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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 75 735 651 347 297 678 16619

Paul M. Schenk publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul M. Schenk between 1979 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul M. Schenk published across 43 years, from 1979 to 2021, averaging 20.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 97 publications in 2016. 70 of the 866 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 97. Peak 97 publications in 2016. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 20 publications 1992: 20 publications 1993: 27 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 42 publications 1996: 31 publications 1997: 30 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 67 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 57 publications 2016: 97 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 55 publications 2019: 60 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 34 publications
1979 2021

866 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul M. Schenk: publications per year, 1979 to 2021
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 1
1987 3
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 20
1992 20
1993 27
1994 20
1995 42
1996 31
1997 30
1998 10
1999 11
2000 6
2001 8
2002 3
2003 11
2004 12
2005 5
2006 2
2007 18
2008 8
2009 14
2010 24
2011 28
2012 67
2013 18
2014 32
2015 57
2016 97
2017 50
2018 55
2019 60
2020 36
2021 34
Total 866
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Paul M. Schenk 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 M. Schenk 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, 603+ 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: 678 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100 678
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Paul M. Schenk 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 M. Schenk 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 75
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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Solar System
  • Paleontology

Impact crater, Astrobiology, Asteroid, Solar System and Crust are his primary areas of study. His Impact crater research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Jupiter, Martian, Dwarf planet, Geomorphology and Terrestrial planet. His primary area of study in Astrobiology is in the field of Pluto.

His Asteroid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Howardite, Terrain, Meteorite and Diogenite. His study looks at the intersection of Solar System and topics like Spacecraft with Formation and evolution of the Solar System and Orbiter. His work carried out in the field of Crust brings together such families of science as Lithosphere and Petrology.

His most cited work include:

  • Cratering rates in the outer Solar System (387 citations)
  • The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons. (283 citations)
  • Thickness constraints on the icy shells of the galilean satellites from a comparison of crater shapes (187 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Paul M. Schenk spends much of his time researching Astrobiology, Impact crater, Pluto, Geophysics and Geomorphology. Paul M. Schenk studies Asteroid which is a part of Astrobiology. Paul M. Schenk studied Asteroid and Geologic map that intersect with Remote sensing.

His Impact crater research incorporates elements of Tectonics, Geochemistry, Crust and Dwarf planet, Solar System. Pluto is often connected to Terrain in his work. His Geophysics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Volcano and Enceladus.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrobiology (39.08%)
  • Impact crater (35.88%)
  • Pluto (17.94%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Impact crater (35.88%)
  • Pluto (17.94%)
  • Astrobiology (39.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Impact crater, Pluto, Astrobiology, New horizons and Solar System. He has researched Impact crater in several fields, including Paleontology, Tectonics, Geophysics, Icy moon and Dwarf planet. His Pluto study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Spectral line, Variation and Terrain.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Function, Measure and Surface. His study explores the link between Astrobiology and topics such as Saturn that cross with problems in Uranus. As part of the same scientific family, Paul M. Schenk usually focuses on Solar System, concentrating on Neptune and intersecting with Billion years.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt object (75 citations)
  • Impact craters on Pluto and Charon indicate a deficit of small Kuiper belt objects (71 citations)
  • Impact Craters on Pluto and Charon Indicate a Deficit of Small Kuiper Belt Objects (65 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Solar System
  • Paleontology

His scientific interests lie mostly in Impact crater, Pluto, New horizons, Solar System and Astrobiology. The concepts of his Impact crater study are interwoven with issues in Ground ice, Mars Exploration Program, Paleontology, Crust and Icy moon. The Mars Exploration Program study combines topics in areas such as Earth science and Jupiter.

His study focuses on the intersection of Pluto and fields such as Geophysics with connections in the field of Terrain, Lithology and Chaotic. His study in Solar System is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Spacecraft, Neptune and Albedo. Paul M. Schenk is involved in the study of Astrobiology that focuses on Dwarf planet in particular.

Best Publications

  • Cratering Rates in the Outer Solar System

    Kevin Zahnle;Paul Schenk;Harold Levison;Luke Dones

  • The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons.

    S. A. Stern;F. Bagenal;K. Ennico;G. R. Gladstone

  • Thickness constraints on the icy shells of the galilean satellites from a comparison of crater shapes

    Paul M. Schenk

  • Active formation of ‘chaos terrain’ over shallow subsurface water on Europa

    B. E. Schmidt;D. D. Blankenship;G. W. Patterson;P. M. Schenk

  • Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;A. Raponi;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;M. Ciarniello

  • Cratering rates in the outer solar system.

    K. J. Zahnle;H. F. Levison;L. Dones;P. M. Schenk

  • Surface compositions across Pluto and Charon

    W. M. Grundy;R. P. Binzel;B. J. Buratti;J. C. Cook

  • Vesta’s Shape and Morphology

    R. Jaumann;R. Jaumann;David Williams;D. L. Buczkowski;R. A. Yingst

  • The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons.

    Jeffrey M. Moore;William B. McKinnon;John R. Spencer;Alan D. Howard

  • The Violent Collisional History of Asteroid 4 Vesta

    S. Marchi;H.Y. McSween;David P O'Brien;P. Schenk

  • Dawn Arrives at Ceres: Exploration of a Small Volatile-Rich World

    C. T. Russell;C. A. Raymond;E. Ammannito;D. L. Buczkowski

  • The Geologically Recent Giant Impact Basins at Vesta’s South Pole

    Paul Schenk;David P. O’Brien;Simone Marchi;Robert Gaskell

  • Martian Layered Fluvial Deposits: Implications for Noachian Climate Scenarios

    Jeffrey M. Moore;Alan D. Howard;William E. Dietrich;Paul M. Schenk

  • Fault offsets and lateral crustal movement on Europa - Evidence for a mobile ice shell

    Paul M. Schenk;William B. McKinnon

  • Cryovolcanism on Ceres

    O. Ruesch;Thomas Platz;P. Schenk;L.A. McFadden

  • Distribution of phyllosilicates on the surface of Ceres.

    E. Ammannito;M. C. DeSanctis;M. Ciarniello;A. Frigeri

  • Cratering on Ceres: Implications for its crust and evolution

    H. Hiesinger;S Marchi;N. Schmedemann;P. Schenk

  • Origin of Mountains on Io by Thrust Faulting and Large-Scale Mass Movements

    Paul M. Schenk;Mark H. Bulmer;Mark H. Bulmer

  • Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt object

    S. A. Stern;H. A. Weaver;J. R. Spencer;C. B. Olkin

  • Plasma, plumes and rings: Saturn system dynamics as recorded in global color patterns on its midsize icy satellites

    Paul Schenk;Douglas P. Hamilton;Robert E. Johnson;William B. McKinnon

  • Composition and structure of the shallow subsurface of Ceres revealed by crater morphology

    Michael T T. Bland;Carol A A. Raymond;Paul M M. Schenk;Roger R R. Fu

  • Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn

    Paul M. Schenk;Roger N. Clark;Carly J. A. Howett;Anne J. Verbiscer

Frequent Co-Authors

William B. McKinnon
William B. McKinnon Washington University in St. Louis
Ross A. Beyer
Ross A. Beyer Ames Research Center
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Harold A. Weaver
Harold A. Weaver Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Andreas Nathues
Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society
Jeffrey M. Moore
Jeffrey M. Moore Ames Research Center
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
David A. Williams
David A. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz
Francis Nimmo
Francis Nimmo University of California, Santa Cruz
M. C. De Sanctis
M. C. De Sanctis National Institute for Astrophysics

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