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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5810 5374 288 260 94 6334

Grant D. Zazula publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Grant D. Zazula between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Grant D. Zazula published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2017. 6 of the 113 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2017. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
2000 2026

113 publications in total across all disciplines

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Grant D. Zazula: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 5
2007 4
2008 2
2009 7
2010 7
2011 10
2012 4
2013 5
2014 6
2015 2
2016 6
2017 11
2018 2
2019 6
2020 8
2021 8
2022 4
2023 2
2024 2
2025 5
2026 1
Total 113
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Grant D. Zazula 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 Grant D. Zazula 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, 88–97 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: 94 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 94
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
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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Grant D. Zazula 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 Grant D. Zazula 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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

Grant D. Zazula is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these fields, their work emphasizes ecology, genetics, molecular biology, atmospheric science, and anthropology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Their research output features frequent publications in several venues, such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Among recent papers authored or co-authored, several are notable for their focus on paleogenomics, evolutionary biology, and ancient environmental DNA analysis:

  • Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs, 2022, Nature
  • The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Collapse of the mammoth-steppe in central Yukon as revealed by ancient environmental DNA, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Environmental genomics of Late Pleistocene black bears and giant short-faced bears, 2021, Current Biology
  • Genomic Adaptations and Evolutionary History of the Extinct Scimitar-Toothed Cat, Homotherium latidens, 2020, Current Biology

Collaborations are an integral part of their academic activity. Frequently working with other researchers, the most common co-authors include Beth Shapiro, Matthew J. Wooller, Elizabeth Hall, R. D. E. MacPhee, and Duane Froese.

Best Publications

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans

    Eline D. Lorenzen;David Nogués-Bravo;Ludovic Orlando;Jaco Weinstock

  • Fifty thousand years of Arctic vegetation and megafaunal diet

    Eske Willerslev;John Davison;Mari Moora;Martin Zobel

  • Ancient DNA analyses exclude humans as the driving force behind late Pleistocene musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) population dynamics.

    Paula F. Campos;Eske Willerslev;Andrei Sher;Ludovic Orlando

  • Bison phylogeography constrains dispersal and viability of the Ice Free Corridor in western Canada

    Peter D. Heintzman;Duane Froese;John W. Ives;André E. R. Soares

  • Out of America: Ancient DNA Evidence for a New World Origin of Late Quaternary Woolly Mammoths

    Regis Debruyne;Genevieve Chu;Christine E. King;Kirsti Bos

  • Palaeobotany: Ice-age steppe vegetation in east Beringia

    Grant D. Zazula;Duane G. Froese;Charles E. Schweger;Rolf W. Mathewes

  • Arctic ground squirrels of the mammoth-steppe: paleoecology of Late Pleistocene middens (∼24000–29450 14C yr BP), Yukon Territory, Canada

    Grant D. Zazula;Duane G. Froese;Scott A. Elias;Svetlana Kuzmina

  • Timing and extent of plio-pleistocene glaciations in north-western canada and east-central alaska

    Alejandra Duk-Rodkin;René W. Barendregt;Duane G. Froese;Florence Weber

  • Regional differences in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N of Pleistocene mammoths: Implications for paleoecology of the mammoth steppe

    Paul Szpak;Darren R. Gröcke;Regis Debruyne;Ross D.E. MacPhee

  • Fossil and genomic evidence constrains the timing of bison arrival in North America.

    Duane Froese;Mathias Stiller;Mathias Stiller;Peter D. Heintzman;Alberto V. Reyes

  • Faunal record identifies Bering isthmus conditions as constraint to end-Pleistocene migration to the New World.

    Meirav Meiri;Adrian M. Lister;Matthew J. Collins;Noreen Tuross

  • Environmental genomics of Late Pleistocene black bears and giant short-faced bears.

    Mikkel Winther Pedersen;Bianca De Sanctis;Nedda F. Saremi;Martin Sikora

  • The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions

    Marc de Manuel;Ross Barnett;Marcela Sandoval-Velasco;Nobuyuki Yamaguchi

  • Mammuthus Population Dynamics in Late Pleistocene North America: Divergence, Phylogeography, and Introgression

    Jacob Enk;Alison Devault;Christopher Widga;Jeffrey Saunders

  • The Klondike goldfields and Pleistocene environments of Beringia

    Duane G. Froese;Grant D. Zazula;John A. Westgate;Shari J. Preece

  • Pleistocene graminoid-dominated ecosystems in the Arctic

    Mikhail S. Blinnikov;Benjamin V. Gaglioti;Donald A. Walker;Matthew J. Wooller

  • Solving the woolly mammoth conundrum: amino acid 15N-enrichment suggests a distinct forage or habitat

    Rachel Schwartz-Narbonne;Fred J. Longstaffe;Jessica Z. Metcalfe;Grant Zazula

  • Stable Carbon Isotope Compositions of Eastern Beringian Grasses and Sedges: Investigating Their Potential as Paleoenvironmental Indicators

    Matthew J. Wooller;Grant D. Zazula;Mary Edwards;Duane G. Froese

  • Full-glacial paleosols in perennially frozen loess sequences, Klondike goldfields, Yukon Territory, Canada

    Paul T. Sanborn;C.A. Scott Smith;Duane G. Froese;Grant D. Zazula

  • New Spruce ( Picea spp.) Macrofossils from Yukon Territory: Implications for Late Pleistocene Refugia in Eastern Beringia

    G.D. Zazula;A.M. Telka;C.R. Harington;C.E. Schweger

  • A new genus of horse from Pleistocene North America

    Peter D. Heintzman;Grant D. Zazula;Ross D. E. MacPhee;Eric Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Duane G. Froese
Duane G. Froese University of Alberta
Beth Shapiro
Beth Shapiro University of California, Santa Cruz
Ross D. E. MacPhee
Ross D. E. MacPhee American Museum of Natural History
Matthew J. Wooller
Matthew J. Wooller University of Alaska Fairbanks
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Ludovic Orlando
Ludovic Orlando Paul Sabatier University
John Southon
John Southon University of California, Irvine
Fred J. Longstaffe
Fred J. Longstaffe University of Western Ontario
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Rolf W. Mathewes
Rolf W. Mathewes Simon Fraser University

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