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Martin O. Saar

Martin O. Saar

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 3076 2807 81 77 306 8955

Martin O. Saar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martin O. Saar between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martin O. Saar published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2019. 9 of the 374 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2019. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 59 publications 2020: 44 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

374 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martin O. Saar: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 2
2003 4
2004 4
2005 3
2006 6
2007 7
2008 8
2009 10
2010 11
2011 14
2012 7
2013 12
2014 11
2015 19
2016 15
2017 20
2018 26
2019 59
2020 44
2021 25
2022 24
2023 10
2024 22
2025 8
2026 1
Total 374
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Martin O. Saar publications per year - data summary

  • Martin O. Saar, a Earth Science scholar from ETH Zurich, has 374 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 59 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2001 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 28 years in the span carries no publications at all (2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.9 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 65 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2008: 36 publications (3.6 per year); 2009-2018: 145 publications (14.5 per year); 2019-2026: 193 publications (24.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Martin O. Saar 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 Martin O. Saar 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, 298–307 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: 306 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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
298–307 120 306
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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Martin O. Saar 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.
  • Martin O. Saar, a Earth Science scholar from ETH Zurich, records 306 publications - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Martin O. Saar, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Martin O. Saar 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).

Martin O. Saar 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 Martin O. Saar 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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
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 52
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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Martin O. Saar 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.
  • Martin O. Saar, a Earth Science scholar from ETH Zurich, records 52 D-Index - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Martin O. Saar, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Martin O. Saar ranks above 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

Martin O. Saar is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has produced significant research contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers subfields including Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research topics span a diverse range of areas with emphasis on CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Geothermics
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Resources Research

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin O. Saar are:

  • Combining natural gas recovery and CO2-based geothermal energy extraction for electric power generation, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Mode I fracture growth in anisotropic rocks: Theory and experiment, 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Review: Induced Seismicity During Geoenergy Development-A Hydromechanical Perspective, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Accelerating Reactive Transport Modeling: On-Demand Machine Learning Algorithm for Chemical Equilibrium Calculations, 2020, Transport in Porous Media
  • Heat depletion in sedimentary basins and its effect on the design and electric power output of CO2 Plume Geothermal (CPG) systems, 2020, Renewable Energy

Martin O. Saar collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Benjamin M. Adams, Daniel Vogler, Moira Gatens, Étienne Balibar, and Warren Montag.

Best Publications

  • Using pyrosequencing to shed light on deep mine microbial ecology.

    Robert A Edwards;Beltran Rodriguez-Brito;Linda Wegley;Matthew Haynes

  • Permeability‐porosity relationship in vesicular basalts

    Martin O. Saar;Michael Manga

  • Combining geothermal energy capture with geologic carbon dioxide sequestration

    Jimmy B. Randolph;Martin O. Saar

  • Seismicity induced by seasonal groundwater recharge at Mt. Hood, Oregon

    Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar;Michael Manga;Michael Manga

  • Depth dependence of permeability in the Oregon Cascades inferred from hydrogeologic, thermal, seismic, and magmatic modeling constraints

    M. O. Saar;M. O. Saar;M. Manga;M. Manga

  • Coupling carbon dioxide sequestration with geothermal energy capture in naturally permeable, porous geologic formations: Implications for CO2 sequestration

    Jimmy B. Randolph;Martin O. Saar

  • Numerical models of the onset of yield strength in crystal–melt suspensions

    Martin O Saar;Michael Manga;Katharine V Cashman;Sean Fremouw

  • Accelerating Lattice Boltzmann Fluid Flow Simulations Using Graphics Processors

    Peter Bailey;Joe Myre;Stuart D.C. Walsh;David J. Lilja

  • The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

    Florian Amann;Florian Amann;Valentin Gischig;Keith Evans;Joseph Doetsch

  • A comparison of electric power output of CO2 Plume Geothermal (CPG) and brine geothermal systems for varying reservoir conditions

    Benjamin M. Adams;Thomas H. Kuehn;Jeffrey M. Bielicki;Jimmy B. Randolph

  • Review: Geothermal heat as a tracer of large-scale groundwater flow and as a means to determine permeability fields

    Martin O. Saar

  • On the importance of the thermosiphon effect in CPG (CO2 plume geothermal) power systems

    Benjamin M. Adams;Thomas H. Kuehn;Jeffrey M. Bielicki;Jimmy B. Randolph

  • Did melting glaciers cause volcanic eruptions in eastern California? Probing the mechanics of dike formation

    A. Mark Jellinek;Michael Manga;Martin O. Saar

  • CO2 sequestration in feldspar-rich sandstone: Coupled evolution of fluid chemistry, mineral reaction rates, and hydrogeochemical properties

    Benjamin M. Tutolo;Andrew J. Luhmann;Xiang Zhao Kong;Martin O. Saar

  • Experimental dissolution of dolomite by CO2-charged brine at 100°C and 150bar: Evolution of porosity, permeability, and reactive surface area

    Andrew J. Luhmann;Xiang Zhao Kong;Benjamin M. Tutolo;Nagasree Garapati

  • A new partial-bounceback lattice-Boltzmann method for fluid flow through heterogeneous media

    Stuart D. C. Walsh;Holly Burwinkle;Martin O. Saar

  • Carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy generation systems and methods related thereto

    Martin O. Saar;Jimmy Bryan Randolph;Thomas H. Kuehn

  • The Effects of High Heating Rate and High Temperature on the Rock Strength: Feasibility Study of a Thermally Assisted Drilling Method

    Edoardo Rossi;Michael A. Kant;Claudio Madonna;Martin O. Saar

  • Brine displacement by CO2, energy extraction rates, and lifespan of a CO2-limited CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) system with a horizontal production well

    Nagasree Garapati;Jimmy B. Randolph;Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar

  • Review: Induced Seismicity During Geoenergy Development—A Hydromechanical Perspective

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  • Depth dependence of permeability in the Oregon cascades inferred from hydrogeologic, thermal, seismic, and magmatic modeling constraints

    M.O. Saar;M. Magna

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Seyfried
William E. Seyfried University of Minnesota
Keith F. Evans
Keith F. Evans ETH Zurich
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
David J. Lilja
David J. Lilja University of Minnesota
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service

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