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Paul G. Fitzgerald

Paul G. Fitzgerald

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4705 4330 1795 1592 144 7605

Paul G. Fitzgerald publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul G. Fitzgerald between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul G. Fitzgerald published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2007. 5 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2007. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1983 2025

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul G. Fitzgerald: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 3
1986 3
1987 2
1988 5
1989 3
1990 6
1991 6
1992 3
1993 9
1994 5
1995 4
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 4
2000 3
2001 8
2002 2
2003 4
2004 10
2005 5
2006 14
2007 19
2008 10
2009 11
2010 11
2011 11
2012 9
2013 6
2014 10
2015 5
2016 3
2017 5
2018 13
2019 16
2020 9
2021 9
2022 4
2023 0
2024 2
2025 3
Total 260
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Paul G. Fitzgerald 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 G. Fitzgerald 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, 138–147 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: 144 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 144
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 G. Fitzgerald 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 G. Fitzgerald 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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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Overview

Paul G. Fitzgerald is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Geology.

Fitzgerald's scholarly output covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Connexins and Lens Biology
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Their recent publications demonstrate interdisciplinary collaboration and a combination of geological and biomedical approaches. Notable papers include:

  • Measurement of Diurnal Variation in Rod Outer Segment Length In Vivo in Mice With the OCT Optoretinogram, 2020, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • The Case for Tectonic Control on Erosional Exhumation on the Tropical Northern Andes Based on Thermochronology Data, 2021, Tectonics
  • Detrital Thermochronology Reveals Major Middle Miocene Exhumation of the Eastern Flank of the Andes That Predates the Pampean Flat Slab (33°-33.5°S), 2020, Tectonics
  • Helium diffusion systematics inferred from continuous ramped heating analysis of Transantarctic Mountains apatites showing age overdispersion, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Aged Nrf2-Null Mice Develop All Major Types of Age-Related Cataracts, 2021, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Frequent collaborators in their work include Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra, Gregory D. Hoke, Jeffrey A. Benowitz, Jacob Rosenthal, and Andrés Mora. This network suggests cross-disciplinary research spanning geological and biomedical sciences.

Fitzgerald's work appears regularly in specialized scientific venues, primarily:

  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Tectonics
  • Geology
  • Experimental Eye Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Uplift history and structure of the Transantarctic Mountains: new evidence from fission track dating of basement apatites in the Dry Valleys area, southern Victoria Land

    A.J.W. Gleadow;P.G. Fitzgerald;P.G. Fitzgerald

  • Uplift and denudation of the central Alaska Range: A case study in the use of apatite fission track thermochronology to determine absolute uplift parameters

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Rasoul B. Sorkhabi;Thomas F. Redfield;Edmund Stump

  • Interpretation of (U–Th)/He single grain ages from slowly cooled crustal terranes: A case study from the Transantarctic Mountains of southern Victoria Land

    P.G. Fitzgerald;S.L. Baldwin;L.E. Webb;P.B O'Sullivan

  • Tectonics of the New Guinea Region

    Suzanne L. Baldwin;Paul G. Fitzgerald;Laura E. Webb

  • The Transantarctic Mountains of southern Victoria Land: The application of apatite fission track analysis to a rift shoulder uplift

    Paul G. Fitzgerald

  • Asymmetric exhumation across the Pyrenean orogen: implications for the tectonic evolution of a collisional orogen

    P.G Fitzgerald;J.A Muñoz;P.J Coney;S.L Baldwin

  • Pliocene eclogite exhumation at plate tectonic rates in eastern Papua New Guinea

    Suzanne L. Baldwin;Brian D. Monteleone;Laura E. Webb;Paul G. Fitzgerald

  • Asymmetric extension associated with uplift and subsidence in the Transantarctic Mountains and Ross Embayment

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Paul G. Fitzgerald;Michael Sandiford;Peter J. Barrett;Andrew J.W. Gleadow

  • Natural age dispersion arising from the analysis of broken crystals. Part I: Theoretical basis and implications for the apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronometer

    Roderick W. Brown;Romain Beucher;Steven Roper;Cristina Persano

  • Fission-track geochronology, tectonics and structure of the transantarctic mountains in Northern Victoria land, antarctica

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Andrew J.W. Gleadow

  • Diapiric exhumation of Earth's youngest (UHP) eclogites in the gneiss domes of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea

    T.A. Little;B.R. Hacker;S.M. Gordon;S.M. Gordon;S.L. Baldwin

  • Thermochronologic constraints on post-Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

    Paul G. Fitzgerald

  • Miocene crustal extension and uplift in southeastern Nevada: Constraints from fission track analysis

    P. G. Fitzgerald;J. E. Fryxell;B. P. Wernicke

  • Denudation of metamorphic core complexes and the reconstruction of the transition zone, West central Arizona: Constraints from apatite fission track thermochronology

    David A. Foster;Andrew J. W. Gleadow;Stephen J. Reynolds;Paul G. Fitzgerald

  • Cretaceous and Cenozoic episodic denudation of the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica : New constraints from apatite fission track thermochronology in the Scott Glacier region

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Edmund Stump

  • Thermochronology of a convergent orogen: Constraints on the timing of thrust faulting and subsequent exhumation of the Maladeta Pluton in the Central Pyrenean Axial Zone

    James R. Metcalf;Paul G. Fitzgerald;Suzanne L. Baldwin;Josep Anton Muñoz

  • New approaches in fission track geochronology as a tectonic tool: Examples from the transantarctic mountains

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Andrew J.W. Gleadow

  • Contrasting styles of (U)HP rock exhumation along the Cenozoic Adria-Europe plate boundary (Western Alps, Calabria, Corsica)

    Marco G. Malusà;Claudio Faccenna;Suzanne L. Baldwin;Paul G. Fitzgerald

  • Late cenozoic uplift of denali and its relation to relative plate motion and fault morphology.

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Edmund Stump;Thomas F. Redfield

  • Fission-Track Thermochronology and its Application to Geology

    Marco G. Malusà;Paul G. Fitzgerald

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne L. Baldwin
Suzanne L. Baldwin Syracuse University
Marco G. Malusà
Marco G. Malusà University of Milano-Bicocca
Andrew J.W. Gleadow
Andrew J.W. Gleadow University of Melbourne
Kenneth D. Ridgway
Kenneth D. Ridgway Purdue University West Lafayette
Josep Anton Muñoz
Josep Anton Muñoz University of Barcelona
Gregory D. Hoke
Gregory D. Hoke Syracuse University
Paul B. O'Sullivan
Paul B. O'Sullivan Syracuse University
Lluís Cabrera
Lluís Cabrera University of Barcelona
Timothy A. Little
Timothy A. Little Victoria University of Wellington
Paul W. Layer
Paul W. Layer University of Alaska Fairbanks

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