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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3861 3540 1516 1345 116 7568

Paul Aharon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Aharon between 1977 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Aharon published across 48 years, from 1977 to 2024, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1994. 4 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 1994. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications
1977 2024

122 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Aharon: publications per year, 1977 to 2024
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 0
1979 0
1980 2
1981 0
1982 1
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 5
1988 5
1989 4
1990 4
1991 7
1992 5
1993 5
1994 11
1995 3
1996 3
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 5
2005 2
2006 7
2007 0
2008 3
2009 1
2010 1
2011 1
2012 5
2013 2
2014 2
2015 1
2016 0
2017 3
2018 2
2019 2
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
2024 3
Total 122
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Paul Aharon 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 Paul Aharon 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, 108–117 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: 116 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
108–117 484 116
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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Paul Aharon 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 Paul Aharon 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207 48
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

Paul Aharon is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research spans several interconnected subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, and even Artificial Intelligence.

Their work primarily focuses on topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Recent publications by Paul Aharon include:

  • An assessment of foraminiferal species distribution and stable-isotope anomalies at a methane-hydrate mound in the Gulf of Mexico, 2022, Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India
  • Age-dating and assumptions testing of 226Ra and 228Ra decay series applied to barite chimneys and mud volcanoes in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, 2023, Chemical Geology
  • Abiotic and Biotic Processes Controlling Deposition of Calcite and Hydrotalcite Calcretes on Niue Island, Southwest Pacific, 2024, Preprints.org
  • Abiotic and Biotic Processes Controlling Deposition of Calcite and Hydrotalcite Calcretes on Niue Island, Southwest Pacific, 2024, Minerals

They have also been associated with a publication titled "New Geochemical Diagnostic Methods Point to Pumice Rafts as the Most Likely Source for Niue Soils," 2024, Pacific Science, though this paper lists a different primary author.

Paul Aharon frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • N.E. Whitehead
  • Emil Platon
  • Barun K. Sen Gupta
  • Daniel L. Van Gent
  • Baoshun Fu

Their research has appeared in a range of publication venues, underscoring a multidisciplinary approach. Key journals and platforms include:

  • Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India
  • Pacific Science
  • Chemical Geology
  • Preprints.org
  • Minerals

Best Publications

  • Microbial sulfate reduction rates and sulfur and oxygen isotope fractionations at oil and gas seeps in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

    Paul Aharon;Baoshun Fu

  • Hydrocarbon-derived carbonate buildups of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope: A review of submersible investigations

    Harry H. Roberts;Paul Aharon

  • Oxygen isotopes, sea level changes and the temperature history of a coral reef environment in New Guinea over the last 105 years

    Paul Aharon;John Chappell

  • Recorders of reef environment histories: stable isotopes in corals, giant clams, and calcareous algae

    Paul Aharon

  • Blake Ridge methane seeps: characterization of a soft-sediment, chemosynthetically based ecosystem

    C.L. Van Dover;P. Aharon;J.M. Bernhard;E. Caylor

  • TIMS U-series dating and stable isotopes of the last interglacial event in Papua New Guinea

    M Stein;G.J Wasserburg;P Aharon;J.H Chen

  • Holocene palaeo-environmental changes, central to north Great Barrier Reef inner zone

    J Chappell;A Chivas;E Wallensky;H. A Polach

  • Chemosynthetic bacterial mats at cold hydrocarbon seeps, Gulf of Mexico continental slope

    Roger Sassen;Harry H. Roberts;Paul Aharon;John Larkin

  • Radiometric dating of submarine hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico

    Paul Aharon;Henry P. Schwarcz;Harry H. Roberts

  • Stable Carbon Isotope Signatures of Sedimentary Carbon in Coastal Wetlands as Indicators of Salinity Regime

    G. L. Chmura;P. Aharon

  • Foraminiferal colonization of hydrocarbon-seep bacterial mats and underlying sediment, Gulf of Mexico slope

    Barun K. Sen Gupta;Emil Platon;Joan M. Bernhard;Paul Aharon

  • Abrupt return of the summer monsoon 15,000 years ago: new supporting evidence from the lower White Nile valley and Lake Albert

    Martin Williams;Michael Talbot;Paul Aharon;Yassin Abdl Salaam

  • Sulfur and oxygen isotopes of coeval sulfate–sulfide in pore fluids of cold seep sediments with sharp redox gradients

    Paul Aharon;Baoshun Fu

  • Meltwater flooding events in the Gulf of Mexico revisited: Implications for rapid climate changes during the last deglaciation

    Paul Aharon

  • The buried Afiq Canyon (eastern Mediterranean, Israel): a case study of a Tertiary submarine canyon exposed in Late Messinian times

    Y. Druckman;B. Buchbinder;G.M. Martinotti;R.Siman Tov

  • Geology and biology of modern and ancient submarine hydrocarbon seeps and vents: An introduction

    Paul Aharon

  • Chronostratigraphic markers in the end-Precambrian carbon isotope record of the Lesser Himalaya

    Paul Aharon;Manfred Schidlowski;Indra B. Singh

  • Recent Hot Brine Dolomitization in the "Solar Lake," Gulf of Elat, Isotopici, Chemical, and Mineralogical Study

    Paul Aharon;Yehoshua Kolodny;Eytan Sass

  • 140,000-yr isotope climatic record from raised coral reefs in New Guinea

    Paul Aharon;Paul Aharon

  • Carbon Cycle and Carbon Isotope Record: Geochemical Impact of Life over 3.8 Ga of Earth History

    Manfred Schidlowski;Paul Aharon

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry H. Roberts
Harry H. Roberts Louisiana State University
Roger Sassen
Roger Sassen Texas A&M University
Manfred Schidlowski
Manfred Schidlowski Max Planck Society
Yehoshua Kolodny
Yehoshua Kolodny Hebrew University of Jerusalem
John Chappell
John Chappell Australian National University
Joan M. Bernhard
Joan M. Bernhard Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Antonio B. Rodriguez
Antonio B. Rodriguez University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gail L. Chmura
Gail L. Chmura McGill University
Charles R. Fisher
Charles R. Fisher Pennsylvania State University
Walter Michaelis
Walter Michaelis Universität Hamburg

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