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Earth Science 69 1065 942 48 44 368 15775

Luis A. Buatois publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luis A. Buatois between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luis A. Buatois published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2016. 25 of the 399 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2016. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

399 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luis A. Buatois: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 4
1991 3
1992 5
1993 5
1994 4
1995 6
1996 6
1997 4
1998 9
1999 2
2000 9
2001 3
2002 3
2003 13
2004 8
2005 5
2006 5
2007 15
2008 6
2009 11
2010 14
2011 21
2012 19
2013 15
2014 8
2015 7
2016 24
2017 18
2018 17
2019 17
2020 18
2021 24
2022 20
2023 16
2024 9
2025 23
2026 2
Total 399
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Luis A. Buatois 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 Luis A. Buatois 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, 368–377 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: 368 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60 368
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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Luis A. Buatois 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 Luis A. Buatois 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, 69 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: 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.

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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 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
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Overview

Luis A. Buatois is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on paleontology and related subfields. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics centered on geological formations, paleontological and stratigraphic studies, as well as geology and paleoclimatology.

They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Geophysics. Their work is reflected in their engagement with key topics including:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Luis A. Buatois has published research in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Ichnos/Ichnos: an international journal for plant and animal traces
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Lethaia
  • Palaios

Their collaborative work involves partnerships with multiple co-authors, such as:

  • M. Gabriela Mángano
  • Maximiliano Paz
  • Nicholas J. Minter
  • Noelia B. Carmona
  • Romain Gougeon

Among several publications, notable papers by Luis A. Buatois include:

  • Quantifying ecospace utilization and ecosystem engineering during the early Phanerozoic-The role of bioturbation and bioerosion (2020), published in Science Advances
  • Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sedimentation in an evolving epicontinental sea: Aptian record of marginal marine settings in the interior basins of north-eastern Brazil (2021), published in Sedimentology
  • The trace fossil record of the Nama Group, Namibia: Exploring the terminal Ediacaran roots of the Cambrian explosion (2020), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • The rise and early evolution of animals: where do we stand from a trace-fossil perspective? (2020), published in Interface Focus
  • Names for trace fossils 2.0: theory and practice in ichnotaxonomy (2022), published in Lethaia

Best Publications

  • Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

    M. Gabriela Mángano;Luis A. Buatois;Mark Wilson;Mary Droser

  • Colonization of Brackish-Water Systems through Time: Evidence from the Trace-Fossil Record

    Luis A. Buatois;Murray K. Gingras;James Maceachern;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • Trace fossils in the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition: Behavioral diversification, ecological turnover and environmental shift

    Adolf Seilacher;Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • The paleoenvironmental and paleoecological significance of the lacustrine Mermia ichnofacies: An archetypical subaqueous nonmarine trace fossil assemblage

    Luis Alberto Buatois;María Gabriela Mángano

  • Insect Trace Fossil Associations in Paleosols: The Coprinisphaera Ichnofacies

    Jorge Fernando Genise;Maria Gabriela Mangano;Luis Alberto Buatois;José H. Laza

  • Decoupling of body-plan diversification and ecological structuring during the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition: evolutionary and geobiological feedbacks

    M. Gabriela Mángano;Luis A. Buatois

  • Ichnology of an Upper Carboniferous fluvio-estuarine paleovalley: The Tonganoxie sandstone, Buildex quarry, Eastern Kansas, USA

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mangano;Christopher G. Maples;William P. Lanier

  • Categories of architectural designs in trace fossils: A measure of ichnodisparity

    Luis A. Buatois;Max Wisshak;Mark A. Wilson;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • Animal–substrate interactions in freshwater environments: applications of ichnology in facies and sequence stratigraphic analysis of fluvio-lacustrine successions

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • The ichnologic record of the continental invertebrate invasion; evolutionary trends in environmental expansion, ecospace utilization, and behavioral complexity

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mangano;Jorge F. Genise;Thomas N. Taylor

  • Trace fossils from a carboniferous turbiditic lake: Implications for the recognition of additional nonmarine ichnofacies

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mángano

  • Trace fossil analysis of lacustrine facies and basins

    Luis A Buatois;M.Gabriela Mángano

  • Trace fossils from Carboniferous floodplain deposits in western Argentina: implications for ichnofacies models of continental environments

    Luis A Buatois;M.Gabriela Mángano

  • The Cambrian revolutions: Trace-fossil record, timing, links and geobiological impact

    M. Gabriela Mángano;Luis A. Buatois

  • Invertebrate Ichnology of Continental Freshwater Environments

    Luis Alberto Buatois;María Gabriela Mángano

  • The paradox of nonmarine ichnofaunas in tidal rhythmites; integrating sedimentologic and ichnologic data from the Late Cretaceous of eastern Kansas, USA

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mangano;Christopher G. Maples

  • Ichnology of Carboniferous tide-influenced environments and tidal flat variability in the North American Midcontinent

    M. Gabriela Mángano;Luis A. Buatois

  • Ediacaran matground ecology persisted into the earliest Cambrian

    Luis A. Buatois;Guy M. Narbonne;M. Gabriela Mángano;Noelia B. Carmona;Noelia B. Carmona

  • Permian nonmarine invertebrate trace fossils from southern Patagonia, Argentina; ichnologic signatures of substrate consolidation and colonization sequences

    Luis Alberto Buatois;Guillermo A. Jalfin;Florencio G. Acenolaza

  • Sedimentary facies, depositional evolution of the Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician Santa Rosita formation in northwest Argentina

    Luis A Buatois;M Gabriela Mángano

  • Ichnology: Paleobiology of trace fossils

    Luis A. Buatois;M. Gabriela Mángano

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Gabriela Mángano
M. Gabriela Mángano University of Saskatchewan
Robin W. Renaut
Robin W. Renaut University of Saskatchewan
Guy M. Narbonne
Guy M. Narbonne Queen's University
Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar
Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar University of Granada
Jorge F. Genise
Jorge F. Genise National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Richard G. Bromley
Richard G. Bromley University of Copenhagen
Carlos O. Limarino
Carlos O. Limarino University of Buenos Aires
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
Brian R. Pratt
Brian R. Pratt University of Saskatchewan
Carlos Jaramillo
Carlos Jaramillo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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