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Francisco Ortega publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francisco Ortega between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francisco Ortega published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2019. 35 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2019. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 17 publications
1980 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francisco Ortega: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 10
2010 5
2011 2
2012 7
2013 4
2014 11
2015 12
2016 10
2017 16
2018 15
2019 18
2020 16
2021 12
2022 6
2023 10
2024 18
2025 17
Total 217
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Francisco Ortega 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 Francisco Ortega 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: 144 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 144
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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Francisco Ortega 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 Francisco Ortega 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

Francisco Ortega is affiliated with Grupo México in Mexico and has an extensive publication record in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific focus on paleontology. Their work also spans Environmental Science, with subfields including Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Neurology, and Geometry and Topology.

The main research topics covered by Francisco Ortega include:

  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Ortega has published in a range of scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Cretaceous Research
  • Journal of Iberian Geology
  • The Anatomical Record
  • Diversity
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Recent papers authored by or involving Ortega include:

  • High browsing skeletal adaptations in Spinophorosaurus reveal an evolutionary innovation in sauropod dinosaurs, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Ontogenetic similarities between giraffe and sauropod neck osteological mobility, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Three-dimensional analysis of the titanosaurian limb skeleton: implications for systematic analysis, 2020, Journal of Iberian Geology
  • Neuroanatomical and neurosensorial analysis of the Late Cretaceous basal eusuchian Agaresuchus fontisensis (Cuenca, Spain), 2020, Papers in Palaeontology
  • A new carcharodontosaurian theropod from the Lusitanian Basin: evidence of allosauroid sympatry in the European Late Jurassic, 2020, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Francisco Ortega include:

  • Adán Pérez-García
  • Fernando Escaso
  • Pedro Mocho
  • J. L. Sanz
  • Iván Narváez

Best Publications

  • A unique multitoothed ornithomimosaur dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain

    Bernardino P. Pérez-Moreno;José Luis Sanz;Angela D. Buscalioni;José J. Moratalla

  • A new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the lower Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina)

    Francisco Ortega;Zulma Nélida Brandoni de Gasparini;Ángela Buscalioni;Jorge Orlando Calvo

  • An Early Cretaceous bird from Spain and its implications for the evolution of avian flight

    José L. Sanz;Luis M. Chiappe;Bernardino P. Pérez-Moreno;Angela D. Buscalioni

  • A bizarre, humped Carcharodontosauria (Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain

    Francisco Ortega;Fernando Escaso;Fernando Escaso;José L. Sanz

  • A new basal sauropod dinosaur from the middle Jurassic of Niger and the early evolution of sauropoda.

    Kristian Remes;Francisco Ortega;Ignacio Fierro;Ulrich Joger

  • A revision of the crocodyliform Allodaposuchus precedens from the Upper Cretaceous of the Hateg Basin, Romania. Its relevance in the phylogeny of Eusuchia

    A. D. Buscalioni;F. Ortega;D. B. Weishampel;C. M. Jianu

  • A Nestling Bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain: Implications for Avian Skull and Neck Evolution

    José L. Sanz;Luis M. Chiappe;Bernardino P. Pérez-Moreno;José J. Moratalla

  • The Braincase of the Basal Sauropod Dinosaur Spinophorosaurus and 3D Reconstructions of the Cranial Endocast and Inner Ear

    Fabien Knoll;Lawrence M. Witmer;Francisco Ortega;Ryan C. Ridgely

  • New evidence of shared dinosaur across Upper Jurassic Proto-North Atlantic: Stegosaurus from Portugal.

    Fernando Escaso;Francisco Ortega;Pedro Dantas;Elisabete Malafaia

  • New crocodiles (Eusuchia: Alligatoroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Europe

    Angela D. Buscalioni;Francisco Ortega;Denis Vasse

  • Reinterpretation and new denominationof Atacisaurus crassiproratus (Middle Eocene; Issel, France) as cf. Iberosuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Metasuchia)

    Francisco Ortega;Angela D. Buscalioni;Zulma Gasparini

  • Dinosaurios de la Península Ibérica

    F. Ortega;F. Escaso;J. M. Gasulla;P. Dantas

  • The fish trace fossil Undichna from the Cretaceous of Spain

    Jordi M. De Gibert;Luís A. Buatois;María A. Fregenal‐Martínez;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • New and exceptional discovery in the Upper Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula: the palaeontological site of “Lo Hueco”, Cuenca, Spain

    F. Barroso-Barcenilla;F. Barroso-Barcenilla;O. Cambra-Moo;F. Escaso;F. Ortega

  • New Crocodyliforms from Southwestern Europe and Definition of a Diverse Clade of European Late Cretaceous Basal Eusuchians.

    Iván Narváez;Christopher A. Brochu;Fernando Escaso;Adán Pérez-García

  • The biota of the Upper Cretaceous site of Lo Hueco (Cuenca, Spain)

    F. Ortega;N. Bardet;F. Barroso-Barcenilla;P.M. Callapez

  • Primera evidencia de dientes aislados atribuidos a Spinosauridae (Theropoda) en el Aptiano inferior (Cretácico Inferior) de Europa: Formación Arcillas de Morella (España)

    José I. Canudo;José M. Gasulla;D. Gómez-Fernández;Francisco Ortega

  • New Spanish Late Cretaceous eusuchian reveals the synchronic and sympatric presence of two allodaposuchids

    I. Narváez;C.A. Brochu;F. Escaso;A. Pérez-García

  • Phylogenetic reassessment of Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis, a basal Macronaria (Sauropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal

    Pedro Mocho;Rafael Royo-Torres;Francisco Ortega

  • A new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco (Cuenca, Spain)

    V. Díez Díaz;P. Mocho;A. Páramo;A. Páramo;F. Escaso

  • Late cretaceous continental and marine vertebrate assemblages from the Laño quarry (Basque-Cantabrian Region, Iberian Peninsula): an update

    Xabier Pereda Suberbiola;José Carmelo Corral;Humberto Astibia Ayerra;Ainara Badiola Kortabitarte

Frequent Co-Authors

José Luis Sanz
José Luis Sanz Autonomous University of Madrid
Eliecer Coto
Eliecer Coto University of Oviedo
Victoria Alvarez
Victoria Alvarez University of Oviedo
Carlos López-Larrea
Carlos López-Larrea Central University Hospital of Asturias
Luis M. Chiappe
Luis M. Chiappe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Nathalie Bardet
Nathalie Bardet Université Paris Cité
Christopher A. Brochu
Christopher A. Brochu University of Iowa
Alberto Ortiz
Alberto Ortiz Autonomous University of Madrid
Philip J. Currie
Philip J. Currie University of Alberta
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga University of Lisbon

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