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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4123 3787 1595 1416 230 14048

Peter T. Doran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter T. Doran between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter T. Doran published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2016. 10 of the 271 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2016. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

271 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter T. Doran: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 2
1998 5
1999 5
2000 8
2001 5
2002 8
2003 12
2004 10
2005 9
2006 7
2007 7
2008 8
2009 6
2010 13
2011 9
2012 5
2013 9
2014 12
2015 10
2016 16
2017 9
2018 10
2019 9
2020 13
2021 14
2022 15
2023 8
2024 10
2025 8
2026 2
Total 271
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Peter T. Doran 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 T. Doran 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, 228–237 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: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
228–237 262 230
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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Peter T. Doran 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 T. Doran 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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
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

Peter T. Doran is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and has an extensive body of research in environmental and planetary sciences. Their work spans several main fields including Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy.

Key subfields addressed in their research are Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change. These reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating physical, biological, and atmospheric perspectives.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas, particularly emphasizing:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Frequent publication venues reflect the scientist's focus on space, cryospheric studies, and astrobiology, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Life Sciences in Space Research
  • Antarctic Science
  • Astrobiology
  • The Cryosphere
  • Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter T. Doran are:

  • Consensus revisited: quantifying scientific agreement on climate change and climate expertise among Earth scientists 10 years later, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Climate From the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 1986-2017: Surface Air Temperature Trends and Redefined Summer Season, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection, 2020, Space Research Today
  • Microbial diversity and activity in Southern California salterns and bitterns: analogues for remnant ocean worlds, 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • Induced polarization effects in airborne transient electromagnetic data collected in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 2021, Geophysical Journal International

Collaborations have involved frequent co-authors such as Krista F. Myers, Hilary A. Dugan, Petra Rettberg, Niklas Hedman, and B. E. Schmidt, indicating a network of researchers active in related scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Spectrofluorometric characterization of dissolved organic matter for indication of precursor organic material and aromaticity

    Diane M. McKnight;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Paul K. Westerhoff;Peter T. Doran

  • Increasing risk of great floods in a changing climate

    P C D Milly;R T Wetherald;K A Dunne;T L Delworth

  • Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming

    John Cook;John Cook;Naomi Oreskes;Peter T Doran;William R L Anderegg;William R L Anderegg

  • Examining the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change

    Peter T. Doran;Maggie Kendall Zimmerman

  • Antarctic climate cooling and terrestrial ecosystem response

    Peter T. Doran;John C. Priscu;W. Berry Lyons;John E. Walsh

  • Valley floor climate observations from the McMurdo dry valleys, Antarctica, 1986–2000

    Peter T. Doran;Christopher P. McKay;Gary D. Clow;Gayle L. Dana

  • Perennial Antarctic lake ice : An oasis for life in a polar desert

    John C. Priscu;Christian H. Fritsen;Edward E. Adams;Stephen J. Giovannoni

  • Physical Controls on the Taylor Valley Ecosystem, Antarctica

    Andrew G. Fountain;W. Berry Lyons;Melody B. Burkins;Gayle L. Dana

  • Climatology of katabatic winds in the McMurdo dry valleys, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

    Thomas H. Nylen;Andrew G. Fountain;Peter T. Doran

  • Paleolimnology of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.

    Peter T. Doran;Robert A. Wharton;W. Berry Lyons

  • Microbial life at −13 °C in the brine of an ice-sealed Antarctic lake

    Alison E. Murray;Fabien Kenig;Christian H. Fritsen;Christopher P. McKay

  • Deep groundwater and potential subsurface habitats beneath an Antarctic dry valley

    Jill A. Mikucki;E. Auken;S. Tulaczyk;R. A. Virginia

  • Hydrologic response to extreme warm and cold summers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica

    Peter T. Doran;Christopher P. McKay;Andrew G. Fountain;Thomas H. Nylen

  • Persistent effects of a discrete warming event on a polar desert ecosystem

    J. E. Barrett;R. A. Virginia;D. H. Wall;P. T. Doran

  • Dating Quaternary lacustrine sediments in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Peter T. Doran;G.W. Berger;W.B. Lyons;R.A. Wharton

  • Biogeochemical stoichiometry of Antarctic Dry Valley ecosystems

    J. E. Barrett;J. E. Barrett;R. A. Virginia;W. B. Lyons;D. M. McKnight

  • Geochronology of high latitude lake sediments

    Alexander P. Wolfe;Gifford H. Miller;Carrie A. Olsen;Steven L. Forman

  • Importance of landscape position and legacy: the evolution of the lakes in Taylor Valley, Antarctica

    Wberry Lyons;ReW. Fountain;Peter Doran;JohN. C. Priscu

  • Ecological Legacies: Impacts on Ecosystems of the McMurdo Dry Valleys

    Daryl L. Moorhead;Peter T. Doran;Andrew G. Fountain;W. Berry Lyons

  • Consensus revisited: quantifying scientific agreement on climate change and climate expertise among Earth scientists 10 years later

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  • Findings of the Mars Special Regions Science Analysis Group

    K. Buxbaum;M. Meyer;N. Barlow

  • Diatoms in sediments of perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare, and implications for interpreting lake history in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

    S.A. Spaulding;Diane M. McKnight;E.F. Stoermer;P.T. Doran

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Priscu
John C. Priscu Montana State University
Fabien Kenig
Fabien Kenig University of Illinois at Chicago
Ross A. Virginia
Ross A. Virginia Dartmouth College
Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay Ames Research Center
Andrew G. Fountain
Andrew G. Fountain Portland State University
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
W. Berry Lyons
W. Berry Lyons The Ohio State University
Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
Esben Auken
Esben Auken Aarhus University

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