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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2862 2613 1180 1049 162 10415

Erik T. Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erik T. Brown between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erik T. Brown published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2018. 6 of the 181 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2018. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1989 2025

181 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erik T. Brown: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 4
1993 3
1994 4
1995 5
1996 2
1997 2
1998 5
1999 2
2000 3
2001 1
2002 4
2003 5
2004 4
2005 5
2006 6
2007 7
2008 3
2009 5
2010 3
2011 9
2012 3
2013 4
2014 3
2015 9
2016 9
2017 7
2018 17
2019 7
2020 4
2021 8
2022 9
2023 9
2024 2
2025 4
Total 181
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Erik T. Brown 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 Erik T. Brown 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, 158–167 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: 162 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
158–167 458 162
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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Erik T. Brown 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 Erik T. Brown 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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Overview

Erik T. Brown is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans 48 publications within this field, with focused subfields including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology. The main topics covered in their work include geology and paleoclimatology research, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, geological formations and processes, as well as evolution and paleontology studies.

Brown has contributed to a range of research articles published in various academic venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Increased ecological resource variability during a critical transition in hominin evolution, 2020, Science Advances
  • Inorganic geochemistry of lake sediments: A review of analytical techniques and guidelines for data interpretation, 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Pleistocene climate variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Climatic control on magnetic mineralogy during the late MIS 6 - Early MIS 3 in Lake Chalco, central Mexico, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • High-resolution interannual precipitation reconstruction of Southern California: Implications for Holocene ENSO evolution, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brown include Mona Stockhecke, Peter J. Fawcett, Beatriz Ortega-Guerrero, Margarita Caballero, and Socorro Lozano-García, with collaboration counts ranging from nine to twelve joint works.

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in venues such as Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (11 publications), Journal of Paleolimnology (3), Nature Geoscience (2), Quaternary Geochronology (2), and Science Advances (1).

Brown's research addresses a diverse array of subjects related to geological and paleoclimatic investigations. Specific thematic areas include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Best Publications

  • Denudation rates determined from the accumulation of in situ-produced 10Be in the luquillo experimental forest, Puerto Rico

    Erik Thorson Brown;Robert F. Stallard;Matthew C. Larsen;Grant M. Raisbeck

  • History and timing of human impact on Lake Victoria, East Africa.

    Dirk Verschuren;Thomas C. Johnson;Hedy J. Kling;David N. Edgington

  • East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins

    Christopher A. Scholz;Thomas C. Johnson;Andrew S. Cohen;John W. King

  • Examination of surface exposure ages of Antarctic moraines using in situ produced 10Be and 26Al

    Erik Thorson Brown;John M Edmond;Grant M Raisbeck;Françoise Yiou

  • Crustal Shortening on the Margins of the Tien Shan, Xinjiang, China

    B. C. Burchfiel;E. T. Brown;Deng Qidong;Feng Xianyue

  • Ecological consequences of early Late Pleistocene megadroughts in tropical Africa.

    Andrew S. Cohen;Jeffery R. Stone;Kristina R.M. Beuning;Lisa E. Park

  • Quaternary Climate Change and the Formation of River Terraces across Growing Anticlines on the North Flank of the Tien Shan, China

    Peter Molnar;Erik Thorson Brown;B. Clark Burchfiel;Qidong Deng

  • The Holocene paleolimnology of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan: Trace element and stable isotope composition of ostracodes

    Richard D Ricketts;Thomas C Johnson;Erik T Brown;Kenneth A Rasmussen

  • A high-resolution paleoclimate record spanning the past 25,000 years in southern East Africa.

    Thomas C. Johnson;Erik T. Brown;James McManus;Sylvia Barry

  • Forcings and chaos in interannual to decadal climate change

    J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;A. Lacis

  • Slip rates of the Karakorum fault, Ladakh, India, determined using cosmic ray exposure dating of debris flows and moraines

    E. T. Brown;R. Bendick;D. L. Bourlès;V. Gaur

  • In situ produced 10Be measurements at great depths: implications for production rates by fast muons

    Regis Braucher;E.T. Brown;D.L. Bourles;F. Colin

  • Effective attenuation lengths of cosmic rays producing 10Be AND 26Al in quartz: Implications for exposure age dating

    Erik Thorson Brown;Edward J. Brook;Grant M. Raisbeck;Françoise Yiou

  • Phosphorus and trace metal limitation of algae and bacteria in Lake Superior

    Robert W. Sterner;Tanya M. Smutka;R. Michael L. McKay;Qin Xiaoming

  • Abrupt change in tropical African climate linked to the bipolar seesaw over the past 55,000 years

    E. T. Brown;T. C. Johnson;C. A. Scholz;A. S. Cohen

  • Chronology of Taylor Glacier Advances in Arena Valley, Antarctica, Using in Situ Cosmogenic 3He and 10Be

    Edward J. Brook;Mark D. Kurz;Robert P. Ackert;George H. Denton

  • Fluvial geochemistry of the eastern slope of the northeastern Andes and its foredeep in the drainage of the Orinoco in Colombia and Venezuela

    J. M. Edmond;M. R. Palmer;M. R. Palmer;C. I. Measures;C. I. Measures;Erik T Brown

  • Slip rates along active faults estimated with cosmic-ray–exposure dates: Application to the Bogd fault, Gobi-Altaï, Mongolia

    J. F. Ritz;E. T. Brown;D. L. Bourlès;H. Philip

  • Estimation of slip rates in the southern Tien Shan using cosmic ray exposure dates of abandoned alluvial fans

    Erik Thorson Brown;Didier L. Bourlés;Grant M. Raisbeck;Françoise Yiou

  • Tropical East African climate change and its relation to global climate: A record from Lake Tanganyika, Tropical East Africa, over the past 90+kyr

    Allison P. Burnett;Michael J. Soreghan;Christopher A. Scholz;Erik T. Brown

  • Consequences of Early Late-Pleistocene Megadroughts in Tropical Africa

    Andrew S Cohen;Jeffery R. Stone;Kristina R M Beuning;Lisa E Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef P. Werne
Josef P. Werne University of Pittsburgh
Didier Bourlès
Didier Bourlès Aix-Marseille University
Thomas C. Johnson
Thomas C. Johnson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Grant M. Raisbeck
Grant M. Raisbeck University of Paris-Saclay
Françoise Yiou
Françoise Yiou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Andrew S. Cohen
Andrew S. Cohen University of Arizona
Christopher A. Scholz
Christopher A. Scholz Syracuse University
John W. King
John W. King University of Rhode Island
Linda A. Hinnov
Linda A. Hinnov George Mason University
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council

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