| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 38 | 6618 | 6136 | 2330 | 2067 | 171 | 4421 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Paul A. Selden between 1979 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul A. Selden published across 46 years, from 1979 to 2024, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2012. 8 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.
214 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Total | 214 |
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 Paul A. Selden sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 171 publications — 50th percentile
50% 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 | |
| 128–137 | 557 | |
| 138–147 | 491 | |
| 148–157 | 495 | |
| 158–167 | 458 | |
| 168–177 | 490 | 171 |
| 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 Paul A. Selden sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% 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 | 38 |
| 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 |
Paul A. Selden is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing notably on paleontology and related fields.
Selden's primary subfields of study include Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography. Their work covers a range of topics including Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Fossil Insects in Amber, Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Subterranean Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.
Frequent co-authors in Selden's collaborations are:
Selden has published multiple papers in prominent venues. Some recent papers include:
Selden frequently publishes in journals such as the Journal of Paleontology, Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Palaeoworld, and Cretaceous Research.
Andrew J. Jeram;Paul A. Selden;Dianne Edwards
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Dianne Edwards;Paul A. Selden;John B. Richardson;Lindsey Axe
Paul A. Selden;William A. Shear;Mark D. Sutton
Lyall I. Anderson;Paul A. Selden
Huang Diying;André Nel;Shen Yanbin;Paul A. Selden
Alan G. Scott;Geoff S. Oxford;Paul A. Selden
Alexander R Schmidt;Vincent Perrichot;Matthias Svojtka;Ken B. Anderson
Paul A. Selden;Paul A. Selden;Rony Huys;Michael H. Stephenson;Alan P. Heward
Paul A. Selden;Jean-Claude Gall
William A. Shear;Paul A. Selden
Martin Stein;Paul A. Selden
Jason A. Dunlop;Paul A. Selden;Paul A. Selden
Paul A. Selden;Andrew J. Jeram
Dianne Edwards;Paul A. Selden
Erin E. Saupe;Monica Papes;Paul A. Selden;Paul A. Selden;Richard S. Vetter
William A. Shear;Andrew J. Jeram;Paul A. Selden
David Penney;C. Philip Wheater;Paul A. Selden
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