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Marcos Aurell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcos Aurell between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcos Aurell published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1994. 6 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1994. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcos Aurell: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 3
1988 4
1989 2
1990 5
1991 1
1992 4
1993 4
1994 12
1995 4
1996 2
1997 8
1998 5
1999 6
2000 10
2001 11
2002 8
2003 4
2004 10
2005 5
2006 3
2007 2
2008 6
2009 5
2010 8
2011 2
2012 11
2013 5
2014 4
2015 6
2016 7
2017 7
2018 8
2019 12
2020 4
2021 8
2022 8
2023 7
2024 5
2025 1
Total 228
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Marcos Aurell publications per year - data summary

  • Marcos Aurell, a Earth Science scholar from University of Zaragoza, has 228 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 1994 and 2019, with 12 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1991 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 5.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.7 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 29 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 61 publications (4.4 per year); 2000-2013: 90 publications (6.4 per year); 2014-2025: 77 publications (6.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Marcos Aurell 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 Marcos Aurell 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, 198–207 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: 207 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
198–207 333 207
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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Marcos Aurell publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Marcos Aurell, a Earth Science scholar from University of Zaragoza, records 207 publications - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Marcos Aurell, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Marcos Aurell ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Marcos Aurell 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 Marcos Aurell 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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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Marcos Aurell D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Marcos Aurell, a Earth Science scholar from University of Zaragoza, records 32 D-Index - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Marcos Aurell, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Marcos Aurell ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Marcos Aurell is affiliated with the University of Zaragoza in Spain and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Environmental Science. Their research extensively covers Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main research topics addressed by Marcos Aurell include:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Geological formations and processes

Frequent publication venues where Marcos Aurell has contributed include:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Geologica Acta
  • Sedimentary Geology
  • Journal of Iberian Geology
  • Cretaceous Research

Recent papers authored by Marcos Aurell demonstrate their active engagement in paleontological and geological research in Spain. Notable works include:

  • A new Iberian pleurosternid (Jurassic-Cretaceous transition, Spain) and first neuroanatomical study of this clade of stem turtles, 2021, Historical Biology
  • A change from warm/humid to cold/dry climate conditions recorded in lower Barremian clay-dominated continental successions from the SE Iberian Chain (NE Spain), 2020, Sedimentary Geology
  • Systematics of Lutetian Larger Foraminifera and magneto-biostratigraphy from the South Pyrenean Basin (Sierras Exteriores, Spain), 2021, Geologica Acta
  • New ornithopod tracks from the Lower Cretaceous El Castellar Formation (Spain): Implications for track preservation and evolution of ornithopod footprints, 2022, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Unravelling the distribution of decapod crustaceans in the Lower Eocene coral reef mounds of NE Spain (Tremp-Graus Basin, southern Pyrenees), 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Marcos Aurell frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating a network of scholarly partnerships. Notable co-authors include:

  • Samuel Zamora
  • Fernando A. Ferratges
  • José Ignacio Canudo
  • Beatriz Bádenas
  • Álvaro García-Penas

Best Publications

  • Transgressive–regressive cycles and Jurassic palaeogeography of northeast Iberia

    M Aurell;S Robles;B Bádenas;I Rosales

  • A Dominant Tectonic Signal in High-Frequency, Peritidal Carbonate Cycles? A Regional Analysis of Liassic Platforms from Western Tethys

    Dan Bosence;Emily Procter;Marc Aurell;Atef Bel Kahla

  • Proximal–distal facies relationships and sedimentary processes in a storm dominated carbonate ramp (Kimmeridgian, northwest of the Iberian Ranges, Spain)

    B. Bádenas;M. Aurell

  • The geologic history of seawater oxygen isotopes from marine iron oxides.

