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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6956 6444 2418 2141 145 4527

Matthew S. Lachniet publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthew S. Lachniet between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthew S. Lachniet published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2017. 5 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2017. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1999 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthew S. Lachniet: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 5
2003 1
2004 5
2005 5
2006 7
2007 8
2008 2
2009 7
2010 4
2011 7
2012 9
2013 5
2014 6
2015 7
2016 13
2017 15
2018 7
2019 8
2020 9
2021 5
2022 8
2023 8
2024 2
2025 3
Total 160
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Matthew S. Lachniet 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 Matthew S. Lachniet 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
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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Matthew S. Lachniet 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 Matthew S. Lachniet 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Matthew S. Lachniet is affiliated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular attention to subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Paleontology.

The main topics of their work cover:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Lachniet has contributed to a range of recent publications. Selected papers include:

  • "Great Basin Paleoclimate and Aridity Linked to Arctic Warming and Tropical Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures," 2020, published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Initiation of a stable convective hydroclimatic regime in Central America circa 9000 years BP," 2020, in Nature Communications
  • "A framework for triple oxygen isotopes in speleothem paleoclimatology," 2021, in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "A multiproxy database of western North American Holocene paleoclimate records," 2021, in Earth System Science Data
  • "Interhemispheric antiphasing of neotropical precipitation during the past millennium," 2022, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Yemane Asmerom
  • Victor J. Polyak
  • Amos Winter
  • Davide Zanchettin
  • Giuseppe Lucia

Lachniet has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Nature Communications
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their publication record reflects a wide engagement in research related to climate systems, paleoclimate reconstructions, and environmental geochemistry. The work spans multiple interdisciplinary areas that integrate atmospheric science with geological and paleontological methods.

Best Publications

  • Climatic and environmental controls on speleothem oxygen-isotope values

    Matthew S. Lachniet

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene environmental history of the Iguala Valley, Central Balsas Watershed of Mexico.

    Dolores R. Piperno;Jorge Enrique Moreno;Jose Iriarte;Irene Holst

  • Oxygen isotope values of precipitation and surface waters in northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala) are dominated by temperature and amount effects

    Matthew S. Lachniet;William P. Patterson

  • A 1500‐year El Niño/Southern Oscillation and rainfall history for the Isthmus of Panama from speleothem calcite

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Stephen J. Burns;Dolores R. Piperno;Yemane Asmerom

  • A 2400 yr Mesoamerican rainfall reconstruction links climate and cultural change

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Juan Pablo Bernal;Yemane Asmerom;Victor Polyak

  • Holocene warming in western continental Eurasia driven by glacial retreat and greenhouse forcing

    Jonathan L. Baker;Matthew S. Lachniet;Olga Chervyatsova;Yemane Asmerom

  • Tropical response to the 8200 yr B.P. cold event? Speleothem isotopes indicate a weakened early Holocene monsoon in Costa Rica

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Yemane Asmerom;Stephen J. Burns;William P. Patterson

  • Orbital control of western North America atmospheric circulation and climate over two glacial cycles

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Rhawn F. Denniston;Yemane Asmerom;Victor J. Polyak

  • Stable isotope values of Costa Rican surface waters

    Matthew S Lachniet;William P Patterson

  • The SISAL database: a global resource to document oxygen and carbon isotope records from speleothems

    Kamolphat Atsawawaranunt;Laia Comas-Bru;Sahar Amirnezhad Mozhdehi;Michael Deininger;Michael Deininger

  • A speleothem record of Holocene climate variability from southwestern Mexico

    Juan Pablo Bernal;Matthew Lachniet;Malcolm McCulloch;Graham Mortimer

  • Use of correlation and stepwise regression to evaluate physical controls on the stable isotope values of Panamanian rain and surface waters

    Matthew S. Lachniet;William P. Patterson

  • Last Glacial Maximum equilibrium line altitudes in the circum-Caribbean (Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela)

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Lorenzo Vazquez-Selem

  • Expansion and Contraction of the Indo-Pacific Tropical Rain Belt over the Last Three Millennia.

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Caroline C. Ummenhofer;Alan D. Wanamaker;Matthew S. Lachniet

  • Late Quaternary glaciation of Costa Rica

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Extreme rainfall activity in the Australian tropics reflects changes in the El Niño/Southern Oscillation over the last two millennia

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Gabriele Villarini;Angelique N. Gonzales;Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll

  • Orbital pacing and ocean circulation-induced collapses of the Mesoamerican monsoon over the past 22,000 y

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Yemane Asmerom;Juan Pablo Bernal;Victor J. Polyak

  • Climatic backdrop to the terminal Pleistocene extinction of North American mammals

    Victor J. Polyak;Yemane Asmerom;Stephen J. Burns;Matthew S. Lachniet

  • Uranium loss and aragonite–calcite age discordance in a calcitized aragonite stalagmite

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Juan Pablo Bernal;Yemane Asmerom;Victor Polyak

  • Microstructures of sediment flow deposits and subglacial sediments: a comparison

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Grahame J. Larson;Daniel E. Lawson;Edward B. Evenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Yemane Asmerom
Yemane Asmerom University of New Mexico
Victor J. Polyak
Victor J. Polyak University of New Mexico
Stephen J. Burns
Stephen J. Burns University of Massachusetts Amherst
William P. Patterson
William P. Patterson University of Saskatchewan
William F. Humphreys
William F. Humphreys Australian Museum
Dolores R. Piperno
Dolores R. Piperno National Museum of Natural History
Alan D. Wanamaker
Alan D. Wanamaker Iowa State University
Caroline C. Ummenhofer
Caroline C. Ummenhofer Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Geoffrey O. Seltzer
Geoffrey O. Seltzer Syracuse University
Gabriele Villarini
Gabriele Villarini Princeton University

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