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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2370 2149 990 875 181 13965

Jessica E. Tierney publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jessica E. Tierney between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jessica E. Tierney published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2019. 28 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2019. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 11 publications
2004 2026

250 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jessica E. Tierney: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2
2008 2
2009 2
2010 8
2011 4
2012 5
2013 6
2014 6
2015 4
2016 12
2017 15
2018 7
2019 34
2020 30
2021 17
2022 25
2023 27
2024 15
2025 17
2026 11
Total 250
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Jessica E. Tierney 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 Jessica E. Tierney 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: 181 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
178–187 414 181
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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Jessica E. Tierney 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 Jessica E. Tierney 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 56
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

Jessica E. Tierney is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

The subfields they work within include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Oceanography. Their work addresses diverse topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Climate variability and models, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Tree-ring climate responses, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Past climates inform our future, 2020, Science
  • Glacial cooling and climate sensitivity revisited, 2020, Nature
  • Globally resolved surface temperatures since the Last Glacial Maximum, 2021, Nature
  • The PMIP4 Last Glacial Maximum experiments: preliminary results and comparison with the PMIP3 simulations, 2021, Climate of the Past
  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records, 2020, Scientific Data

Frequent co-authors in their research include Jiang Zhu, Christopher J. Poulsen, Daniel J. Lunt, Tripti Bhattacharya, and Gordon N. Inglis. Their work appears regularly in various publication venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Climate of the Past, Quaternary Science Reviews, and Scientific Data.

Jessica E. Tierney is also the author of a book titled The TEX86 Paleotemperature Proxy, published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Northern Hemisphere Controls on Tropical Southeast African Climate During the Past 60,000 Years

    Jessica E. Tierney;James M. Russell;Yongsong Huang;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • Past climates inform our future

    Jessica E. Tierney;Christopher J. Poulsen;Isabel P. Montañez;Tripti Bhattacharya

  • Globally resolved surface temperatures since the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Matthew B Osman;Jessica E Tierney;Jiang Zhu;Robert Tardif

  • Glacial cooling and climate sensitivity revisited

    Jessica Erin Tierney;Jiang Zhu;Jiang Zhu;Jonathan King;Steven Brewster Malevich

  • A global multiproxy database for temperature reconstructions of the Common Era

    Julien Emile-Geay;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Lucien Von Gunten

  • Rainfall regimes of the Green Sahara.

    Jessica E. Tierney;Francesco S. R. Pausata;Peter B. deMenocal

  • Early onset of industrial-era warming across the oceans and continents

    Nerilie J. Abram;Helen V. McGregor;Jessica E. Tierney;Jessica E. Tierney;Michael N. Evans

  • Multidecadal variability in East African hydroclimate controlled by the Indian Ocean

    Jessica E. Tierney;Jason E. Smerdon;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Richard Seager

  • Environmental controls on branched tetraether lipid distributions in tropical East African lake sediments

    J.E. Tierney;J.E. Tierney;J.M. Russell;H. Eggermont;H. Eggermont;E.C. Hopmans

  • A Bayesian, spatially-varying calibration model for the TEX86 proxy

    Jessica E. Tierney;Martin P. Tingley;Martin P. Tingley

  • Distributions of branched GDGTs in a tropical lake system: Implications for lacustrine application of the MBT/CBT paleoproxy.

    Jessica E. Tierney;James M. Russell

  • Abrupt Shifts in Horn of Africa Hydroclimate Since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Jessica Erin Tierney;Peter B. deMenocal

  • BAYSPLINE: A New Calibration for the Alkenone Paleothermometer

    Jessica E. Tierney;Martin P. Tingley

  • Tropical sea surface temperatures for the past four centuries reconstructed from coral archives

    Jessica E. Tierney;Nerilie J. Abram;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Michael N. Evans

  • Late Quaternary behavior of the East African monsoon and the importance of the Congo Air Boundary

    Jessica E. Tierney;James M. Russell;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté;Yongsong Huang

  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

    Darrell Kaufman;Nicholas McKay;Cody Routson;Michael Erb

  • Late-twentieth-century warming in Lake Tanganyika unprecedented since AD 500

    Jessica E. Tierney;Marc T. Mayes;Marc T. Mayes;Natacha Meyer;Christopher Johnson;Christopher Johnson

  • Past and future rainfall in the Horn of Africa

    Jessica E. Tierney;Caroline C. Ummenhofer;Peter B. deMenocal

  • The DeepMIP contribution to PMIP4: methodologies for selection, compilation and analysis of latest Paleocene and early Eocene climate proxy data, incorporating version 0.1 of the DeepMIP database

    Christopher J Hollis;Tom Dunkley Jones;Eleni Anagnostou;Eleni Anagnostou;Peter K Bijl

  • The effect of sea level on glacial Indo-Pacific climate

    Pedro N. DiNezio;Jessica E. Tierney

Frequent Co-Authors

Bette L. Otto-Bliesner
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner National Center for Atmospheric Research
Peter B deMenocal
Peter B deMenocal Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Jiang Zhu
Jiang Zhu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Christopher J. Poulsen
Christopher J. Poulsen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kevin J. Anchukaitis
Kevin J. Anchukaitis University of Arizona
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
Sarah J. Feakins
Sarah J. Feakins University of Southern California
Gregory J. Hakim
Gregory J. Hakim University of Washington
Alan M. Haywood
Alan M. Haywood University of Leeds
Allegra N. LeGrande
Allegra N. LeGrande Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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