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Domenico Rio

Domenico Rio

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 58 2192 1990 30 27 195 10541

Domenico Rio publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Domenico Rio between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Domenico Rio published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 1990. 3 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 1990. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 27 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 12 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1979 2025

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Domenico Rio: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 3
1989 3
1990 27
1991 4
1992 0
1993 3
1994 2
1995 10
1996 6
1997 2
1998 9
1999 3
2000 4
2001 1
2002 12
2003 3
2004 4
2005 26
2006 17
2007 9
2008 6
2009 3
2010 8
2011 6
2012 3
2013 1
2014 6
2015 2
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 2
2020 0
2021 1
2022 0
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Total 197
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Domenico Rio publications per year - data summary

  • Domenico Rio, a Earth Science scholar from University of Padua, has 197 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1990, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 47 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.2 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 5 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 48 publications (3.0 per year); 1995-2010: 123 publications (7.7 per year); 2011-2025: 26 publications (1.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Domenico Rio 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 Domenico Rio 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, 188–197 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: 195 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
188–197 401 195
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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Domenico Rio publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Domenico Rio, a Earth Science scholar from University of Padua, records 195 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Domenico Rio, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Domenico Rio ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Domenico Rio 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 Domenico Rio 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113 58
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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Domenico Rio D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Domenico Rio, a Earth Science scholar from University of Padua, records 58 D-Index - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Domenico Rio, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Domenico Rio ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Domenico Rio is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the broader domain of earth sciences and engineering, with a focus on geological and paleoclimatological research alongside reservoir engineering and simulation methods.

Their work includes significant contributions to subfields such as ocean engineering, geophysics, mechanical engineering, atmospheric science, and environmental chemistry. Main topics of research covered by Domenico Rio comprise:

  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Notable recent papers published by Domenico Rio include:

  • Proposal for the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Priabonian Stage (Eocene) at the Alano section (Italy), 2020, Episodes
  • Neogene-Quaternary Mediterranean calcareous nannofossil biozonation and biochronology: A review, 2023, Stratigraphy
  • High-resolution climate variability across the Piacenzian/Gelasian boundary in the Monte San Nicola section (Sicily, Italy), 2023, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Calcareous Nannofossil variability controlled by Milankovitch and sub-Milankovitch periodicity in the Monte San Nicola section (Gelasian GSSP / MIS 100-104), 2024, Marine Micropaleontology
  • Monsoon variability and high latitude climate signals in the Central Mediterranean at the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition: The Gelasian stratotype section (Monte San Nicola, Sicily) [Global and Planetary Change, volume 249, 104788]: Comment, 2025, Global and Planetary Change

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Isabella Raffi
  • Jan Backman
  • Eliana Fornaciari
  • Agata Di Stefano
  • Alessandro Incarbona

Domenico Rio's publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Episodes
  • Stratigraphy
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Their scholarly output reflects a breadth of expertise intersecting engineering principles with earth and planetary sciences, supporting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding geological processes and engineering challenges in environmental contexts.

Best Publications

  • Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

    Appy Sluijs;Stefan Schouten;Mark Pagani;Martijn Woltering

  • The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean.

    Kathryn Moran;Jan Backman;Henk Brinkhuis;Steven C. Clemens

  • A review of calcareous nannofossil astrobiochronology encompassing the past 25 million years

    Isabella Raffi;Jan Backman;Eliana Fornaciari;Heiko Pälike

  • Pliocene-Pleistocene Calcareous Nannofossil Distribution Patterns in the Western Mediterranean

    D. Rio;I. Raffi;G. Villa

  • Biozonation and biochronology of Paleogene calcareous nannofossils from low and middle latitudes

    Claudia Agnini;Eliana Fornaciari;Isabella Raffi;Rita Catanzariti

  • Biozonation and biochronology of Miocene through Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils from low and middle latitudes

    Jan Backman;Isabella Raffi;Domenico Rio;Eliana Fornaciari

  • Latest Oligocene to Early Middle Miocene Quantitative Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy in the Mediterranean Region

    Eliana Fornaciari;Domenico Rio

  • Middle Miocene quantitative calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy in the Mediterranean region

    Eliana Fornaciari;Agata Di Stefano;Domenico Rio;Alessandra Negri

  • Chronology of the pleistocene oxygen isotope record: 0–1.88 m.y. B.P

    Douglas F. Williams;Robert C. Thunell;Eric Tappa;Domenico Rio

  • The base of the Zanclean Stage and of the Pliocene Series

    John A. Van Couvering;Davide Castradori;Maria Bianca Cita;Frederik J. Hilgen

  • The Gelasian Stage (Upper Pliocene): A new unit of the global standard chronostratigraphic scale

    D. Rio;R. Sprovieri;D. Castradori;E. Di Stefano

  • Export production of coccolithophores in an upwelling region: Results from San Pedro Basin, Southern California Borderlands

    Patrizia Ziveri;Patrizia Ziveri;Robert C. Thunell;Domenico Rio

  • Late Oligocene through Early Pleistocene Calcareous Nannofossils from Western Equatorial Indian Ocean (Leg 115)

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  • Late Miocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and astrobiochronology for the Mediterranean region

    I. Raffi;C. Mozzato;E. Fornaciari;F. J. Hilgen

  • Eocene biostratigraphy and magnetic stratigraphy from Possagno, Italy: The calcareous nannofossil response to climate variability

    Claudia Agnini;Giovanni Muttoni;Dennis V. Kent;Dennis V. Kent;Domenico Rio

  • Plio‐Pleistocene Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Calibration to Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphies from Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 607 and Ocean Drilling Program Site 677

    Isabella Raffi;Jan Backman;Domenico Rio;Nicholas J. Shackleton

  • Mode and tempo of the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum in an expanded section from the Venetian pre-Alps

    Luca Giusberti;Domenico Rio;Claudia Agnini;Jan Backman

  • Responses of calcareous nannofossil assemblages, mineralogy and geochemistry to the environmental perturbations across the Paleocene/Eocene boundary in the Venetian Pre-Alps

    Claudia Agnini;Eliana Fornaciari;Domenico Rio;Fabio Tateo

  • High-resolution nannofossil biochronology of middle Paleocene to early Eocene at ODP Site 1262: Implications for calcareous nannoplankton evolution

    Claudia Agnini;Eliana Fornaciari;Isabella Raffi;Domenico Rio

  • An early Eocene carbon cycle perturbation at ~52.5 Ma in the Southern Alps: Chronology and biotic response

    Claudia Agnini;Patrizia Macrì;Jan Backman;Henk Brinkhuis

  • Erratum: Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum (Nature (2006) 442 (671-675))

    Mark Pagani;Nikolai Pedentchouk;Matthew Huber;Appy Sluijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Eliana Fornaciari
Eliana Fornaciari University of Padua
Lloyd D Keigwin
Lloyd D Keigwin Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Heiko Pälike
Heiko Pälike University of Bremen
Giovanni Muttoni
Giovanni Muttoni University of Milan
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Valeria Luciani
Valeria Luciani University of Ferrara
Isabella Raffi
Isabella Raffi University of Chieti-Pescara
Gary D. Acton
Gary D. Acton Texas A&M University
Luca Lanci
Luca Lanci University of Urbino
Fabio Tateo
Fabio Tateo National Research Council (CNR)

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