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Eric P. Verrecchia

Eric P. Verrecchia

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4188 3846 101 97 175 8515

Eric P. Verrecchia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric P. Verrecchia between 1987 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric P. Verrecchia published across 38 years, from 1987 to 2024, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2021. 8 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2021. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications
1987 2024

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric P. Verrecchia: publications per year, 1987 to 2024
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 3
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 3
1994 2
1995 4
1996 5
1997 3
1998 3
1999 7
2000 1
2001 1
2002 4
2003 5
2004 3
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 2
2009 7
2010 6
2011 7
2012 5
2013 8
2014 6
2015 9
2016 13
2017 13
2018 12
2019 11
2020 10
2021 24
2022 9
2023 6
2024 2
Total 208
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Eric P. Verrecchia 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 Eric P. Verrecchia 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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Eric P. Verrecchia 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 Eric P. Verrecchia 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Eric P. Verrecchia is a researcher affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, whose work focuses extensively on earth and planetary sciences as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their research spans 27 publications in earth and planetary sciences and 16 publications in agricultural and biological sciences, indicating a broad engagement with these domains.

Their research interests cover multiple subfields including atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, soil science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and ecology specifically. These areas highlight a multidisciplinary approach to studying geological and ecological phenomena.

Eric P. Verrecchia's main topics of study include geology and paleoclimatology research, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, geological formations and processes, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, biocrusts and microbial ecology, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Their recent papers illustrate the scope of their work:

  • Substrate availability and not thermal acclimation controls microbial temperature sensitivity response to long-term warming, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • What are the most crucial soil variables for predicting the distribution of mountain plant species? A comprehensive study in the Swiss Alps, 2020, Journal of Biogeography
  • Changes in topsoil organic carbon content in the Swiss leman region cropland from 1993 to present. Insights from large scale on-farm study, 2021, Geoderma
  • Impacts of fungus-growing termites on surficial geology parameters: A review, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • On-Farm Relationships Between Agricultural Practices and Annual Changes in Organic Carbon Content at a Regional Scale, 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science

The researcher has also contributed to the academic literature through a book published by the University of Milan titled A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists in 2021, which has been cited 50 times.

Frequent co-authors include David Sebag, James Irving, Thierry Adatte, Elisha Shemang, and Shlomy Vainer, reflecting collaborative research efforts.

Eric P. Verrecchia has published multiple articles in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Médecine Nucléaire, Global Change Biology, Journal of Biogeography, and Geoderma, with SSRN Electronic Journal being the most common among them.

Best Publications

  • Calcium-mediated stabilisation of soil organic carbon

    Mike C. Rowley;Stéphanie Grand;Éric P. Verrecchia

  • Bacterially Induced Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate in Terrestrial Environments: The Role of Exopolysaccharides and Amino Acids

    Olivier Braissant;Guillaume Cailleau;Christophe Dupraz;Eric P. Verrecchia

  • Needle-fiber Calcite: A Critical Review and a Proposed Classification

    Eric P. Verrecchia;Karin E. Verrecchia

  • Lacustrine and palustrine carbonate petrography: an overview

    Pierre Freytet;Eric P. Verrecchia

  • Physical properties of the psammophile cryptogamic crust and their consequences to the water regime of sandy soils, north-western Negev Desert, Israel

    Eric Verrecchia;Aaron Yair;Giora J. Kidron;Karin Verrecchia

  • Small scale secondary CaCO3 accumulations in selected sections of the European loess belt. Morphological forms and potential for paleoenvironmental reconstruction

    J Becze-Deak;Roger Langohr;EP Verrecchia

  • Freshwater organisms that build stromatolites: a synopsis of biocrystallization by prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae

    Pierre Freytet;Eric P. Verrecchia

  • Spherulites in calcrete laminar crusts; biogenic CaCO 3 precipitation as a major contributor to crust formation

    Eric P. Verrecchia;Pierre Freytet;Karin E. Verrecchia;Jean-Louis Dumont

  • Is the contribution of bacteria to terrestrial carbon budget greatly underestimated

    Olivier Braissant;Eric P. Verrecchia;Michel Aragno

  • Monitoring organic matter dynamics in soil profiles by ‘Rock‐Eval pyrolysis’: bulk characterization and quantification of degradation

    D. Sebag;J. R. Disnar;B. Guillet;C. Di Giovanni

  • Role of Fungi in the Biomineralization of Calcite

    Saskia Bindschedler;Guillaume Cailleau;Eric Verrecchia

  • Biologically induced mineralization in the tree Milicia excelsa (Moraceae) : its causes and consequences to the environment

    Olivier Braissant;Guillaume Cailleau;Michel Aragno;Eric P. Verrecchia

  • The biogenic origin of needle fibre calcite

    Guillaume Cailleau;Eric P. Verrecchia;Olivier Braissant;Laurent Emmanuel

  • The oxalate–carbonate pathway in soil carbon storage: the role of fungi and oxalotrophic bacteria

    Eric P. Verrecchia;Olivier Braissant;Guillaume Cailleau

  • Translation of energy into morphology : Simulation of stromatolite morphospace using a stochastic model

    Christophe Dupraz;R. Pattisina;Eric P. Verrecchia

  • Dynamics of soil organic matter based on new Rock-Eval indices

    David Sebag;E.P. Verrecchia;L. Cécillon;T. Adatte

  • Direct evidence for the role of microbial community composition in the formation of soil organic matter composition and persistence

    Luiz A. Domeignoz-Horta;Luiz A. Domeignoz-Horta;Melissa Shinfuku;Pilar Junier;Simon Poirier

  • Fungi, bacteria and soil pH : the oxalate-carbonate pathway as a model for metabolic interaction

    Gaëtan Martin;Matteo Guggiari;Daniel Bravo;Jakob Zopfi;Jakob Zopfi

  • Microbially mediated carbonate precipitation in a hypersaline lake, Big Pond (Eleuthera, Bahamas)

    Christina Glunk;Christophe Dupraz;Olivier Braissant;Olivier Braissant;Kimberley L. Gallagher

  • Biologically induced accumulations of CaCO3 in orthox soils of Biga, Ivory Coast

    Guillaume Cailleau;Olivier Braissant;Christophe Dupraz;Michel Aragno

  • Fungi and Sediments

    Eric P. Verrecchia

  • Role of Calcium Oxalate Biomineralization by Fungi in the Formation of Calcretes: A Case Study from Nazareth, Israel

    Eric P. Verrecchia;Jean-Louis Dumont;Karin E. Verrecchia

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge E. Spangenberg
Jorge E. Spangenberg University of Lausanne
Pascal Vittoz
Pascal Vittoz University of Lausanne
Thierry Adatte
Thierry Adatte University of Lausanne
Antoine Guisan
Antoine Guisan University of Lausanne
Mongi A. Abidi
Mongi A. Abidi University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Stuart N. Lane
Stuart N. Lane University of Lausanne
Pierre Deschamps
Pierre Deschamps Aix-Marseille University
Frédéric Herman
Frédéric Herman University of Lausanne
Nikolaus Gussone
Nikolaus Gussone University of Münster
Karl B. Föllmi
Karl B. Föllmi University of Lausanne

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