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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 92 229 195 121 102 553 29682

John M. Eiler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John M. Eiler between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John M. Eiler published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 14.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2011. 35 of the 666 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2011. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 44 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 11 publications
1979 2025

666 publications in total across all disciplines

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John M. Eiler: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 4
1992 2
1993 4
1994 4
1995 5
1996 2
1997 10
1998 7
1999 2
2000 7
2001 8
2002 12
2003 23
2004 12
2005 20
2006 19
2007 29
2008 27
2009 36
2010 30
2011 44
2012 34
2013 24
2014 37
2015 33
2016 25
2017 22
2018 27
2019 14
2020 25
2021 28
2022 20
2023 29
2024 24
2025 11
Total 666
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John M. Eiler publications per year - data summary

  • John M. Eiler, a Earth Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, has 666 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 44 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979 and 1989, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 47 years in the span carry no publications at all (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.1 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 112 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 20 publications (1.3 per year); 1995-2010: 249 publications (15.6 per year); 2011-2025: 397 publications (26.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

John M. Eiler 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 John M. Eiler 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, 548–557 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: 553 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 14 553
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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John M. Eiler 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.
  • John M. Eiler, a Earth Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, records 553 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than John M. Eiler, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and John M. Eiler ranks above the median.
  • 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).

John M. Eiler 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 John M. Eiler 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, 92 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: 92 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 92
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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John M. Eiler 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.
  • John M. Eiler, a Earth Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, records 92 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than John M. Eiler, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and John M. Eiler ranks above the median.
  • 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

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2012 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 2002 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

John M. Eiler is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions in isotope analysis in ecology, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, geology and paleoclimatology research, astro and planetary science, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

The scientist's publications have appeared frequently in several distinguished venues, including:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts

Among recent papers, the following are representative:

  • InterCarb: A Community Effort to Improve Interlaboratory Standardization of the Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometer Using Carbonate Standards (2021), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu (2023), published in Science
  • Rapid microbial methanogenesis during CO2 storage in hydrocarbon reservoirs (2021), published in Nature
  • Methoxyl stable isotopic constraints on the origins and limits of coal-bed methane (2021), published in Science
  • Isotopic evidence for quasi-equilibrium chemistry in thermally mature natural gases (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Alex L. Sessions
  • Michael J Formolo
  • Jamie E. Elsila
  • Hao Xie
  • Jason P. Dworkin

John M. Eiler's main fields of study consist of environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their subfields of study encompass ecology, astronomy and astrophysics, mechanics of materials, atmospheric science, and environmental chemistry.

Awards and honors received by John M. Eiler include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)
  • Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (2013)
  • Arthur L. Day Medal from The Geological Society of America (2012)
  • James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2002)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • 13 C- 18 O bonds in carbonate minerals: A new kind of paleothermometer

    Prosenjit Ghosh;Jess Adkins;Hagit Affek;Brian Balta

  • Oxygen Isotope Variations of Basaltic Lavas and Upper Mantle Rocks

    John M. Eiler

  • “Clumped-isotope” geochemistry—The study of naturally-occurring, multiply-substituted isotopologues

    John M. Eiler

  • Rise of the Andes.

    Carmala N. Garzione;Gregory Dean Hoke;Julie C. Libarkin;Saunia Withers

  • Defining an absolute reference frame for 'clumped' isotope studies of CO 2

    Kate J. Dennis;Hagit P. Affek;Benjamin H. Passey;Daniel P. Schrag

  • The Magnitude and Duration of Late Ordovician–Early Silurian Glaciation

    Seth Finnegan;Kristin Bergmann;John M. Eiler;David S. Jones

  • Preferential formation of 13C–18O bonds in carbonate minerals, estimated using first-principles lattice dynamics

    Edwin A. Schauble;Prosenjit Ghosh;John M. Eiler

  • High-temperature environments of human evolution in East Africa based on bond ordering in paleosol carbonates

    Benjamin H. Passey;Naomi E. Levin;Naomi E. Levin;Thure E. Cerling;Francis H. Brown

  • Methods and limitations of 'clumped' CO2 isotope (Delta47) analysis by gas-source isotope ratio mass spectrometry.

    K. W. Huntington;J. M. Eiler;H. P. Affek;W. Guo

  • Paleoclimate reconstruction using carbonate clumped isotope thermometry

    John M. Eiler

  • Rapid Uplift of the Altiplano Revealed Through 13C-18O Bonds in Paleosol Carbonates

    Prosenjit Ghosh;Prosenjit Ghosh;Carmala N. Garzione;Carmala N. Garzione;John M. Eiler;John M. Eiler

  • Potential Environmental Impact of a Hydrogen Economy on the Stratosphere

    Tracey K. Tromp;Run-Lie Shia;Mark Allen;John M. Eiler

  • 18O13C16O in Earth's atmosphere

    John M. Eiler;Edwin Schauble

  • Inside the subduction factory

    John Eiler

  • Equilibrium thermodynamics of multiply substituted isotopologues of molecular gases

    Zhengrong Wang;Edwin A. Schauble;John M. Eiler

  • Lunar apatite with terrestrial volatile abundances

    Jeremy W. Boyce;Jeremy W. Boyce;Yang Liu;George R. Rossman;Yunbin Guan

  • Formation temperatures of thermogenic and biogenic methane

    D.A. Stolper;M. Lawson;C.L. Davis;A.A. Ferreira

  • Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry of Oceanic-Arc Lavas

    John M. Eiler;Anthony Crawford;Tim Elliott;Kenneth A. Farley

  • Coupling of surface temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentrations during the Palaeozoic era.

    Rosemarie E. Came;John M. Eiler;Ján Veizer;Karem Azmy

  • Glacial/interglacial temperature variations in Soreq cave speleothems as recorded by ‘clumped isotope’ thermometry

    Hagit P. Affek;Miryam Bar-Matthews;Avner Ayalon;Alan Matthews

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward M. Stolper
Edward M. Stolper California Institute of Technology
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Aradhna Tripati
Aradhna Tripati University of California, Los Angeles
George R. Rossman
George R. Rossman California Institute of Technology
Alex L. Sessions
Alex L. Sessions California Institute of Technology
Hagit P. Affek
Hagit P. Affek Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jess F. Adkins
Jess F. Adkins California Institute of Technology
Michael E. Brown
Michael E. Brown University of Dundee
Bethany L. Ehlmann
Bethany L. Ehlmann University of Colorado Boulder
Kenneth A. Farley
Kenneth A. Farley California Institute of Technology

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