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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 91 245 207 132 110 316 32366

Joseph L. Kirschvink publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joseph L. Kirschvink between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joseph L. Kirschvink published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1992. 6 of the 333 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 1992. 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1978 2025

333 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joseph L. Kirschvink: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 3
1979 2
1980 4
1981 4
1982 6
1983 2
1984 5
1985 9
1986 7
1987 3
1988 4
1989 8
1990 3
1991 9
1992 15
1993 2
1994 1
1995 5
1996 5
1997 12
1998 2
1999 7
2000 11
2001 12
2002 15
2003 10
2004 11
2005 10
2006 11
2007 7
2008 8
2009 6
2010 5
2011 5
2012 6
2013 10
2014 10
2015 9
2016 7
2017 15
2018 8
2019 15
2020 6
2021 5
2022 4
2023 3
2024 4
2025 2
Total 333
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Joseph L. Kirschvink 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 L. Kirschvink 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, 308–317 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: 316 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
308–317 107 316
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 L. Kirschvink 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 L. Kirschvink 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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 91
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph L. Kirschvink is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable concentration in subfields such as Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work spans multiple principal topics including:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Joseph L. Kirschvink has coauthored frequently with the following researchers:

  • Sarah P. Slotznick (8 publications)
  • Thomas Tobin (5 publications)
  • Timothy D. Raub (3 publications)
  • Eric M. Roberts (3 publications)
  • Patrick M. O'Connor (3 publications)

The scientist's research has appeared in several academic venues, notably:

  • Science Advances (2 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)
  • Nature Communications (1 publication)
  • The ISME Journal (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Joseph L. Kirschvink include:

  • "Reexamination of 2.5-Ga 'whiff' of oxygen interval points to anoxic ocean before GOE," 2022, Science Advances
  • "A Late Cretaceous true polar wander oscillation," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Coniacian-Campanian magnetostratigraphy of the Marambio Group: The Santonian-Campanian boundary in the Antarctic Peninsula and the complete Upper Cretaceous - Lowermost Paleogene chronostratigraphical framework for the James Ross Basin," 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Renaissance for magnetotactic bacteria in astrobiology," 2023, The ISME Journal
  • "Ethanol-Drying Regeneration of N95 Respirators," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Joseph L. Kirschvink has received several recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2001
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2003
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003

Best Publications

  • The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data

    J. L. Kirschvink

  • Zircon U-Pb ages for the Early Cambrian time-scale

    W. Compston;I. S. Williams;J. L. Kirschvink;Zhang Zichao

  • Late Proterozoic low-latitude global glaciation: the snowball Earth

    Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • Magnetite biomineralization in the human brain.

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Atsuko Kobayashi-Kirschvink;Barbara J. Woodford

  • The Paleoproterozoic snowball Earth: A climate disaster triggered by the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis

    Robert E. Kopp;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Isaac A. Hilburn;Cody Z. Nash

  • Biogenic magnetite as a basis for magnetic field detection in animals

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;James L. Gould

  • Paleoproterozoic snowball Earth: Extreme climatic and geochemical global change and its biological consequences

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Eric J. Gaidos;L. Elizabeth Bertani;Nicholas J. Beukes

  • Bees have magnetic remanence.

    James L. Gould;J. L. Kirschvink;K. S. Deffeyes

  • Magnetite-based magnetoreception

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Michael M. Walker;Carol E. Diebel

  • Age of Neoproterozoic Bilatarian Body and Trace Fossils, White Sea, Russia: Implications for Metazoan Evolution

    M. W. Martin;D. V. Grazhdankin;S. A. Bowring;D. A. D. Evans

  • Pigeons have magnets

    Charles Walcott;James L. Gould;J. L. Kirschvink

  • Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms : a New Biomagnetism Vol.5

    Joseph l. Kirschvink;Douglas S. Jones;Bruce J. MacFadden

  • Uniform magnetic fields and double-wrapped coil systems: Improved techniques for the design of bioelectromagnetic experiments

    Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • Evidence for a Large-Scale Reorganization of Early Cambrian Continental Masses by Inertial Interchange True Polar Wander

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Robert L. Ripperdan;Robert L. Ripperdan;David A. Evans;David A. Evans

  • The identification and biogeochemical interpretation of fossil magnetotactic bacteria

    Robert E. Kopp;Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • Low-latitude glaciation in the Palaeoproterozoic era

    D. A. Evans;N. J. Beukes;J. L. Kirschvink

  • Abrupt and Gradual Extinction Among Late Permian Land Vertebrates in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

    Peter D. Ward;Jennifer Botha;Roger Buick;Michiel O. De Kock

  • Elongated prismatic magnetite crystals in ALH84001 carbonate globules: Potential Martian magnetofossils

    Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Simon J. Clemett

  • Magnetite biomineralization and magnetoreception in organisms

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Douglas S. Jones;Bruce J. MacFadden

  • Magnetofossils, the Magnetization of Sediments, and the Evolution of Magnetite Biomineralization

    Shih-Bin Robin Chang;Joseph Lynn Kirschvink

  • The Paleoproterozoic Snowball Earth : A climate disaster triggered by the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis(Coevolution of Earth and Life, International Symposium on Origins of Life and Astrobiology)

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Robert E. Kopp;Isaac A. Hilburn;Cody Z. Nash

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Kopp
Robert E. Kopp Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Timothy D. Raub
Timothy D. Raub University of St Andrews
Hojatollah Vali
Hojatollah Vali McGill University
Dennis A. Bazylinski
Dennis A. Bazylinski University of Nevada, Las Vegas
David S. McKay
David S. McKay Johnson Space Center
Woodward W. Fischer
Woodward W. Fischer California Institute of Technology
Adam C. Maloof
Adam C. Maloof Princeton University
Ross N. Mitchell
Ross N. Mitchell Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shinsuke Shimojo
Shinsuke Shimojo California Institute of Technology

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