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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 3919 3595 1528 1356 141 17853

Larry C. Peterson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Larry C. Peterson between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Larry C. Peterson published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 8 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2013. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1982 2025

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Larry C. Peterson: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 5
1998 2
1999 4
2000 5
2001 2
2002 0
2003 5
2004 9
2005 3
2006 8
2007 13
2008 11
2009 3
2010 3
2011 2
2012 3
2013 20
2014 6
2015 6
2016 2
2017 2
2018 3
2019 2
2020 9
2021 2
2022 4
2023 1
2024 4
2025 4
Total 157
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Larry C. Peterson 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 Larry C. Peterson 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, 138–147 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: 141 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
138–147 491 141
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
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Larry C. Peterson 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 Larry C. Peterson 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 47
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

Larry C. Peterson is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to various subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Paleontology.

Peterson's work addresses multiple key topics within these fields, notably:

  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

The scientist has published extensively, with 30 papers under the broader Earth and Planetary Sciences umbrella, and has contributed to specialized subfields such as Ocean Engineering with 16 publications and Environmental Chemistry with 11.

Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Larry C. Peterson include:

  • "Intercomparison of XRF Core Scanning Results From Seven Labs and Approaches to Practical Calibration" (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Sedimentary vanadium isotope signatures in low oxygen marine conditions" (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Discovery of the deep-sea NEOM Brine Pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea" (2022), published in Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Timescale dependent sedimentary record during the past 130 kyr from a tropical mixed siliciclastic-carbonate shelf edge and slope: Ashmore Trough (southern Gulf of Papua)" (2021), published in Sedimentology
  • "The rise and demise of Iran's Urmia Lake during the Holocene and the Anthropocene: 'what's past is prologue'" (2023), published in Regional Environmental Change

Larry C. Peterson has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Richard W. Murray
  • André W. Droxler
  • Ann G. Dunlea
  • Ryuji Tada
  • Carlos A. Alvarez Zarikian

Best Publications

  • Southward Migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone Through the Holocene

    Gerald H. Haug;Konrad A. Hughen;Daniel M. Sigman;Larry C. Peterson

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing

    J. Imbrie;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens;A. Duffy

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles .2. the 100,000-year Cycle

    J. Imbrie;A. Berger;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens

  • Climate and the Collapse of Maya Civilization

    Gerald H. Haug;Detlef Günther;Larry C. Peterson;Daniel Mikhail Sigman

  • Influence of the intertropical convergence zone on the East Asian monsoon

    Gergana Yancheva;Norbert R. Nowaczyk;Jens Mingram;Peter Dulski

  • Rapid changes in the hydrologic cycle of the tropical Atlantic during the last glacial.

    Larry C. Peterson;Gerald H. Haug;Konrad A. Hughen;Ursula Röhl

  • Rapid climate changes in the tropical Atlantic region during the last deglaciation

    Konrad A. Hughen;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Larry C. Peterson;Susan Trumbore

  • Synchroneity of tropical and high-latitude Atlantic temperatures over the last glacial termination.

    David W. Lea;Dorothy K. Pak;Larry C. Peterson;Konrad A. Hughen

  • Links between tropical rainfall and North Atlantic climate during the last glacial period

    Gaudenz Deplazes;Andreas Lückge;Larry C. Peterson;Axel Timmermann

  • Deglacial changes in ocean circulation from an extended radiocarbon calibration

    Konrad A. Hughen;Konrad A. Hughen;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Scott J. Lehman;Michaele Kashgarian

  • Mechanisms of abrupt climate change of the last glacial period

    Amy C. Clement;Larry C. Peterson

  • Variability in the mean latitude of the Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone as recorded by riverine input of sediments to the Cariaco Basin (Venezuela)

    Larry C. Peterson;Gerald H. Haug

  • Climatically sensitive eolian and hemipelagic deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela, over the past 578,000 years: Results from Al/Ti and K/Al

    K. M. Yarincik;R. W. Murray;L. C. Peterson

  • Eight Centuries of North Atlantic Ocean Atmosphere Variability

    David E. Black;Larry C. Peterson;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Alexey Kaplan

  • A high-resolution late Quaternary upwelling record from the anoxic Cariaco Basin, Venezuela

    L. C. Peterson;Jonathan Overpeck;N. G. Kipp;J. Imbrie

  • Carbonate dissolution in Recent sediments of the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean: Preservation patterns and carbonate loss above the lysocline

    L.C. Peterson;W.L. Prell

  • Bundled turbidite deposition in the central Pandora Trough (Gulf of Papua) since Last Glacial Maximum: Linking sediment nature and accumulation to sea level fluctuations at millennial timescale

    Stéphan J. Jorry;André W. Droxler;Gianni Mallarino;Gerald R. Dickens

  • Abrupt climate variability since the last deglaciation based on a high-resolution, multi-proxy peat record from NW Iran: The hand that rocked the Cradle of Civilization?

    Arash Sharifi;Ali Pourmand;Elizabeth A. Canuel;Erin Ferer-Tyler

  • Oxygenation history of bottom waters in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela, over the past 578,000 years: Results from redox‐sensitive metals (Mo, V, Mn, and Fe)

    K. M. Yarincik;R. W. Murray;T. W. Lyons;L. C. Peterson

  • Glacial/interglacial variations in production and nitrogen fixation in the Cariaco Basin during the last 580 kyr

    Gerald H. Haug;Thomas F. Pedersen;Daniel M. Sigman;Stephen E. Calvert

  • Climate change in the circum-North Atlantic region during the last deglaciation

    Jonathan T. Overpeck;Larry C. Peterson;Nilva Kipp;John Imbrie

  • Climate and the collapse of Maya civilization

    Larry C. Peterson;Gerald H. Haug

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald H. Haug
Gerald H. Haug Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
André W. Droxler
André W. Droxler Rice University
Samuel J. Bentley
Samuel J. Bentley Louisiana State University
Bradley N. Opdyke
Bradley N. Opdyke Australian National University
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
Jonathan T. Overpeck
Jonathan T. Overpeck University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel M. Sigman
Daniel M. Sigman Princeton University
Konrad A Hughen
Konrad A Hughen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Robert C. Thunell
Robert C. Thunell University of South Carolina
Richard W. Murray
Richard W. Murray Boston University

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