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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8238 7639 5 4 156 5211

Pál Sümegi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pál Sümegi between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pál Sümegi published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2015. 15 of the 200 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 19. Peak 19 publications in 2015. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 2 publications
1992 2025

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pál Sümegi: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 4
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 2
2007 4
2008 2
2009 5
2010 10
2011 12
2012 12
2013 10
2014 13
2015 19
2016 6
2017 7
2018 11
2019 9
2020 14
2021 12
2022 6
2023 10
2024 13
2025 2
Total 200
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Pál Sümegi publications per year - data summary

  • Pál Sümegi, a Earth Science scholar from University of Szeged, has 200 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 2000 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1996 and 1999).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.7 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 43 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 15 publications (1.3 per year); 2004-2015: 95 publications (7.9 per year); 2016-2025: 90 publications (9.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pál Sümegi 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 Pál Sümegi 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, 148–157 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: 156 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 156
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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Pál Sümegi 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.
  • Pál Sümegi, a Earth Science scholar from University of Szeged, records 156 publications - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Pál Sümegi, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Pál Sümegi 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).

Pál Sümegi 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 Pál Sümegi 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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 33
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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Pál Sümegi 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.
  • Pál Sümegi, a Earth Science scholar from University of Szeged, records 33 D-Index - the 11th percentile of the discipline.
  • 11% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Pál Sümegi, and about 89% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Pál Sümegi 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

Pál Sümegi is affiliated with the University of Szeged in Hungary. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work also in Arts and Humanities. The scientist's work covers various subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Archeology, Oceanography, Paleontology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research topics span:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Frequent co-authors of Pál Sümegi include:

  • Sándor Gulyás
  • Dávid Molnár
  • László Makó
  • Péter Cseh
  • Tünde Törőcsik

The most common venues where their work has been published are:

  • Quaternary
  • Archeometriai Műhely
  • Studia Quaternaria
  • Diversity
  • Acta Archaeologica

Selected recent publications by Pál Sümegi include:

  • "Loess landscapes of Europe - Mapping, geomorphology, and zonal differentiation," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "14C Dated Chronology of the Thickest and Best Resolved Loess/Paleosol Record of the LGM from SE Hungary Based on Comparing Precision and Accuracy of Age-Depth Models," 2020, Radiocarbon
  • "Vegetation and land snail-based reconstruction of the palaeocological changes in the forest steppe eco-region of the Carpathian Basin during last glacial warming," 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "Fluvial magnetic susceptibility as a proxy for long-term variations of mountain permafrost development in the Alp-Carpathian region," 2021, Boreas
  • "Application of Parameterized Grain-Size Endmember Modeling in the Study of Quaternary Oxbow Lake Sedimentation: A Case Study of Tövises Bed Sediments in the Eastern Great Hungarian Plain," 2022, Quaternary

Best Publications

  • The Full-Glacial Forests of Central and Southeastern Europe

    Katherine J. Willis;Edina Rudner;Pal Sümegi

  • Danube loess stratigraphy — Towards a pan-European loess stratigraphic model

    Slobodan B. Marković;Thomas Stevens;George J. Kukla;Ulrich Hambach

  • Dust deposition and climate in the Carpathian Basin over an independently dated last glacial-interglacial cycle

    Thomas Stevens;Slobodan B. Marković;Michael Zech;Ulrich Hambach

  • Climate Variability and Associated Vegetation Response throughout Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) between 60 and 8 ka

    A. Feurdean;A. Perşoiu;I. Tanţău;T. Stevens

  • DOES SOIL CHANGE CAUSE VEGETATION CHANGE OR VICE VERSA? A TEMPORAL PERSPECTIVE FROM HUNGARY

    K. J. Willis;M. Braun;P. Sümegi;A. Tóth

  • Loess landscapes of Europe-Mapping, geomorphology, and zonal differentiation

    Frank Lehmkuhl;Janina J. Nett;Stephan Pötter;Philipp Schulte

  • Reconstructing Quaternary vegetation history in the Carpathian Basin, SE-Europe, using n-alkane biomarkers as molecular fossils: Problems and possible solutions, potential and limitations

    Michael Zech;Björn Buggle;Katharina Leiber;Slobodan B. Marković

  • The late Quaternary environmental history of Bátorliget, N.E. Hungary

    K.J. Willis;P. Sümegi;M. Braun;A. Tóth

  • Quatermalacological analyses for modeling of the Upper Weichselian palaeoenvironmental changes in the Carpathian Basin

