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Earth Science 34 8045 7461 48 46 147 3955

Elson P. Oliveira publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elson P. Oliveira between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elson P. Oliveira published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2016. 14 of the 161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2016. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1982 2025

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elson P. Oliveira: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 5
1991 2
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 0
1997 1
1998 5
1999 0
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 5
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 3
2009 4
2010 8
2011 5
2012 2
2013 7
2014 2
2015 10
2016 13
2017 10
2018 1
2019 7
2020 7
2021 8
2022 10
2023 8
2024 7
2025 7
Total 161
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Elson P. Oliveira 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 Elson P. Oliveira 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, 138–147 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: 147 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
138–147 491 147
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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Elson P. Oliveira 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 Elson P. Oliveira 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

Elson P. Oliveira is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science. Within these areas, their work spans various subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research topics cover a broad range of geological and geochemical themes, such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Elson P. Oliveira's recent papers include multiple publications that highlight their contributions to understanding ancient geological formations and tectonic processes:

  • "Birthplace of the São Francisco Craton, Brazil: Evidence from 3.60 to 3.64 Ga Gneisses of the Mairi Gneiss Complex," 2020, Terra Nova
  • "Geochronology and petrogenesis of the TTG gneisses and granitoids from the Central Bundelkhand granite-greenstone terrane, Bundelkhand Craton, India: Implications for Archean crustal evolution and cratonization," 2021, Precambrian Research
  • "Earth's oldest hotspot track at ca. 1.8 Ga advected by a global subduction system," 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "LA-ICP-MS zircon U Pb dating, Lu Hf, Sm Nd geochronology and tectonic setting of the Mesoarchean mafic and felsic magmatic rocks in the Sangmelima granite-greenstone terrane, Ntem Complex (South Cameroon)," 2020, Lithos
  • "Heavy minerals in provenance studies: an overview," 2021, Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Their work has appeared frequently in specific academic venues, including:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • Lithos
  • Geoscience Frontiers
  • Brazilian Journal of Geology

Elson P. Oliveira has collaborated often with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Sanjeet K. Verma
  • Juan A. Moreno
  • Vivek P. Malviya
  • Kumar Batuk Joshi
  • Maurício Rigoni Baldim

Best Publications

  • Proterozoic links between the Borborema Province, NE Brazil, and the Central African Fold Belt

    W. R. van Schmus;E. P. Oliveira;A. F. da Silva Filho;S. F. Toteu

  • The Neoproterozoic Sergipano orogenic belt, NE Brazil: A complete plate tectonic cycle in western Gondwana

    Elson P. Oliveira;Brian F. Windley;Mario N.C. Araújo

  • Geologic correlation between the Neoproterozoic Sergipano belt (NE Brazil) and the Yaoundé belt (Cameroon, Africa)

    E.P. Oliveira;S.F. Toteu;M.N.C. Araujo;M.J. Carvalho

  • Mesoarchaean to Palaeoproterozoic growth of the northern segment of the Itabuna-Salvador-Curaca orogen, Sao Francisco craton, Brazil

    E.P. Oliveira;N.J. McNaughton;Richard Armstrong

  • LA-SF-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb geochronology of granitic rocks from the central Bundelkhand greenstone complex, Bundelkhand craton, India

    Sanjeet K. Verma;Surendra P. Verma;Elson P. Oliveira;Vinod K. Singh

  • Development of symmetrical and asymmetrical fabrics in sheet-like igneous bodies: the role of magma flow and wall-rock displacements in theoretical and natural cases

    L.C Correa-Gomes;L.C Correa-Gomes;C.R Souza Filho;C.J.F.N Martins;E.P Oliveira

  • First precise U-Pb baddeleyite ages of 1500 Ma mafic dykes from the Sao Francisco Craton, Brazil, and tectonic implications

    E. M. Silveira;Ulf Söderlund;E. P. Oliveira;R. E. Ernst

  • Nature and Evolution of the Archean Crust of the São Francisco Craton

    Wilson Teixeira;Elson Paiva Oliveira;Leila Soares Marques

  • The Algodões amphibolite-tonalite gneiss sequence, Borborema Province, NE Brazil: Geochemical and geochronological evidence for Palaeoproterozoic accretion of oceanic plateau/back-arc basalts and adakitic plutons

