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Cristiano Lana publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cristiano Lana between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cristiano Lana published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2023. 34 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2023. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 8 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 20 publications
1998 2025

292 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cristiano Lana: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 4
2002 1
2003 8
2004 2
2005 2
2006 5
2007 3
2008 1
2009 2
2010 4
2011 4
2012 6
2013 6
2014 17
2015 6
2016 13
2017 16
2018 18
2019 19
2020 27
2021 34
2022 18
2023 41
2024 14
2025 20
Total 292
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Cristiano Lana 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 Cristiano Lana 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, 208–217 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: 215 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
208–217 292 215
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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Cristiano Lana 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 Cristiano Lana 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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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Overview

Cristiano Lana is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto in Brazil. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and encompasses significant work in Computer Science related to these domains.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Computer Science

Within these broad fields, Cristiano Lana focuses on several subfields, such as:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Paleontology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Their research topics frequently address geological and geochemical analysis, with particular attention to aspects such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Cristiano Lana has contributed extensively to the scientific community with numerous publications. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geoscience Frontiers
  • Gondwana Research

Some notable recent papers authored by Lana include:

  • "Neoproterozoic magmatic arc volcanism in the Borborema Province, NE Brazil: possible flare-ups and lulls and implications for western Gondwana assembly" (2020) in Gondwana Research
  • "Goldilocks at the dawn of complex life: mountains might have damaged Ediacaran-Cambrian ecosystems and prompted an early Cambrian greenhouse world" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "Assessing the U-Pb, Sm-Nd and Sr-Sr Isotopic Compositions of the Sumé Apatite as a Reference Material for LA-ICP-MS Analysis" (2021) in Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • "New U-Pb (SHRIMP) and first Hf isotope constraints on the Tonian (1000-920 Ma) Cariris Velhos event, Borborema Province, NE Brazil" (2020) in Brazilian Journal of Geology
  • "Integrated ophiolite and arc evolution, southern Brasiliano Orogen" (2020) in Precambrian Research

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Lana's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gláucia Queiroga
  • Antônio Carlos Pedrosa-Soares
  • Fabrício de Andrade Caxito
  • Ricardo Scholz
  • Marcus Vinícius Dorneles Remus

Best Publications

  • The ancestry and magmatic evolution of Archaean TTG rocks of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero province, southeast Brazil.

    Cristiano Lana;Fernando F. Alkmim;Richard Armstrong;Ricardo Scholz

  • A new appraisal of sri lankan bb zircon as a reference material for LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology and Lu-Hf isotope tracing.

    Maristella M. Santos;Cristiano Lana;Ricardo Scholz;Ian Buick

  • Stabilization of the southern portion of the São Francisco craton, SE Brazil, through a long-lived period of potassic magmatism

    Rafael Cotta Romano;Cristiano de Carvalho Lana;Fernando Flecha de Alkmim;Gary Stevens

  • The Neoarchean transition between medium- and high-K granitoids : Clues from the Southern São Francisco Craton (Brazil)

    Federico Farina;Capucine Albert;Cristiano Lana

  • The Ediacaran Rio Doce magmatic arc revisited (Araçuaí-Ribeira orogenic system, SE Brazil)

    Mahyra Tedeschi;Tiago Novo;Antônio Pedrosa-Soares;Ivo Dussin

  • An assessment of monazite from the Itambé pegmatite district for use as U-Pb isotope reference material for microanalysis and implications for the origin of the ``Moacyr'' monazite

    Guilherme O. Gonçalves;Cristiano Lana;Ricardo Scholz;Ian S. Buick

  • The Archean-Paleoproterozoic evolution of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (Brasil): Current models and open questions

    F. Farina;C. Albert;C. Martínez Dopico;C. Aguilar Gil

  • Palaeoproterozoic assembly of the São Francisco craton, SE Brazil : new insights from U–Pb titanite and monazite dating.

    Carmen Aguilar;Fernando Flecha de Alkmim;Cristiano de Carvalho Lana;Federico Farina;Federico Farina

  • Sedimentation, metamorphism and granite generation in a back-arc region: Records from the Ediacaran Nova Venécia Complex (Araçuaí Orogen, Southeastern Brazil)

    Fabiana Richter;Cristiano Lana;Gary Stevens;Ian Buick

  • Analyses of shocked quartz at the global K-P boundary indicate an origin from a single, high-angle, oblique impact at Chicxulub

    Joanna Morgan;Cristiano Lana;Anton Kearsley;Barry Coles

  • Geochronological constraints on the age of a Permo–Triassic impact event: U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar results for the 40 km Araguainha structure of central Brazil

    Eric Tohver;C Lana;P. A. Cawood;P. A. Cawood;I R Fletcher

  • Quartz plastic segregation and ribbon development in high-grade striped gneisses

    J Hippertt;A Rocha;C Lana;M Egydio-Silva

  • Constraints on the Statherian evolution of the intraplate rifting in a Paleo-Mesoproterozoic paleocontinent : new stratigraphic and geochronology record from the eastern São Francisco craton.

    A. Danderfer Filho;C.C. Lana;H.A. Nalini Júnior;A.F.O. Costa

  • Granites of the intracontinental termination of a magmatic arc: an example from the Ediacaran Araçuaí orogen, southeastern Brazil

    Leonardo Gonçalves;Fernando F. Alkmim;Antônio C. Pedrosa-Soares;Ivo A. Dussin

  • Archean crustal structure of the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa – evidence from the Vredefort dome

    Cristiano Lana;Roger L. Gibson;Alexander F.M. Kisters;W.Uwe Reimold

  • The detrital zircon record of an Archaean convergent basin in the Southern São Francisco Craton, Brazil.

    Hugo Moreira;Cristiano Lana;Hermínio Arias Nalini

  • Evolution of Neoproterozoic ophiolites from the southern Brasiliano Orogen revealed by zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes and geochemistry

    Karine R. Arena;Léo A. Hartmann;Cristiano Lana

  • U–Pb ages and Hf-isotope data of detrital zircons from the late Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic Minas Basin, SE Brazil

    Carmen Irene Martinez Dopico;Cristiano de Carvalho Lana;Hugo Souza Moreira;Lucas F. Cassino

  • Rhyacian-Orosirian isotopic records from the basement of the Araçuaí-Ribeira orogenic system (SE Brazil): Links in the Congo-São Francisco palaeocontinent

    Reik Degler;Antonio Pedrosa-Soares;Tiago Novo;Mahyra Tedeschi

  • Impact tectonics in the core of the Vredefort dome, South Africa: Implications for central uplift formation in very large impact structures

    C. Lana;R. L. Gibson;W. U. Reimold

  • Exhumation of Mesoarchean TTG gneisses from the middle crust: Insights from the Steynsdorp core complex, Barberton granitoid-greenstone terrain, South Africa

    Cristiano Lana;Alex Kisters;Gary Stevens

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary Stevens
Gary Stevens Stellenbosch University
Fernando Flecha de Alkmim
Fernando Flecha de Alkmim Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Yunfei Xi
Yunfei Xi Queensland University of Technology
Ray L. Frost
Ray L. Frost Queensland University of Technology
Ricardo I.F. Trindade
Ricardo I.F. Trindade Universidade de São Paulo
Antônio Carlos Pedrosa-Soares
Antônio Carlos Pedrosa-Soares Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Léo Afraneo Hartmann
Léo Afraneo Hartmann Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Ian S. Buick
Ian S. Buick Stellenbosch University
Roger L. Gibson
Roger L. Gibson University of the Witwatersrand
Eric Tohver
Eric Tohver Universidade de São Paulo

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