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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1257 1115 562 484 292 13759

Paul E. Olsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul E. Olsen between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul E. Olsen published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2003. 26 of the 341 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2003. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 11 publications
1977 2025

341 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul E. Olsen: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 1
1983 0
1984 6
1985 3
1986 1
1987 1
1988 5
1989 3
1990 6
1991 5
1992 0
1993 4
1994 5
1995 5
1996 4
1997 4
1998 4
1999 4
2000 6
2001 8
2002 4
2003 20
2004 4
2005 5
2006 4
2007 5
2008 8
2009 2
2010 8
2011 6
2012 11
2013 18
2014 4
2015 6
2016 15
2017 13
2018 16
2019 20
2020 17
2021 12
2022 17
2023 20
2024 15
2025 11
Total 341
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Paul E. Olsen publications per year - data summary

  • Paul E. Olsen, a Earth Science scholar from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has 341 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2003, 2019 and 2023, with 20 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1982, 1986 and 1987, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1980, 1983 and 1992).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.6 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 75 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 40 publications (2.4 per year); 1994-2010: 100 publications (5.9 per year); 2011-2025: 201 publications (13.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Paul E. Olsen 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 E. Olsen 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, 288–297 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: 292 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
288–297 119 292
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 E. Olsen 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.
  • Paul E. Olsen, a Earth Science scholar from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, records 292 publications - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Paul E. Olsen, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Paul E. Olsen ranks above 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).

Paul E. Olsen 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 E. Olsen 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 67
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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Paul E. Olsen 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.
  • Paul E. Olsen, a Earth Science scholar from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, records 67 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Paul E. Olsen, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Paul E. Olsen ranks above 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Paul E. Olsen is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on paleontology, geophysics, and atmospheric science. Their work spans 108 publications in these areas, emphasizing various subfields such as Paleontology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research covers key topics including Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Paul E. Olsen's recent scholarly output includes notable papers such as:

  • "U-Pb zircon geochronology and depositional age models for the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation (Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA): Implications for Late Triassic paleoecological and paleoenvironmental change" (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • "Molecular and isotopic evidence reveals the end-Triassic carbon isotope excursion is not from massive exogenous light carbon" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Two-pronged kill mechanism at the end-Triassic mass extinction" (2022, Geology)
  • "LA-ICPMS U-Pb geochronology of detrital zircon grains from the Coconino, Moenkopi, and Chinle formations in the Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)" (2020, Geochronology)
  • "Arctic ice and the ecological rise of the dinosaurs" (2022, Science Advances)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sean Kinney
  • Clara Chang
  • Jessica H. Whiteside
  • Dennis V. Kent
  • Yanan Fang

Paul E. Olsen has published predominantly in these venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (32 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 publications)
  • Geological Society London Special Publications (6 publications)
  • Geology (2 publications)
  • Gondwana Research (2 publications)

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2008 and was granted a Fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1986.

Best Publications

  • Zircon U-Pb Geochronology Links the End-Triassic Extinction with the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province

    Terrence J. Blackburn;Paul E. Olsen;Samuel A. Bowring;Noah M. McLean

  • A 40-million-year lake record of early mesozoic orbital climatic forcing

    Paul E. Olsen

  • Ascent of dinosaurs linked to an iridium anomaly at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary.

    P. E. Olsen;Dennis Kent;Dennis Kent;H. D. Sues;C. Koeberl

  • STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE EARLY MESOZOIC BREAKUP OF PANGEA IN THE LAURASIA-GONDWANA RIFT SYSTEM

    Paul E. Olsen

  • Type material of the type species of the classic theropod footprint genera Eubrontes, Anchisauripus, and Grallator (Early Jurassic, Hartford and Deerfield basins, Connecticut and Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

    Paul E. Olsen;Joshua B. Smith;Nicholas G. McDonald

  • Milankovitch climate forcing in the tropics of Pangaea during the Late Triassic

    Paul E. Olsen;Dennis V. Kent

  • A review of the reptile and amphibian assemblages from the Stormberg of southern Africa, with special emphasis on the footprints and the age of the Stormberg

    Paul E. Olsen;Peter M. Galton

  • Diachronous rifting, drifting, and inversion on the passive margin of central eastern North America; an analog for other passive margins

    Martha Oliver Withjack;Roy W. Schlische;Paul E. Olsen

  • Long-period Milankovitch cycles from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic of eastern North America and their implications for the calibration of the Early Mesozoic time–scale and the long–term behaviour of the planets

    Paul E. Olsen;Dennis V. Kent

  • High-resolution stratigraphy of the Newark rift basin (early Mesozoic, eastern North America)

    Paul E. Olsen;Dennis V. Kent;Bruce Cornet;William K. Witte

  • Compound-specific carbon isotopes from Earth's largest flood basalt eruptions directly linked to the end-Triassic mass extinction.

    Jessica H. Whiteside;Paul E. Olsen;Timothy Eglinton;Michael E. Brookfield

  • Tethyan magnetostratigraphy from Pizzo Mondello (Sicily) and correlation to the Late Triassic Newark astrochronological polarity time scale

    Giovanni Muttoni;Dennis V. Kent;Paul E. Olsen;Piero Di Stefano

  • Late Triassic‐earliest Jurassic geomagnetic polarity sequence and paleolatitudes from drill cores in the Newark rift basin, eastern North America

    Dennis V. Kent;Paul E. Olsen;William K. Witte

  • Astronomically tuned geomagnetic polarity timescale for the Late Triassic

    Dennis V. Kent;Paul E. Olsen

  • Tectonic, Climatic, and Biotic Modulation of Lacustrine Ecosystems--Examples from Newark Supergroup of Eastern North America: Chapter 13

    Paul E. Olsen

  • Climate Change and the Integrity of Science

    Jennifer Sills;P. H. Gleick;R. M. Adams;R. M. Amasino

  • Rift-Basin Structure and Its Influence on Sedimentary Systems

    Martha Oliver Withjack;Roy W. Schlische;Paul E. Olsen

  • New early Jurassic tetrapod assemblages constrain Triassic-Jurassic tetrapod extinction event.

    PE Olsen;NH Shubin;MH Anders

  • QUANTITATIVE FILLING MODEL FOR CONTINENTAL EXTENSIONAL BASINS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EARLY MESOZOIC RIFTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

    Roy W. Schlische;Paul E. Olsen

  • FOSSIL GREAT LAKES OF THE NEWARK SUPERGROUP IN NEW JERSEY

    Paul E. Olsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis V. Kent
Dennis V. Kent Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Roy W. Schlische
Roy W. Schlische Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John W. Geissman
John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas
Hans-Dieter Sues
Hans-Dieter Sues National Museum of Natural History
Randall B. Irmis
Randall B. Irmis University of Utah
Roland Mundil
Roland Mundil Berkeley Geochronology Center
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Kliti Grice
Kliti Grice Curtin University
Giovanni Muttoni
Giovanni Muttoni University of Milan

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