    Guttenberg Martins;Elson P. Oliveira;Jean-Michel Lafon

  • U-Pb dating of granites in the Neoproterozoic Sergipano Belt, NE-Brazil: Implications for the timing and duration of continental collision and extrusion tectonics in the Borborema Province

    Juliana Finoto Bueno;Elson Paiva Oliveira;Neal J. McNaughton;Jorge Henrique Laux

  • U-Pb baddeleyite dating of the Proterozoic Pará de Minas dyke swarm in the São Francisco craton (Brazil) – implications for tectonic correlation with the Siberian, Congo and North China cratons

    Julia Cederberg;Ulf Söderlund;Elson P. Oliveira;Richard E. Ernst

  • U-Pb geochronology of the 2.0 Ga Itapecerica graphite-rich supracrustal succession in the São Francisco Craton: Tectonic matches with the North China Craton and paleogeographic inferences

    Wilson Teixeira;Elson P. Oliveira;Peng Peng;Elton L. Dantas

  • Contrasting copper and chromium metallogenic evolution of terranes in the Palaeoproterozoic Itabuna–Salvador–Curaçá orogen, São Francisco craton, Brazil: new zircon (SHRIMP) and Sm–Nd (model) ages and their significance for orogen-parallel escape tectonics

    Elson P Oliveira;Brian F Windley;Neal J McNaughton;Marcio Pimentel

  • Return to Rodinia? Moderate to high palaeolatitude of the São Francisco/Congo craton at 920 Ma

    D. A. D. Evans;R. I. F. Trindade;E. L. Catelani;M. S. D'Agrella-Filho

  • The Rio Capim volcanic–plutonic–sedimentary belt, São Francisco Craton, Brazil: Geological, geochemical and isotopic evidence for oceanic arc accretion during Palaeoproterozoic continental collision

    E.P. Oliveira;Z.S. Souza;N.J. McNaughton;J.-M. Lafon

  • Radiating 1.0 Ga Mafic Dyke Swarms of Eastern Brazil and Western Africa: Evidence of Post-Assembly Extension in the Rodinia Supercontinent?

    L.C. Correa-Gomes;L.C. Correa-Gomes;E.P. Oliveira

  • Geochemistry and petrogenesis of sanukitoids and high-K anatectic granites from the Bundelkhand Craton, India: Implications for late-Archean crustal evolution

    Pradip K. Singh;Sanjeet K. Verma;Vinod K. Singh;Juan Antonio Moreno Moreno

  • Petrogenesis of the Canindé de São Francisco complex: A major Late Proterozoic gabbroic body in the Sergipe Foldbelt, northeastern Brazil

    E.P. Oliveira;J. Tarney

  • Reconnaissance U–Pb geochronology of Precambrian quartzites from the Caldeirão belt and their basement, NE São Francisco Craton, Bahia, Brazil: implications for the early evolution of the Paleoproterozoic Itabuna–Salvador–Curaçá orogen

    Elson P Oliveira;Edson F Mello;Neal McNaughton

  • Geochemistry and Sm–Nd isotope systematics of mafic-ultramafic rocks from the Babina and Mauranipur greenstone belts, Bundelkhand Craton, India: Implications for tectonic setting and Paleoarchean mantle evolution

    Pradip K. Singh;Sanjeet K. Verma;Juan Antonio Moreno Moreno;Vinod K. Singh

  • Age, composition, and source of continental arc- and syn-collision granites of the Neoproterozoic Sergipano Belt, Southern Borborema Province, Brazil

    Elson P. Oliveira;Juliana F. Bueno;Neal J. McNaughton;Adejardo F. Silva Filho

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal J. McNaughton
Neal J. McNaughton Curtin University
Wilson Teixeira
Wilson Teixeira Universidade de São Paulo
Richard E. Ernst
Richard E. Ernst Carleton University
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester
Ulf Söderlund
Ulf Söderlund Lund University
Mingguo Zhai
Mingguo Zhai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Maurizio Mazzucchelli
Maurizio Mazzucchelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Ricardo I.F. Trindade
Ricardo I.F. Trindade Universidade de São Paulo
Surendra P. Verma
Surendra P. Verma National Autonomous University of Mexico
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences

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