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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 64 1514 1353 675 588 407 13218

Paul R. Bierman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul R. Bierman between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul R. Bierman published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2020. 19 of the 474 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2020. 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 2 publications
1991 2026

474 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul R. Bierman: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 3
1992 5
1993 0
1994 2
1995 6
1996 4
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 6
2001 11
2002 9
2003 10
2004 5
2005 9
2006 11
2007 11
2008 2
2009 5
2010 14
2011 8
2012 11
2013 20
2014 16
2015 18
2016 22
2017 22
2018 36
2019 35
2020 38
2021 29
2022 28
2023 29
2024 23
2025 17
2026 2
Total 474
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Paul R. Bierman 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 R. Bierman 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, 398–407 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: 407 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 44 407
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 R. Bierman 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 R. Bierman 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 64
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 R. Bierman is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, and geophysics. The subfields in which they have published include management, monitoring, policy and law, as well as ecology.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics, such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies

Paul R. Bierman has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with a total of over a hundred publications. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochronology
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Science
  • Quaternary Geochronology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A multimillion-year-old record of Greenland vegetation and glacial history preserved in sediment beneath 1.4 km of ice at Camp Century" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Deglaciation of northwestern Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 11" (2023), published in Science
  • "Late Cenozoic climate change paces landscape adjustments to Yukon River capture" (2020), published in Nature Geoscience
  • "First Authorship Gender Gap in the Geosciences" (2020), published in Earth and Space Science
  • "Landslides, hurricanes, and sediment sourcing impact basin-scale erosion estimates in Luquillo, Puerto Rico" (2021), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Collaborations are an important part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Lee B. Corbett
  • Marc W. Caffee
  • Alan J. Hidy
  • Tammy M. Rittenour
  • Christopher T. Halsted

Best Publications

  • Understanding Earth’s eroding surface with 10Be

    Eric W. Portenga;Paul R. Bierman

  • ESTIMATING RATES OF DENUDATION USING COSMOGENIC ISOTOPE ABUNDANCES IN SEDIMENT

    Paul Bierman;Eric J. Steig

  • Using in situ produced cosmogenic isotopes to estimate rates of landscape evolution: A review from the geomorphic perspective

    Paul R. Bierman

  • Slow Rates of Rock Surface Erosion and Sediment Production across the Namib Desert and Escarpment, Southern Africa

    Paul R. Bierman;Marc Caffee

  • Mid-Pleistocene cosmogenic minimum-age limits for pre-Wisconsinan glacial surfaces in southwestern Minnesota and southern Baffin Island: a multiple nuclide approach

    Paul R. Bierman;Kimberly A. Marsella;Carrie Patterson;P.Thompson Davis

  • Erosion rates driven by channel network incision in the Bolivian Andes

    Elizabeth B. Safran;Paul R. Bierman;Rolf Aalto;Thomas Dunne

  • Mineral weathering and elemental transport during hillslope evolution at the Susquehanna/Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory

    Lixin Jin;Ramesh Ravella;Blake Ketchum;Paul R. Bierman

  • Millennial-scale storminess variability in the northeastern United States during the Holocene epoch

    Anders J. Noren;Paul R. Bierman;Eric J. Steig;Andrea Lini

  • Advances in ungauged streamflow prediction using artificial neural networks

    Lance E. Besaw;Donna M. Rizzo;Paul R. Bierman;William R. Hackett

  • A review of methods for analysing spatial and temporal patterns in coastal water quality

    Paul Bierman;Megan Lewis;Bertram Ostendorf;Jason Tanner

  • Temporally and spatially uniform rates of erosion in the southern Appalachian Great Smoky Mountains

    A. Matmon;P.R. Bierman;J. Larsen;S. Southworth

  • An approach for optimizing in SITU cosmogenic 10BE sample preparation

    Lee B. Corbett;Paul R. Bierman;Dylan H. Rood;Dylan H. Rood

  • Cosmogenic exposure and erosion history of Australian bedrock landforms

    Paul R. Bierman;Marc Caffee

  • ROCK TO SEDIMENT—SLOPE TO SEA WITH 10BE—RATES OF LANDSCAPE CHANGE

    Paul Robert Bierman;Kyle Keedy Nichols

  • Neogene rejuvenation of central Appalachian topography: Evidence for differential rock uplift from stream profiles and erosion rates

    Scott R. Miller;Peter B. Sak;Eric Kirby;Eric Kirby;Paul R. Bierman

  • Erosion of an Ancient Mountain Range, The Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee

    A. Matmon;P. R. Bierman;J. Larsen;S. Southworth

  • Improving in Situ Cosmogenic Chronometers

    Douglas H. Clark;Paul R. Bierman;Patrick Larsen

  • Last Glacial Maximum ice sheet dynamics in Arctic Canada inferred from young erratics perched on ancient tors

    J.P. Briner;G.H. Miller;P.T. Davis;P.R. Bierman

  • Sediment yield exceeds sediment production in arid region drainage basins

    Erik M. Clapp;Paul R. Bierman;Asher P. Schick;Judith Lekach

  • 10 000 yr record of extreme hydrologic events

    Sarah L. Brown;Paul R. Bierman;Andrea Lini;John Southon

Frequent Co-Authors

Dylan H. Rood
Dylan H. Rood Imperial College London
Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Milan J. Pavich
Milan J. Pavich United States Geological Survey
Eric Kirby
Eric Kirby Oregon State University
Alan R. Gillespie
Alan R. Gillespie University of Washington
Thomas A. Neumann
Thomas A. Neumann Goddard Space Flight Center
Tammy M. Rittenour
Tammy M. Rittenour Utah State University
Ari Matmon
Ari Matmon Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Greg Balco
Greg Balco Berkeley Geochronology Center

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