    Unknown

  • Atmospheric circulation patterns in Central and Eastern Europe during the Weichselian Pleniglacial inferred from loess grain-size records

    M.P. Bokhorst;J. Vandenberghe;P. Sümegi;M. Łanczont

  • An introduction to the Middle and Upper Pleistocene loess–paleosol sequence at Ruma brickyard, Vojvodina, Serbia

    S.B. Marković;E. Oches;P. Sümegi;M. Jovanović

  • Loess in the Vojvodina region (Northern Serbia): an essential link between European and Asian Pleistocene environments

    S.B. Marković;U. Hambach;T. Stevens;T. Stevens;M. Jovanović

  • Late Pleniglacial vegetation in eastern-central Europe: are there modern analogues in Siberia?

    Enikő Katalin Magyari;Petr Kuneš;Gusztáv Jakab;Pál Sümegi

  • Prehistoric land degradation in Hungary: who, how and why?

    K. J. Willis;Pál Sümegi;M. Braun;K. D. Bennett

  • The late Quaternary loess record of Tokaj, Hungary: Reconstructing palaeoenvironment, vegetation and climate using stable C and N isotopes and biomarkers

    Ann Kathrin Schatz;Michael Zech;Björn Buggle;Sándor Gulyás

  • Late Quaternary dynamics of the Tisza River: Evidence of climatic and tectonic controls

    Gábor Timár;Pál Sümegi;Frank Horváth

  • Recurring Taiga forest-steppe habitats in the Carpathian Basin in the Upper Weichselian

    Unknown

  • Geochronologic and Paleoclimatic Characterization of Quaternary Sediments in the Great Hungarian Plain

    Unknown

  • Retarded wetland succession: anthropogenic and climatic signals in a Holocene peat bog profile from north‐east Hungary

    E. Magyari;P. Sümegi;M. Braun;G. Jakab

  • Reconstruction of the paleo-environment and soil evolution of the Csípö-halom kurgan, Hungary

    Attila Barczi;Tivadar M. Tóth;Attila Csanádi;Pál Sümegi

  • Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to Dansgaard–Oeshger cycles and Heinrich-events: A 28,000-year record of environmental changes from SE Hungary

    Pál Sümegi;Pál Sümegi;Enikő Magyari;Péter Dániel;Mihály Molnár

  • Palaeoclimate record in the Late Pleistocene loess-paleosol sequence at Miseluk (Vojvodina, Serbia)

    Slobodan B. Marković;Slobodan B. Marković;Eric A. Oches;Tivadar Gaudenyi;Mladjen Jovanović

  • The Crvenka loess-paleosol sequence: A record of continuous grassland domination in the southern Carpathian Basin during the Late Pleistocene

    Slobodan B. Marković;Pál Sümegi;Thomas Stevens;Thomas Stevens;Randall J. Schaetzl

  • New chronology of the best developed loess/paleosol sequence of Hungary capturing the past 1.1 ma: Implications for correlation and proposed pan-Eurasian stratigraphic schemes

    P. Sümegi;P. Sümegi;S. Gulyás;D. Molnár;B. P. Sümegi;B. P. Sümegi

  • In situ charcoal fragments as remains of natural wild fires in the upper Würm of the Carpathian Basin

    Pál Sümegi;Zita Edina Rudner

  • Results of paleoecological studies in the loess region of Szeged-Öthalom (SE Hungary)

    P. Sümegi;P. Sümegi;K. Náfrádi;D. Molnár;Sz. Sávai

  • The loess-paleosol sequence of Basaharc (Hungary) revisited: Mollusc-based paleoecological results for the Middle and Upper Pleistocene

    Pál Sümegi;Sándor Gulyás;Gergő Persaits;Dávid GergelyPáll

Frequent Co-Authors

David Molnar
David Molnar Microsoft (United States)
Slobodan B. Marković
Slobodan B. Marković University of Novi Sad
Frank Lehmkuhl
Frank Lehmkuhl RWTH Aachen University
Ulrich Hambach
Ulrich Hambach University of Bayreuth
Balazs Sumegi
Balazs Sumegi University of Pecs
Attila Demény
Attila Demény Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Thomas Stevens
Thomas Stevens Uppsala University
Daniel Veres
Daniel Veres Romanian Academy
Wei Chu
Wei Chu Sichuan University
Ludwig Zöller
Ludwig Zöller University of Bayreuth

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