| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 42 | 5296 | 4894 | 123 | 118 | 124 | 6167 |
The chart shows the history of publications by O. Adrian Pfiffner between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. O. Adrian Pfiffner published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1995. 4 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.
142 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 142 |
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 O. Adrian Pfiffner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 124 publications — 24th percentile
24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 124 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 O. Adrian Pfiffner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 42 |
| 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 |
S. M. Schmid;Othmar-Adrian Pfiffner;N. Froitzheim;G. Schönborn
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Marion Panien;Guido Schreurs;Adrian Pfiffner
O. A. Pfiffner;S. Ellis;C. Beaumont
Christopher Beaumont;Susan Ellis;Adrian Pfiffner
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Marion Panien;Guido Schreurs;Adrian Pfiffner
Richard H. Groshong;O.Adrian Pfiffner;Laurel R. Pringle
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O. A. Pfiffner;F. Schlunegger;S. J. H. Buiter
Othmar-Adrian Pfiffner;W. Frei;P. Valasek;M. Stäuble
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Susan Ellis;Christopher Beaumont;O. Adrian Pfiffner
Marco Herwegh;Othmar-Adrian Pfiffner
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