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D-Index
42
Citations
5830
World Ranking
5329
National Ranking
10

M. Namık Çağatay 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 M. Namık Çağatay sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 191 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Namık Çağatay 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 M. Namık Çağatay sits on this spectrum.

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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Turkey Leader Award

Best Publications

  • Late Glacial-Holocene palaeoceanography of the Sea of Marmara: timing of connections with the Mediterranean and the Black Seas

    M.N. Çağatay;N. Görür;O. Algan;C. Eastoe

  • Investigating hypoxia in aquatic environments: diverse approaches to addressing a complex phenomenon

    J. Friedrich;F. Janssen;F. Janssen;D. Aleynik;Hermann W. Bange

  • A two‐step process for the reflooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian Salinity Crisis

    François Bache;François Bache;Speranta-Maria Popescu;Marina Rabineau;Christian Gorini

  • The Messinian Salinity Crisis from mega-deposits to microbiology – A consensus report

    M Roveri;J Anton;M N Cagatay;G J De Lange

  • Free gas and gas hydrates from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey: chemical and structural characterization

    Christophe Bourry;Bertrand Chazallon;Jean Luc Charlou;Jean Pierre Donval

  • Is the abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf at 7150yrbp a myth

    Naci Görür;M.Namık Çaǧatay;Ömer Emre;Bedri Alpar

  • Pore fluid chemistry of the North Anatolian Fault Zone in the Sea of Marmara: A diversity of sources and processes

    M. D. Tryon;P. Henry;M. N. Cagatay;T. A. C. Zitter

  • Gas emissions and active tectonics within the submerged section of the North Anatolian Fault zone in the Sea of Marmara

    L. Géli;P. Henry;T. Zitter;S. Dupré

  • Origin of the Sea of Marmara as Deduced from Neogene to Quaternary Paleogeographic Evolution of its Frame

    Naci Görür;M. Namik Cagatay;Mehmet Sakinc;Muhsin Sümengen

  • Late Pleistocene–Holocene evolution of the northern shelf of the Sea of Marmara

    M.N. Çağatay;K. Eriş;W.B.F. Ryan;Ü. Sancar

  • The last reconnection of the Marmara Sea (Turkey) to the World Ocean: A paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic perspective

    Cecilia M. G. McHugh;Cecilia M. G. McHugh;Damayanti Gurung;Liviu Giosan;William B. F. Ryan

  • Sea-level changes and depositional environments in the İzmit Gulf, eastern Marmara Sea, during the late glacial–Holocene period

    M.N. Çağatay;N. Görür;A. Polonia;E. Demirbağ

  • Cold seeps along the main Marmara Fault in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

    T.A.C. Zitter;P. Henry;G. Aloisi;G. Delaygue

  • The sources of metal contents in the shelf sediments from the Marmara Sea, Turkey

    Oya Algan;Nuray Balkıs;M. Namık Çağatay;Erol Sarı

  • Tectonic and sedimentary controls on widespread gas emissions in the Sea of Marmara: Results from systematic, shipborne multibeam echo sounder water column imaging

    Stéphanie Dupré;Carla Scalabrin;Céline Grall;Céline Grall;Jean-Marie Augustin

  • Chronostratigraphy of the 600,000 year old continental record of Lake Van (Turkey)

    Mona Stockhecke;Ola Kwiecien;Ola Kwiecien;Luigi Vigliotti;Flavio S. Anselmetti

  • Climatic and environmental evolution of Lake Iznik (NW Turkey) over the last ∼4700 years

    Umut Barış Ülgen;Umut Barış Ülgen;Sven Oliver Franz;Demet Biltekin;M. Namık Çagatay

  • Societal need for improved understanding of climate change, anthropogenic impacts, and geo-hazard warning drive development of ocean observatories in European Seas

    Henry A. Ruhl;Michel André;Laura Beranzoli;M. Namik Çağatay

  • Lake level and climate records of the last 90ka from the Northern Basin of Lake Van, eastern Turkey

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  • Anatolia: A long-time plant refuge area documented by pollen records over the last 23 million years

    Demet Biltekin;Speranta-Maria Popescu;Jean-Pierre Suc;Jean-Pierre Suc;Pierre Quézel

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry Aix-Marseille University
Louis Géli
Louis Géli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Luca Gasperini
Luca Gasperini National Research Council (CNR)
Naci Görür
Naci Görür Istanbul Technical University
Sebastian Krastel
Sebastian Krastel Kiel University
Ziyadin Cakir
Ziyadin Cakir Istanbul Technical University
Pete Burnard
Pete Burnard University of Lorraine
Henry A. Ruhl
Henry A. Ruhl Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Per O.J. Hall
Per O.J. Hall University of Gothenburg
Thomas Litt
Thomas Litt University of Bonn

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