    Nir Galili;Aldo Shemesh;Ruth Yam;Irena Brailovsky

  • Upper Jurassic thrombolite reservoir play, northeastern Gulf of Mexico

    Ernest A. Mancini;Juan Carlos Llinás;William C. Parcell;Marc Aurell

  • Facies models of a shallow-water carbonate ramp based on distribution of non-skeletal grains (Kimmeridgian, Spain)

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  • Estado de las investigaciones sobre los vertebrados del jurasico superior y cretacico inferior de galve (teruel)

    J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca;J. I. Canudo;M. Aurell;B. Bádenas

  • Mesophotic Coral Buildups in a Prodelta Setting (Late Eocene, Southern Pyrenees, Spain): a Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic System

    Michele Morsilli;Francesca R. Bosellini;Luis Pomar;Pamela Hallock

  • Synchronous detachment folds and coeval sedimentation in the Prepyrenean External Sierras (Spain): a case study for a tectonic origin of sequences and systems tracts

    H. Millan;M. Aurell;A. Melendez

  • Carbonate production and offshore transport on a Late Jurassic carbonate ramp (Kimmeridgian, Iberian basin, NE Spain): evidence from outcrops and computer modelling

    M. Aurell;B. Bádenas;D. W. J. Bosence;D. A. Waltham

  • La Cantalera: an exceptional window onto the vertebrate biodiversity of the Hauterivian-Barremian transition in the Iberian Peninsula

    J.I. Canudo;M. Aurell;J.M. Gasca;A. Badiola

  • Carbonate ramp depositional systems from a late Jurassic epeiric platform (Iberian Basin, Spain): a combined computer modelling and outcrop analysis

    Marc Aurell;Dan Bosence;Dave Waltham

  • Las cerradicas tracksite (Berriasian, Galve, Spain): Growing evidence for quadrupedal ornithopods

    Félix Pérez‐Lorente;Gloria Cuenca‐Bescós;Marcos Aurell;Jose I. Canudo

  • The Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous Rifting

    Javier Martín-Chivelet;José López-Gómez;Roque Aguado;Consuelo Arias

  • Kimmeridgian palaeogeography and basin evolution of northeastern Iberia

    B. Bádenas;M. Aurell

  • Sequence stratigraphy and bedding rhythms of an outer ramp limestone succession (Late Kimmeridgian, Northeast Spain)

    B Bádenas;M Aurell;F.J Rodrı́guez-Tovar;E Pardo-Igúzquiza

  • Continuity and facies heterogeneities of shallow carbonate ramp cycles (Sinemurian, Lower Jurassic, North‐east Spain)

    Beatriz Bádenas;Marc Aurell;Dan Bosence

  • Sedimentary Evolution and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic in the Central Iberian Chain, Northeast Spain

    M. Aurell;A. Meléndez

  • New information about the stratigraphic position and age of the sauropod Aragosaurus ischiaticus from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula

    J. I. Canudo;J. M. Gasca;M. Moreno-Azanza;M. Aurell

  • La Cantalera: an exceptional window onto the vertebrate biodiversity of the Hauterivian-Barremian transition in the Iberian Peninsula La Cantalera: una excepcional ventana a la biodiversidad del tránsito Hauteriviense- Barremiense en la Península Ibérica

    J.I. Canudo;J.M. Gasca;M. Aurell;A. Badiola

  • Sequence stratigraphy and carbon isotope stratigraphy of an Aptian mixed carbonate-siliciclastic platform to basin transition (Galve sub-basin, NE Spain)

    J.-C. Embry;J.-C. Embry;E. Vennin;F. S. P. Van Buchem;F. S. P. Van Buchem;R. Schroeder

  • Stratigraphy and evolution of the Galve sub-basin (Spain) in the middle Tithonian–early Barremian: Implications for the setting and age of some dinosaur fossil sites

    Marcos Aurell;Beatriz Bádenas;José M. Gasca;José I. Canudo

Frequent Co-Authors

José Ignacio Canudo
José Ignacio Canudo University of Zaragoza
Emmanuelle Vennin
Emmanuelle Vennin University of Burgundy
John J. G. Reijmer
John J. G. Reijmer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hugues-Alexandre Blain
Hugues-Alexandre Blain Rovira i Virgili University
Luis Pomar
Luis Pomar University of the Balearic Islands
Gloria Cuenca-Bescós
Gloria Cuenca-Bescós University of Zaragoza
Dan Bosence
Dan Bosence Royal Holloway University of London
Laia Alegret
Laia Alegret University of Zaragoza
Noah J. Planavsky
Noah J. Planavsky Yale University
Aldo Shemesh
Aldo Shemesh Weizmann Institute of Science

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