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Earth Science 35 7540 6979 162 156 120 5301

Marco Madella publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marco Madella between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marco Madella published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2016. 14 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2016. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 8 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1998 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marco Madella: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 4
2005 1
2006 3
2007 3
2008 1
2009 8
2010 3
2011 12
2012 7
2013 16
2014 15
2015 10
2016 20
2017 16
2018 7
2019 15
2020 15
2021 16
2022 17
2023 10
2024 7
2025 7
Total 216
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Marco Madella 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 Marco Madella 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, 118–127 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: 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.

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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
118–127 540 120
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
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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Marco Madella 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 Marco Madella 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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

Marco Madella is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Social Sciences, with a significant focus on several subfields including Paleontology, Plant Science, Anthropology, Archaeology, and History.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Silicon Effects in Agriculture
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Marco Madella has contributed to a number of publications in various well-known venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Archaeological Science
  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Land

The scientist has been involved in publishing important papers, some of which are:

  • Automated detection of archaeological mounds using machine-learning classification of multisensor and multitemporal satellite data, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Development and testing scenarios for implementing land use and land cover changes during the Holocene in Earth system model experiments, 2020, Geoscientific model development
  • Archaeological expansions in tropical South America during the late Holocene: Assessing the role of demic diffusion, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Reassessing the role of climate change in the Tupi expansion (South America, 5000-500 BP), 2021, Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Marco Madella has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Carla Lancelotti
  • Stefano Biagetti
  • Juan José García-Granero
  • Abel Ruiz-Giralt
  • Jonas Gregório de Souza

In addition to journal articles, they have also contributed to book publications. One notable publication is titled Terra Incognita: Libro blanco sobre transdisciplinariedad y nuevas formas de investigación en el Sistema Español de Ciencia y Tecnología, published by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2020.

Best Publications

  • International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature 1.0

    Marco Madella;A. Alexandre;Terry Ball

  • PALAEOECOLOGY AND THE HARAPPAN CIVILISATION OF SOUTH ASIA: A RECONSIDERATION

    Marco Madella;Dorian Q. Fuller

  • The exploitation of plant resources by Neanderthals in Amud Cave (Israel): The evidence from phytolith studies

    Marco Madella;Martin K. Jones;Paul Goldberg;Yuval Goren

  • Taphonomy and phytoliths: A user manual

    Marco Madella;Carla Lancelotti

  • Summed Probability Distribution of 14C Dates Suggests Regional Divergences in the Population Dynamics of the Jomon Period in Eastern Japan.

    Enrico R. Crema;Junko Habu;Kenichi Kobayashi;Marco Madella

  • A Simple Method of Extraction of Opal Phytoliths from Sediments Using a Non-Toxic Heavy Liquid

    M. Madella;A.H. Powers-Jones;M.K. Jones

  • Phytoliths as a tool for investigations of agricultural origins and dispersals around the world

    Terry Ball;Karol Chandler-Ezell;Ruth Dickau;Neil Duncan

  • Phytolith types and type-frequencies in subalpine-alpine plant species of the European Alps

    Adriana L Carnelli;Jean-Paul Theurillat;M Madella

  • Plant water availability and analytical microscopy of phytoliths: Implications for ancient irrigation in arid zones

    M. Madella;M.K. Jones;P. Echlin;A. Powers-Jones

  • Issues in Harappan Archaeobotany: Retrospect and Prospect

    DQ Fuller;M Madella

  • Automated detection of archaeological mounds using machine-learning classification of multisensor and multitemporal satellite data.

    Hector A Orengo;Francesc C Conesa;Arnau Garcia-Molsosa;Agustín Lobo

  • Taphonomical aspects of silica phytoliths in the loess sediments of the Argentinean Pampas

    Margarita Osterrieth;Marco Madella;Debora Zurro;M. Fernanda Alvarez;M. Fernanda Alvarez

  • The ‘invisible’ product: developing markers for identifying dung in archaeological contexts

    Carla Lancelotti;Marco Madella

  • Shell middens as archives of past environments, human dispersal and specialized resource management

    Myrian Álvarez;Ivan Briz Godino;Ivan Briz Godino;Andrea Balbo;Marco Madella

  • Microbotanical Evidence of Domestic Cereals in Africa 7000 Years Ago

    Marco Madella;Juan José García-Granero;Welmoed A. Out;Philippa Ryan

  • Millet microremains—an alternative approach to understand cultivation and use of critical crops in Prehistory

    Marco Madella;Marco Madella;Carla Lancelotti;Juan José García-Granero

  • Banana Cultivation in South Asia and East Asia: A review of the evidence from archaeology and linguistics

    Dorian Q. Fuller;Marco Madella

  • Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization.

    Kathleen D. Morrison;Emily Hammer;Oliver Boles;Marco Madella;Marco Madella

  • Aluminum in the opal silica reticule of phytoliths: a new tool in palaeoecological studies

    Adriana L. Carnelli;Marco Madella;Jean-Paul Theurillat;Brigitta Ammann

  • Anthropic activity markers and spatial variability: an ethnoarchaeological experiment in a domestic unit of Northern Gujarat (India)

    Bernardo Rondelli;Carla Lancelotti;Carla Lancelotti;Marco Madella;Marco Madella;Alessandra Pecci

  • Micromorphological perspectives on the stratigraphical excavation of shell middens: a first approximation from the ethnohistorical site Tunel VII, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)

    Andrea L. Balbo;Marco Madella;Asumpció Vila;Jordi Estévez

  • Archaeological expansions in tropical South America during the late Holocene: Assessing the role of demic diffusion.

    Jonas Gregorio de Souza;Jonas Alcaina Mateos;Marco Madella;Marco Madella;Marco Madella

  • Experimental micromorphology in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): building a reference collection for the study of shell middens in cold climates

    Ximena S. Villagran;Andrea L. Balbo;Marco Madella;Assumpció Vila

  • Development and testing scenarios for implementing land use and land cover changes during the Holocene in Earth system model experiments

    Sandy P. Harrison;Marie-José Gaillard;Benjamin D. Stocker;Marc Vander Linden

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria Reyes-García
Victoria Reyes-García Autonomous University of Barcelona
Marie-José Gaillard
Marie-José Gaillard Linnaeus University
Kees Klein Goldewijk
Kees Klein Goldewijk Utrecht University
Jed O. Kaplan
Jed O. Kaplan University of Calgary
Sandy P. Harrison
Sandy P. Harrison University of Reading
Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda
Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda Universidade de São Paulo
Jean-Paul Theurillat
Jean-Paul Theurillat University of Geneva
Benjamin D. Stocker
Benjamin D. Stocker University of Bern
Francis E. Mayle
Francis E. Mayle University of Reading
Juan Barceló
Juan Barceló Autonomous University of Barcelona

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