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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4071 3737 90 85 232 7246

Leonardo Sagnotti publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leonardo Sagnotti between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leonardo Sagnotti published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2019. 7 of the 244 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2019. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1992 2025

244 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leonardo Sagnotti: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 7
1995 3
1996 6
1997 5
1998 11
1999 5
2000 7
2001 9
2002 5
2003 6
2004 4
2005 5
2006 5
2007 6
2008 10
2009 11
2010 7
2011 6
2012 11
2013 19
2014 5
2015 9
2016 17
2017 9
2018 10
2019 22
2020 6
2021 3
2022 4
2023 1
2024 4
2025 3
Total 244
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Leonardo Sagnotti 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 Leonardo Sagnotti 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, 228–237 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: 232 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
228–237 262 232
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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Leonardo Sagnotti 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 Leonardo Sagnotti 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

Leonardo Sagnotti is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, Sagnotti has focused especially on subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, Paleontology, and Archaeology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Plant Responses to Elevated CO2

Sagnotti's frequent co-authors consist of Chiara Caricchi, Vadim A. Kravchinsky, Aldo Winkler, Patrizia Macrı́, and Renata G. Lucchi, indicating collaborative research efforts primarily in geophysical and geological sciences.

Their scholarly articles have been published in various scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth and the Geological Society of America Bulletin. Other publication venues include Ecological Indicators, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and Open Archaeology.

Major recent papers authored or co-authored by Leonardo Sagnotti include:

  • "Urban trees for biomonitoring atmospheric particulate matter: An integrated approach combining plant functional traits, magnetic and chemical properties" (2021) in Ecological Indicators
  • "1.2 Myr Band of Earth-Mars Obliquity Modulation on the Evolution of Cold Late Miocene to Warm Early Pliocene Climate" (2022) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Reconstruction of the Virtual Geomagnetic Pole (VGP) path at high latitude for the last 22 kyr: The role of radial field flux patches as VGP attractor" (2022) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Interpreting Inverse Magnetic Fabric in Miocene Dikes From Eastern Iceland" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Obsidians of Pantelleria (Strait of Sicily): A Petrographic, Geochemical and Magnetic Study of Known and New Geological Sources" (2020) in Open Archaeology

Best Publications

  • Obliquity-paced Pliocene West Antarctic ice sheet oscillations

    T. Naish;T. Naish;R. Powell;R. Levy;R. Levy;G. Wilson

  • Orbitally induced oscillations in the East Antarctic ice sheet at the Oligocene/Miocene boundary

    Tim R. Naish;Ken J. Woolfe;Peter J. Barrett;Gary S. Wilson

  • Biomonitoring of traffic air pollution in Rome using magnetic properties of tree leaves

    Eva Moreno;Leonardo Sagnotti;Jaume Dinarès-Turell;Aldo Winkler

  • Age of the Corsica-Sardinia rotation and Liguro-Provencal Basin spreading: new paleomagnetic and Ar/Ar evidence

    F. Speranza;I. M. Villa;L. Sagnotti;F. Florindo

  • MAGNETIC FABRIC OF WEAKLY DEFORMED CLAY-RICH SEDIMENTS IN THE ITALIAN PENINSULA : RELATIONSHIP WITH COMPRESSIONAL AND EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS

    M. Mattei;L. Sagnotti;C. Faccenna;R. Funiciello

  • Magnetic classification of stony meteorites: 2. Non-ordinary chondrites

    Pierre Rochette;Jérôme Gattacceca;Lydie Bonal;Michèle Bourot-Denise

  • Mediterranean winter rainfall in phase with African monsoons during the past 1.36 million years

    Bernd Wagner;Hendrik Vogel;Alexander Francke;Alexander Francke;Tobias Friedrich

  • Magnetic fabric of clay sediments from the external northern Apennines (Italy)

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Fabio Speranza;Aldo Winkler;Massimo Mattei

  • Rock magnetism and palaeomagnetism of greigite-bearing mudstones in the Italian peninsula

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Aldo Winkler

  • Magnetobiostratigraphic chronology of the Eocene—Oligocene transition in the CIROS-1 core, Victoria Land margin, Antarctica: Implications for Antarctic glacial history

    Gary S. Wilson;Andrew P. Roberts;Kenneth L. Verosub;Fabio Florindo

  • Tectonics of the Umbria‐Marche‐Romagna Arc (central northern Apennines, Italy): New paleomagnetic constraints

    Fabio Speranza;Leonardo Sagnotti;Massimo Mattei

  • Apparent magnetic polarity reversals due to remagnetization resulting from late diagenetic growth of greigite from siderite

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Andrew P. Roberts;Richard Weaver;Kenneth L. Verosub

  • Postglacial sedimentary processes on the Storfjorden and Kveithola trough mouth fans: Significance of extreme glacimarine sedimentation

    R.G. Lucchi;A. Camerlenghi;A. Camerlenghi;M. Rebesco;E. Colmenero-Hidalgo;E. Colmenero-Hidalgo

  • Compositional, morphological, and hysteresis characterization of magnetic airborne particulate matter in Rome, Italy

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Jacopo Taddeucci;Aldo Winkler;Andrea Cavallo

  • Extremely rapid directional change during Matuyama-Brunhes geomagnetic polarity reversal

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Giancarlo Scardia;Biagio Giaccio;Joseph C. Liddicoat

  • Palaeomagnetism and rock magnetism in the upper Pliocene Valle Ricca (Rome, Italy) section

    Fabio Florindo;Leonardo Sagnotti

  • Magnetic properties of atmospheric particulate matter from automatic air sampler stations in Latium (Italy): Toward a definition of magnetic fingerprints for natural and anthropogenic PM10 sources

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Patrizia Macrì;Ramon Egli;Manlio Mondino

  • Holocene eruptive history of the Stromboli volcano: Constraints from paleomagnetic dating

    Fabio Speranza;Massimo Pompilio;Francesca D'Ajello Caracciolo;Leonardo Sagnotti

  • Environmental magnetism of Antarctic Late Pleistocene sediments and interhemispheric correlation of climatic events

    Leonardo Sagnotti;Patrizia Macrı́;Angelo Camerlenghi;Michele Rebesco

  • Extensional tectonics in the Amantea basin (Calabria, Italy): a comparison between structural and magnetic anisotropy data

    Massimo Mattei;Fabio Speranza;Alessio Argentieri;Alessio Argentieri;Federico Rossetti;Federico Rossetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Florindo
Fabio Florindo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Fabio Speranza
Fabio Speranza National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Massimo Mattei
Massimo Mattei Roma Tre University
Jaume Dinarès-Turell
Jaume Dinarès-Turell National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Andrew P. Roberts
Andrew P. Roberts Australian National University
Biagio Giaccio
Biagio Giaccio Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering
Michele Rebesco
Michele Rebesco National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Kenneth L. Verosub
Kenneth L. Verosub University of California, Davis
Hendrik Vogel
Hendrik Vogel University of Bern
Tim R Naish
Tim R Naish Victoria University of Wellington

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