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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6432 5956 2285 2026 91 6062

Margaret Leinen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Margaret Leinen between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Margaret Leinen published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1986. 4 of the 114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1986. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 7 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

114 publications in total across all disciplines

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Margaret Leinen: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 4
1980 0
1981 3
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 7
1986 10
1987 7
1988 2
1989 4
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 3
1994 3
1995 4
1996 3
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 2
2007 0
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 2
2013 1
2014 2
2015 2
2016 5
2017 3
2018 4
2019 3
2020 5
2021 1
2022 3
2023 0
2024 2
2025 3
2026 1
Total 114
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Margaret Leinen publications per year - data summary

  • Margaret Leinen, a Earth Science scholar from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has 114 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 1986, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (1980, 1999, 2002, 2003 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 2.7 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 9 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 52 publications (3.1 per year); 1994-2010: 22 publications (1.3 per year); 2011-2026: 40 publications (2.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Margaret Leinen 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 Margaret Leinen 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, 88–97 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: 91 publications — 8th percentile

8% 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 91
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
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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Margaret Leinen 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.
  • Margaret Leinen, a Earth Science scholar from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, records 91 publications - the 8th percentile of the discipline.
  • 8% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Margaret Leinen, and about 92% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Margaret Leinen ranks below 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).

Margaret Leinen 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 Margaret Leinen 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
38 344 38
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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Margaret Leinen 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.
  • Margaret Leinen, a Earth Science scholar from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, records 38 D-Index - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Margaret Leinen, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Margaret Leinen 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 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

Margaret Leinen is affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a strong emphasis on Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. They also contribute to Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Oceanography as subfields of study. Their main topics of work include Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Coastal and Marine Management, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

They have coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Larry A. Mayer, Nicklas G. Pisias, Thomas R. Janecek, Jack G. Baldauf, and Kathleen A. Dadey.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Margaret Leinen include:

  • The founding charter of the Omic Biodiversity Observation Network (Omic BON), 2022, GigaScience
  • Integrating Biology into Ocean Observing Infrastructure: Society Depends on It, 2021, Oceanography
  • The Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON), 2022, Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Ocean Decade Vision 2030 White Papers - Challenge 2: Protect and Restore Ecosystems and Biodiversity., 2024, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Removing carbon dioxide: first, do no harm, 2022, Nature

Margaret Leinen's publications are frequently featured in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Oceanography, ICES Journal of Marine Science, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), and GigaScience.

The scientist has been recognized with several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2020
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2019
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2002
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Paleoclimatology and paleometeorology : modern and past patterns of global atmospheric transport

    Margaret Leinen;M. Sarnthein

  • Scavenged excess aluminum and its relationship to bulk titanium in biogenic sediment from the central equatorial Pacific Ocean

    R.W. Murray;M. Leinen

  • Geologic Approach to the Long-Term History of Atmospheric Circulation

    David K. Rea;Margaret Leinen;Thomas R. Janecek

  • Chemical transport to the seafloor of the equatorial Pacific Ocean across a latitudinal transect at 135°W: Tracking sedimentary major, trace, and rare earth element fluxes at the Equator and the Intertropical Convergence Zone

    Richard W Murray;Margaret Leinen

  • Cenozoic sedimentation history of the central North Pacific: Inferences from the elemental geochemistry of core LL44-GPC3

    Frank T. Kyte;Margaret Leinen;G. Ross Heath;Lei Zhou

  • Biogenic flux of Al to sediment in the central equatorial Pacific ocean: evidence for increased productivity during glacial periods

    R. W. Murray;M. Leinen;A. R. Isern

  • Distribution of biogenic silica and quartz in recent deep-sea sediments

    Margaret Leinen;Douglas Cwienk;G. Ross Heath;Pierre E. Biscaye

  • Major Asian aeolian inputs indicated by the mineralogy of aerosols and sediments in the western North Pacific

    Marsha Blank;Margaret Leinen;Joseph M. Prospero

  • Asian aridity and the zonal westerlies: Late Pleistocene and Holocene record of eolian deposition in the northwest Pacific Ocean

    David K. Rea;Margaret Leinen

  • An objective technique for determining end-member compositions and for partitioning sediments according to their sources

    Margaret Leinen;Nicklas Pisias

  • Sedimentary indicators of atmospheric activity in the northern hemisphere during the cenozoic

    Margaret Leinen;Margaret Leinen;G.Ross Heath;G.Ross Heath

  • Barium in equatorial Pacific carbonate sediment: Terrigenous, oxide, and biogenic associations

    J. O. Schroeder;R. W. Murray;M. Leinen;R. C. Pflaum

  • Mineralogy of aeolian dust reaching the North Pacific Ocean: 1. Sampling and analysis

    Margaret Leinen;Joseph M. Prospero;Eve Arnold;Marsha Blank

  • Export production and carbonate dissolution in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean over the past 1 Myr

    R. W. Murray;Christopher W. Knowlton;M. Leinen;A. C. Mix

  • Biogenic budgets of particle rain, benthic remineralization and sediment accumulation in the equatorial Pacific

    W.M. Berelson;R.F. Anderson;J. Dymond;D. Demaster

  • Biogenic silica accumulation in the central equatorial Pacific and its implications for Cenozoic paleoceanography: Summary

    Margaret Leinen

  • Mineralogy of aeolian dust reaching the North Pacific Ocean: 2. Relationship of mineral assemblages to atmospheric transport patterns

    John Merrill;Eve Arnold;Margaret Leinen;Clark Weaver

  • Benthic organic carbon degradation and biogenic silica dissolution in the central equatorial Pacific

    W.R. Martin;M. Bender;M. Leinen;J. Orchardo

  • Ecosystem impacts of geoengineering: a review for developing a science plan.

    Lynn M. Russell;Philip J. Rasch;Georgina M. Mace;Robert B. Jackson

  • A normative calculation technique for determining opal in deep-sea sediments

    Margaret Leinen

  • Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. VOLUME 13 8 INITIAL REPORTS PARTI EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC Covering Leg 138 of the cruises of the Drilling Vessel JOIDES Resolution, Balboa, Panama, to San Diego, California, Sites 844-854, 6 May 1991-5 July 1991

    Larry A. Mayer;Nicklas G. Pisias;Thomas R. Janecek;Jack G. Baldauf

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Rea
David K. Rea University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard W. Murray
Richard W. Murray Boston University
Nicklas G Pisias
Nicklas G Pisias Oregon State University
G. Ross Heath
G. Ross Heath Oregon State University
Alan C. Mix
Alan C. Mix Oregon State University
Keir Becker
Keir Becker University of Miami
John W. Farrington
John W. Farrington Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John W. King
John W. King University of Rhode Island
Robert M. Owen
Robert M. Owen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wenju Cai
Wenju Cai Ocean University of China

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