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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 53 3281 3154 1159 1101 166 11141
Earth Science 53 2844 2597 1172 1042 163 11091

Bryan N. Shuman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bryan N. Shuman between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bryan N. Shuman published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2023. 18 of the 202 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2023. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 7 publications
2000 2025

202 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bryan N. Shuman: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 3
2005 5
2006 6
2007 4
2008 8
2009 9
2010 6
2011 6
2012 5
2013 7
2014 8
2015 9
2016 7
2017 10
2018 11
2019 14
2020 17
2021 11
2022 11
2023 18
2024 11
2025 7
Total 202
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Bryan N. Shuman 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 Bryan N. Shuman 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, 158–167 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: 163 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
158–167 458 163
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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Bryan N. Shuman 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 Bryan N. Shuman 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 53
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - William S. Cooper Award, The Ecological Society of America Dissimilarity analyses of Late-Quaternary vegetation and climate in eastern North America. Ecology 82:3346-3362.

Overview

Bryan N. Shuman is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Anthropology, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The scientist's work covers various topics related to geology, paleoclimatology, and ecology. Key research topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Climate variability and models
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Landslides and related hazards

Among their recent papers are notable publications such as:

  • "Climate change, ecosystems and abrupt change: science priorities," 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "A global Bayesian temperature calibration for lacustrine brGDGTs," 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Rocky Mountain subalpine forests now burning more than any time in recent millennia," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The quest for absolute abundance: The use of internal standards for DNA-based community ecology," 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Conservation implications of limited Native American impacts in pre-contact New England," 2020, Nature Sustainability

Bryan N. Shuman frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Ioana C. Stefanescu
  • W. Wyatt Oswald
  • David R. Foster
  • Jessica E. Tierney
  • Philip E. Higuera

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Quaternary Research
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Sustainability
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Bryan N. Shuman received the William S. Cooper Award from The Ecological Society of America in 2004 for research involving dissimilarity analyses of Late-Quaternary vegetation and climate in eastern North America.

Best Publications

  • Changes in Fire Regimes Since the Last Glacial Maximum: An Assessment Based on a Global Synthesis and Analysis of Charcoal Data

    Mitch J. Power;J. Marlon;N. Ortiz;P. J. Bartlein

  • Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: A global synthesis

    Patrick J Bartlein;S P Harrison;S P Harrison;S Brewer;Simon Connor

  • LATE‐QUATERNARY VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA: SCALING FROM TAXA TO BIOMES

    John W. Williams;Bryan N. Shuman;Thompson Webb;Patrick J. Bartlein

  • Reconciling divergent trends and millennial variations in Holocene temperatures

    Jeremiah Marsicek;Bryan N. Shuman;Patrick J. Bartlein;Sarah L. Shafer

  • Climate change, ecosystems and abrupt change: science priorities.

    Monica G. Turner;W. John Calder;Graeme S. Cumming;Terry P. Hughes

  • 700 yr sedimentary record of intense hurricane landfalls in southern New England

    Jeffrey P. Donnelly;Sarah Smith Bryant;Jessica Butler;Jennifer Dowling

  • DISSIMILARITY ANALYSES OF LATE-QUATERNARY VEGETATION AND CLIMATE IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

    John W. Williams;Bryan N. Shuman;Thompson Webb

  • Hydrogen isotope ratios of individual lipids in lake sediments as novel tracers of climatic and environmental change: a surface sediment test

    Yongsong Huang;Bryan Shuman;Yi Wang;Thompson Webb

  • Modern pollen data from North America and Greenland for multi-scale paleoenvironmental applications

    J. Whitmore;K. Gajewski;M. Sawada;J.W. Williams

  • Mid-latitude net precipitation decreased with Arctic warming during the Holocene.

    Cody C. Routson;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Michael P. Erb

  • Hydrogen isotope ratios of palmitic acid in lacustrine sediments record late Quaternary climate variations

    Yongsong Huang;Bryan Shuman;Yi Wang;Thompson Webb

  • The anatomy of a climatic oscillation: vegetation change in eastern North America during the Younger Dryas chronozone

    Bryan Shuman;Thompson Webb;Patrick Bartlein;John W. Williams

  • EVIDENCE FOR THE CLOSE CLIMATIC CONTROL OF NEW ENGLAND VEGETATION HISTORY

    Bryan Shuman;Paige Newby;Yongsong Huang;Thompson Webb

  • Obtaining accurate and precise environmental reconstructions from the modern analog technique and North American surface pollen dataset

    J.W. Williams;B. Shuman

  • Parallel climate and vegetation responses to the early Holocene collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet

    Bryan Shuman;Patrick Bartlein;Nathaniel Logar;Paige Newby

  • Extrinsic and intrinsic forcing of abrupt ecological change: case studies from the late Quaternary

    John W. Williams;Jessica L. Blois;Bryan N. Shuman

  • The structure of Holocene climate change in mid-latitude North America

    Bryan N. Shuman;Jeremiah Marsicek

  • A global Bayesian temperature calibration for lacustrine brGDGTs

    Pablo Martínez-Sosa;Jessica E. Tierney;Ioana C. Stefanescu;Emily Dearing Crampton-Flood

  • A continuous climatic impact on Holocene human population in the Rocky Mountains

    Robert L. Kelly;Todd A. Surovell;Bryan N. Shuman;Geoffrey M. Smith

  • Holocene lake-level trends in the Rocky Mountains, U.S.A.

    Bryan Shuman;Anna K. Henderson;Steven M. Colman;Jeffery R. Stone

  • Rapid responses of the prairie-forest ecotone to early Holocene aridity in mid-continental North America

    John W. Williams;Bryan Shuman;Patrick J. Bartlein

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Williams
John W. Williams University of Wisconsin–Madison
David R. Foster
David R. Foster Harvard University
Patrick J. Bartlein
Patrick J. Bartlein University of Oregon
Thompson Webb
Thompson Webb Brown University
Yongsong Huang
Yongsong Huang Brown University
Jeffrey P. Donnelly
Jeffrey P. Donnelly Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Philip E. Higuera
Philip E. Higuera University of Montana
Stephen T. Jackson
Stephen T. Jackson United States Geological Survey
Juzhi Hou
Juzhi Hou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon Brewer
Simon Brewer University of Utah

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