| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 82 | 467 | 402 | 248 | 206 | 310 | 22492 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Chris Paola between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chris Paola published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2016. 3 of the 331 publications appeared in the last two years.
331 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 331 |
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 Chris Paola sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 310 publications — 88th percentile
88% 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 | |
| 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 | 310 |
| 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 Chris Paola sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 82 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% 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 | |
| 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 | 82 |
| 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 |
Chris Paola is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Engineering.
The main topics of their scientific work include:
Chris Paola's recent scholarly contributions consist of papers published in well-known journals between 2020 and 2023. Notable recent papers include:
Their work has been featured frequently in publication venues such as:
Frequent collaborators of Chris Paola include Elisabeth Steel, Paola Passalacqua, Austin J. Chadwick, Zhongyuan Xu, and Jayaram Hariharan, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.
Chris Paola has received recognition in the form of awards such as:
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Chris Paola
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Michal Tal;Chris Paola
David Mohrig;Paul L. Heller;Chris Paola;William J. Lyons
Gary Parker;Peter R. Wilcock;Chris Paola;William E. Dietrich
Michal Tal;Michal Tal;Chris Paola
Karen Gran;Chris Paola
Madeline Bryant;Peter Falk;Chris Paola
Karen L. Kleinspehn;Chris Paola
Chris Paola;Robert R. Twilley;Douglas A. Edmonds;Douglas A. Edmonds;Wonsuck Kim
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G. Parker;Y. Shimizu;G. V. Wilkerson;E. C. Eke
Paul L. Heller;Chris Paola
Chris Paola;Rebecca Seal
Gary Parker;Chris Paola;Kelin X. Whipple;David Mohrig
Charles L. Angevine;Paul L. Heller;Chris Paola
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