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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5160 4768 143 137 252 8566

Fausto Ferraccioli publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fausto Ferraccioli between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fausto Ferraccioli published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2013. 9 of the 275 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2013. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1998 2025

275 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fausto Ferraccioli: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 4
2004 1
2005 3
2006 6
2007 19
2008 2
2009 6
2010 5
2011 5
2012 16
2013 30
2014 27
2015 6
2016 11
2017 19
2018 30
2019 15
2020 19
2021 9
2022 13
2023 9
2024 4
2025 5
Total 275
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Fausto Ferraccioli 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 Fausto Ferraccioli 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, 248–257 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: 252 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208 252
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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Fausto Ferraccioli 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 Fausto Ferraccioli 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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

Fausto Ferraccioli is affiliated with the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics in Italy. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Ecology.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of topics, with notable emphasis on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Landslides and related hazards, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Polar Research and Ecology, and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Among recent published papers, the following are notable:

  • "Long-Term Increase in Antarctic Ice Sheet Vulnerability Driven by Bed Topography Evolution" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "High geothermal heat flow beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica inferred from aeromagnetic data" (2021), published in Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Antarctic Bedmap data: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) sharing of 60 years of ice bed, surface, and thickness data" (2023), published in Earth system science data
  • "East Antarctica magnetically linked to its ancient neighbours in Gondwana" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "British Antarctic Survey's aerogeophysical data: releasing 25 years of airborne gravity, magnetic, and radar datasets over Antarctica" (2022), published in Earth system science data

Ferraccioli frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular co-authors include:

  • Tom A. Jordan
  • Alice Frémand
  • Julien A. Bodart
  • Robert G. Bingham
  • Hugh F. J. Corr

Their publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as Earth system science data, Communications Earth & Environment, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geophysical Research Letters, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica

    Peter Fretwell;Hamish D. Pritchard;David G. Vaughan;J. L. Bamber

  • East Antarctic rifting triggers uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Carol A. Finn;Tom A. Jordan;Robin E. Bell

  • Widespread Persistent Thickening of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet by Freezing from the Base

    Robin E. Bell;Fausto Ferraccioli;Timothy T. Creyts;David Braaten

  • Evidence from ice shelves for channelized meltwater flow beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Anne M. Le Brocq;Neil Ross;Jennifer A. Griggs;Robert G. Bingham

  • New boundary conditions for the West Antarctic ice sheet: Subglacial topography beneath Pine Island Glacier

    David G. Vaughan;Hugh F. J. Corr;Fausto Ferraccioli;Nicholas Frearson

  • The subglacial geology of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica

    Alan Robert Alexander Aitken;Duncan Young;Fausto Ferraccioli;Peter Graham Betts

  • Aeromagnetic exploration over the East Antarctic Ice Sheet: a new view of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Egidio Armadillo;Tom Jordan;Emanuele Bozzo

  • Steep reverse bed slope at the grounding line of the Weddell Sea sector in West Antarctica

    Neil Ross;Robert George Bingham;Hugh F.J. Corr;Fausto Ferraccioli

  • New Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic

    A. V. Golynsky;F. Ferraccioli;J. K. Hong;D. A. Golynsky

  • Reconstructions of Antarctic topography since the Eocene–Oligocene boundary.

    Guy J.G. Paxman;Stewart S.R. Jamieson;Katharina Hochmuth;Karsten Gohl

  • Early East Antarctic Ice Sheet growth recorded in the landscape of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains

    Kathryn C. Rose;Fausto Ferraccioli;Stewart S.R. Jamieson;Robin E. Bell

  • New Antarctic Gravity Anomaly Grid for Enhanced Geodetic and Geophysical Studies in Antarctica.

    M. Scheinert;F. Ferraccioli;J. Schwabe;R. Bell

  • Rifted(?) crust at the East Antarctic Craton margin: Gravity and magnetic interpretation along a traverse across the Wilkes Subglacial Basin region

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Franco Coren;Emanuele Bozzo;Claudio Zanolla

  • Microlevelling procedures applied to regional aeromagnetic data: an example from the Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica)

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Marco Gambetta;Emanuele Bozzo

  • Aerogravity evidence for major crustal thinning under the Pine Island Glacier region (West Antarctica)

    T. A. Jordan;F. Ferraccioli;D. G. Vaughan;John W Holt

  • Inland thinning of West Antarctic Ice Sheet steered along subglacial rifts

    Robert George Bingham;Fausto Ferraccioli;Edward C. King;Robert D. Larter

  • Inland extent of the Weddell Sea Rift imaged by new aerogeophysical data

    Tom A. Jordan;Fausto Ferraccioli;Neil Ross;Hugh F.J. Corr

  • New aerogeophysical view of the Antarctic Peninsula: More pieces, less puzzle

    F. Ferraccioli;P. C. Jones;A. P. M. Vaughan;P. T. Leat

  • The Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands: Inception and retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Neil Ross;Tom A. Jordan;Robert G. Bingham;Hugh F.J. Corr

  • Earth tectonics as seen by GOCE - Enhanced satellite gravity gradient imaging

    Jörg Ebbing;Peter Haas;Fausto Ferraccioli;Folker Pappa

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom A. Jordan
Tom A. Jordan British Antarctic Survey
Hugh F. J. Corr
Hugh F. J. Corr British Antarctic Survey
Martin J. Siegert
Martin J. Siegert University of Exeter
Donald D. Blankenship
Donald D. Blankenship The University of Texas at Austin
Neil Ross
Neil Ross Newcastle University
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Duncan A. Young
Duncan A. Young The University of Texas at Austin
Carol A. Finn
Carol A. Finn United States Geological Survey
Kenichi Matsuoka
Kenichi Matsuoka Norwegian Polar Institute

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