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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 79 553 485 279 235 312 30602

Lonnie G. Thompson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lonnie G. Thompson between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lonnie G. Thompson published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2006. 22 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2006. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 7 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 8 publications
1975 2025

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lonnie G. Thompson: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 3
1982 6
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 3
1987 1
1988 7
1989 2
1990 3
1991 5
1992 4
1993 5
1994 4
1995 9
1996 5
1997 6
1998 6
1999 8
2000 12
2001 6
2002 7
2003 7
2004 11
2005 11
2006 17
2007 10
2008 5
2009 7
2010 12
2011 10
2012 8
2013 13
2014 17
2015 8
2016 10
2017 16
2018 13
2019 7
2020 3
2021 8
2022 13
2023 12
2024 14
2025 8
Total 352
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Lonnie G. Thompson 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 Lonnie G. Thompson 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, 308–317 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: 312 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107 312
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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Lonnie G. Thompson 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 Lonnie G. Thompson 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 79
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2005 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering research in paleoclimatology analyzing isotopic and chemical fingerprints found in tropical ice cores from the world's highest mountain glaciers and for his courage in collecting these disappearing climate archives that have transformed our understanding of the natural and anthropogenic factors influencing climate variability on our planet, past and present.", Awarded by President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony on July 27, 2007.
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Lonnie G. Thompson is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. They specialize in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Pollution.

Their main research topics include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Climate variability and models
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Lonnie G. Thompson has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global and Planetary Change

Notable recent papers by Lonnie G. Thompson include:

  • The imbalance of the Asian water tower, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Glacier ice archives nearly 15,000-year-old microbes and phages, 2021, Microbiome
  • Early atmospheric contamination on the top of the Himalayas since the onset of the European Industrial Revolution, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The impacts of warming on rapidly retreating high-altitude, low-latitude glaciers and ice core-derived climate records, 2021, Global and Planetary Change
  • Past, present, and future geo-biosphere interactions on the Tibetan Plateau and implications for permafrost, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ellen Mosley-Thompson
  • Tandong Yao
  • M. E. Davis
  • M. Roxana Sierra-Hernández
  • Émilie Beaudon

Lonnie G. Thompson has received several awards recognizing their contributions to science, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • US President's National Medal of Science, 2005, awarded for pioneering research in paleoclimatology analyzing isotopic and chemical signatures in tropical ice cores and for fieldwork on high mountain glaciers
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2001

Best Publications

  • Different glacier status with atmospheric circulations in Tibetan Plateau and surroundings

    Tandong Yao;Lonnie Thompson;Lonnie Thompson;Wei Yang;Wusheng Yu

  • Tropical Climate Instability: The Last Glacial Cycle from a Qinghai-Tibetan Ice Core

    L. G. Thompson;T. Yao;M. E. Davis;K. A. Henderson

  • A High-Resolution Millennial Record of the South Asian Monsoon from Himalayan Ice Cores

    L. G. Thompson;T. Yao;E. Mosley-Thompson;M. E. Davis;M. E. Davis

  • Late glacial stage and holocene tropical ice core records from huascaran, peru.

    L G Thompson;E Mosley-Thompson;M E Davis;Ping-Nan Lin

  • Recent Third Pole’s Rapid Warming Accompanies Cryospheric Melt and Water Cycle Intensification and Interactions between Monsoon and Environment: Multidisciplinary Approach with Observations, Modeling, and Analysis

    Tandong Yao;Yongkang Xue;Deliang Chen;Fahu Chen

  • Kilimanjaro Ice Core Records: Evidence of Holocene Climate Change in Tropical Africa

    Lonnie G. Thompson;Ellen Mosley-Thompson;Mary E. Davis;Keith A. Henderson

  • Third Pole Environment (TPE)

    Tandong Yao;Lonnie G. Thompson;Volker Mosbrugger;Fan Zhang

  • A 25,000-Year Tropical Climate History from Bolivian Ice Cores

    L. G. Thompson;M. E. Davis;E. Mosley-Thompson;T. A. Sowers

  • Holocene--late pleistocene climatic ice core records from qinghai-tibetan plateau.

    L. G. Thompson;E. Mosley-Thompson;M. E. Davis;J. F. Bolzan

  • A 1500-year record of tropical precipitation in ice cores from the quelccaya ice cap, peru.

    L. G. Thompson;E. Mosley-Thompson;J. F. Bolzan;B. R. Koci

  • The Little Ice Age as Recorded in the Stratigraphy of the Tropical Quelccaya Ice Cap

    L. G. Thompson;E. Mosley-Thompson;W. Dansgaard;P. M. Grootes

  • Abrupt tropical climate change: Past and present

    Lonnie G. Thompson;Ellen Mosley-Thompson;Henry Brecher;Mary Davis

  • Experimental Dendroclimatic Reconstruction of the Southern Oscillation.

    David Stahle Stahle;R. D. D'Arrigo;P. J. Krusic;M. K. Cleaveland

  • Ice‐core palaeoclimate records in tropical South America since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Lonnie G. Thompson;Ellen Mosley-Thompson;Keith A. Henderson

  • Reconstructed changes in Arctic sea ice over the past 1,450 years

    Christophe Kinnard;Christian M. Zdanowicz;David A. Fisher;Elisabeth Isaksson

  • Ice core evidence for climate change in the Tropics: implications for our future

    Lonnie G. Thompson

  • Annually Resolved Ice Core Records of Tropical Climate Variability over the Past ~1800 Years

    L. G. Thompson;E. Mosley-Thompson;M. E. Davis;V. S. Zagorodnov

  • Tropical Glacier and Ice Core Evidence of Climate Change on Annual to Millennial Time Scales

    Lonnie G. Thompson;Ellen Mosley-Thompson;M. E. Davis;P.-N. Lin

  • Recovery and Identification of Viable Bacteria Immured in Glacial Ice

    Brent C. Christner;Ellen Mosley-Thompson;Lonnie G. Thompson;Victor Zagorodnov

  • Isolation of bacteria and 16S rDNAs from Lake Vostok accretion ice.

    Brent C. Christner;Ellen Mosley-Thompson;Lonnie G. Thompson;John N. Reeve

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen Mosley-Thompson
Ellen Mosley-Thompson The Ohio State University
Tandong Yao
Tandong Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paolo Gabrielli
Paolo Gabrielli The Ohio State University
Carlo Barbante
Carlo Barbante Ca Foscari University of Venice
Ulrich Schotterer
Ulrich Schotterer University of Bern
Bruce P. Finney
Bruce P. Finney Idaho State University
Baiqing Xu
Baiqing Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kam-biu Liu
Kam-biu Liu Louisiana State University
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Christophe Ferrari
Christophe Ferrari Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

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