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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8741 8122 200 194 158 3459

José López-Gómez publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by José López-Gómez between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. José López-Gómez published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2018. 10 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2018. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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José López-Gómez: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 4
1993 3
1994 6
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 3
2004 2
2005 9
2006 2
2007 7
2008 3
2009 10
2010 4
2011 7
2012 6
2013 6
2014 7
2015 10
2016 8
2017 8
2018 11
2019 7
2020 5
2021 5
2022 1
2023 1
2024 4
2025 6
Total 165
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José López-Gómez 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 José López-Gómez 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, 158–167 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: 158 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
158–167 458 158
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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José López-Gómez 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 José López-Gómez 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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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Overview

José López-Gómez is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain and has a research focus within the broad field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their academic work spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geochemistry and Petrology. The body of research produced by López-Gómez encompasses topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Geological formations and processes, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

The researcher has contributed significantly to scientific literature, with publications appearing repeatedly in established venues. Notably, López-Gómez has several articles published in the Journal of Iberian Geology, marking a frequent engagement with this outlet. Other recurrent publication venues include Global and Planetary Change and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. Additional contributions are found in Terra Nova and Palaeoworld.

Among the recent papers featuring López-Gómez's work are the following:

  • "Transition between Variscan and Alpine cycles in the Pyrenean-Cantabrian Mountains (N Spain): Geodynamic evolution of near-equator European Permian basins" (2021) published in Global and Planetary Change
  • "Early Permian during the Variscan orogen collapse in the equatorial realm: insights from the Cantabrian Mountains (N Iberia) into climatic and environmental changes" (2021) published in International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • "Impact of Permian mass extinctions on continental invertebrate infauna" (2021) published in Terra Nova
  • "Geochemical markers of paleoenvironments, weathering, and provenance in Permian-Triassic terrestrial sediments" (2020) published in Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • "Middle Triassic (Muschelkalk) transgression in the West Tethys: biostratigraphic evidence from Sardinia (Italy)" (2023) published in Palaeoworld

López-Gómez collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, among them:

  • Raúl de la Horra
  • José F. Barrenechea
  • Violeta Borruel-Abadía
  • Ausonio Ronchi
  • José B. Diez

Best Publications

  • Post-Variscan (end Carboniferous-Early Permian) basin evolution in Western and Central Europe

    T. McCann;C. Pascal;M.J. Timmerman;P. Krzywiec

  • Origin of the Permian-Triassic Iberian Basin, central-eastern Spain

    Alfredo Arche;José López-Gómez

  • The Permian–Triassic transition and the onset of Mesozoic sedimentation at the northwestern peri-Tethyan domain scale: Palaeogeographic maps and geodynamic implications

    Sylvie Bourquin;Antoine Bercovici;José López-Gómez;José B. Diez

  • Oxfordian ramp system (La Manga Formation) in the Bardas Blancas area (Mendoza Province) Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Facies and depositional sequences

    Ricardo M. Palma;José López-Gómez;Ricardo D. Piethé

  • Oblique strain partitioning and transpression on an inverted rift: The Castilian Branch of the Iberian Chain

    G. de Vicente;R. Vegas;A. Muñoz-Martín;J.D.A.M. van Wees

  • Permian and Triassic

    José LóPez-GóMez;Alfredo Arche;Alberto Pérez-López

  • Temporal and spatial variations in tectonic subsidence in the Iberian Basin (eastern Spain): inferences from automated forward modelling of high-resolution stratigraphy (Permian–Mesozoic)

    J.D.A.M. van Wees;A. Arche;C. Beijdorff;J. Lopez-Gomez

  • The Carnian Pluvial Event in Western Europe: New data from Iberia and correlation with the Western Neotethys and Eastern North America-NW Africa regions

    Alfredo Arche;José López-Gómez

  • Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian–Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina

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  • Sudden changes in fluvial style across the Permian−Triassic boundary in the eastern Iberian Ranges, Spain: Analysis of possible causes

    Alfredo Arche;José López-Gómez

  • Earthquake-induced soft-sediment deformation structures in Upper Jurassic open-marine microbialites (Neuquén Basin, Argentina)

    Javier Martín-Chivelet;Ricardo M. Palma;José López-Gómez;Diego A. Kietzmann

  • Evidence of precessional and eccentricity orbital cycles in a Tithonian source rock: The mid-outer carbonate ramp of the Vaca Muerta Formation, northern Neuquen Basin, Argentina

    Diego A. Kietzmann;Javier Martín-Chivelet;Ricardo M. Palma;José López-Gómez

  • Pollen and spores from the Permian and Triassic sediments of the Southeastern Iberian ranges, Cueva de Hierro (Cuenca) to Chelva-Manzanera (Valencia-Teruel) region, Spain

    Jeanne Doubinger;José López-Gómez;Alfredo Arche

  • Sequence stratigraphic analysis and paleogeographic interpretation of the Buntsandstein and Muschelkalk facies (Permo-Triassic) in the SE Iberian Range, E Spain

    José López-Gómez;Alfredo Arche

  • The Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous Rifting

    Javier Martín-Chivelet;José López-Gómez;Roque Aguado;Consuelo Arias

  • A comparison of the Iberian and Ebro Basins during the Permian and Triassic, eastern Spain: A quantitative subsidence modelling approach

    Henar Vargas;Jorge M. Gaspar-Escribano;José López-Gómez;Jan-Diederik Van Wees

  • The siliciclastic Permian-Triassic deposits in Central and Northeastern Iberian Peninsula (Iberian, Ebro and Catalan Basins): a proposal for correlation

    Alfredo Arche;José López-Gómez;M. Marzo;H. Vargas

  • Stratigraphical and palaeogeographical significance of the continental sedimentary transition across the Permian–Triassic boundary in Spain

    José López-Gómez;Alfredo Arche;Mariano Marzo;Marc Durand

  • Permian-Triassic Rifting Stage

    José López-Gómez;Jacinto Alonso-Azcárate;Alfredo Arche;José Arribas

  • Middle Triassic carbonate platforms in eastern Iberia: Evolution of their fauna and palaeogeographic significance in the western Tethys

    M.J. Escudero-Mozo;M.J. Escudero-Mozo;A. Márquez-Aliaga;A. Goy;A. Goy;J. Martín-Chivelet;J. Martín-Chivelet

  • The Late Palaeozoic-Early Mesozoic from the Catalan Pyrenees (Spain): 60 Myr of environmental evolution in the frame of the western peri-Tethyan palaeogeography

    N. Gretter;A. Ronchi;J. López-Gómez;A. Arche

Frequent Co-Authors

Oriol Oms
Oriol Oms Autonomous University of Barcelona
Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Luis A. Buatois
Luis A. Buatois University of Saskatchewan
Josep Anton Muñoz
Josep Anton Muñoz University of Barcelona
J.D. van Wees
J.D. van Wees Utrecht University
Montserrat Torné
Montserrat Torné Spanish National Research Council
Nathan D. Sheldon
Nathan D. Sheldon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert J. Newton
Robert J. Newton University of Leeds
Spencer G. Lucas
Spencer G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Shu-zhong Shen
Shu-zhong Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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