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Peter M. Sadler 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 M. Sadler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 91 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Peter M. Sadler 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 M. Sadler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter M. Sadler is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable engagement in subfields such as Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Peter M. Sadler's recent scholarly output includes papers published in established journals and venues such as Science, Nature Communications, Geobiology, Paleobiology, and presentations in Geological Society of America abstracts. Selected recent publications are:

  • "A high-resolution summary of Cambrian to Early Triassic marine invertebrate biodiversity" (2020, Science)
  • "The human impact on North American erosion, sediment transfer, and storage in a geologic context" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Quantifying the global biodiversity of Proterozoic eukaryotes" (2024, Science)
  • "Infaunal augurs of the Cambrian explosion: An Ediacaran trace fossil assemblage from Nevada, USA" (2020, Geobiology)
  • "Ephemeral species in the fossil record? Synchronous coupling of macroevolutionary dynamics in mid-Paleozoic zooplankton" (2020, Paleobiology)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Junxuan Fan, Shu-zhong Shen, Xudong Hou, Michael J. Melchin, and Stephen A. Leslie. These coauthors have worked with Sadler on multiple projects, with collaboration counts ranging from three to five joint contributions per individual.

Peter M. Sadler's publications are often found in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Geobiology
  • AGU Advances

Best Publications

  • Sediment Accumulation Rates and the Completeness of Stratigraphic Sections

    Peter M. Sadler

  • Calibrating the End-Permian Mass Extinction

    Shu-zhong Shen;James L. Crowley;James L. Crowley;Yue Wang;Samuel A. Bowring

  • Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology

    Paul F. Hoffman;Paul F. Hoffman;Dorian S. Abbot;Yosef Ashkenazy;Douglas I. Benn

  • A high-resolution summary of Cambrian to Early Triassic marine invertebrate biodiversity

    Jun-xuan (樊隽轩) Fan;Jun-xuan (樊隽轩) Fan;Shu-zhong (沈树忠) Shen;Shu-zhong (沈树忠) Shen;Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin;Peter M. Sadler

  • Classical confidence intervals and Bayesian probability estimates for ends of local taxon ranges

    David Strauss;Peter M. Sadler

  • The Ordovician Period

    R.A. Cooper;P.M. Sadler

  • Geometry and stratification of uppermost Cretaceous and Paleogene units on Seymour Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula

    Peter M. Sadler

  • The Silurian Period

    M. J. Melchin;R. A. Cooper;P. M. Sadler

  • The Influence of Hiatuses on Sediment Accumulation Rates

    P. M. Sadler

  • On the Labeling, Length, and Objective Basis of Fischer Plots

    Peter M. Sadler;David A. Osleger;Isabel P. Montanez

  • When and how did the terrestrial mid-Permian mass extinction occur? Evidence from the tetrapod record of the Karoo Basin, South Africa.

    Michael O. Day;Jahandar Ramezani;Samuel A. Bowring;Peter M. Sadler

  • High-resolution, early Paleozoic (Ordovician-Silurian) time scales

    Peter M. Sadler;Roger A. Cooper;Michael Melchin

  • Estimation of completeness of stratigraphical sections using empirical data and theoretical models

    Peter M. Sadler;David J. Strauss

  • Thinking outside the zone: High-resolution quantitative diatom biochronology for the Antarctic Neogene

    Rosemary D. Cody;Richard H. Levy;David M. Harwood;Peter M. Sadler

  • Scaling laws for aggradation, denudation and progradation rates: the case for time-scale invariance at sediment sources and sinks

    Peter M. Sadler;Douglas J. Jerolmack

  • QUANTITATIVE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY—ACHIEVING FINER RESOLUTION IN GLOBAL CORRELATION

    Peter M. Sadler

  • A New Look at Sedimentation Rates and the Completeness of the Stratigraphic Record

    Mark H. Anders;Scot W. Krueger;Peter M. Sadler

  • Graptoloid evolutionary rates track Ordovician–Silurian global climate change

    Roger A. Cooper;Peter M. Sadler;Axel Munnecke;James S. Crampton

  • Transience and persistence in the depositional record of continental margins

    Douglas J. Jerolmack;Peter Sadler

  • The expected duration of upward-shallowing peritidal carbonate cycles and their terminal hiatuses

    Peter M. Sadler

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A. Cooper
Roger A. Cooper GNS Science
James S. Crampton
James S. Crampton Victoria University of Wellington
Douglas H. Erwin
Douglas H. Erwin National Museum of Natural History
Michael J. Melchin
Michael J. Melchin St. Francis Xavier University
Richard H. Levy
Richard H. Levy GNS Science
Stephen R. Meyers
Stephen R. Meyers University of Wisconsin–Madison
James L. Crowley
James L. Crowley Boise State University
Robert M. McKay
Robert M. McKay Victoria University of Wellington
Aiko Voigt
Aiko Voigt Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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