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Mário Cachão publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mário Cachão between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mário Cachão published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2023. 12 of the 161 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 13. Peak 13 publications in 2023. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1992 2025

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mário Cachão: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 5
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 5
2006 7
2007 4
2008 8
2009 6
2010 9
2011 4
2012 11
2013 8
2014 8
2015 12
2016 8
2017 6
2018 3
2019 8
2020 4
2021 7
2022 2
2023 13
2024 6
2025 6
Total 161
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Mário Cachão 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 Mário Cachão 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, 128–137 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: 129 publications — 27th percentile

27% 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
128–137 557 129
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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Mário Cachão 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 Mário Cachão 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
32 278
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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Overview

Mário Cachão is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses various subfields including Paleontology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Archaeology. The focus of their work spans multiple main topics, such as Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mário Cachão include:

  • First tracks of newborn straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), 2021, Scientific Reports
  • The earliest evidence of deep-sea vertebrates, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Environmental drivers of size changes in lower Jurassic Schizosphaerella spp, 2021, Marine Micropaleontology
  • Response of coccolithophore communities to oceanographic and atmospheric processes across the North- and Equatorial Atlantic, 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Aurochs roamed along the SW coast of Andalusia (Spain) during Late Pleistocene, 2022, Scientific Reports

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with the following researchers:

  • Carlos Neto de Carvalho
  • Zaín Belaústegui
  • Fernando Muñíz
  • Pedro P. Cunha
  • João Belo

Mário Cachão's work is regularly published in several scientific venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Iberian Geology
  • Journal of Nannoplankton Research
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Coccolithus pelagicus, a productivity proxy related to moderate fronts off Western Iberia

    M Cachão;M.T Moita

  • Sediment sources and sedimentation processes of 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami deposits on the Sendai Plain, Japan — Insights from diatoms, nannoliths and grain size distribution

    Witold Szczuciński;Mikołaj Kokociński;Michał Rzeszewski;Catherine Chagué-Goff;Catherine Chagué-Goff

  • Definition of the Portuguese frameworks with international relevance as an input for the European geological heritage characterisation

    J. B. Brilha;César Andrade;Ana Azerêdo;Fernando Barriga

  • THALASSINOIDES AND ITS PRODUCER: POPULATIONS OF MECOCHIRUS BURIED WITHIN THEIR BURROW SYSTEMS, BOCA DO CHAPIM FORMATION (LOWER CRETACEOUS), PORTUGAL

    Carlos Neto De Carvalho;Pedro Andrade Viegas;Mário Cachão

  • Morphometry of Coccolithus pelagicus s.l. (Coccolithophore, Haptophyta) from offshore Portugal, during the last 200 kyr.

    Aurea Parente;Mario Cachão;Karl-Heinz Baumann;Lucia de Abreu

  • On the presence of Allosaurus fragilis (Theropoda: Carnosauria) in the Upper Jurassic of Portugal: first evidence of an intercontinental dinosaur species

    B. P. Pérez-Moreno;D. J. Chure;C. Pires;C. Marques Da Silva

  • Pliocene and Quaternary depositional model of the Algarve margin contourite drifts Gulf of Cadiz, SW Iberia; seismic architecture, tectonic control and paleoceanographic insights

    C. Roque;H. Duarte;P. Terrinha;V. Valadares

  • Checklist of the Pleistocene marine molluscs of Praínha and Lagoínhas (Santa Maria Island, Azores).

    Sérgio P. Ávila;Rui G. Amen;José M. N. Azevedo;Mário Cachão

  • Mass extinctions in the Azores during the last glaciation: fact or myth

    Sérgio P. Ávila;Patrícia Madeira;Nuno Mendes;Ana Rebelo

  • Palaeoecology of the Pleistocene (MIS 5.5) outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores) in a complex oceanic tectonic setting

    Sérgio P. Ávila;Patricia Madeira;Caridad Zazo;Andreas Kroh

  • A Bacia do Algarve: estratigrafia, paleogeografia e tectónica

    P. Terrinha;R. Rocha;J. Rey;M. Cachão

  • The emergence of volcanic oceanic islands on a slow‐moving plate: The example of Madeira Island, NE Atlantic

    Ricardo S. Ramalho;Ricardo S. Ramalho;António Brum da Silveira;Paulo E. Fonseca;José Madeira

  • Micropalaeontological record of Holocene estuarine and marine stages in the Corgo do Porto rivulet (Mira River, SW Portugal)

    María Alday;Alejandro Cearreta;Mário Cachão;M. Conceição Freitas

  • Lateglacial and Holocene environmental changes in Portuguese coastal lagoons 2: microfossil multiproxy reconstruction of the Santo André coastal area

    Alejandro Cearreta;Mário Cachão;M. Cristina Cabral;Roberto Bao

  • Sediment and pollutant transport in the Northern Gulf of Cadiz: A multi-proxy approach

    R. Gonzalez;M.F. Araújo;D. Burdloff;M. Cachão

  • Late winter coccolithophore bloom off central Portugal in response to river discharge and upwelling

    Catarina Guerreiro;Anabela Oliveira;Henko de Stigter;Mário Cachão

  • Palaeoecology, taphonomy, and preservation of a lower Pliocene shell bed (coquina) from a volcanic oceanic island (Santa Maria Island, Azores)

    Sérgio P. Ávila;Ricardo S. Ramalho;Jörg M. Habermann;Rui Quartau;Rui Quartau

  • Local disappearance of bivalves in the Azores during the last glaciation

    Sérgio P. Ávila;Patrícia Madeira;C. Marques da Silva;Mário Cachão

  • Trypanites ichnofacies: Palaeoenvironmental and tectonic implications. A case study from the Miocene disconformity at Foz da Fonte (Lower Tagus Basin, Portugal)

    Ana Santos;Eduardo Mayoral;Carlos Marques da Silva;Mário Cachão

  • Nannofossils in 2011 El Hierro eruptive products reinstate plume model for Canary Islands

    Kirsten Zaczek;Valentin R. Troll;Mario Cachao;Jorge Ferreira

  • Nutrient-specific responses of a phytoplankton community: a case study of the North Atlantic Gyre, Azores

    J. Barcelos e Ramos;Kai G. Schulz;Maren Voss;Áurea Narciso

  • Coccolithus pelagicus subsp. pelagicus versus Coccolithus pelagicus subsp. braarudii (Coccolithophore, Haptophyta): A proxy for surface subarctic Atlantic waters off Iberia during the last 200 kyr

    Aurea Narciso;Mario Cachão;Lucia de Abreu

  • Rhodoliths, uniformitarianism, and Darwin: Pleistocene and Recent carbonate deposits in the Cape Verde and Canary archipelagos

    Markes E. Johnson;B. Gudveig Baarli;Mário Cachão;Carlos M. da Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Markes E. Johnson
Markes E. Johnson Williams College
Pedro Terrinha
Pedro Terrinha Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
César Andrade
César Andrade University of Lisbon
José Madeira
José Madeira University of Lisbon
Pedro P. Cunha
Pedro P. Cunha University of Coimbra
Valentin R. Troll
Valentin R. Troll Uppsala University
Andreas Kroh
Andreas Kroh Natural History Museum Vienna
Nevio Zitellini
Nevio Zitellini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Henko de Stigter
Henko de Stigter Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Ricardo M. Trigo
Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon

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