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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8580 7972 2808 2487 87 5048

Cindy V. Looy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cindy V. Looy between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cindy V. Looy published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2016. 5 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2016. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 4 publications
1996 2025

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cindy V. Looy: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 4
2002 3
2003 0
2004 1
2005 5
2006 0
2007 3
2008 0
2009 3
2010 2
2011 2
2012 3
2013 1
2014 7
2015 7
2016 12
2017 10
2018 7
2019 2
2020 9
2021 9
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
2025 4
Total 104
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Cindy V. Looy 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 Cindy V. Looy 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: 87 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 87
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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Cindy V. Looy 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 Cindy V. Looy 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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

  • 2011 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Cindy V. Looy is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Geophysics.

The main topics covered in their work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Influence of temporally varying weatherability on CO 2 -climate coupling and ecosystem change in the late Paleozoic, 2020, published in Climate of the past
  • The base of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, predates the end-Permian marine extinction, 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • The environmental implications of upper Paleozoic plant-fossil assemblages with mixtures of wetland and drought-tolerant taxa in tropical Pangea, 2021, published in Geobios
  • Investigating Biotic Interactions in Deep Time, 2020, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Inferring the Total-Evidence Timescale of Marattialean Fern Evolution in the Face of Model Sensitivity, 2021, published in Systematic Biology

Frequent co-authors in their research include William A. DiMichele, J. W. Geissman, Amelia Villaseñor, Nicholas J. Gotelli, and S. Kathleen Lyons.

Their publications have appeared multiple times in key venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Climate of the past

In recognition of their work, Cindy V. Looy received the Hellman Fellow award in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Rapid and synchronous collapse of marine and terrestrial ecosystems during the end-Permian biotic crisis

    Richard J. Twitchett;Cindy V. Looy;Ric Morante;Henk Visscher

  • Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems

    Anthony D. Barnosky;Anthony D. Barnosky;Elizabeth A. Hadly;Patrick Gonzalez;Patrick Gonzalez;Jason Head

  • The terminal Paleozoic fungal event: evidence of terrestrial ecosystem destabilization and collapse.

    Henk Visscher;Henk Brinkhuis;David L. Dilcher;William C. Elsik

  • Life in the end-Permian dead zone

    Cindy V. Looy;Richard J. Twitchett;David L. Dilcher;Johanna H. A. Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert

  • Catastrophic soil erosion during the end-Permian biotic crisis

    Mark A. Sephton;Cindy V. Looy;Henk Brinkhuis;Paul B. Wignall

  • The delayed resurgence of equatorial forests after the Permian–Triassic ecologic crisis

    C. V. Looy;W. A. Brugman;D. L. Dilcher;H. Visscher

  • Environmental mutagenesis during the end-Permian ecological crisis

    Henk Visscher;Cindy V. Looy;Margaret E. Collinson;Henk Brinkhuis

  • Holocene shifts in the assembly of plant and animal communities implicate human impacts

    S. Kathleen Lyons;Kathryn L. Amatangelo;Anna K. Behrensmeyer;Antoine Bercovici

  • Multiple Organic Carbon Isotope Reversals across the Permo‐Triassic Boundary of Terrestrial Gondwana Sequences: Clues to Extinction Patterns and Delayed Ecosystem Recovery

    Maarten J. de Wit;Joy G. Ghosh;Stephanie de Villiers;Nicolas Rakotosolofo

  • Portrait of a Gondwanan ecosystem: A new late Permian fossil locality from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Rose Prevec;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Johann Neveling;Robert A. Gastaldo

  • Incised channel fills containing conifers indicate that seasonally dry vegetation dominated Pennsylvanian tropical lowlands

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang;W. John Nelson;Scott Elrick;Cindy V. Looy

  • Is the vertebrate-defined Permian-Triassic boundary in the Karoo Basin, South Africa, the terrestrial expression of the end-Permian marine event?

    Robert A. Gastaldo;Sandra L. Kamo;Johann Neveling;John W. Geissman

  • UV-B–induced forest sterility: Implications of ozone shield failure in Earth’s largest extinction

    Jeffrey P. Benca;Ivo A. P. Duijnstee;Cindy V. Looy

  • Influence of temporally varying weatherability on CO 2 –climate coupling and ecosystem change in the late Paleozoic

    Jon D. Richey;Isabel P. Montañez;Yves Goddéris;Cindy V. Looy

  • The so-called "Paleophytic-Mesophytic" transition in equatorial Pangea — Multiple biomes and vegetational tracking of climate change through geological time

    William A. DiMichele;Hans Kerp;Neil J. Tabor;Cynthia V. Looy

  • Changes in biomarker abundances and sulfur isotopes of pyrite across the Permian-Triassic (P/Tr) Schuchert Dal section (East Greenland)

    Stephen Fenton;Kliti Grice;Richard J. Twitchett;Michael E. Böttcher;Michael E. Böttcher

  • A framework for evaluating the influence of climate, dispersal limitation, and biotic interactions using fossil pollen associations across the late Quaternary

    Jessica L. Blois;Nicholas J. Gotelli;Anna K. Behrensmeyer;J. Tyler Faith

  • A potential biomarker for the Permian-Triassic ecological crisis

    Kliti Grice;Richard J. Twitchett;Richard J. Twitchett;Robert Alexander;C.B. Foster

  • The Base of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, Predates the end-Permian Marine Extinction

    Robert A. Gastaldo;Sandra L. Kamo;Johann Neveling;John W. Geissman

  • Fungal virulence at the time of the end-Permian biosphere crisis?

    Henk Visscher;Mark A. Sephton;Cindy V. Looy

  • Synchronous record of δ13C shifts in the oceans and atmosphere at the end of the Permian

    Mark A. Sephton;Cindy V. Looy;Ruben J. Veefkind;Henk Brinkhuis

  • Extending the Range of Derived Late Paleozoic Conifers: Lebowskia gen. nov. (Majonicaceae)

    Cindy V. Looy

  • The late Paleozoic ecological-evolutionary laboratory, a land-plant fossil record perspective

    Cindy V. Looy;Hans Kerp;Ivo A. P. Duijnstee;William A. DiMichele

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. DiMichele
William A. DiMichele Smithsonian Institution
Henk Visscher
Henk Visscher Utrecht University
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
Robert A. Gastaldo
Robert A. Gastaldo Colby College
Mark A. Sephton
Mark A. Sephton Imperial College London
John W. Geissman
John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas
Gary R. Graves
Gary R. Graves National Museum of Natural History
Jussi T. Eronen
Jussi T. Eronen University of Helsinki
Spencer G. Lucas
Spencer G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Anna K. Behrensmeyer
Anna K. Behrensmeyer National Museum of Natural History

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