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2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8698
World Ranking
3428
National Ranking
5

Fernando E. Novas 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 Fernando E. Novas sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 159 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Fernando E. Novas 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 Fernando E. Novas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Fernando E. Novas is affiliated with the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Argentina. The research conducted spans primarily across Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant emphasis on Paleontology. Their work includes subfields such as Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist focuses on topics related to Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Plant Diversity and Evolution.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cretaceous Research
  • The Anatomical Record
  • Historical Biology
  • Die Naturwissenschaften
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their academic collaboration network are:

  • Federico L. Agnolín
  • Sebastián Rozadilla
  • Makoto Manabe
  • Matías J. Motta
  • Takanobu Tsuihiji

Notable recent papers include:

  • Review of the fossil record of early dinosaurs from South America, and its phylogenetic implications (2021) published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Ornithischian remains from the Chorrillo Formation (Upper Cretaceous), southern Patagonia, Argentina, and their implications on ornithischian paleobiogeography in the Southern Hemisphere (2021) published in Cretaceous Research
  • The uppermost Cretaceous continental deposits at the southern end of Patagonia, the Chorrillo Formation case study (Austral-Magallanes Basin): Sedimentology, fossil content and regional implications (2021) published in Cretaceous Research
  • Enigmatic dinosaur precursors bridge the gap to the origin of Pterosauria (2020) published in Nature
  • New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors (2023) published in Nature

Best Publications

  • The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs

    Max C. Langer;Martin Daniel Ezcurra;Jonathas de Souza Bittencourt;Fernando Emilio Novas

  • Cretaceous terrestrial beds from the Neuquén Basin (Argentina) and their tetrapod assemblages

    Héctor A Leanza;Sebastián Apesteguı́a;Fernando E Novas;Marcelo S de la Fuente

  • Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, the horned, lightly built carnosaur from the Middle Cretaceous of Patagonia

    J. F. Bonaparte;F. E. Novas;Rodolfo A. Coria

  • New information on the systematics and postcranial skeleton of Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis (Theropoda: Herrerasauridae) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Upper Triassic) of Argentina

    Fernando E. Novas

  • The skull and neck of the basal theropod Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis

    Paul C. Sereno;Fernando E. Novas

  • Evolution of the carnivorous dinosaurs during the Cretaceous: The evidence from Patagonia

    Fernando E. Novas;Federico L. Agnolín;Martín D. Ezcurra;Juan Porfiri

  • New evidence concerning avian origins from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia

    Fernando E. Novas;Pablo F. Puertat

  • New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods

    Juan Ignacio Canale;Carlos Agustín Scanferla;Federico Agnolin;Fernando Emilio Novas

  • A bizarre Cretaceous theropod dinosaur from Patagonia and the evolution of Gondwanan dromaeosaurids.

    Fernando Emilio Novas;Diego Pol;Juan Ignacio Canale;Juan Domingo Porfiri

  • A gigantic, exceptionally complete titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from southern Patagonia, Argentina

    Kenneth J. Lacovara;Matthew C. Lamanna;Lucio Manuel Ibiricu;Jason C. Poole

  • ABEUSAURUS COMAHUENSIS, N.G., N.SP., CARNOSAURIA DEL CRETACICO TARDIO DE PATAGONIA.

    José F. Bonaparte;Fernando E. Novas

  • The Age of Dinosaurs in South America

    Fernando E. Novas

  • The Complete Skull and Skeleton of an Early Dinosaur

    Paul C. Sereno;Fernando E. Novas

  • Large Cretaceous sphenodontian from Patagonia provides insight into lepidosaur evolution in Gondwana

    Sebastián Apesteguía;Fernando E. Novas

  • Anatomy of Patagonykus puertai (Theropoda, Avialae, Alvarezsauridae), from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia

    Fernando E. Novas

  • New evidence on deinonychosaurian dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia

    Fernando E. Novas;Diego Pol

  • A large Cretaceous theropod from Patagonia, Argentina, and the evolution of carcharodontosaurids

    Fernando Novas;Silvina de Valais;Patricia Vickers-Rich;Thomas Hewitt Rich

  • Megaraptor namunhuaiquii, gen. et sp. nov., a large-clawed, Late Cretaceous theropod from Patagonia

    Fernando E. Novas

  • Untangling the dinosaur family tree

    Max C. Langer;Martin Daniel Ezcurra;Oliver Walter Mischa Rauhut;Michael J. Benton

  • Juvenile specimen of Megaraptor (Dinosauria, Theropoda) sheds light about tyrannosauroid radiation

    Juan D. Porfiri;Fernando Emilio Novas;Jorge Calvo;Federico L. Agnolin

Frequent Co-Authors

Martín D. Ezcurra
Martín D. Ezcurra University of Birmingham
Diego Pol
Diego Pol National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Agustín G. Martinelli
Agustín G. Martinelli National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Jorge O. Calvo
Jorge O. Calvo National University of Comahue
Max C. Langer
Max C. Langer Universidade de São Paulo
Alan H. Turner
Alan H. Turner Stony Brook University
Ping Wu
Ping Wu The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Leonardo Salgado
Leonardo Salgado National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Mark A. Norell
Mark A. Norell American Museum of Natural History
Shuo Wang
Shuo Wang Nankai University

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