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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8738 8119 1 1 130 3489

Neli Jordanova publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neli Jordanova between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neli Jordanova published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2017. 10 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2017. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
1992 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neli Jordanova: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 9
2002 3
2003 8
2004 4
2005 1
2006 3
2007 3
2008 1
2009 8
2010 5
2011 5
2012 4
2013 3
2014 5
2015 2
2016 8
2017 16
2018 6
2019 8
2020 8
2021 8
2022 5
2023 5
2024 5
2025 5
Total 150
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Neli Jordanova 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 Neli Jordanova 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: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
128–137 557 130
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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Neli Jordanova 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 Neli Jordanova 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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

Neli Jordanova is affiliated with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Bulgaria. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The primary focus covers a range of topics involving geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, geology, paleoclimatology, archaeology, geochemistry, and environmental studies.

Their work often involves interdisciplinary approaches combining geological and molecular biological methods. Key subfields include Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Paleontology, and Anthropology.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include Diana Jordanova, Daniel Ishlyamski, Bozhurka Georgieva, France Lagroix, and Emilia Tcherkezova.

Regular publication venues for their research findings include:

  • CATENA
  • ArchéoSciences
  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Climate of the past
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent papers by Neli Jordanova demonstrate a focus on environmental changes, magnetic and mineral investigations, and paleoclimate reconstructions. Selected publications include:

  • "Dansgaard-Oeschger-like events of the penultimate climate cycle: the loess point of view" (2020), published in Climate of the past
  • "Advanced mineral magnetic and geochemical investigations of road dusts for assessment of pollution in urban areas near the largest copper smelter in SE Europe" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Updating the significance and paleoclimate implications of magnetic susceptibility of Holocene loessic soils" (2021), published in Geoderma
  • "A detailed magnetic record of Pleistocene climate and distal ash dispersal during the last 800 kyrs - The Suhia Kladenetz quarry loess-paleosol sequence near Pleven (Bulgaria)" (2022), published in Global and Planetary Change
  • "Environmental changes in southeastern Europe over the last 450 ka: Magnetic and pedologic study of a loess-paleosol profile from Kaolinovo (Bulgaria)" (2022), published in Quaternary Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Low-field magnetic susceptibility: a proxy method of estimating increased pollution of different environmental systems.

    E. Petrovský;A. Kapička;N. Jordanova;M. Knab

  • Magnetic response of soils and vegetation to heavy metal pollution--a case study.

    Neli V Jordanova;Diana V Jordanova;Ludmila Veneva;Kitka Yorova

  • Magnetic properties of alluvial soils contaminated with lead, zinc and cadmium

    E Petrovský;A Kapička;N Jordanova;L Borůvka

  • Extended and revised archaeomagnetic database and secular variation curves from Bulgaria for the last eight millennia

    Meri Kovacheva;M. Kostadinova-Avramova;N. Jordanova;Philippe Lanos

  • Geomagnetic Field Variations as Determined from Bulgarian Archaeomagnetic Data. Part II: The Last 8000 Years

    Mary Kovacheva;Neli Jordanova;Vassil Karloukovski

  • Factors Determining Magnetic Enhancement of Burnt Clay from Archaeological Sites

    Neli Jordanova;Eduard Petrovsky;Mary Kovacheva;Diana Jordanova

  • Updated archeomagnetic data set of the past 8 millennia from the Sofia laboratory, Bulgaria

    M. Kovacheva;Y. Boyadziev;M. Kostadinova-Avramova;N. Jordanova

  • Magnetic study of Late Pleistocene loess/palaeosol sections from Siberia: palaeoenvironmental implications

    G. Matasova;E. Petrovský;N. Jordanova;V. Zykina

  • Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility Mapping: Data Reproducibility and Compatibility, Measurement Strategy

    L. Schibler;T. Boyko;M. Ferdyn;B. Gajda

  • Magnetic stability of power-plant fly ash in different soil solutions

    A Kapička;N Jordanova;E Petrovský;S Ustjak

  • Effect of different soil conditions on magnetic parameters of power-plant fly ashes

    A Kapic̆ka;N Jordanova;E Petrovský;S Ustjak

  • Industrial contamination of alluvial soils near Fe–Pb mining site revealed by magnetic and geochemical studies

    Diana Jordanova;Srinivasa Rao Goddu;Tsvetan Kotsev;Neli Jordanova

  • Application of magnetometry for delineation of anthropogenic pollution in areas covered by various soil types

    Neli Jordanova;Diana Jordanova;Tsenka Tsacheva

  • Magnetic Study of Weakly Contaminated Forest Soils

    A. Kapička;N. Jordanova;E. Petrovský;V. Podrázský

  • Rock magnetic, mineralogical and microstructural characterization of fly ashes from Bulgarian power plants and the nearby anthropogenic soils

    L. Veneva;V. Hoffmann;D. Jordanova;N. Jordanova

  • Magnetism of outdoor and indoor settled dust and its utilization as a tool for revealing the effect of elevated particulate air pollution on cardiovascular mortality

    Diana Jordanova;Neli Jordanova;Philippe Lanos;Petar Petrov

  • Magnetic susceptibility of road deposited sediments at a national scale – Relation to population size and urban pollution

    Diana Jordanova;Neli Jordanova;Petar Petrov

  • Remanence anisotropy effect on the palaeointensity results obtained from various archaeological materials, excluding pottery

    Mary Kovacheva;Annick Chauvin;Neli Jordanova;Philippe Lanos

  • Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of heated rocks

    Bernard Henry;Diana Jordanova;Neli Jordanova;Christine Souque

  • Magnetic mineralogy and grain-size dependence of hysteresis parameters of single spherules from industrial waste products

    Diana Jordanova;Neli Jordanova;Viktor Hoffmann

  • On the suitability of baked clay for archaeomagnetic studies as deduced from detailed rock-magnetic studies

    N. Jordanova;M. Kovacheva;I. Hedley;M. Kostadinova

  • Magnetism of cigarette ashes

    Neli Jordanova;Diana Jordanova;Bernard Henry;Maxime Le Goff

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis-Didier Rousseau
Denis-Didier Rousseau University of Montpellier
Markus Fuchs
Markus Fuchs University of Giessen
Pierre Antoine
Pierre Antoine Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christine Hatté
Christine Hatté University of Paris-Saclay
Erwin Appel
Erwin Appel University of Tübingen
Vidal Barrón
Vidal Barrón University of Córdoba
Michael Ghil
Michael Ghil École Normale Supérieure
Tomáš Grygar
Tomáš Grygar Czech Academy of Sciences
Josep M. Parés
Josep M. Parés National Research Center on Human Evolution
Bernd Markert
Bernd Markert RWTH Aachen University

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