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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 31 8822 8198 2856 2527 199 7769

Joseph D. Ortiz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joseph D. Ortiz between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joseph D. Ortiz published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2016. 14 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2016. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 12 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
1992 2025

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joseph D. Ortiz: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 12
2000 4
2001 4
2002 4
2003 6
2004 5
2005 2
2006 9
2007 8
2008 4
2009 11
2010 8
2011 10
2012 7
2013 13
2014 8
2015 8
2016 19
2017 13
2018 16
2019 13
2020 10
2021 5
2022 7
2023 9
2024 6
2025 8
Total 235
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Joseph D. Ortiz 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 Joseph D. Ortiz 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: 199 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
198–207 333 199
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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Joseph D. Ortiz 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 Joseph D. Ortiz 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
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
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

Joseph D. Ortiz is a researcher affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, notably Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, and Anthropology.

The research topics covered by Ortiz include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Joseph D. Ortiz frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Peter Blum
  • William E. N. Austin
  • James E T Channell
  • David A Hodell
  • Minoru Ikehara

Their recent publications include a range of articles across various scientific journals and preprint archives. Some notable recent papers are:

  • "Understanding Eunice Foote's 1856 experiments: heat absorption by atmospheric gases," 2020, published in Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
  • "A 1000-yr-old tsunami in the Indian Ocean points to greater risk for East Africa," 2020, published in Geology
  • "NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms," 2021, published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Theseus: A Library for Differentiable Nonlinear Optimization," 2022, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "NeuralFeels with neural fields: Visuotactile perception for in-hand manipulation," 2024, published in Science Robotics

Common publication venues for Ortiz include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geology

They have not published any known books, focusing instead on research articles and papers.

Best Publications

  • Abrupt onset and termination of the African Humid Period:rapid climate responses to gradual insolation forcing

    Peter deMenocal;Joseph D Ortiz;Tom Guilderson;Jess Adkins

  • Coherent high- and low-latitude climate variability during the holocene warm period

    Peter deMenocal;Joseph D Ortiz;Tom Guilderson;Michael Sarnthein

  • Marine radiocarbon evidence for the mechanism of deglacial atmospheric CO2 rise.

    Thomas M. Marchitto;Scott J. Lehman;Joseph D. Ortiz;Jacqueline Flückiger

  • Global solutions to regional problems: Collecting global expertise to address the problem of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. A Lake Erie case study.

    George S. Bullerjahn;Robert M. McKay;Timothy W. Davis;David B. Baker

  • NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

    Kerry Cawse-Nicholson;Philip A. Townsend;David Schimel;Ali M. Assiri

  • Environmental control of living symbiotic and asymbiotic foraminifera of the California Current

    Joseph D. Ortiz;Alan C. Mix;Robert W. Collier

  • Late Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentation patterns in the western Arctic Ocean

    Leonid Polyak;Jens Bischof;Joseph D. Ortiz;Dennis A. Darby

  • 1,500-year cycle in the Arctic Oscillation identified in Holocene Arctic sea-ice drift

    Dennis A. Darby;Joseph D. Ortiz;Chester E. Grosch;Steven P. Lund

  • Sediment record from the western Arctic Ocean with an improved Late Quaternary age resolution : HOTRAX core HLY0503-8JPC, Mendeleev Ridge

    Ruth E. Adler;Leonid Polyak;Joseph D. Ortiz;Darrell S. Kaufman

  • Dynamical response of the tropical Pacific Ocean to solar forcing during the early Holocene.

    Thomas M. Marchitto;Raimund Muscheler;Joseph D. Ortiz;Jose D. Carriquiry

  • On the preservation of laminated sediments along the western margin of North America

    A. van Geen;Y. Zheng;Y. Zheng;J. M. Bernhard;K. G. Cannariato

  • Enhanced marine productivity off western North America during warm climate intervals of the past 52 k.y.

    J.D. Ortiz;S.B. O'Connell;J. DelViscio;W. Dean

  • Deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifera of the northeastern Pacific Ocean reveal environmental control of oxygen and carbon isotopic disequilibria

    Joseph D Ortiz;A. C. Mix;W. Rugh;J. M. Watkins

  • The role of currents and sea ice in both slowly deposited central Arctic and rapidly deposited Chukchi–Alaskan margin sediments

    Dennis Darby;Joseph Ortiz;Leonid Polyak;Steven P Lund

  • Paleoenvironments during Younger Dryas‐Early Holocene retreat of the Greenland Ice Sheet from outer Disko Trough, central west Greenland

    Anne E. Jennings;Mariah E. Walton;Colm Ó Cofaigh;Aoibheann Kilfeather

  • A Theoretical Study of the Kinetics of the Boric Acid-borate Equilibrium in Seawater

    Richard E Zeebe;Richard E Zeebe;Abhijit Sanyal;Joseph D Ortiz;Dieter A Wolf-Gladrow

  • Diffuse spectral reflectance as a proxy for percent carbonate content in North Atlantic sediments

    Joseph D. Ortiz;Alan C. Mix;Sara E. Harris;Suzanne O'Connell

  • Provenance of Holocene sediment on the Chukchi-Alaskan margin based on combined diffuse spectral reflectance and quantitative X-Ray Diffraction analysis

    Joseph D. Ortiz;Leonid Polyak;Jacqueline M. Grebmeier;Dennis Darby

  • Late Quaternary linkage of sedimentary records to three astronomical rhythms and the Asian monsoon, inferred from a coastal borehole in the south Bohai Sea, China

    Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Hong-Jun Yu;Joseph D. Ortiz;Xing-Yong Xu

  • The California Current of the Last Glacial Maximum: Reconstruction at 42°N based on multiple proxies

    Joseph D. Ortiz;Alan C. Mix;Steven W. Hostetler;Michaele Kashgarian

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Marchitto
Thomas M. Marchitto University of Colorado Boulder
Mark B. Abbott
Mark B. Abbott University of Pittsburgh
Dennis A. Darby
Dennis A. Darby Old Dominion University
Leonid Polyak
Leonid Polyak The Ohio State University
Scott J. Lehman
Scott J. Lehman Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Alan C. Mix
Alan C. Mix Oregon State University
Liang Yi
Liang Yi Tongji University
Alexander van Geen
Alexander van Geen Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University
Yan Zheng
Yan Zheng Southern University of Science and Technology

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