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Eliana Fornaciari

Eliana Fornaciari

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7849 7275 286 277 199 5820

Eliana Fornaciari publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eliana Fornaciari between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eliana Fornaciari published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2008. 11 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2008. 1990: 21 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 3 publications
1990 2025

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eliana Fornaciari: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 21
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 7
1996 3
1997 5
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 4
2005 3
2006 5
2007 11
2008 27
2009 6
2010 11
2011 5
2012 3
2013 2
2014 10
2015 8
2016 5
2017 8
2018 4
2019 8
2020 6
2021 16
2022 5
2023 5
2024 8
2025 3
Total 212
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Eliana Fornaciari 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 Eliana Fornaciari 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, 198–207 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: 199 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
198–207 333 199
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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Eliana Fornaciari 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 Eliana Fornaciari 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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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Overview

Eliana Fornaciari is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on paleontology and related disciplines. Their scholarly work spans diverse subfields including Paleontology, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Anthropology.

Their research encompasses several main topics, notably:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Calcareous nannofossils anchor chronologies for Arctic Ocean sediments back to 500 ka," 2020, published in Geology
  • "Proposal for the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Priabonian Stage (Eocene) at the Alano section (Italy)," 2020, published in Episodes
  • "UPPER CENOMANIAN FISHES FROM THE BONARELLI LEVEL (OAE2) OF NORTHEASTERN ITALY," 2020, published in di/segni (Università degli Studi di Milano)
  • "The Monte San Nicola section (Sicily) revisited: A potential unit-stratotype of the Gelasian Stage," 2022, published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "A new definition of the Paleocene Shallow Benthic Zones (SBP) by means of larger foraminiferal biohorizons, and their calibration with calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy," 2023, published in Micropaleontology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fornaciari include:

  • Itaru Koizumi
  • Mitchell W Lyle
  • Carl Richter
  • Richard J. Behl
  • Per Boden

Notable publication venues where Fornaciari has frequently contributed are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
  • Cretaceous Research

The body of work by Eliana Fornaciari presents a multidisciplinary approach intersecting paleontological stratigraphy, geochronology, and marine biology. Their contributions address chronologies of ancient sediments, definitions of stratigraphic units, fossil fish assemblages, and biostratigraphic zonations, informing geological and paleoclimatic reconstructions.

Best Publications

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

    Isabella Raffi;Jan Backman;Eliana Fornaciari;Heiko Pälike

  • 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

  • Astronomical calibration of the Paleocene time

    Thomas Westerhold;Ursula Röhl;Isabella Raffi;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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Quaternary Arctic Ocean sea ice variations and radiocarbon reservoir age corrections

    Daniela Hanslik;Martin Jakobsson;Jan Backman;Svante Björck

  • 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

  • The environment of Venice area in the past two million years

    F Massari;D Rio;R Serandrei Barbero;A Asioli

  • Integrated biomagnetostratigraphy of the Alano section (NE Italy): A proposal for defining the middle-late Eocene boundary

    Claudia Agnini;Eliana Fornaciari;Luca Giusberti;Paolo Grandesso

  • Organic carbon burial following the middle Eocene climatic optimum in the central western Tethys

    D. J. A. Spofforth;C. Agnini;H. Pälike;D. Rio

  • The Dan-C2 hyperthermal event at Gubbio (Italy): Global implications, environmental effects, and cause(s)

    Rodolfo Coccioni;Fabrizio Frontalini;Giuseppe Bancalà;Eliana Fornaciari

  • Ecological and evolutionary response of Tethyan planktonic foraminifera to the middle Eocene climatic optimum (MECO) from the Alano section (NE Italy)

    Valeria Luciani;Luca Giusberti;Claudia Agnini;Eliana Fornaciari

  • Interplay between tectonics and glacio-eustasy: Pleistocene succession of the Crotone basin, Calabria (southern Italy)

    F. Massari;D. Rio;M. Sgavetti;G. Prosser

  • QUANTITATIVE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND BIOMAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF MIDDLE AND LATE MIOCENE CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSILS FROM EQUATORIAL INDIAN AND PACIFIC OCEANS (LEGS 115, 130 AND 138).

    I. Raffi;D. Rio;Anna Raffaella D'Atri;E. Fornaciari

  • An integrated stratigraphic record of the Palaeocene-lower Eocene at Gubbio (Italy): new insights into the early Palaeogene hyperthermals and carbon isotope excursions

    Rodolfo Coccioni;Giuseppe Bancalà;Rita Catanzarit;Eliana Fornaciari

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabella Raffi
Isabella Raffi University of Chieti-Pescara
Domenico Rio
Domenico Rio University of Padua
Valeria Luciani
Valeria Luciani University of Ferrara
Thomas Westerhold
Thomas Westerhold University of Bremen
Heiko Pälike
Heiko Pälike University of Bremen
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Giovanni Muttoni
Giovanni Muttoni University of Milan
Luca Lanci
Luca Lanci University of Urbino
Fabio Tateo
Fabio Tateo National Research Council (CNR)
Mario Sprovieri
Mario Sprovieri National Research Council (CNR)

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