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Michael R. Rampino

Michael R. Rampino

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 3049 2782 1240 1101 170 9764

Michael R. Rampino publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael R. Rampino between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael R. Rampino published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2017. 5 of the 185 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2017. 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1979 2025

185 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael R. Rampino: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 3
1980 2
1981 6
1982 5
1983 5
1984 8
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 11
1989 3
1990 7
1991 5
1992 4
1993 5
1994 2
1995 5
1996 6
1997 2
1998 4
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 4
2004 6
2005 4
2006 1
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 1
2011 2
2012 3
2013 2
2014 0
2015 4
2016 3
2017 22
2018 3
2019 2
2020 5
2021 5
2022 1
2023 2
2024 3
2025 2
Total 185
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Michael R. Rampino 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 Michael R. Rampino 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, 168–177 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: 170 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 170
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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Michael R. Rampino 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 Michael R. Rampino 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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Overview

Michael R. Rampino is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research is situated within the broader field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their work covers main topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, earthquake and tectonic studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Rampino has published across various scientific venues, with frequent publications in Geoscience Frontiers, Historical Biology, Earth-Science Reviews, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Science Advances.

Recent papers authored by Rampino include:

  • A pulse of the Earth: A 27.5-Myr underlying cycle in coordinated geological events over the last 260 Myr, 2021, Geoscience Frontiers
  • A 27.5-My underlying periodicity detected in extinction episodes of non-marine tetrapods, 2020, Historical Biology
  • EXTRATERRESTRIAL IMPACTS AND MASS EXTINCTIONS OF LIFE, 2021, University of Arizona Press eBooks
  • Are Impact Craters and Extinction Episodes Periodic? Implications for Planetary Science and Astrobiology, 2020, Astrobiology

One notable paper on which Rampino is not the primary author is "Felsic volcanism as a factor driving the end-Permian mass extinction," published in 2021 in Science Advances.

Collaborators frequently working with Rampino include K. Caldeira, Yuhong Zhu, Sedelia Rodriguez, Hua Zhang, and Feifei Zhang.

Best Publications

  • Impact Event at the Permian-Triassic Boundary: Evidence from Extraterrestrial Noble Gases in Fullerenes

    Luann Becker;Robert J. Poreda;Andrew G. Hunt;Theodore E. Bunch

  • Volcanic winter and accelerated glaciation following the Toba super-eruption

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self

  • Flood Basalt Volcanism During the Past 250 Million Years

    Michael R. Rampino;Richard B. Stothers

  • Terrestrial mass extinctions, cometary impacts and the Sun's motion perpendicular to the galactic plane

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Richard B. Stothers

  • The 1883 eruption of Krakatau

    Stephen Self;Michael R. Rampino

  • Historic eruptions of Tambora (1815), Krakatau (1883), and Agung (1963), their stratospheric aerosols, and climatic impact

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self

  • The terminal Paleozoic fungal event: evidence of terrestrial ecosystem destabilization and collapse.

    Henk Visscher;Henk Brinkhuis;David L. Dilcher;William C. Elsik

  • Volcanic eruptions in the Mediterranean before A.D. 630 from written and archaeological sources

    Richard B. Stothers;Michael R. Rampino

  • Sulphur-rich volcanic eruptions and stratospheric aerosols

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self

  • The possible effects of large 19th and 20th century volcanic eruptions on zonal and hemispheric surface temperatures

    Stephen Self;Michael R Rampino;James J Barbera

  • Climate-Volcanism Feedback and the Toba Eruption of ∼74,000 Years Ago

    Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self

  • Can Rapid Climatic Change Cause Volcanic Eruptions

    Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self;Rhodes W. Fairbridge

  • Fungal event and palynological record of ecological crisis and recovery across the Permian-Triassic boundary

    Yoram Eshet;Michael R. Rampino;Henk Visscher

  • Volcanological study of the great Tambora eruption of 1815

    Stephen Self;Michael R. Rampino;M. S. Newton;J. A. Wolff

  • Tempo of the end-Permian event: High-resolution cyclostratigraphy at the Permian-Triassic boundary

    Michael R. Rampino;Andreas Prokoph;Andre Adler

  • The Mid-Cretaceous Super Plume, carbon dioxide, and global warming

    Ken Caldeira;Michael R. Rampino

  • Volcanic winter in the Garden of Eden: The Toba supereruption and the late Pleistocene human population crash

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Stanley H. Ambrose

  • Magma volume, volatile emissions, and stratospheric aerosols from the 1815 eruption of Tambora

    S. Self;R. Gertisser;T. Thordarson;M. R. Rampino

  • Geological Rhythms and Cometary Impacts

    Michael R. Rampino;Richard B. Stothers

  • Holocene Transgression in South-Central Long Island, New York

    Michael R. Rampino;John E. Sanders

  • Climate: History, periodicity and predictability

    Michael R. Rampino

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Caldeira
Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science
Stephen Self
Stephen Self University of California, Berkeley
John A. Wolff
John A. Wolff Washington State University
Rita Traversi
Rita Traversi University of Florence
Millard F. Coffin
Millard F. Coffin University of Tasmania
Thorvaldur Thordarson
Thorvaldur Thordarson University of Iceland
Margareta Hansson
Margareta Hansson Stockholm University
Mirko Severi
Mirko Severi University of Florence
Silvia Becagli
Silvia Becagli University of Florence
Manuel A. Hutterli
Manuel A. Hutterli British Antarctic Survey

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