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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1242 1101 5 5 369 14960

Franz Neubauer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Franz Neubauer between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Franz Neubauer published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2021. 24 of the 418 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2021. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 6 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 9 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 14 publications
1984 2025

418 publications in total across all disciplines

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Franz Neubauer: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 6
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 9
1994 9
1995 2
1996 6
1997 13
1998 9
1999 16
2000 7
2001 8
2002 12
2003 8
2004 13
2005 10
2006 12
2007 9
2008 7
2009 12
2010 6
2011 14
2012 12
2013 15
2014 17
2015 13
2016 17
2017 21
2018 12
2019 10
2020 21
2021 25
2022 24
2023 11
2024 10
2025 14
Total 418
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Franz Neubauer 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 Franz Neubauer 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, 368–377 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: 369 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 60 369
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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Franz Neubauer 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 Franz Neubauer 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 67
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Franz Neubauer is affiliated with the University of Salzburg in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics. Their research spans a broad range of topics including geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and high-pressure geophysics and materials. Additional areas of focus include paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological formations and processes exploration, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 1998.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Yongjiang Liu, Johann Genser, Ruihong Chang, Qingbin Guan, and Sihua Yuan.

Their work has been published in several recurring venues such as:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Gondwana Research
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Lithos
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Neubauer include:

  • "Pre-Alpine tectonic evolution of the Eastern Alps: From Prototethys to Paleotethys," 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Pre-to-syn-rift tholeiitic magmatism in a transtensive hyperextended continental margin: Onshore and offshore magmatism of the Campos Basin, SE Brazil," 2021, Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Neoproterozoic magmatic arc systems of the central Ribeira belt, SE-Brazil, in the context of the West-Gondwana pre-collisional history: A review," 2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Widespread Permian granite magmatism in Lower Austroalpine units: significance for Permian rifting in the Eastern Alps," 2020, Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • "The destiny of orogen-parallel streams in the Eastern Alps: the Salzach-Enns drainage system," 2020, Earth Surface Dynamics

The main fields of study for Neubauer comprise primarily Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant subfield focus on Geophysics. Other relevant subfields include Artificial Intelligence, Geology, Paleontology, and Atmospheric Science.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic evolution of the Qinling orogen, China: Review and synthesis

    Yunpeng Dong;Guowei Zhang;Franz Neubauer;Xiaoming Liu

  • A review of the Paleozoic tectonics in the eastern part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Weimin Li;Weimin Li;Zhiqiang Feng;Zhiqiang Feng;Quanbo Wen;Quanbo Wen

  • Extension in compressional orogenic belts: The eastern Alps

    L. Ratschbacher;W Frisch;F. Neubauer;S. M. Schmid

  • Palaeozoic tectonics and evolutionary history of the Qinling orogen: Evidence from geochemistry and geochronology of ophiolite and related volcanic rocks

    Yunpeng Dong;Guowei Zhang;Christoph Hauzenberger;Franz Neubauer

  • Timing of Paleozoic amalgamation between the North China and South China Blocks: Evidence from detrital zircon U–Pb ages

    Yunpeng Dong;Xiaoming Liu;Franz Neubauer;Guowei Zhang

  • Pre-Mesozoic Geology in the Alps

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  • Oligo-Miocene shearing along the Ailao Shan–Red River shear zone: Constraints from structural analysis and zircon U/Pb geochronology of magmatic rocks in the Diancang Shan massif, SE Tibet, China

    Shuyun Cao;Shuyun Cao;Junlai Liu;Bernd Leiss;Franz Neubauer

  • Syn- and post-collisional granitoids in the Central Tianshan orogen: Geochemistry, geochronology and implications for tectonic evolution

    Yunpeng Dong;Guowei Zhang;Franz Neubauer;Xiaoming Liu

  • 40Ar/39Ar mineral ages from basement rocks in the Eastern Kunlun Mountains, NW China, and their tectonic implications

    Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Johann Genser;Franz Neubauer;Wei Jin

  • Evolution of late Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic tectonic elements in Central and Southeast European Alpine mountain belts: review and synthesis

    Franz Neubauer

  • U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar geochronological constraints on the exhumation history of the North Qinling terrane, China

    Yunpeng Dong;Yunpeng Dong;Johann Genser;Franz Neubauer;Guowei Zhang

  • Alpine metamorphism of the Eastern Alps

    G Hoinkes;F Koller;G Rantitsch;Edgar Dachs

  • First deep seismic reflection images of the Eastern Alps reveal giant crustal wedges and transcrustal ramps

    Helmut Gebrande;Ewald Lüschen;Michael Bopp;Florian Bleibinhaus

  • Cu – Au – Pb – Zn – Ag metallogeny of the Alpine – Balkan – Carpathian – Dinaride geodynamic province

    Christoph A. Heinrich;Franz Neubauer

  • Late Cretaceous exhumation of the metamorphic Gleinalm dome, Eastern Alps: kinematics, cooling history and sedimentary response in a sinistral wrench corridor

    Franz Neubauer;Franz Neubauer;R. David Dallmeyer;R. David Dallmeyer;Istvan Dunkl;Istvan Dunkl;Dieter Schirnik;Dieter Schirnik

  • Early-Middle Jurassic intra-oceanic subduction in the İzmir-Ankara-Erzincan Ocean, Northern Turkey

    Ömer Faruk Çelik;Andrea Marzoli;Robert Marschik;Massimo Chiaradia

  • Exhumation of the Diancang Shan metamorphic complex along the Ailao Shan-Red River belt, southwestern Yunnan, China: Evidence from 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology

    Shuyun Cao;Shuyun Cao;Franz Neubauer;Junlai Liu;Johann Genser

  • The Timing and Location of Major Ore Deposits in an Evolving Orogen

    Derek J. Blundell;Franz Neubauer;A. von Quadt

  • The Eastern Alps: Result of a two-stage collision process

    Franz Neubauer;Johann Genser;Robert Handler

  • 40Ar/39Ar ages of blueschist facies pelitic schists from Qingshuigou in the Northern Qilian Mountains, western China

    Yong-Jiang Liu;Yong-Jiang Liu;Franz Neubauer;Johann Genser;Akira Takasu

  • TOPO-EUROPE: the geoscience of coupled deep earth-surface processes

    S. A. P. L. Cloetingh;P. A. Ziegler;P. J. A. Bogaard;P. A. M. Andriessen

Frequent Co-Authors

Johann Genser
Johann Genser University of Salzburg
Yunpeng Dong
Yunpeng Dong Northwest University
Irena Peytcheva
Irena Peytcheva Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Harald Fritz
Harald Fritz University of Graz
Guowei Zhang
Guowei Zhang Northwest University
István Dunkl
István Dunkl University of Göttingen
Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Antonio García-Casco
Antonio García-Casco University of Granada

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