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Gerardo Benito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerardo Benito between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerardo Benito published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2015. 22 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2015. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications
1987 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerardo Benito: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 3
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 5
1998 4
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 4
2003 10
2004 5
2005 8
2006 11
2007 3
2008 13
2009 7
2010 7
2011 4
2012 14
2013 7
2014 7
2015 15
2016 8
2017 6
2018 6
2019 9
2020 11
2021 12
2022 9
2023 7
2024 11
2025 11
Total 231
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Gerardo Benito 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 Gerardo Benito 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, 178–187 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: 183 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
178–187 414 183
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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Gerardo Benito 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 Gerardo Benito 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 64
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

Gerardo Benito is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive work spanning multiple interconnected subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, and Soil Science.

The principal topics of their research include Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Landslides and related hazards, and Hydrology and Drought Analysis.

Benito has published numerous papers in several scientific journals and venues. Their frequent publication venues include Geomorphology, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Quaternary Science Reviews, Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Current European flood-rich period exceptional compared with past 500 years, 2020, Nature
  • Effects of sediment transport on flood hazards: Lessons learned and remaining challenges, 2023, Geomorphology
  • Recent heatwaves as a prelude to climate extremes in the western Mediterranean region, 2024, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Inferring sediment transfers and functional connectivity of rivers from repeat topographic surveys, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Extreme Floods in Small Mediterranean Catchments: Long-Term Response to Climate Variability and Change, 2020, Water

Benito frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Mikel Calle
  • Juan Antonio Ballesteros-Cánovas
  • Daniel Vázquez-Tarrío
  • Miguel Bartolomé
  • Tamir Grodek

Best Publications

  • Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment.

    Sonia I. Seneviratne;Neville Nicholls;David Easterling;Clare M. Goodess

  • Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives

    Zbigniew W Kundzewicz;Shinjiro Kanae;Sonia I Seneviratne;John W Handmer

  • Reported tailings dam failures. A review of the European incidents in the worldwide context.

    María Teresa Rico;Gerardo Benito;A. R. Salgueiro;Andrés Díez-Herrero

  • Use of Systematic, Palaeoflood and Historical Data for the Improvement of Flood Risk Estimation. Review of Scientific Methods

    Gerardo Benito;Michel Lang;Mariano Barriendos;M. Carmen Llasat

  • Floods from tailings dam failures

    María Teresa Rico;Gerardo Benito;Andrés Díez-Herrero

  • Cambio global: impacto de la actividad humana sobre el sistema Tierra

    Sergio Alonso Oroza;Gerardo Benito;Jordi Dachs;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Past hydrological events reflected in the Holocene fluvial record of Europe

    M.G. Macklin;G. Benito;K.J. Gregory;E. Johnstone

  • Changes in impacts of climate extremes: Human systems and ecosystems

    John Handmer;Yasushi Honda;Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz;Nigel Arnell

  • Historical hydrology for studying flood risk in Europe

    Rudolf Brázdil;Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz;Gerardo Benito

  • Paleohydrology of late pleistocene superflooding, altay mountains, siberia.

    Victor R. Baker;Gerardo Benito;Alexey N. Rudoy

  • The topographic data source of digital terrain models as a key element in the accuracy of hydraulic flood modelling

    A. Casas;G. Benito;V.R. Thorndycraft;M. Rico

  • Current European flood-rich period exceptional compared with past 500 years

    Günter Blöschl;Andrea Kiss;Alberto Viglione;Mariano Barriendos

  • Palaeoflood record of the Tagus River (Central Spain) during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene

    Gerardo Benito;Alfonso Sopeña;Yolanda Sánchez-Moya;Marı́a J. Machado

  • Magnitude and frequency of flooding in the Tagus Basin (Central Spain) over the last Millennium

    Gerardo Benito;Andrés Díez-Herrero;María Fernández De Villalta

  • Palaeoflood and floodplain records from Spain: Evidence for long-term climate variability and environmental changes

    G. Benito;V.R. Thorndycraft;M. Rico;Y. Sánchez-Moya

  • Holocene flooding and climate change in the Mediterranean

    Gerardo Benito;Mark G. Macklin;Mark G. Macklin;Christoph Zielhofer;Anna F. Jones

  • The Holocene fluvial chronology of Spain: evidence from a newly compiled radiocarbon database

    V. R. Thorndycraft;Gerardo Benito

  • The Little Ice Age in Iberian mountains

    M. Oliva;J. Ruiz-Fernández;M. Barriendos;G. Benito

  • Repeated glacial-lake outburst floods in Patagonia: an increasing hazard?

    Alejandro Dussaillant;Gerardo Benito;Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Paul A. Carling

  • A review of 2000 years of paleoclimatic evidence in the Mediterranean

    Jürg Luterbacher;Ricardo García-Herrera;Sena Akcer-On;Rob Allan

  • Palaeohydrology and Environmental Change

    G. Benito;Victor R. Baker;K. J. Gregory

  • Changes in impacts of climate extremes: human systems and ecosystems. A Special Report of Working Groups I and II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

    J. Handmer;Y. Honda;Kundzewicz;N. Arnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Sancho
Carlos Sancho University of Alicante
Mark G. Macklin
Mark G. Macklin University of Lincoln
Yehouda Enzel
Yehouda Enzel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council
Petteri Alho
Petteri Alho University of Turku
Mariano Barriendos
Mariano Barriendos University of Barcelona
Alfredo Pérez-González
Alfredo Pérez-González Complutense University of Madrid
Kenneth Gregory
Kenneth Gregory University of Southampton
Edward J. Rhodes
Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield
Rudolf Brázdil
Rudolf Brázdil Czech Academy of Sciences

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