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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 60 1899 1712 124 116 305 12795

Franz T. Fürsich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Franz T. Fürsich between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Franz T. Fürsich published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 10 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2013. 1974: 3 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1974 2025

314 publications in total across all disciplines

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Franz T. Fürsich: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 3
1975 3
1976 2
1977 2
1978 2
1979 2
1980 2
1981 3
1982 3
1983 0
1984 8
1985 2
1986 4
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 3
1994 5
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 6
1999 3
2000 4
2001 8
2002 4
2003 6
2004 6
2005 13
2006 15
2007 7
2008 2
2009 12
2010 8
2011 10
2012 11
2013 20
2014 10
2015 15
2016 5
2017 17
2018 10
2019 11
2020 10
2021 16
2022 8
2023 6
2024 6
2025 4
Total 314
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Franz T. Fürsich 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 T. Fürsich 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, 298–307 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: 305 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
298–307 120 305
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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Franz T. Fürsich 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 T. Fürsich 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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 60
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

Franz T. Fürsich is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has an extensive publication record in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields, including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

The scientist's publications cover important topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Marine or freshwater? Accessing the paleoenvironmental parameters of the Caldas Bed, a key marker bed in the Crato Formation (Araripe Basin, NE Brazil)", 2020, Brazilian Journal of Geology
  • "Short-lived "Bakevelliid-Sea" in the Aptian Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil", 2020, Cretaceous Research
  • "Fossil-Bearing Concretions of the Araripe Basin Accumulated During Oceanic Anoxic Event 1b", 2023, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Stress in the tropics? Impact of a latitudinal seawater δ18O gradient on Middle Jurassic temperature reconstructions at low latitudes", 2020, Geology
  • "High-resolution taphonomy and sequence stratigraphy of internally complex, bakevelliid-dominated coquinas from the Aptian Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, NE Brazil", 2022, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Fürsich frequently publishes in several key journals, notably:

  • Cretaceous Research
  • Journal of Paleontology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Journal of Palaeogeography
  • Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Their collaborations include regular coauthors such as Matthias Alberti, Dhirendra K. Pandey, Marcello Guimarães Simões, Mário Luís Assine, and Filipe Giovanini Varejão.

Best Publications

  • Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates.

    John Alroy;Martin Aberhan;David J. Bottjer;Michael Foote

  • Effects of sampling standardization on estimates of Phanerozoic marine diversification

    J. Alroy;C. R. Marshall;R. K. Bambach;K. Bezusko

  • Shell beds as tools in basin analysis : the Jurassic of Kachchh, western India

    F. T. Fürsich;W. Oschmann

  • Large colonial organisms with coordinated growth in oxygenated environments 2.1 Gyr ago.

    Abderrazak El Albani;Stefan Bengtson;Donald E. Canfield;Andrey Bekker

  • The Cimmerian Orogeny in northern Iran: tectono-stratigraphic evidence from the foreland

    Markus Wilmsen;Franz T. Fürsich;Kazem Seyed-Emami;Mahmoud Reza Majidifard

  • A fossil record full of holes: The Phanerozoic history of drilling predation

    Michal Kowalewski;Alfréd Dulai;Franz T. Fürsich

  • Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic Shemshak Group of Northern Iran

    Franz Theodor Fürsich;Markus Wilmsen;Kazem Seyed-Emami;Mahmoud Reza Majidifard

  • On Diplocraterion Torell 1870 and the significance of morphological features in vertical, spreiten-bearing, U-shaped trace fossils

    Franz T. Fursich

  • The influence of faunal condensation and mixing on the preservation of fossil benthic communities

    Franz Theodor Fürsich

  • Trace fossils as environmental indicators in the Corallian of England and Normandy

    Franz Theodor Fürsich

  • Biostratinomy and palaeoecology of the cassian formation (Triassic) of the Southern Alps

    F.T. Fürsich;J. Wendt

  • Hardgrounds, reworked concretion levels and condensed horizons in the Jurassic of western India: their significance for basin analysis

    F. T. Fürsich;W. Oschmann;I. B. Singh;A. K. Jaitly

  • The Jehol Biota: Definition and distribution of exceptionally preserved relicts of a continental Early Cretaceous ecosystem

    Yanhong Pan;Jingeng Sha;Zhonghe Zhou;Franz T. Fürsich

  • Palaeoecology and evolution of Mesozoic salinity-controlled benthic macroinvertebrate associations

    Franz T. Fürsich

  • Sequence stratigraphic significance of sedimentary cycles and shell concentrations in the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous of Kachchh, western India

    Franz Theodor Fürsich;Dhirendra K Pandey

  • The Mid-Cimmerian tectonic event (Bajocian) in the Alborz Mountains, Northern Iran: evidence of the break-up unconformity of the South Caspian Basin

    Franz Theodor Fürsich;Markus Wilmsen;Kazem Seyed-Emami;Mahmoud Reza Majidifard

  • Testing the role of biological interactions in the evolution of mid-Mesozoic marine benthic ecosystems

    Martin Aberhan;Wolfgang Kiessling;Franz T. Fürsich

  • Palaeoclimate reconstructions of the Middle Jurassic of Kachchh (western India): an integrated approach based on palaeoecological, oxygen isotopic, and clay mineralogical data

    F.T. Fürsich;I.B. Singh;M. Joachimski;S. Krumm

  • Taphonomy of tidal flat molluscs in the northern Gulf of California; paleoenvironmental analysis despite the perils of preservation

    Franz T. Fursich;Karl W. Flessa

  • Faunal response to transgressive-regressive cycles: example from the Jurassic of western India

    Franz T. Fürsich;Wolfgang Oschmann;Anand K. Jaitly;Indra Bir Singh

  • Environmental distribution of trace fossils in the Jurassic of Kachchh (Western India)

    Franz Theodor Fürsich

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Wilmsen
Markus Wilmsen Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz
Mario Luis Assine
Mario Luis Assine Sao Paulo State University
John Alroy
John Alroy Macquarie University
Marcello Guimarães Simões
Marcello Guimarães Simões Sao Paulo State University
Peter J. Wagner
Peter J. Wagner University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Nils Andersen
Nils Andersen Kiel University
Michał Kowalewski
Michał Kowalewski Florida Museum of Natural History
Wolfgang Oschmann
Wolfgang Oschmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Wolfgang Kiessling
Wolfgang Kiessling University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Adam Tomašových
Adam Tomašových Slovak Academy of Sciences

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