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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2839 2592 1169 1039 175 11428

Dana R. Yoerger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dana R. Yoerger between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dana R. Yoerger published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2008. 3 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2008. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dana R. Yoerger: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 4
1986 3
1987 4
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 8
1992 4
1993 4
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 5
1998 6
1999 6
2000 10
2001 5
2002 6
2003 10
2004 4
2005 6
2006 6
2007 11
2008 13
2009 3
2010 8
2011 8
2012 13
2013 10
2014 11
2015 4
2016 5
2017 1
2018 5
2019 2
2020 2
2021 3
2022 3
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 212
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Dana R. Yoerger 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 Dana R. Yoerger 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, 168–177 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: 175 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
168–177 490 175
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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Dana R. Yoerger 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 Dana R. Yoerger 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

  • 2021 - IEEE Fellow For development of autonomous underwater vehicles for deep ocean exploration and science

Overview

Dana R. Yoerger is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on marine and underwater technologies.

Their scientific work spans several subfields including ecology, ocean engineering, oceanography, molecular biology, and aerospace engineering. Key topics covered in their research include underwater vehicles and communication systems, marine animal studies, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, underwater acoustics, protist diversity and phylogeny, and wave and wind energy systems.

Recent notable publications by Dana R. Yoerger include:

  • A hybrid underwater robot for multidisciplinary investigation of the ocean twilight zone, 2021, Science Robotics
  • Improved biodiversity detection using a large-volume environmental DNA sampler with in situ filtration and implications for marine eDNA sampling strategies, 2022, Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Biomimetic design of dorsal fins for AUVs to enhance maneuverability, 2020, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
  • Technological Developments Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2021, Oceanography
  • Advances in Environmental DNA Sampling for Observing Ocean Twilight Zone Animal Diversity, 2023, Oceanography

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yoerger include:

  • Annette F. Govindarajan
  • Allan Adams
  • Justin Fujii
  • Daniel Gomez-Ibañez
  • Luke McCartin

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Science Robotics
  • Oceanography
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Dana R. Yoerger's contributions to underwater vehicle development and deep ocean exploration earned recognition such as the IEEE Fellow award in 2021, granted for the development of autonomous underwater vehicles for deep ocean exploration and science.

Best Publications

  • A Serpentinite-Hosted Ecosystem: The Lost City Hydrothermal Field

    Deborah S. Kelley;Jeffrey A. Karson;Gretchen L. Früh-Green;Dana R. Yoerger

  • Tracking Hydrocarbon Plume Transport and Biodegradation at Deepwater Horizon

    Richard Camilli;Christopher M. Reddy;Dana R. Yoerger;Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy

  • Robust trajectory control of underwater vehicles

    D. Yoerger;J. Slotine

  • The influence of thruster dynamics on underwater vehicle behavior and their incorporation into control system design

    D.R. Yoerger;J.G. Cooke;J.-J.E. Slotine

  • Techniques for Deep Sea Near Bottom Survey Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

    Dana R. Yoerger;Michael Jakuba;Albert M. Bradley;Brian Bingham

  • First active hydrothermal vents on an ultraslow-spreading center: Southwest Indian Ridge

    Chunhui Tao;Jian Lin;Shiqin Guo;Yongshun John Chen

  • Iron Age Shipwrecks in Deep Water off Ashkelon, Israel

    Robert D. Ballard;Lawrence E. Stager;Daniel Master;Dana Yoerger

  • Docking for an autonomous ocean sampling network

    H. Singh;J.G. Bellingham;F. Hover;S. Lemer

  • Advances in Doppler-based navigation of underwater robotic vehicles

    L. Whitcomb;D. Yoerger;H. Singh

  • Optical modem technology for seafloor observatories

    N. Fair;A.D. Chave;L. Freitag;J. Preisig

  • Detachment shear zone of the Atlantis Massif core complex, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, 30°N

    Jeffrey A. Karson;Jeffrey A. Karson;Gretchen L. Fruh-Green;Deborah S. Kelley;E. A. Williams

  • Development, comparison, and preliminary experimental validation of nonlinear dynamic thruster models

    L.L. Whitcomb;D.R. Yoerger

  • Hydrothermal exploration with the Autonomous Benthic Explorer

    Christopher R. German;Dana R. Yoerger;Michael Jakuba;Timothy M. Shank

  • Advances in Underwater Robot Vehicles for Deep Ocean Exploration: Navigation, Control, and Survey Operations

    Louis Whitcomb;Dana R. Yoerger;Hanumant Singh;Jonathan Howland

  • Diverse styles of submarine venting on the ultraslow spreading Mid-Cayman Rise

    C.R. German;A. Bowen;M.L. Coleman;D.L. Honig

  • Footprint of Deepwater Horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities

    Charles R. Fisher;Pen Yuan Hsing;Carl L. Kaiser;Dana R. Yoerger

  • Adaptive sliding control of an experimental underwater vehicle

    D.R. Yoerger;J.-J.E. Slotine

  • Combined Doppler/LBL Based Navigation of Underwater Vehicles

    Louis L. Whitcomb;Dana R. Yoerger;Hanumant Singh

  • Acoustic measurement of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well flow rate

    Richard Camilli;Daniela Di Iorio;Andrew Bowen;Christopher M. Reddy

  • Geology and venting characteristics of the Mothra hydrothermal field, Endeavour segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Deborah S. Kelley;John R. Delaney;Dana R. Yoerger

  • Robust trajectory control of underwater vehicles

    D. Yoerger;J.-J. Slotine;J. Newman;H. Schempf

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis L. Whitcomb
Louis L. Whitcomb Johns Hopkins University
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Timothy M. Shank
Timothy M. Shank Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Maurice A. Tivey
Maurice A. Tivey Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Hanumant Singh
Hanumant Singh Northeastern University
Larry A. Mayer
Larry A. Mayer University of New Hampshire
Edward T. Baker
Edward T. Baker Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Sean P. Sylva
Sean P. Sylva Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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