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Earth Science 36 7318 6772 21 17 103 4382

Osman Parlak publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Osman Parlak between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Osman Parlak published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2013. 9 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Osman Parlak: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 5
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 3
2006 5
2007 4
2008 3
2009 7
2010 4
2011 3
2012 8
2013 15
2014 4
2015 1
2016 11
2017 3
2018 4
2019 7
2020 6
2021 7
2022 2
2023 2
2024 5
2025 4
Total 129
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Osman Parlak publications per year - data summary

  • Osman Parlak, a Earth Science scholar from Cukurova University, has 129 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1995 and 2003).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.2 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 20 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 19 publications (1.6 per year); 2003-2014: 58 publications (4.8 per year); 2015-2025: 52 publications (4.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Osman Parlak 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 Osman Parlak 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, 98–107 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: 103 publications — 13th percentile

13% 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
98–107 404 103
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
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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Osman Parlak 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.
  • Osman Parlak, a Earth Science scholar from Cukurova University, records 103 publications - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Osman Parlak, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Osman Parlak ranks below 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).

Osman Parlak 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 Osman Parlak 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
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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Osman Parlak 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.
  • Osman Parlak, a Earth Science scholar from Cukurova University, records 36 D-Index - the 23rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 23% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Osman Parlak, and about 77% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Osman Parlak ranks below 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

Osman Parlak is affiliated with Cukurova University in Turkey and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their research covers multiple aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geologic mapping, paleontology, high-pressure geophysics and materials, paleoclimatology, and mineralogy.

Some of the recent publications authored by Osman Parlak include:

  • Late Palaeozoic-Neogene sedimentary and tectonic development of the Tauride continent and adjacent Tethyan ocean basins in eastern Turkey: New data and integrated interpretation, 2021, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Late Palaeozoic extensional volcanism along the northern margin of Gondwana in southern Turkey: implications for Palaeotethyan development, 2021, International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Role of Late Cretaceous volcanic-sedimentary melanges, specifically the Aladağ melange, E Turkey, in the rift-drift-subduction-accretion-emplacement history of the Tethyan Inner Tauride ocean, 2021, International Geology Review
  • Discovery of extremely high-Al podiform chromitites from the Lycian (Marmaris) ophiolite, SW Turkey: Implications for chromitite genesis, 2020, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Cambrian-Eocene pre-rift, pulsed rift, passive margin and emplacement processes along the northern margin of the Southern Neotethys: Evidence from the Antalya Complex in the Alanya Window (S Turkey), 2020, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences X

Frequent co-authors in Osman Parlak's work include Alastair H.F. Robertson, Kemal Taşlı, Paulian Dumitrică, Alastair H. F. Robertson, and Tı̇mur Ustaömer. Collaboration with these researchers has resulted in multiple publications.

Osman Parlak's papers have appeared most frequently in these publication venues:

  • International Geology Review
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences X
  • Lithos

The main topics Osman Parlak investigates include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

Best Publications

  • Overview of the Palaeozoic–Neogene evolution of Neotethys in the Eastern Mediterranean region (southern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria)

    Alastair H. F. Robertson;Osman Parlak;Timur Ustaömer

  • Tectonic evolution of the South Tethyan ocean: evidence from the Eastern Taurus Mountains (Elazığ region, SE Turkey)

    A. H. F. Robertson;O. Parlak;T. Rízaoğlu;Ü. Ünlügenç

  • The Berit transect of the Tauride thrust belt, S Turkey: Late Cretaceous–Early Cenozoic accretionary/collisional processes related to closure of the Southern Neotethys

    Alastair H.F. Robertson;Timur Ustaömer;Osman Parlak;Ulvi Can Ünlügenç

  • Mineral chemistry of ultramafic and mafic cumulates as an indicator of the arc-related origin of the Mersín ophiolite (southern Turkey)

    Osman Parlak;Michel Delaloye;Ergüzer Bíngöl

  • Precise 40Ar/39Ar ages from the metamorphic sole of the Mersin ophiolite (southern Turkey)

    Osman Parlak;Michel Delaloye

  • Tectonic significance of the geochemistry and petrology of ophiolites in southeast Anatolia, Turkey

