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5512
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Luis A. González 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. González sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 120 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Luis A. González 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. González sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Luis A. González is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on several related subfields. These subfields include Mechanics of Materials, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work covers various topics with a strong emphasis on hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research. Other areas explored involve methane hydrates and related phenomena, geological formations and processes, geochemistry and elemental analysis, and marine animal studies.

Recent publications demonstrate a continued engagement with marine geology, stratigraphy, and isotope geochemistry. Some notable papers include:

  • Evidence for the development of a superpermeability flow zone by bioturbation in shallow marine strata, upper Jubaila Formation, central Saudi Arabia (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • Origin and depositional paleoenvironment of Triassic polyhalite in the Jialingjiang Formation, Sichuan Basin (2020, Carbonates and Evaporites)
  • Effects of lithofacies on pore system evolution of storm-wave silt-rich fine-grained sediments. Early Silurian Qusaiba Member (Qaliba Formation), NW Saudi Arabia (2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • Oxygen isotopes from the teeth of Cretaceous marine lizards reveal their migration and consumption of freshwater in the Western Interior Seaway, North America (2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology)
  • Calibration of bulk carbonate strontium isotopes to ammonite zones: Implication for global stratigraphic correlation of Callovian-Kimmeridgian strata in Central Saudi Arabia (2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Luis A. González include Hassan A. Eltom, Abdullah Alqubalee, Greg A. Ludvigson, Aaron F. Diefendorf, and Marina B. Suarez. This network reflects interdisciplinary and international cooperation in geological and paleontological research.

Their research has been published repeatedly in specific venues, indicating areas of sustained investigation. These venues include Marine and Petroleum Geology, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Geosciences, Carbonates and Evaporites, and Research Square.

Luis A. González has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, an indication of their membership and standing within the geological research community.

Best Publications

  • Climate and vegetation history of the midcontinent from 75 to 25 ka: A speleothem record from crevice cave, missouri, USA

    Jeffrey A. Dorale;R. Lawrence Edwards;Emi Ito;Luis A. González

  • A high-resolution record of holocene climate change in speleothem calcite from cold water cave, northeast iowa.

    Jeffrey A. Dorale;Luis A. González;Mark K. Reagan;David A. Pickett

  • Microbial precipitation of dolomite in methanogenic groundwater

    Jennifer A. Roberts;Philip C. Bennett;Luis A. González;G.L. Macpherson

  • Calcite and Aragonite Precipitation Under Controlled Instantaneous Supersaturation: Elucidating the Role of CaCO3 Saturation State and Mg/Ca Ratio on Calcium Carbonate Polymorphism

    Vionette De Choudens-Sánchez;Luis A. González

  • Surface chemistry allows for abiotic precipitation of dolomite at low temperature

    Jennifer A. Roberts;Paul A. Kenward;David A. Fowle;Robert H. Goldstein

  • Inorganic Calcite Morphology: Roles of Fluid Chemistry and Fluid Flow

    Luis A. Gonzalez;Scott J. Carpenter;Kyger C. Lohmann

  • The methane cycle in ferruginous Lake Matano.

    S. A. Crowe;S. Katsev;S. Katsev;K. Leslie;A. Sturm

  • Stalagmite stable isotope record of recent tropical cyclone events

    Amy Benoit Frappier;Dork Sahagian;Scott J. Carpenter;Luis A. González

  • Precipitation of low-temperature dolomite from an anaerobic microbial consortium: the role of methanogenic Archaea.

    P. A. Kenward;R. H. Goldstein;L. A. González;J. A. Roberts

  • El Niño events recorded by stalagmite carbon isotopes.

    Amy Frappier;Dork Sahagian;Luis A. González;Scott J. Carpenter

  • Speleothem Evidence for Changes in Indian Summer Monsoon Precipitation over the Last ∼2300 Years

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Luis A. González;Yemane Asmerom;Ram H. Sharma

  • Dated co-occurrence of Homo erectus and Gigantopithecus from Tham Khuyen Cave, Vietnam.

    R Ciochon;V T Long;R Larick;L González

  • Meteoric sphaerosiderite lines and their use for paleohydrology and paleoclimatology

    Greg A. Ludvigson;Luis A. González;Ronald A. Metzger;Brian J. Witzke

  • Carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of Holocene reefal carbonates

    Luis A. González;Kyger C. Lohmann

  • Holocene paleoenvironments of Northeast Iowa

    R. G. Baker;E. A. Bettis;D. P. Schwert;D. G. Horton

  • Middle Cretaceous greenhouse hydrologic cycle of North America

    Tim White;Luis González;Greg Ludvigson;Chris Poulsen

  • Ordered low-temperature dolomite mediated by carboxyl-group density of microbial cell walls

    Paul A. Kenward;David A. Fowle;Robert H. Goldstein;Masato Ueshima

  • Controls on Mineralogy and Composition of Spelean Carbonates: Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

    Luis A. Gonzalez;Kyger C Lohmann

  • Late Ordovician (Turinian–Chatfieldian) carbon isotope excursions and their stratigraphic and paleoceanographic significance

    Greg A Ludvigson;Brian J Witzke;Luis A González;Scott J Carpenter

  • Evidence for increased cool season moisture during the middle Holocene

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Luis A. González;Yemane Asmerom;Richard G. Baker

  • High resolution record of Holocene climate change in speleothem calcite from Cold Water Cave, northeast Iowa

    J.A. Dorale;L.A. Gonzalez;M.K. Reagan;D.A. Pickett

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark K. Reagan
Mark K. Reagan University of Iowa
Robert H. Goldstein
Robert H. Goldstein University of Kansas
Yemane Asmerom
Yemane Asmerom University of New Mexico
Kyger C. Lohmann
Kyger C. Lohmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
R.M. Joeckel
R.M. Joeckel University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Stephen T. Hasiotis
Stephen T. Hasiotis University of Kansas
R. Lawrence Edwards
R. Lawrence Edwards University of Minnesota
Steven G. Driese
Steven G. Driese Baylor University
Alfonso Mucci
Alfonso Mucci McGill University
Dork Sahagian
Dork Sahagian Lehigh University

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