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Earth Science 39 6125 5671 2201 1955 102 5930

Gary S. Dwyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gary S. Dwyer between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gary S. Dwyer published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2019. 4 of the 116 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2019. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

116 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gary S. Dwyer: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 3
2005 6
2006 3
2007 0
2008 2
2009 7
2010 5
2011 5
2012 9
2013 7
2014 5
2015 2
2016 3
2017 4
2018 2
2019 11
2020 2
2021 3
2022 8
2023 8
2024 2
2025 2
Total 116
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Gary S. Dwyer 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 Gary S. Dwyer 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, 98–107 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: 102 publications — 13th percentile

13% 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
98–107 404 102
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
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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Gary S. Dwyer 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 Gary S. Dwyer 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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

Gary S. Dwyer is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable presence in subfields such as Pollution, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses several main topics including Heavy metals in environment, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Coal and Its By-products, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, as well as Mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Recent publications by Gary S. Dwyer include:

  • Evidence for the accumulation of toxic metal(loid)s in agricultural soils impacted from long-term application of phosphate fertilizer (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Evaluation and Integration of Geochemical Indicators for Detecting Trace Levels of Coal Fly Ash in Soils (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Legacy of Coal Combustion: Widespread Contamination of Lake Sediments and Implications for Chronic Risks to Aquatic Ecosystems (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • A 1.8 million year history of Amazon vegetation (2022, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • Lead isotopes and rare earth elements geochemistry of global phosphate rocks: Insights into depositional conditions and environmental tracing (2023, Chemical Geology)

Gary S. Dwyer frequently collaborates with researchers such as Zhen Wang, Avner Vengosh, Gordon Williams, Jun Hu, and Luciano Colpo Gatiboni.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues that include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age and 20th century temperature variability from Chesapeake Bay

    TM Cronin;Gary Dwyer;T Kamiya;S Schwede

  • Trends in the Rare Earth Element Content of U.S.-Based Coal Combustion Fly Ashes.

    Ross K. Taggart;James C. Hower;Gary S. Dwyer;Heileen Hsu-Kim

  • North Atlantic Deepwater Temperature Change During Late Pliocene and Late Quaternary Climatic Cycles

    Gary S. Dwyer;Thomas M. Cronin;Paul A. Baker;Maureen E. Raymo

  • Iodide, bromide, and ammonium in hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas wastewaters: environmental implications.

    Jennifer S. Harkness;Gary S. Dwyer;Nathaniel R. Warner;Nathaniel R. Warner;Kimberly M. Parker

  • Hydrologic variation during the last 170,000 years in the southern hemisphere tropics of South America

    Sherilyn C. Fritz;Paul A. Baker;Tim K. Lowenstein;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Mid-Cretaceous strontium-isotope stratigraphy of deep-sea sections

    T. J. Bralower;P. D. Fullagar;C. K. Paull;G. S. Dwyer

  • Survey of the Potential Environmental and Health Impacts in the Immediate Aftermath of the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee

    Laura Ruhl;Avner Vengosh;Gary S. Dwyer;Heileen Hsu-Kim

  • Interlaboratory comparison study of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca measurements in planktonic foraminifera for paleoceanographic research

    Yair Rosenthal;Suzanne Perron‐Cashman;Caroline H. Lear;Edouard Bard

  • Mid-Pliocene sea level and continental ice volume based on coupled benthic Mg/Ca palaeotemperatures and oxygen isotopes.

    Gary S Dwyer;Mark A Chandler

  • Environmental impacts of the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee: an 18-month survey.

    Laura Ruhl;Avner Vengosh;Gary S. Dwyer;Heileen Hsu-Kim

  • Relationships between radium and radon occurrence and hydrochemistry in fresh groundwater from fractured crystalline rocks, North Carolina (USA)

    David S. Vinson;Avner Vengosh;Daniella Hirschfeld;Gary S. Dwyer

  • Mobilization of arsenic and other naturally occurring contaminants in groundwater of the Main Ethiopian Rift aquifers.

    Tewodros Rango;Avner Vengosh;Gary Dwyer;Gianluca Bianchini

  • Interlaboratory Comparison of Boron Isotope Analyses of Boric Acid, Seawater and Marine CaCO3 by MC-ICPMS and NTIMS

    Gavin L. Foster;Bärbel Hönisch;Guillaume Paris;Gary S. Dwyer

  • The Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age in Chesapeake Bay and the North Atlantic Ocean

    Thomas M. Cronin;K. Hayo;Robert C. Thunell;Gary S. Dwyer

  • The Impact of Coal Combustion Residue Effluent on Water Resources: A North Carolina Example

    Laura Ruhl;Avner Vengosh;Gary S. Dwyer;Heileen Hsu-Kim

  • High naturally occurring radioactivity in fossil groundwater from the Middle East.

    Avner Vengosh;Daniella Hirschfeld;David Vinson;Gary Dwyer

  • Deep-sea ostracode species diversity: response to late Quaternary climate change

    Thomas M. Cronin;Dawn M. DeMartino;Gary S. Dwyer;Julio Rodriguez-Lazaro

  • Occurrence and distribution of hexavalent chromium in groundwater from North Carolina, USA.

    Rachel M. Coyte;Kristen L. McKinley;Sheng Jiang;Jonathan Karr

  • Calibration of a conodont apatite-based Ordovician 87Sr/86Sr curve to biostratigraphy and geochronology: Implications for stratigraphic resolution

    Matthew R. Saltzman;Cole T. Edwards;Stephen A. Leslie;Gary S. Dwyer

  • Deep Arctic Ocean warming during the last glacial cycle

    Thomas M. Cronin;Gary S. Dwyer;Jesse Robert Farmer;Jesse Robert Farmer;H. A. Bauch

  • The role of North Brazil Current transport in the paleoclimate of the Brazilian Nordeste margin and paleoceanography of the western tropical Atlantic during the late Quaternary

    Trevor E. Nace;Paul A. Baker;Paul A. Baker;Gary S. Dwyer;Cleverson G. Silva

  • Middle Pliocene sea surface temperature variability

    Harry J. Dowsett;Mark A. Chandler;Thomas M. Cronin;Gary S. Dwyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Avner Vengosh
Avner Vengosh Duke University
Thomas M. Cronin
Thomas M. Cronin United States Geological Survey
Paul A. Baker
Paul A. Baker Duke University
Harry J. Dowsett
Harry J. Dowsett United States Geological Survey
Heileen Hsu-Kim
Heileen Hsu-Kim Duke University
Robert C. Thunell
Robert C. Thunell University of South Carolina
Debra A. Willard
Debra A. Willard United States Geological Survey
Cristiano Mazur Chiessi
Cristiano Mazur Chiessi Universidade de São Paulo
Stephen J. Burns
Stephen J. Burns University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard T. Di Giulio
Richard T. Di Giulio Duke University

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