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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 58 2165 1964 930 822 226 11660

Bruce P. Finney publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruce P. Finney between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruce P. Finney published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2009. 12 of the 267 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2009. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

267 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruce P. Finney: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 6
1989 3
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 9
2001 6
2002 9
2003 6
2004 10
2005 9
2006 8
2007 7
2008 6
2009 15
2010 9
2011 14
2012 10
2013 13
2014 11
2015 13
2016 8
2017 10
2018 8
2019 11
2020 12
2021 8
2022 9
2023 3
2024 5
2025 11
2026 1
Total 267
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Bruce P. Finney 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 Bruce P. Finney 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, 218–227 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: 226 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290 226
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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Bruce P. Finney 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 Bruce P. Finney 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
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 58
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

Bruce P. Finney is affiliated with Idaho State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work frequently addresses topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Climate change and permafrost, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bruce P. Finney include Lesleigh Anderson, Mary E. Edwards, Kathleen A. Lohse, Matthew S. Finkenbinder, and Matthew J. Wooller.

Publication venues where Finney has contributed most include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Science Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent publications by Bruce P. Finney feature a range of environmental and ecological topics. Selected examples include:

  • "The greening of the Northern Great Plains and its biogeochemical precursors", 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Differentiating salmonid migratory ecotypes through stable isotope analysis of collagen: Archaeological and ecological applications", 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "An Oceanographic Perspective on Early Human Migrations to the Americas", 2020, Oceanography
  • "SuessR: Regional corrections for the effects of anthropogenic CO 2 on δ 13 C data from marine organisms", 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Beppu Bay, Japan, as a candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series", 2022, The Anthropocene Review

Best Publications

  • Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries

    J. Overpeck;K. Hughen;D. Hardy;R. Bradley

  • Impacts of climatic change and fishing on Pacific salmon abundance over the past 300 years.

    Bruce P. Finney;Irene Gregory-Eaves;Jon Sweetman;Marianne S. V. Douglas

  • Fisheries productivity in the northeastern Pacific Ocean over the past 2,200 years

    Bruce P. Finney;Irene Gregory-Eaves;Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol

  • A Coherent Signature of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Deposition to Remote Watersheds of the Northern Hemisphere

    Gordon W. Holtgrieve;Daniel E. Schindler;William O. Hobbs;Peter R. Leavitt

  • Ferromanganese nodules from MANOP Sites H, S, and R—Control of mineralogical and chemical composition by multiple accretionary processes

    Jack Dymond;Mitchell Lyle;Bruce Finney;David Z. Piper

  • The record of Late Pleistocene biogenic sedimentation in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

    Mitchell Lyle;David W. Murray;Bruce P. Finney;Jack Dymond

  • Temperature and precipitation history of the Arctic

    G. H. Miller;J. Brigham-Grette;R. B. Alley;L. Anderson

  • Organic carbon isotope ratios (δ 13 C) of Arctic Amerasian Continental shelf sediments

    A. S. Naidu;L. W. Cooper;B. P. Finney;R. W. Macdonald

  • Regional atmospheric circulation change in the North Pacific during the Holocene inferred from lacustrine carbonate oxygen isotopes, Yukon Territory, Canada

    Lesleigh Anderson;Mark B. Abbott;Bruce P. Finney;Stephen J. Burns

  • A Tibetan lake sediment record of Holocene Indian summer monsoon variability

    Broxton W. Bird;Pratigya J. Polisar;Yanbin Lei;Lonnie G. Thompson

  • A northwest North American training set: distribution of freshwater midges in relation to air temperature and lake depth

    Erin M. Barley;Ian R. Walker;Joshua Kurek;Les C. Cwynar

  • Bottom-up forcing and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska: assessing the ocean climate hypothesis

    Andrew W. Trites;Arthur J. Miller;Herbert D. G. Maschner;Steven J. Bograd

  • Aquatic ecology: delivery of pollutants by spawning salmon.

    E. M. Krümmel;R. W. Macdonald;L. E. Kimpe;I. Gregory-Eaves

  • Geographic and temporal variations in fire history in boreal ecosystems of Alaska

    Jason A. Lynch;Jason A. Lynch;James S. Clark;Nancy H. Bigelow;Mary E. Edwards

  • History of metal pollution in the Southern California Bight: an update

    Bruce P. Finney;Chih An Huh

  • Drought, vegetation change, and human history on Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Island)

    Daniel Mann;James Edwards;Julie Chase;Warren Beck

  • Stable isotope analysis of Pacific salmon: insight into trophic status and oceanographic conditions over the last 30 years

    Franklin R. Satterfield;Bruce P. Finney

  • Potential analogues for paleoclimatic variations in eastern interior Alaska during the past 14,000 yr: atmospheric-circulation controls of regional temperature and moisture responses

    Mary E Edwards;Mary E Edwards;Cary J Mock;Bruce P Finney;Valerie A Barber

  • Sedimentation at MANOP Site H (eastern equatorial Pacific) over the past 400,000 years: Climatically induced redox variations and their effects on transition metal cycling

    Bruce P. Finney;Mitchell W. Lyle;G. Ross Heath

  • Lake-Level Reconstruction and Paleohydrology of Birch Lake, Central Alaska, Based on Seismic Reflection Profiles and Core Transects

    Mark B. Abbott;Bruce P. Finney;Mary E. Edwards;Kerry R. Kelts

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark B. Abbott
Mark B. Abbott University of Pittsburgh
Mary E. Edwards
Mary E. Edwards University of Southampton
Irene Gregory-Eaves
Irene Gregory-Eaves McGill University
John P. Smol
John P. Smol Queen's University
Joseph S. Stoner
Joseph S. Stoner Oregon State University
John A. Barron
John A. Barron United States Geological Survey
Mitchell W Lyle
Mitchell W Lyle Oregon State University
Lonnie G. Thompson
Lonnie G. Thompson The Ohio State University
Alan C. Mix
Alan C. Mix Oregon State University
Marianne S. V. Douglas
Marianne S. V. Douglas Queen's University

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