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Leopold Krystyn

Leopold Krystyn

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4547 4185 19 19 144 6417

Leopold Krystyn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leopold Krystyn between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leopold Krystyn published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2019. 3 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2019. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leopold Krystyn: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 6
1994 6
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 4
1999 1
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 0
2006 0
2007 10
2008 4
2009 5
2010 4
2011 5
2012 5
2013 4
2014 7
2015 8
2016 11
2017 6
2018 6
2019 12
2020 4
2021 6
2022 3
2023 5
2024 2
2025 1
Total 150
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Leopold Krystyn 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 Leopold Krystyn 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: 144 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 144
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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Leopold Krystyn 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 Leopold Krystyn 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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
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

Leopold Krystyn is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers a range of subfields, including Paleontology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, as well as Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research topics notably include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geological formations and processes, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Krystyn has contributed extensively to several prominent scientific journals and publication venues. These include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Science
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Krystyn are as follows:

  • Integrated bio-chemostratigraphy of Lower and Middle Triassic marine successions at Spiti in the Indian Himalaya: Implications for the Early Triassic nutrient crisis (2020, Global and Planetary Change)
  • "Short" or "long" Rhaetian? Astronomical calibration of Austrian key sections (2020, Global and Planetary Change)
  • Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction (2024, Science)
  • Smithian and Spathian (Early Triassic) conodonts from Oman and Croatia and their depth habitat revealed (2020, Global and Planetary Change)
  • Development of early calcareous nannoplankton in the late Triassic (Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria) (2020, Global and Planetary Change)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Sylvain Richoz
  • Isaline Demangel
  • Zsófia Kovács
  • Andre Baldermann
  • Michael M. Joachimski

Best Publications

  • Significance of Late Permian-Triassic facies zones in terrane reconstructions in the Alpine-North Pannonian domain

    J. Haas;S. Kovács;L. Krystyn;R. Lein

  • Rapid marine recovery after the end-Permian mass-extinction event in the absence of marine anoxia

    R.J. Twitchett;L. Krystyn;A. Baud;J.R. Wheeley

  • Late Permian to Late Triassic palaeomagnetic data from Iran: constraints on the migration of the Iranian block through the Tethyan Ocean and initial destruction of Pangaea

    J. Besse;F. Torcq;Y. Gallet;L. E. Ricou

  • Carbon-isotope stratigraphy and palynostratigraphy of the Triassic–Jurassic transition in the Tiefengraben section — Northern Calcareous Alps (Austria)

    Wolfram M. Kuerschner;Nina R. Bonis;Leopold Krystyn

  • Triassic–Jurassic organic carbon isotope stratigraphy of key sections in the western Tethys realm (Austria)

    Micha Ruhl;Wolfram M. Kürschner;Leopold Krystyn

  • Towards accurate numerical calibration of the Late Triassic: High- precision U-Pb geochronology constraints on the duration of the Rhaetian

    Joern Frederik Wotzlaw;Jean Guex;Annachiara Bartolini;Yves Gallet

  • A unique Permian^Triassic boundary section from the Neotethyan Hawasina Basin, Central Oman Mountains

    Leo Krystyn;Sylvain Richoz;Aymon Baud;Richard J. Twitchett

  • The global stratotype sections and point (GSSP) for the base of the jurassic system at kuhjoch (Karwendel Mountains, Northern Calcareous Alps, Tyrol, Austria)

    A. V. Hillebrandt;L. Krystyn;W. M. Kurschner;N. R. Bonis

  • Evidence for recurrent changes in Lower Triassic oceanic circulation of the Tethys: The δ13C record from marine sections in Iran

    Micha Horacek;Sylvain Richoz;Sylvain Richoz;Rainer Brandner;Leopold Krystyn

  • Permian–Triassic boundary interval in the Middle East (Iran and N. Oman): Progressive environmental change from detailed carbonate carbon isotope marine curve and sedimentary evolution

    Sylvain Richoz;Leopold Krystyn;Aymon Baud;Rainer Brandner

  • Mirdita Zone ophiolites and associated sediments in Albania reveal Neotethys Ocean origin

    Hans-Jürgen Gawlick;Wolfgang Frisch;Lirim Hoxha;Paulian Dumitrica

  • CONODONTS OF THE LOWERMOST TRIASSIC OF SPITI, AND NEW ZONATION BASED ON NEOGONDOLELLA SUCCESSIONS

    Michael J. Orchard;Leopold Krystyn

  • A detailed palynological study of the Triassic–Jurassic transition in key sections of the Eiberg Basin (Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria)

    N.R. Bonis;W.M. Kürschner;L. Krystyn

  • A Tethys-wide mid-Carnian (Upper Triassic) carbonate productivity crisis: Evidence for the Alpine Reingraben Event from Spiti (Indian Himalaya)?

    Thomas Hornung;Leopold Krystyn;Rainer Brandner

  • Sequencing events across the Permian–Triassic boundary, Guryul Ravine (Kashmir, India)

    Thomas J. Algeo;Robyn Hannigan;Harold D Rowe;Michael Brookfield

  • Dynamic anoxic ferruginous conditions during the end-Permian mass extinction and recovery.

    M O Clarkson;R A Wood;Simon W Poulton;S Richoz

  • MULTISTRATIGRAPHIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE NW TETHYAN "CARNIAN CRISIS"

    Thomas Hornung;Rainer Brandner;Leopold Krystyn;Michael M. Joachimski

  • Climate variability during the Carnian Pluvial Phase — A quantitative palynological study of the Carnian sedimentary succession at Lunz am See, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria

    Steven Mueller;Leopold Krystyn;Wolfram M. Kürschner

  • Magnetostratigraphy of the Late Triassic Bolücektasi Tepe section (southwestern Turkey): implications for changes in magnetic reversal frequency

    Yves Gallet;Jean Besse;Leopold Krystyn;Jean Marcoux

  • A new high-resolution δ13C record for the Early Triassic: Insights from the Arabian Platform

    M. O. Clarkson;S. Richoz;R. A. Wood;Florian Maurer

  • New constraints on the End-Triassic (Upper Norian–Rhaetian) magnetostratigraphy

    Yves Gallet;Leopold Krystyn;Jean Marcoux;Jean Besse

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvain Richoz
Sylvain Richoz Lund University
Yves Gallet
Yves Gallet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jean Besse
Jean Besse Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Aymon Baud
Aymon Baud University of Lausanne
Jean Marcoux
Jean Marcoux Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Werner E. Piller
Werner E. Piller University of Graz
Jörn Peckmann
Jörn Peckmann Universität Hamburg
Hugo Bucher
Hugo Bucher University of Zurich
Annachiara Bartolini
Annachiara Bartolini French National Museum of Natural History
Michael J. Orchard
Michael J. Orchard Geological Survey of Canada

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