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Paul Andrew Mayewski

Paul Andrew Mayewski

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Earth Science
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 100 130 110 66 54 535 44063

Paul Andrew Mayewski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Andrew Mayewski between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Andrew Mayewski published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2020. 5 of the 561 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2020. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 16 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1969 2025

561 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Andrew Mayewski: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 1
1974 1
1975 1
1976 2
1977 0
1978 3
1979 3
1980 4
1981 4
1982 3
1983 4
1984 2
1985 11
1986 4
1987 4
1988 4
1989 1
1990 16
1991 2
1992 4
1993 12
1994 13
1995 8
1996 14
1997 17
1998 4
1999 17
2000 10
2001 17
2002 24
2003 11
2004 20
2005 19
2006 20
2007 15
2008 11
2009 21
2010 11
2011 21
2012 10
2013 12
2014 11
2015 16
2016 27
2017 19
2018 15
2019 23
2020 31
2021 14
2022 14
2023 3
2024 2
2025 3
Total 561
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Paul Andrew Mayewski 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 Andrew Mayewski 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, 528–537 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: 535 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 10 535
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 Andrew Mayewski 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 Andrew Mayewski 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, 100 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: 100 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 13 100
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Paul Andrew Mayewski is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on atmospheric and cryospheric studies.

The scientist's scholarly output is concentrated on several core subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics. Their research topics reflect a focus on cryospheric studies and observations, geology and paleoclimatology, winter sports injuries and performance, climate variability and modeling, meteorological phenomena and simulations, polar research and ecology, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Recent publications demonstrate active engagement with environmental changes and pollution issues in high-altitude and polar regions. Key papers include:

  • Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution-Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest (2020, One Earth)
  • Deposition of PFAS 'forever chemicals' on Mt. Everest (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Warming and thawing in the Mt. Everest region: A review of climate and environmental changes (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Precipitation Characteristics and Moisture Source Regions on Mt. Everest in the Khumbu, Nepal (2020, One Earth)
  • Mt. Everest's highest glacier is a sentinel for accelerating ice loss (2022, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science)

Mayewski frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including Heather Clifford, Mariusz Potocki, L. Baker Perry, Ananta Prasad Gajurel, and Tom Matthews. This collaborative network supports a multidisciplinary approach to studying environmental and atmospheric sciences.

Their work is often published in focused scientific venues such as One Earth, arXiv (Cornell University), Weather, Harvard Dataverse, and The Science of The Total Environment. These publications underscore a research portfolio dedicated to understanding environmental processes and changes in the Earth's cryosphere and atmosphere.

Recognition of Mayewski's contributions includes fellowships awarded by prominent scientific organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007, and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Holocene climate variability

    Paul A. Mayewski;Eelco E. Rohling;J. Curt Stager;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 yr ago

    Richard B. Alley;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Todd Sowers;Minze Stuiver

  • Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers

    W W Immerzeel;A F Lutz;M Andrade;M Andrade;A Bahl

  • Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event

    R. B. Alley;D. A. Meese;C. A. Shuman;A. J. Gow

  • Complexity of Holocene Climate as Reconstructed from a Greenland Ice Core

    S. R. O'Brien;P. A. Mayewski;L. D. Meeker;D. A. Meese

  • Maximum Temperature Trends in the Himalaya and Its Vicinity: An Analysis Based on Temperature Records from Nepal for the Period 1971-94

    Arun B. Shrestha;Camerson P. Wake;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Jack E. Dibb

  • Major features and forcing of high-latitude northern hemisphere atmospheric circulation using a 110,000-year-long glaciochemical series

    Paul Andrew Mayewski;Loren D. Meeker;Mark S. Twickler;Sallie Whitlow

  • Glaciochemistry of polar ice cores: A review

    Michel Legrand;Paul Andrew Mayewski

  • The ‘flickering switch’ of late Pleistocene climate change

    K. C. Taylor;G. W. Lamorey;G. A. Doyle;R. B. Alley

  • Evidence for an extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago that contributed to the megafaunal extinctions and the Younger Dryas cooling

    R. B. Firestone;A. West;J. P. Kennett;L. Becker

  • Antarctic climate change and the environment

    Peter Convey;R. Bindschadler;G. Di Prisco;E. Fahrbach

  • Record of Volcanism Since 7000 B.C. from the GISP2 Greenland Ice Core and Implications for the Volcano-Climate System.

    Gregory A. Zielinski;Paul Andrew Mayewski;L. D. Meeker;Sallie I. Whitlow

  • Climate Change during and after the Roman Empire: Reconstructing the Past from Scientific and Historical Evidence

    Michael McCormick;Ulf Büntgen;Mark A. Cane;Edward R. Cook

  • The Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 depth-age scale : Methods and results

    D. A. Meese;A. J. Gow;R. B. Alley;G. A. Zielinski

  • Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

    John Turner;Nicholas E Barrand;Thomas J Bracegirdle;Peter Convey

  • Climate correlations between Greenland and Antarctica during the past 100,000 years

    Michael Bender;Todd Sowers;Mary Lynn Dickson;Joseph Orchardo

  • Observed 20th century desert dust variability: impact on climate and biogeochemistry

    Natalie Mahowald;Silvia Kloster;S. Engelstaedter;Jefferson Keith Moore

  • Precipitation fluctuations in the Nepal Himalaya and its vicinity and relationship with some large scale climatological parameters.

    Arun B. Shrestha;Arun B. Shrestha;Cameron P. Wake;Jack E. Dibb;Paul A. Mayewski

  • Changes in Atmospheric Circulation and Ocean Ice Cover over the North Atlantic During the Last 41,000 Years

    P. A. Mayewski;L. D. Meeker;S. Whitlow;M. S. Twickler

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrei V. Kurbatov
Andrei V. Kurbatov University of Maine
Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sallie I. Whitlow
Sallie I. Whitlow University of New Hampshire
Mark S. Twickler
Mark S. Twickler University of New Hampshire
Nancy A. N. Bertler
Nancy A. N. Bertler Victoria University of Wellington
Kirk A. Maasch
Kirk A. Maasch University of Maine
Karl J. Kreutz
Karl J. Kreutz University of Maine
Dahe Qin
Dahe Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cameron P. Wake
Cameron P. Wake University of New Hampshire
Kendrick C. Taylor
Kendrick C. Taylor Desert Research Institute

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