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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 54 2633 2397 1096 973 152 15554

Paul J. Sylvester publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul J. Sylvester between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul J. Sylvester published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2005. 8 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2005. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul J. Sylvester: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 4
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 6
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 9
2002 2
2003 11
2004 6
2005 12
2006 10
2007 2
2008 9
2009 5
2010 8
2011 10
2012 3
2013 8
2014 8
2015 4
2016 6
2017 3
2018 2
2019 3
2020 0
2021 1
2022 8
2023 6
2024 4
2025 7
2026 1
Total 183
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Paul J. Sylvester 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 J. Sylvester 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, 148–157 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: 152 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
148–157 495 152
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 J. Sylvester 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 J. Sylvester 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 54
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Paul J. Sylvester is affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States. Their research primarily covers the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on various subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applications, Paleontology, Mechanics of Materials, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their work addresses several main topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Recent publications by Paul J. Sylvester include:

  • U/Pb geochronology of fossil fish dentine from Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeast of Brazil (2022), Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Significance of U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology for mudstone provenance (2022), Geology
  • The Cretaceous-Paleogene contact in the Tornillo Group of Big Bend National Park, West Texas, USA (2022), Geosphere
  • A Provenance Study of Upper Jurassic Hydrocarbon Source Rocks of the Flemish Pass Basin and Central Ridge, Offshore Newfoundland, Canada (2021), Minerals
  • A record of overpressure and Sevier tectonics within beef calcite of the Heath Formation, Central Montana Trough (2023), Geochemistry

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Paul J. Sylvester include:

  • Kathryn E. Snell
  • A. Kate Souders
  • Alex M. Washburn
  • Thomas Meisel
  • Jacinta Enzweiler

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Minerals
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Geology

Paul J. Sylvester has received recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, reflecting their engagement within the geoscience community.

Best Publications

  • Post-collisional strongly peraluminous granites

    Paul J Sylvester

  • Further characterisation of the 91500 zircon crystal

    Michael Wiedenbeck;John M. Hanchar;William H. Peck;Paul Sylvester

  • Post-Collisional Alkaline Granites

    Paul J. Sylvester

  • Community‐Derived Standards for LA‐ICP‐MS U‐(Th‐)Pb Geochronology – Uncertainty Propagation, Age Interpretation and Data Reporting

    Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Jan Košler;George Gehrels;Simon E. Jackson

  • A simple method for the precise determination of ≥ 40 trace elements in geological samples by ICPMS using enriched isotope internal standardisation

    S.M. Eggins;J.D. Woodhead;L.P.J. Kinsley;G.E. Mortimer

  • Present Trends and the Future of Zircon in Geochronology: Laser Ablation ICPMS

    Jan Košler;Paul J. Sylvester

  • U-Pb and Th-Pb dating of apatite by LA-ICPMS

    David M. Chew;Paul J. Sylvester;Mike N. Tubrett

  • U–Pb dating of detrital zircons for sediment provenance studies—a comparison of laser ablation ICPMS and SIMS techniques

    Jan Košler;Hege Fonneland;Paul Sylvester;Mike Tubrett

  • Emplacement of a large igneous province as a possible cause of banded iron formation 2.45 billion years ago

    Mark Barley;A.L. Pickard;P.J. Sylvester

  • Rare earth element systematics in scheelite from hydrothermal gold deposits in the Kalgoorlie-Norseman region, Western Australia

    Majid Ghaderi;J. Michael Palin;Ian H. Campbell;Paul J. Sylvester

  • Noble Metal Enrichment Processes in the Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex

    Chris Ballhaus;Paul Sylvester

  • Partitioning of Cu, Ni, Au, and platinum-group elements between monosulfide solid solution and sulfide melt under controlled oxygen and sulfur fugacities

    James E. Mungall;David R.A. Andrews;Louis J. Cabri;Paul J. Sylvester

  • Laser-ablation-ICPMS in the earth sciences : principles and applications

    Paul Sylvester

  • Trace element analysis of scheelite by excimer laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ELA-ICP-MS) using a synthetic silicate glass standard

    Paul J Sylvester;Majid Ghaderi

  • The metasomatic alternative for ocean island basalt chemical heterogeneity

    Sébastien Pilet;Jean Hernandez;Paul Sylvester;Marc Poujol

  • Solubilities of Pt and Rh in a haplobasaltic silicate melt at 1300°C

    W. Ertel;W. Ertel;H.St.C. O’Neill;P.J. Sylvester;D.B. Dingwell

  • Lithostratigraphy and Composition of 2.1 Ga Greenstone Belts of the West African Craton and Their Bearing on Crustal Evolution and the Archean-Proterozoic Boundary

    Paul J. Sylvester;Kodjopa Attoh

  • Chemical and phase composition of particles produced by laser ablation of silicate glass and zircon—implications for elemental fractionation during ICP-MS analysis

    Jan Košler;Michael Wiedenbeck;Richard Wirth;Jan Hovorka

  • Age and nature of eclogites in the Huwan shear zone, and the multi-stage evolution of the Qinling-Dabie-Sulu orogen, central China

    Yuan-Bao Wu;Yuan-Bao Wu;Yuan-Bao Wu;John M. Hanchar;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Paul J. Sylvester

  • Evidence for a late chondritic veneer in the Earth's mantle from high-pressure partitioning of palladium and platinum

    A Holzheid;Paul Sylvester;Hugh O'Neill;David Rubie

  • Laser Ablation-ICP-MS in the Earth Sciences CURRENT PRACTICES AND OUTSTANDING ISSUES

    Paul Sylvester

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Košler
Jan Košler University of Bergen
Lawrence Grossman
Lawrence Grossman University of Chicago
Gero Kurat
Gero Kurat University of Vienna
Michael Wiedenbeck
Michael Wiedenbeck University of Potsdam
Gordon R. Osinski
Gordon R. Osinski University of Western Ontario
Jon D. Woodhead
Jon D. Woodhead University of Melbourne
Klaus Peter Jochum
Klaus Peter Jochum Max Planck Society
Simon E. Jackson
Simon E. Jackson Geological Survey of Canada
Steven B. Simon
Steven B. Simon University of New Mexico
John S. Myers
John S. Myers Geological Survey of Western Australia

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