    Osman Parlak;Osman Parlak;Tamer Rızaoğlu;Utku Bağcı;Fatih Karaoğlan

  • The supra-subduction zone Pozanti–Karsanti ophiolite, southern Turkey: evidence for high-pressure crystal fractionation of ultramafic cumulates

    Osman Parlak;Volker Höck;Michel Delaloye

  • Suprasubduction Zone Origin of the Pozanti-Karsanti Ophiolite (Southern Turkey) Deduced from Whole-rock and Mineral Chemistry of the Gabbroic Cumulates

    Osman Parlak;Osman Parlak;Volker HÖck;Michel Delaloye

  • Oceanic crust generation in an island arc tectonic setting, SE Anatolian orogenic belt (Turkey)

    Osman Parlak;Volker Höck;Hüseyin Kozlu;Michel Delaloye

  • Subduction, ophiolite genesis and collision history of Tethys adjacent to the Eurasian continental margin: new evidence from the Eastern Pontides, Turkey

    Alastair Robertson;Osman Parlak;Timur Ustaömer;Kemal Taslı

  • Whole-rock and mineral chemistry of cumulates from the Kızıldağ (Hatay) ophiolite (Turkey): clues for multiple magma generation during crustal accretion in the southern Neotethyan ocean

    U. Bağci;U. Bağci;O. Parlak;V. Höck

  • U–Pb and 40Ar–39Ar geochronology of the ophiolites and granitoids from the Tauride belt: Implications for the evolution of the Inner Tauride suture

    Osman Parlak;Fatih Karaoğlan;Tamer Rızaoğlu;Urs Klötzli

  • Melange genesis and ophiolite emplacement related to subduction of the northern margin of the Tauride–Anatolide continent, central and western Turkey

    Alastair H. F. Robertson;Osman Parlak;Osman Parlak;Tı̇mur Ustaömer

  • Late Palaeozoic–Early Cenozoic tectonic development of Southern Turkey and the easternmost Mediterranean region: evidence from the inter-relations of continental and oceanic units

    Alastair H. F. Robertson;Osman Parlak;Timur Ustaömer

  • The ophiolite-related Mersin Melange, southern Turkey: its role in the tectonic–sedimentary setting of Tethys in the Eastern Mediterranean region

    Osman Parlak;Alastair Robertson

  • Geodynamic significance of granitoid magmatism in the southeast Anatolian orogen: geochemical and geochronogical evidence from Göksun–Afşin (Kahramanmaraş, Turkey) region

    Osman Parlak

  • Geochemical character and tectonic environment of ultramafic to mafic cumulate rocks from the Tekirova (Antalya) ophiolite (southern Turkey)

    Utku Bağci;Osman Parlak;Volker Höck

  • The tauride ophiolites of Anatolia (Turkey): A review

    Osman Parlak

  • U–Pb and Sm–Nd geochronology of the Kızıldağ (Hatay, Turkey) ophiolite: implications for the timing and duration of suprasubduction zone type oceanic crust formation in the southern Neotethys

    Fatih Karaoğlan;Osman Parlak;Urs Klötzli;Martin Thöni

  • Terlemez quartz monzonite of Central Anatolia (Aksaray–Sarıkaraman): age, petrogenesis and geotectonic implications for ophiolite emplacement

    Kenan M. Yaliniz;Nurdan S. Aydin;M. Cemal Göncüoğlu;Osman Parlak

  • Geological Development of Anatolia and the Easternmost Mediterranean Region

    A. H. F. Robertson;Osman Parlak;Ulvi Can Ünlügenç

Frequent Co-Authors

Alastair H. F. Robertson
Alastair H. F. Robertson University of Edinburgh
Timur Ustaömer
Timur Ustaömer Istanbul University
Friedrich Koller
Friedrich Koller University of Vienna
Urs Klötzli
Urs Klötzli University of Vienna
Martin Thöni
Martin Thöni University of Vienna
Timothy M. Kusky
Timothy M. Kusky China University of Geosciences
Jürgen Koepke
Jürgen Koepke University of Hannover
Shoji Arai
Shoji Arai Kanazawa University
Franz Neubauer
Franz Neubauer University of Salzburg
Hasan Sözbilir
Hasan Sözbilir Dokuz Eylül University

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