| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 69 | 1038 | 484 | 253 | 18999 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Leon Knopoff between 1952 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leon Knopoff published across 73 years, from 1952 to 2024, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1964. 1 of the 286 publications appeared in the last two years.
286 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1961 | 4 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 4 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1967 | 8 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 13 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 11 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Total | 286 |
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 Leon Knopoff sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 253 publications — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 253 |
| 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 |
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 Leon Knopoff sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 69 D-Index — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 69 |
| 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 |
Leon Knopoff was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Throughout their career, they were recognized by several prominent scientific organizations.
Knopoff was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1962. The following year, in 1963, they became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1964, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Later, in 1976, Knopoff was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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