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Earth Science 31 8932 8300 644 615 112 3829

Gerd Geyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerd Geyer between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerd Geyer published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2021. 18 of the 136 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

136 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerd Geyer: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 5
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 4
1996 0
1997 3
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 5
2006 4
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 2
2011 1
2012 0
2013 2
2014 6
2015 5
2016 3
2017 4
2018 6
2019 9
2020 7
2021 14
2022 9
2023 5
2024 4
2025 14
Total 136
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Gerd Geyer 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 Gerd Geyer 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, 108–117 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: 112 publications — 17th percentile

17% 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
108–117 484 112
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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Gerd Geyer 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 Gerd Geyer 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
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
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

Gerd Geyer is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has a research focus within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses a wide range of subfields including Paleontology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Geyer has contributed to numerous publications, with recent papers including:

  • Greater Avalonia-latest Ediacaran-Ordovician "peribaltic" terrane bounded by continental margin prisms ("Ganderia," Harlech Dome, Meguma): Review, tectonic implications, and paleogeography (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Asynchronous trilobite extinctions at the early to middle Cambrian transition (2020, Geology)
  • Precise early Cambrian U-Pb zircon dates bracket the oldest trilobites and archaeocyaths in Moroccan West Gondwana (2020, Geological Magazine)
  • (Re)proposal of three Cambrian Subsystems and their Geochronology (2020, Episodes)
  • Environmental constraints on the distribution of matground and mixground ecosystems across the Cambrian Series 2-Miaolingian boundary interval in Iran: A case study for the central sector of northern Gondwana (2021, Journal of African Earth Sciences)

The scientist has published in prominent venues such as Geological Magazine, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Journal of African Earth Sciences, and Paläontologische Zeitschrift.

Collaborations have frequently involved co-authors including Ed Landing, Stephen R. Westrop, Mark D. Schmitz, Thomas Wotte, and Mehdi Daraei.

Gerd Geyer has authored work published by Wiley, notably the book titled Ellipsocephalid trilobites from Cambrian Series 2 and Stage 4 released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The quest for internationally recognized divisions of Cambrian time

    Gerd Geyer;John Shergold

  • Duration of the Early Cambrian: U-Pb ages of volcanic ashes from Avalon and Gondwana

    Ed Landing;Samuel A Bowring;Kathleen L Davidek;Stephen R Westrop

  • Cambrian Evolutionary Radiation: Context, correlation, and chronostratigraphy—Overcoming deficiencies of the first appearance datum (FAD) concept

    Ed Landing;Gerd Geyer;Gerd Geyer;Martin D. Brasier;Samuel A. Bowring

  • New high-resolution age data from the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary indicate rapid, ecologically driven onset of the Cambrian explosion

    Ulf Linnemann;Maria Ovtcharova;Urs Schaltegger;Andreas Gärtner

  • A unified Lower - Middle Cambrian chronostratigraphy for West Gondwana

    Gerd Geyer;Ed Landing

  • Palaeogeographical controls on the Cambrian trilobite immigration and evolutionary patterns reported in the western Gondwana margin

    J. Javier Álvaro;Olaf Elicki;Gerd Geyer;Adrian W.A. Rushton

  • Global standard names for the Lowermost Cambrian Series and Stage

    Ed Landing;Shanchi (彭善池) Peng;Loren E. Babcock;Gerd Geyer

  • Revised Lower to lower Middle Cambrian biostratigraphy of Morocco

    Gerd Geyer

  • The Henson Gletscher Formation, North Greenland, and its bearing on the global Cambrian Series 2-Series 3 boundary

    Gerd Geyer;John S. Peel

  • LATEST EARLY CAMBRIAN SMALL SHELLY FOSSILS, TRILOBITES, AND HATCH HILL DYSAEROBIC INTERVAL ON THE QUÉBEC CONTINENTAL SLOPE

    Ed Landing;Gerd Geyer;Kenneth E. Bartowski

  • Intercontinental, trilobite-based correlation of the Moroccan early Middle Cambrian

    Gerd Geyer

  • Challenges in defining the base of Cambrian Series 2 and Stage 3

    Xingliang Zhang;Per Ahlberg;Loren E. Babcock;Duck K. Choi

  • The base of a revised Middle Cambrian: are suitable concepts for a series boundary in reach?

    Gerd Geyer

  • Neltneriidae and Holmiidae (Trilobita) from Morocco and the problem of Early Cambrian intercontinental correlation

    Gerd Geyer;Allison R. Palmer

  • Distinguishing eustatic and epeirogenic controls on Lower–Middle Cambrian boundary successions in West Gondwana (Morocco and Iberia)

    Ed Landing;Gerd Geyer;Wolfram Heldmaier

  • Greater Avalonia—latest Ediacaran–Ordovician “peribaltic” terrane bounded by continental margin prisms (“Gander,” Harlech Dome, Meguma): Review, tectonic implications, and paleogeography

    Ed Landing;J. Duncan Keppie;D. Fraser Keppie;Gerd Geyer

  • MIDDLE CAMBRIAN OF AVALONIAN MASSACHUSETTS: STRATIGRAPHY AND CORRELATION OF THE BRAINTREE TRILOBITES

    Gerd Geyer;Ed Landing

  • The Subcommission on Cambrian Stratigraphy: the status quo

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  • Early evolution of colonial animals (Ediacaran Evolutionary Radiation–Cambrian Evolutionary Radiation–Great Ordovician Biodiversification Interval)

    Ed Landing;Jonathan B. Antcliffe;Gerd Geyer;Artem Kouchinsky

  • Facies architecture, depositional environments, and sequence stratigraphy of the Middle Cambrian Fasham and Deh-Sufiyan Formations in the central Alborz, Iran

    Aram Bayet-Goll;Gerd Geyer;Markus Wilmsen;Asadollah Mahboubi

  • The Fish River Subgroup in Namibia: stratigraphy, depositional environments and the Proterozoic-Cambrian boundary problem revisited

    G. Geyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ed Landing
Ed Landing Columbia University in the City of New York
Ulf Linnemann
Ulf Linnemann Senckenberg Naturmuseum
John S. Peel
John S. Peel Uppsala University
Maria Ovtcharova
Maria Ovtcharova University of Geneva
Loren E. Babcock
Loren E. Babcock The Ohio State University
Mandy Hofmann
Mandy Hofmann Senckenberg Naturmuseum
Alfred Uchman
Alfred Uchman Jagiellonian University
Markus Wilmsen
Markus Wilmsen Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz
Mark D. Schmitz
Mark D. Schmitz Boise State University

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