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Heinz A. Lowenstam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heinz A. Lowenstam between 1950 and 2017, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heinz A. Lowenstam published across 68 years, from 1950 to 2017, averaging 0.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1989. 2 of the 44 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2017. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1989. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 2 publications 1954: 2 publications 1955: 1 publication 1956: 1 publication 1957: 1 publication 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 2 publications
1950 2017

44 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heinz A. Lowenstam: publications per year, 1950 to 2017
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 1
1952 0
1953 2
1954 2
1955 1
1956 1
1957 1
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 1
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 1
1966 0
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 1
1973 0
1974 1
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 13
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 2
Total 44
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Heinz A. Lowenstam publications per year - data summary

  • Heinz A. Lowenstam, a Earth Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, has 44 publications recorded across 68 years, from 1950 to 2017.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2017.
  • The most productive year is 1989, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 43 of the 68 years in the span carry no publications at all (1952, 1959, 1960, 1963 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 0.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 1.8 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2013-2017) hold 2 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1972: 17 publications (0.7 per year); 1973-1995: 24 publications (1.0 per year); 1996-2017: 3 publications (0.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Heinz A. Lowenstam 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 Heinz A. Lowenstam 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. 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+

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
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
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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Heinz A. Lowenstam publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Heinz A. Lowenstam 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 Heinz A. Lowenstam 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. 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+

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
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
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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Heinz A. Lowenstam D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1950 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Heinz A. Lowenstam was affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their work contributed to the scientific community through various research efforts and collaborations during their career.

Heinz A. Lowenstam was recognized with several awards, reflecting their contribution to science. In 1950, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Later, in 1980, they became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Throughout their career, Heinz A. Lowenstam did not have recent papers or documented co-authors listed in the provided data, nor were there details on specific research topics, fields, or subfields of study available in this record.

Although specific publication venues and book publishers were not documented, Heinz A. Lowenstam's association with a prominent research institution and memberships in distinguished scientific bodies indicate active engagement with the scientific community at a high level.

Heinz A. Lowenstam is deceased. The data reflects their lasting affiliation and recognition within scientific societies during their lifetime.

Best Publications

  • REVISED CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE

    S Epstein;R Buchsbaum;H. A Lowenstam;H. C Urey

  • Minerals formed by organisms

    Heinz A. Lowenstam

  • MEASUREMENT OF PALEOTEMPERATURES AND TEMPERATURES OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF ENGLAND, DENMARK, AND THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

    H. C Urey;H. A Lowenstam;S Epstein;C. R McKINNEY

  • CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE

    Samuel Epstein;Ralph Buchsbaum;Heinz Lowenstam;Harold C Urey

  • Mineralogy, O(18}/O({16)) Ratios, and Strontium and Magnesium Contents of Recent and Fossil Brachiopods and Their Bearing on the History of the Oceans

    Heinz A. Lowenstam

  • Geological implications of impacts of large asteroids and comets on the earth

    Leon T. Silver;Peter H. Schultz

  • The Influence of Marine bottom Communities on the Depositional Environment of Sediments

    Robert N. Ginsburg;Heinz A. Lowenstam

  • Magnetite in Denticle Capping in Recent Chitons (Polyplacophora)

    Heinz A Lowenstam

  • Mineralization and magnetization of chiton teeth : Paleomagnetic, sedimentologic, and biologic implications of organic magnetite

    J.L. Kirschvink;H.A. Lowenstam

  • Factors Affecting the Aragonite: Calcite Ratios in Carbonate-Secreting Marine Organisms

    Heinz A. Lowenstam

  • Transformation of amorphous calcium phosphate to crystalline dahillite in the radular teeth of chitons.

    H. A. Lowenstam;S. Weiner

  • Niagaran Reefs of the Great Lakes Area

    Heinz A. Lowenstam

  • On the Origin of Sedimentary Aragonite Needles of the Great Bahama Bank

    H. A. Lowenstam;S. Epstein

  • Paleotemperatures of the Post-Aptian Cretaceous as Determined by the Oxygen Isotope Method

    H. A. Lowenstam;S. Epstein

  • Lepidocrocite, an Apatite Mineral, and Magnetite in Teeth of Chitons (Polyplacophora)

    H. A. Lowenstam

  • Vaterite: a mineralization product of the hard tissues of a marine organism (Ascidiacea).

    Heinz A. Lowenstam;Donald P. Abbott

  • Temperature-Shell-Growth Relations of Recent and Interglacial Pleistocene Shoal-Water Biota from Bermuda

    S. Epstein;H. A. Lowenstam

  • Evolutionary prerequisites for early phanerozoic calcareous skeletons

    H.A. Lowenstam;Lynn Margulis;Lynn Margulis

  • Goethite in Radular Teeth of Recent Marine Gastropods

    H. A. Lowenstam

  • Phosphatic hard tissues of marine invertebrates: Their nature and mechanical function, and some fossil implications☆

    Heinz A. Lowenstam

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Epstein
Samuel Epstein California Institute of Technology
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis University of Massachusetts Amherst
George R. Rossman
George R. Rossman California Institute of Technology
Joseph L. Kirschvink
Joseph L. Kirschvink California Institute of Technology

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