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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6755 6255 112 108 141 6367

Maarten A. Prins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maarten A. Prins between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maarten A. Prins published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2017. 3 of the 153 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2017. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1992 2025

153 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maarten A. Prins: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 7
2001 4
2002 8
2003 8
2004 4
2005 2
2006 8
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 5
2011 7
2012 5
2013 5
2014 7
2015 11
2016 9
2017 12
2018 6
2019 10
2020 8
2021 2
2022 3
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 153
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Maarten A. Prins 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 Maarten A. Prins 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: 141 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
138–147 491 141
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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Maarten A. Prins 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 Maarten A. Prins 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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
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

Maarten A. Prins is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial body of work concentrated in Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Paleontology, and Ecology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Prins has published extensively in several scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geomorphology
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Maarten A. Prins are:

  • "Chicxulub impact winter sustained by fine silicate dust" (2023), published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Modern and early Holocene ice shelf sediment facies from Petermann Fjord and northern Nares Strait, northwest Greenland" (2022), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Identifying sediment transport mechanisms from grain size-shape distributions, applied to aeolian sediments" (2020), published in Earth Surface Dynamics
  • "Fluvial or aeolian? Unravelling the origin of the silty clayey sediment cover of terraces in the Hanzhong Basin (Qinling Mountains, central China)" (2020), published in Geomorphology
  • "30,000 years of landscape and vegetation dynamics in a mid-elevation Andean valley" (2021), published in Quaternary Science Reviews

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • R.T. van Balen
  • Geert-Jan A Brummer
  • Brett Metcalfe
  • W. Feldmeijer
  • Cem Berk Senel

Best Publications

  • Mediterranean Moisture Source for an Early-Holocene Humid Period in the Northern Red Sea

    Helge W Arz;Frank Lamy;Jürgen Pätzold;Peter J Müller

  • A 300-kyr record of aridity and wind strength in southwestern Africa: inferences from grain-size distributions of sediments on Walvis Ridge, SE Atlantic

    Jan-Berend W. Stuut;Maarten A. Prins;Ralph R. Schneider;Gert Jan Weltje

  • Genetically meaningful decomposition of grain-size distributions.

    Gert Jan Weltje;Maarten A. Prins

  • Muddled or mixed? Inferring palaeoclimate from size distributions of deep-sea clastics

    Gert Jan Weltje;Maarten A Prins

  • Decoupled warming and monsoon precipitation in East Asia over the last deglaciation

    Francien Peterse;Maarten A. Prins;Christiaan J. Beets;Simon R. Troelstra

  • Saharan Dust Transport and High-Latitude Glacial Climatic Variability: The Alboran Sea Record

    Ana Moreno;Isabel Cacho;Isabel Cacho;Miquel Canals;Maarten A. Prins

  • Controls on terrigenous sediment supply to the Arabian Sea during the late Quaternary: the Makran continental slope

    M Prins;G Postma;Gert Jan Weltje

  • Late Quaternary aeolian dust input variability on the Chinese Loess Plateau: inferences from unmixing of loess grain-size records

    Maarten A. Prins;Mirjam Vriend;Govert Nugteren;Jef Vandenberghe

  • Controls on terrigenous sediment supply to the Arabian Sea during the late Quaternary: the Indus Fan

    M.A. Prins;G. Postma;J. Cleveringa;A. Cramp

  • Ocean circulation and iceberg discharge in the glacial North Atlantic: Inferences from unmixing of sediment size distributions

    Maarten A. Prins;Laurens M. Bouwer;Christiaan J. Beets;Simon R. Troelstra

  • Molecular records of continental air temperature and monsoon precipitation variability in East Asia spanning the past 130,000 years

    Francien Peterse;Alfredo Martínez-García;Bin Zhou;Christiaan J. Beets

  • End-Member Modeling of Siliciclastic Grain-Size Distributions: The Late Quaternary Record of Eolian and Fluvial Sediment Supply to the Arabian Sea and Its Paleoclimatic Significance

    Maarten A. Prins;Gert Jan Weltje

  • Millennial-scale glacial variability versus Holocene stability: changes in planktic and benthic foraminifera faunas and ocean circulation in the North Atlantic during the last 60 000 years

    Tine L Rasmussen;Erik Thomsen;Simon R Troelstra;Antoon Kuijpers

  • Effects of climate, sea level, and tectonics unraveled for last deglaciation turbidite records of the Arabian Sea

    Maarten A. Prins;George Postma

  • Barium accumulation in the Arabian Sea: controls on barite preservation in marine sediments

    S.J Schenau;M.A Prins;G.J De Lange;C Monnin

  • Lower Rhine historical flood magnitudes of the last 450years reproduced from grain-size measurements of flood deposits using End Member Modelling

    W.H.J. Toonen;T.G. Winkels;K.M. Cohen;M.A. Prins

  • Holocene paleostorms identified by particle size signatures in lake sediments from the northeastern United States

    Adam S. Parris;Paul R. Bierman;Anders J. Noren;Anders J. Noren;Maarten A. Prins

  • Late Quaternary sedimentation on the Portuguese continental margin: climate-related processes and products

    J. H. Baas;Jürgen Mienert;F. Abrantes;M. A. Prins

  • Late Quaternary sedimentary processes and ocean circulation changes at the Southeast Greenland margin

    A Kuijpers;S.R Troelstra;M.A Prins;K Linthout

  • Contrasting dust supply patterns across the north-western Chinese Loess Plateau during the last glacial-interglacial cycle

    Mirjam Vriend;Mirjam Vriend;Maarten A. Prins;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jef Vandenberghe

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongbo Zheng
Hongbo Zheng Yunnan University
Francien Peterse
Francien Peterse Utrecht University
Jan-Berend W Stuut
Jan-Berend W Stuut Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Geert-Jan A. Brummer
Geert-Jan A. Brummer Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Cornelis Kasse
Cornelis Kasse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Matthias Moros
Matthias Moros Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
George Postma
George Postma Utrecht University
William D. Gosling
William D. Gosling University of Amsterdam
Frank Lamy
Frank Lamy Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Henry Hooghiemstra
Henry Hooghiemstra University of Amsterdam

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