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Peter B deMenocal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter B deMenocal between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter B deMenocal published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2013. 1 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2013. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 16 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 61 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1989 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter B deMenocal: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 16
1993 4
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 6
1998 6
1999 2
2000 10
2001 5
2002 3
2003 4
2004 7
2005 6
2006 14
2007 14
2008 6
2009 3
2010 6
2011 5
2012 6
2013 61
2014 15
2015 4
2016 11
2017 15
2018 6
2019 13
2020 5
2021 3
2022 3
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 270
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Peter B deMenocal 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 Peter B deMenocal 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, 258–267 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: 266 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
258–267 185 266
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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Peter B deMenocal 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 Peter B deMenocal 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 58
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

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Peter B deMenocal is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within engineering, particularly ocean engineering and mechanical engineering, coupled with atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, and paleontology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Some recent papers coauthored by Peter B deMenocal, noting title, year, and venue, are:

  • The Greening of the Sahara: Past Changes and Future Implications, 2020, One Earth
  • Increased ecological resource variability during a critical transition in hominin evolution, 2020, Science Advances
  • Holocene bidirectional river system along the Kenya Rift and its influence on East African faunal exchange and diversity gradients, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Orbital- and Millennial-Scale Variability in Northwest African Dust Emissions Over the Past 67,000 years, 2021, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Relationship between individual chamber and whole shell Mg/Ca ratios in Trilobatus sacculifer and implications for individual foraminifera palaeoceanographic reconstructions, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Carl Richter
  • Thomas R. Janecek
  • Rainer Stax
  • Ralf Tiedemann
  • Ana Christina Ravelo

Peter B deMenocal has published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • One Earth
  • Science Advances

In 2012, they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • A Pervasive Millennial-Scale Cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and Glacial Climates

    Gerard Bond;William Showers;Maziet Cheseby;Rusty Lotti

  • Abrupt onset and termination of the African Humid Period:rapid climate responses to gradual insolation forcing

    Peter deMenocal;Joseph D Ortiz;Tom Guilderson;Jess Adkins

  • African climate change and faunal evolution during the Pliocene-Pleistocene

    Peter B deMenocal

  • Plio-Pleistocene African Climate

    Peter B. deMenocal

  • Cultural Responses to Climate Change During the Late Holocene

    Peter B. deMenocal

  • Climate change and the collapse of the Akkadian empire: Evidence from the deep sea

    H. M. Cullen;P. B. deMenocal;S. Hemming;G. Hemming

  • Coherent high- and low-latitude climate variability during the holocene warm period

    Peter deMenocal;Joseph D Ortiz;Tom Guilderson;Michael Sarnthein

  • The Pliocene paradox (mechanisms for a permanent El Niño).

    A. V. Fedorov;P. S. Dekens;M. McCarthy;A. C. Ravelo

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

  • North Atlantic influence on Tigris–Euphrates streamflow

    Heidi M. Cullen;Peter B. deMenocal

  • Rainfall regimes of the Green Sahara.

    Jessica E. Tierney;Francesco S. R. Pausata;Peter B. deMenocal

  • Orbital forcing of climate over South Africa: A 200,000-year rainfall record from the pretoria saltpan

    T.C. Partridge;P.B. Demenocal;S.A. Lorentz;M.J. Paiker

  • Mid-Holocene El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) attenuation revealed by individual foraminifera in eastern tropical Pacific sediments

    Athanasios Koutavas;Peter B. deMenocal;George C. Olive;Jean Lynch-Stieglitz

  • Abrupt Shifts in Horn of Africa Hydroclimate Since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Jessica Erin Tierney;Peter B. deMenocal

  • Climate and Human Evolution

    Peter B. deMenocal

  • IMPACT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION ON MIDDLE EASTERN CLIMATE AND STREAMFLOW

    Heidi M. Cullen;Alexey Kaplan;Phillip A. Arkin;Peter B. deMenocal

  • Evidence for a change in the periodicity of tropical climate cycles at 2.4 Myr from whole-core magnetic susceptibility measurements

    Jan Bloemendal;Peter deMenocal

  • The magnitude, timing and abruptness of changes in North African dust deposition over the last 20,000 yr

    D. McGee;Peter B. deMenocal;Peter B. deMenocal;Gisela Winckler;Gisela Winckler;J. B. W. Stuut

  • Northward extent of East Asian monsoon covaries with intensity on orbital and millennial timescales.

    Yonaton Goldsmith;Wallace S. Broecker;Hai Xu;Pratigya J. Polissar

  • Interlaboratory study for coral Sr/Ca and other element/Ca ratio measurements

    Ed C. Hathorne;Alexander C. Gagnon;Thomas Felis;Jess F. Adkins

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and Why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

Frequent Co-Authors

Gisela Winckler
Gisela Winckler Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Jan-Berend W Stuut
Jan-Berend W Stuut Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Braddock K. Linsley
Braddock K. Linsley Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Jessica E. Tierney
Jessica E. Tierney University of Arizona
Jess F. Adkins
Jess F. Adkins California Institute of Technology
Sarah J. Feakins
Sarah J. Feakins University of Southern California
Steven L. Goldstein
Steven L. Goldstein Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alexey Kaplan
Alexey Kaplan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert B. Dunbar
Robert B. Dunbar Stanford University

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