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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6893 6385 352 322 148 4974

Joel E. Saylor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joel E. Saylor between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joel E. Saylor published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2022. 28 of the 188 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2022. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 13 publications
2005 2025

188 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joel E. Saylor: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 6
2010 7
2011 5
2012 4
2013 2
2014 3
2015 12
2016 13
2017 10
2018 9
2019 18
2020 14
2021 11
2022 30
2023 12
2024 15
2025 13
Total 188
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Joel E. Saylor 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 Joel E. Saylor 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, 148–157 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: 148 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
148–157 495 148
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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Joel E. Saylor 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 Joel E. Saylor 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Joel E. Saylor is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has a research focus within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Geological formations and processes, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Joel E. Saylor has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Among the scientist's recent publications are:

  • Temperature Control on Silicate Weathering Intensity and Evolution of the Neogene East Asian Summer Monsoon, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Provenance of Pennsylvanian-Permian sedimentary rocks associated with the Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny in southwestern Laurentia: Implications for continental-scale Laurentian sediment transport systems, 2020, Lithosphere
  • Two-Dimensional Quantitative Comparison of Density Distributions in Detrital Geochronology and Geochemistry, 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Crustal Thickening of the Northern Central Andean Plateau Inferred From Trace Elements in Zircon, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • An exploratory study of "large- n" detrital zircon geochronology of the Book Cliffs, UT via rapid (3 s/analysis) U-Pb dating, 2024, Basin Research

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Kurt E. Sundell
  • T. J. Lapen
  • Tyson Smith
  • Kurt W. Rudolph
  • Helen Kopystecki

Best Publications

  • Loess Plateau storage of Northeastern Tibetan Plateau-derived Yellow River sediment.

    Junsheng Nie;Thomas Stevens;Martin Rittner;Daniel Stockli

  • Quantifying comparison of large detrital geochronology data sets

    Joel E. Saylor;Kurt E. Sundell

  • Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores

    Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Mikael Fortelius;Mikael Fortelius;Qiang Li

  • Unmixing detrital geochronology age distributions

    Kurt E. Sundell;Joel E. Saylor

  • The late Miocene through present paleoelevation history of southwestern Tibet

    J. E. Saylor;J. E. Saylor;J. Quade;D. L. Dettman;P. G. DeCelles

  • Linking sedimentation in the northern Andes to basement configuration, Mesozoic extension, and Cenozoic shortening: Evidence from detrital zircon U-Pb ages, Eastern Cordillera, Colombia

    Brian K. Horton;Joel E. Saylor;Junsheng Nie;Andrés Mora

  • Tectonic Evolution of the Central Andean Plateau and Implications for the Growth of Plateaus

    Carmala N. Garzione;Nadine McQuarrie;Nicholas D. Perez;Nicholas D. Perez;Todd A. Ehlers

  • Integrated provenance analysis of a convergent retroarc foreland system: U-Pb ages, heavy minerals, Nd isotopes, and sandstone compositions of the Middle Magdalena Valley basin, northern Andes, Colombia

    Junsheng Nie;Junsheng Nie;Brian K. Horton;Joel E. Saylor;Andrés Mora

  • Topographic growth of the Jishi Shan and its impact on basin and hydrology evolution, NE Tibetan Plateau

    Joel E. Saylor;Jessica C. Jordan;Kurt E. Sundell;Xiaoming Wang

  • Growth of the Qaidam Basin during Cenozoic exhumation in the northern Tibetan Plateau: Inferences from depositional patterns and multiproxy detrital provenance signatures

    Meredith A. Bush;Joel E. Saylor;Brian K. Horton;Junsheng Nie

  • Discriminating rapid exhumation from syndepositional volcanism using detrital zircon double dating: Implications for the tectonic history of the Eastern Cordillera, Colombia

    Joel E. Saylor;Daniel F. Stockli;Daniel F. Stockli;Brian K. Horton;Junsheng Nie

  • Resolving uplift of the Northern Andes using detrital zircon age signatures

    Brian K. Horton;Mauricio Parra;Joel E. Saylor;Junsheng Nie

  • Andean topographic growth and basement uplift in southern Colombia: Implications for the evolution of the Magdalena, Orinoco, and Amazon river systems

    Veronica J. Anderson;Brian K. Horton;Joel E. Saylor;Andrés Mora

  • Application of detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology to surface and subsurface correlations of provenance, paleodrainage, and tectonics of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin of Colombia

    Brian K. Horton;Veronica J. Anderson;Victor Caballero;Joel E. Saylor

  • Cenozoic paleogeography of the Andean foreland and retroarc hinterland of Colombia

    Andrés Reyes-Harker;Carlos Fernando Ruiz-Valdivieso;Andrés Mora;Juan Carlos Ramírez-Arias

  • Mixing of Source Populations Recorded in Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Spectra of Modern River Sands

    Joel E. Saylor;Jennifer N. Knowles;Brian K. Horton;Junsheng Nie;Junsheng Nie

  • High late Miocene–Pliocene elevation of the Zhada Basin, southwestern Tibetan Plateau, from carbonate clumped isotope thermometry

    Katharine W. Huntington;Joel Saylor;Jay Quade;Adam M. Hudson

  • Late Miocene topographic inversion in southwest Tibet based on integrated paleoelevation reconstructions and structural history

    Michael A. Murphy;Joel E. Saylor;Lin Ding

  • Tracking exhumation of Andean ranges bounding the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia

    Junsheng Nie;Junsheng Nie;Brian K. Horton;Andrés Mora;Joel E. Saylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian K. Horton
Brian K. Horton The University of Texas at Austin
Junsheng Nie
Junsheng Nie Lanzhou University
Andrés Mora
Andrés Mora Ecopetrol (Colombia)
Daniel F. Stockli
Daniel F. Stockli The University of Texas at Austin
Mauricio Parra
Mauricio Parra Universidade de São Paulo
Peter G. DeCelles
Peter G. DeCelles University of Arizona
Jay Quade
Jay Quade University of Arizona
Mihai N. Ducea
Mihai N. Ducea University of Arizona
Peter Copeland
Peter Copeland University of Houston
Carmala N. Garzione
Carmala N. Garzione University of Arizona

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