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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3780 3464 1493 1325 159 9466

Julian P. Sachs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Julian P. Sachs between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Julian P. Sachs published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2014. 7 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2014. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Julian P. Sachs: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 5
2000 2
2001 5
2002 5
2003 5
2004 4
2005 8
2006 5
2007 8
2008 5
2009 5
2010 7
2011 7
2012 7
2013 10
2014 21
2015 7
2016 7
2017 6
2018 6
2019 11
2020 3
2021 6
2022 3
2023 21
2024 3
2025 6
2026 1
Total 192
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Julian P. Sachs 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 Julian P. Sachs 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: 159 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
158–167 458 159
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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Julian P. Sachs 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 Julian P. Sachs 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 48
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

Julian P. Sachs is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has an extensive publication record focusing primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research intersects multiple subfields, including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Geography, Planning and Development, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, with notable emphasis on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Central eastern China hydrological changes and ENSO-like variability over the past 1800 yr (2021) in Geology
  • Data-Model Comparisons of Tropical Hydroclimate Changes Over the Common Era (2021) in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Leaf Wax Hydrogen Isotopes as a Hydroclimate Proxy in the Tropical Pacific (2021) in Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Phytoplankton community changes in a coastal upwelling system during the last century (2023) in Global and Planetary Change

Julian P. Sachs frequently coauthors with a number of researchers, notably including Meixun Zhao, Rong Bi, Yaoyao Wang, Jiawei Gao, and Jie Shi. These repeated collaborations indicate ongoing partnerships in various studies within their fields of interest.

Their publications have appeared multiple times in key scientific venues. Among these, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) hosts the highest number of their works, followed by Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Organic Geochemistry. They also have multiple papers published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Communications Earth & Environment.

Best Publications

  • Molecular Paleohydrology: Interpreting the Hydrogen-Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms

    Dirk Sachse;Isabelle Billault;Gabriel J. Bowen;Yoshito Chikaraishi

  • El Niño-Like Pattern in Ice Age Tropical Pacific Sea Surface Temperature

    Athanasios Koutavas;Jean Lynch-Stieglitz;Thomas M. Marchitto;Julian P. Sachs

  • Southward movement of the Pacific intertropical convergence zone AD 1400-1850

    Julian P. Sachs;Dirk Sachse;Dirk Sachse;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Zhaohui Zhang;Zhaohui Zhang

  • Coral reefs will transition to net dissolving before end of century

    Bradley D. Eyre;Tyler Cyronak;Patrick Drupp;Eric Heinen De Carlo

  • Oligotrophy and nitrogen fixation during eastern mediterranean sapropel events

    Julian P. Sachs;Daniel J. Repeta

  • The geochemical cycle of rhenium: a reconnaissance

    Debra Colodner;Julian Sachs;Gregory Ravizza;Karl Turekian

  • Holocene history of ENSO variance and asymmetry in the eastern tropical Pacific

    Matthieu Carré;Julian P. Sachs;Sara Purca;Andrew J. Schauer

  • Sea surface temperatures of southern midlatitudes 0–160 kyr B.P.

    Katharina Pahnke;Katharina Pahnke;Julian P. Sachs;Julian P. Sachs

  • Subtropical North Atlantic Temperatures 60,000 to 30,000 Years Ago

    Julian P. Sachs;Scott J. Lehman

  • The Southern Ocean's biological pump during the Last Glacial Maximum

    Robert F Anderson;Robert F Anderson;Zanna Chase;Zanna Chase;Zanna Chase;Martin Q Fleisher;Julian Sachs

  • Hydrogen isotope fractionation in freshwater algae: I. Variations among lipids and species

    Zhaohui Zhang;Julian P. Sachs

  • Stable isotope constraints on the nitrogen cycle of the Mediterranean Sea water column

    Silvio Pantoja;Daniel J Repeta;Julian P Sachs;Daniel M Sigman

  • Eastern tropical Pacific hydrologic changes during the past 27,000 years from D/H ratios in alkenones

    Katharina Pahnke;Katharina Pahnke;Julian P. Sachs;Julian P. Sachs;Lloyd D. Keigwin;Axel Timmermann

  • The 8200 year B.P. event in the slope water system, western subpolar North Atlantic

    Lloyd D. Keigwin;Julian P. Sachs;Yair Rosenthal;Edward A. Boyle

  • Nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios of chlorophyll from marine phytoplankton

    Julian P. Sachs;Daniel J. Repeta;Ralf Goericke

  • Determination of sediment provenance at drift sites using hydrogen isotopes and unsaturation ratios in alkenones

    Amy C. Englebrecht;Julian P. Sachs

  • Use and legacy of mercury in the Andes.

    Colin A. Cooke;Holger Hintelmann;Jay J. Ague;Richard Burger

  • Cooling of Northwest Atlantic slope waters during the Holocene

    Julian P. Sachs

  • Glacial surface temperatures of the southeast Atlantic Ocean.

    Julian P. Sachs;Robert F. Anderson;Scott J. Lehman

  • A late-glacial high-resolution site and source temperature record derived from the EPICA Dome C isotope records (East Antarctica)

    Barbara Stenni;Jean Jouzel;V. Masson-Delmotte;Regine Röthlisberger

  • Increased productivity in the subantarctic ocean during Heinrich events.

    Julian P. Sachs;Robert F. Anderson

  • El Niño evolution during the Holocene revealed by a biomarker rain gauge in the Galápagos Islands

    Zhaohui Zhang;Zhaohui Zhang;Guillaume Leduc;Guillaume Leduc;Julian P. Sachs

  • SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL FOR "Molecular paleohydrology: interpreting the hydrogen-isotopic composition of lipid biomarkers from photosynthesizing organisms"

    Dirk Sachse;Isabelle Billault;Gabriel J. Bowen;Yoshito Chikaraishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Rienk H. Smittenberg
Rienk H. Smittenberg Stockholm University
Robert F. Anderson
Robert F. Anderson Columbia University
Dirk Sachse
Dirk Sachse University of Potsdam
Katharina Pahnke
Katharina Pahnke Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Meixun Zhao
Meixun Zhao Ocean University of China
Lloyd D Keigwin
Lloyd D Keigwin Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Stjepko Golubic
Stjepko Golubic Boston University
Scott J. Lehman
Scott J. Lehman Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
David Sear
David Sear University of Southampton

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