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Isabella Premoli Silva

Isabella Premoli Silva

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4420 4067 109 103 200 8219

Isabella Premoli Silva publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Isabella Premoli Silva between 1977 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Isabella Premoli Silva published across 48 years, from 1977 to 2024, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2005. 2 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2005. 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 8 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 10 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 49 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1977 2024

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Isabella Premoli Silva: publications per year, 1977 to 2024
Year Publications
1977 3
1978 1
1979 0
1980 2
1981 2
1982 2
1983 2
1984 5
1985 1
1986 8
1987 1
1988 1
1989 4
1990 13
1991 9
1992 2
1993 10
1994 1
1995 10
1996 4
1997 0
1998 1
1999 5
2000 3
2001 0
2002 5
2003 12
2004 6
2005 49
2006 9
2007 2
2008 5
2009 2
2010 1
2011 3
2012 2
2013 5
2014 4
2015 2
2016 0
2017 0
2018 6
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
Total 206
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Isabella Premoli Silva 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 Isabella Premoli Silva 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, 198–207 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: 200 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
188–197 401
198–207 333 200
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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Isabella Premoli Silva 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 Isabella Premoli Silva 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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

Isabella Premoli Silva is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a research profile rooted in engineering with a strong focus on ocean engineering. Their scholarly contributions extend to mechanical engineering, atmospheric science, paleontology, and geophysics. The main areas of their work include drilling and well engineering, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, oil and gas production techniques, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geochemical analysis, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Recent publications reflect a wide interdisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • Proposal for the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Priabonian Stage (Eocene) at the Alano section (Italy), 2020, Episodes
  • BOUNDARY CONDITIONS OF ATLANTIC EOCENE OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONES, 2020, RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
  • MIDDLE EOCENE IN THE ALPINE RETROFORELAND BASIN (NORTHERN ITALY): SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF A "MESO-ALPINE" ARC-TRENCH SYSTEM IN THE ALPS, 2023, RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
  • ODP Leg 144, Hole 873A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 89, Hole 586C - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent collaboration has been an aspect of their research, with common co-authors including Janet A. Haggerty, James G. Ogg, David K. Watkins, Paul N. Pearson, and Frank R. Rack. These collaborators have contributed to multiple joint publications.

The primary publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
  • Episodes
  • Journal of Micropalaeontology

Isabella Premoli Silva's research primarily intersects engineering and geology, emphasizing drilling and well engineering practices. The integration of paleontological and stratigraphic methods is evidenced by contributions to geological and paleoclimatology studies.

Best Publications

  • Cretaceous planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and evolutionary trends from the Bottaccione Section, Gubbio, Italy

    Isabella. Premoli Silva;William V. Sliter

  • Cretaceous paleoceanography: Evidence from planktonic foraminiferal evolution

    Isabella Premoli Silva;William V. Sliter

  • Rapid diversification of planktonic foraminifera in the tropical Pacific (ODP Site 865) during the late Paleocene thermal maximum

    D. Clay Kelly;Timothy J. Bralower;James C. Zachos;Isabella Premoli Silva

  • Upper Cretaceous–Paleocene magnetic stratigraphy at Gubbio, Italy V. Type section for the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene geomagnetic reversal time scale

    Walter Alvarez;Michael A. Arthur;Alfred G. Fischer;William Lowrie

  • Integrated stratigraphy of the Cismon Apticore (southern Alps, Italy); a reference section for the Barremian-Aptian interval at low latitudes

    Elisabetta Erba;James E. T. Channell;Michele Claps;Charles Jones

  • Late Paleocene to Eocene paleoceanography of the equatorial Pacific Ocean: Stable isotopes recorded at Ocean Drilling Program Site 865, Allison Guyot

    Timothy J. Bralower;James C. Zachos;Ellen Thomas;Matthew Parrow

  • Similarities between planktonic and larger foraminiferal evolutionary trends through Paleogene paleoceanographic changes

    Pamela Hallock;Isabella Premoli Silva;Anne Boersma

  • Atlantic Eocene planktonic foraminiferal paleohydrographic indicators and stable isotope paleoceanography

    Anne Boersma;Isabella Premoli Silva;N. J. Shackleton

  • Paleogene magnetic stratigraphy in Umbrian pelagic carbonate rocks: The Contessa sections, Gubbio

    William Lowrie;Walter Alvarez;Giovanni Napoleone;Katharina Perch-Nielsen

  • Revised Upper Albian – Maastrichtian planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and magneto-stratigraphy of the classical Tethyan Gubbio section (Italy)

    Rodolfo Coccioni;Isabella Premoli Silva

  • Biotic changes in Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events of the Tethys

    Isabella Premoli Silva;Elisabetta Erba;Giovanni Salvini;Cecilia Locatelli

  • Episodes of high productivity and cooling in the early Aptian Alpine Tethys

    Peter A. Hochuli;Alessio P. Menegatti;Helmut Weissert;Angelo Riva

  • Palaeoceanographic significance of the Tethyan ‘Livello Selli’ (Early Aptian) from the Hybla Formation, northwestern Sicily: biostratigraphy and high-resolution chemostratigraphic records

    Adriana Bellanca;Elisabetta Erba;Rodolfo Neri;Isabella Premoli Silva

  • Orbitally induced limestone/marlstone rhythms in the Albian—Cenomanian Cismon section (Venetian region, northern Italy): Sedimentology, calcareous and siliceous plankton distribution, elemental and isotope geochemistry

    A. Bellanca;M. Claps;E. Erba;D. Masetti

  • Toward an orbital chronology for the early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE1a, ~ 120 Ma)

    Yong Xiang Li;Timothy J. Bralower;Isabel P. Montañez;David A. Osleger

  • Paleoenvironmental signals and changes in surface fertilityin Mid Cretaceous Corg-Rich pelagic facies of the Fucoid Marls (Central Italy)

    Isabella Premoli Silvá;Elisabetta Erba;Maria Emilia Tornaghi

  • Decision on the Eocene-Oligocene boundary stratotype

    Isabella Premoli Silva;D Graham Jenkins

  • Paleocene planktonic foraminiferal biogeography and the paleooceanography of the Atlantic Ocean

    Anne Boersma;Isabella Premoli Silva

  • Identification of the base of the lower-to-middle Campanian Globotruncana ventricosa Zone: Comments on reliability and global correlations

    Maria Rose Petrizzo;Francesca Falzoni;Isabella Premoli Silva

  • Franciscan Complex limestone deposited at 17° South paleolatitude

    Walter Alvarez;Dennis V. Kent;Isabella Premoli Silva;Richard A. Schweickert

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Spezzaferri
Silvia Spezzaferri University of Fribourg
Elisabetta Erba
Elisabetta Erba University of Milan
Rodolfo Coccioni
Rodolfo Coccioni University of Urbino
Timothy J. Bralower
Timothy J. Bralower Pennsylvania State University
Paul Nicholas Pearson
Paul Nicholas Pearson Cardiff University
James C. Zachos
James C. Zachos University of California, Santa Cruz
Simonetta Monechi
Simonetta Monechi University of Florence
Bridget S. Wade
Bridget S. Wade University College London
Timothy D. Herbert
Timothy D. Herbert Brown University
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez University of California, Berkeley

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