thomas C. Grenfell;Bonnie Light;Matthew Sturm
Unknown
B. Light;H. Eicken;G. A. Maykut;T. C. Grenfell
Bonnie Light;Donald K. Perovich;Melinda A. Webster;Christopher Polashenski
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