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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5315 4912 92 88 116 5950

Pieter Z. Vroon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pieter Z. Vroon between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pieter Z. Vroon published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2004. 5 of the 127 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2004. 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1989 2025

127 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pieter Z. Vroon: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 4
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 1
2000 1
2001 4
2002 3
2003 0
2004 8
2005 5
2006 3
2007 5
2008 8
2009 3
2010 5
2011 2
2012 3
2013 3
2014 4
2015 7
2016 5
2017 3
2018 3
2019 3
2020 8
2021 8
2022 2
2023 7
2024 2
2025 3
Total 127
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Pieter Z. Vroon 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 Pieter Z. Vroon 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, 108–117 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: 116 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
108–117 484 116
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
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Pieter Z. Vroon 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 Pieter Z. Vroon 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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
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

Pieter Z. Vroon is a researcher affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their academic work is focused primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial number of publications spanning geophysics, geochemistry and petrology, atmospheric science, paleontology, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

Scholarly articles by Pieter Z. Vroon include the following recent papers:

  • "Reliability of detrital marine sediments as proxy for continental crust composition: The effects of hydrodynamic sorting on Ti and Zr isotope systematics" (2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Sr isotopes in arcs revisited: tracking slab dehydration using δ88/86Sr and 87Sr/86Sr systematics of arc lavas" (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Sabkha and salina dolomite preserves the biogeochemical conditions of its depositional paleoenvironment" (2023, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Eruptive history and 40 Ar∕ 39 Ar geochronology of the Milos volcanic field, Greece" (2021, Geochronology)
  • "Chemical Weathering and CO2 Consumption Inferred from Riverine Water Chemistry in the Xi River Drainage, South China" (2023, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Pieter Z. Vroon frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors including:

  • J.R. Wijbrans
  • Klaudia F. Kuiper
  • Pamela D. Kempton
  • Ann Spence
  • Hilary Downes

The body of their published work is often found in a select number of scientific venues, highlighting a consistent engagement with specific journals and conferences. These include:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Geochronology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Hafnium isotope characterization of the GJ-1 zircon reference material by solution and laser-ablation MC-ICPMS

    M L A Morel;Oliver Nebel;Yona Nebel-Jacobsen;J S Miller

  • An inter-laboratory comparison of Si isotope reference materials

    Ben C. Reynolds;Jugdeep Aggarwal;Luc André;Douglas Baxter

  • Geochemical trends across an arc-continent collision zone: magma sources and slab-wedge transfer processes below the Pantar Strait volcanoes, Indonesia

    Marlina A. Elburg;Manfred van Bergen;Jurian Hoogewerff;John Foden

  • Dual role of seawater and hydrothermal fluids in Early Archean chert formation: Evidence from silicon isotopes

    Sander H.J.M. van den Boorn;Manfred J. van Bergen;Wouter Nijman;Pieter Z. Vroon

  • Lithium inputs to subduction zones

    Claudia Bouman;Tim Elliott;Pieter Z. Vroon

  • Sr and Pb isotopic composition of five USGS glasses (BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, TB-1G, NKT-1G)

    M.A. Elburg;P.Z. Vroon;R.A.C.A. van der Wagt;A. Tchalikian

  • Ocean circulation and iceberg discharge in the glacial North Atlantic: Inferences from unmixing of sediment size distributions

    Maarten A. Prins;Laurens M. Bouwer;Christiaan J. Beets;Simon R. Troelstra

  • Silicon isotope and trace element constraints on the origin of similar to 3.5 Ga cherts: Implications for Early Archaean marine environments

    S.H.J.M. van den Boorn;M.J. van Bergen;P.Z. Vroon;S.T. de Vries

  • Sr-Nd-Pb isotope systematics of the Banda Arc, Indonesia: Combined subduction and assimilation of continental material

    P. Z. Vroon;M. J. van Bergen;W. M. White;J. C. Varekamp

  • Problems in obtaining precise and accurate Sr isotope analysis from geological materials using laser ablation MC-ICPMS

    P.Z. Vroon;R.A.C.A. van der Wagt;J.M. Koornneef;G.R. Davies

  • Crustal interaction during construction of ocean islands: PbSrNdO isotope geochemistry of the shield basalts of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

    M.F. Thirlwall;C. Jenkins;P.Z. Vroon;D.P. Mattey

  • Strontium, neodymium, and lead isotopic and trace-element signatures of the East indonesian sediments: provenance and implications for banda arc magma genesis

    P.Z. Vroon;P.Z. Vroon;M.J. van Bergen;G.J. Klaver;W.M. White

  • U-series, SrNdPb isotope and trace-element systematics across an active island arc-continent collision zone: Implications for element transfer at the slab-wedge interface

    Jurian A. Hoogewerff;M. J. Van Bergen;P. Z. Vroon;P. Z. Vroon;J. Hertogen

  • Texture–Temperature–Geochemistry Relationships in the Upper Mantle as Revealed from Spinel Peridotite Xenoliths from Wangqing, NE China

    Yigang Xu;Yigang Xu;Martin A Menzies;Pieter Vroon;Jean-Claude Mercier

  • Silicon isotope fractionation during abiotic silica precipitation at low temperatures : Inferences from flow-through experiments

    Sonja Geilert;Pieter Z. Vroon;Desiree L. Roerdink;Philippe Van Cappellen

  • The Last Domicile of the Iceman from Hauslabjoch: A Geochemical Approach Using Sr, C and O Isotopes and Trace Element Signatures

    Jurian Hoogewerff;Wolfgang Papesch;Martin Kralik;Margit Berner

  • The effect of sediment recycling in subduction zones on the Hf isotope character of new arc crust, Banda arc, Indonesia

    O. Nebel;O. Nebel;P.Z. Vroon;W. van Westrenen;T. Iizuka

  • Determination of silicon isotope ratios in silicate materials by high-resolution MC-ICP-MS using a sodium hydroxide sample digestion method

    Sander H. J. M. van den Boorn;Pieter Z. Vroon;Coos C. van Belle;Bas van der Wagt

  • Temporal and spatial variations in provenance of Eastern Mediterranean Sea sediments: Implications for Aegean and Aeolian arc volcanism

    Martijn Klaver;Thomas Djuly;Stefan de Graaf;Alex Sakes

  • Redox-variability and controls in subduction zones from an iron-isotope perspective

    Oliver Nebel;Oliver Nebel;Paolo Sossi;Antoine Benard;Martin Wille

  • Oligocene and Pliocene interglacial events in the Antarctic Peninsula dated using strontium isotope stratigraphy

    R. V. Dingle;J. M. McARTHUR;P. Vroon

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Nebel
Oliver Nebel Monash University
Manfred J. van Bergen
Manfred J. van Bergen Utrecht University
Gareth R. Davies
Gareth R. Davies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott University of Bristol
Jan Wijbrans
Jan Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
W. van Westrenen
W. van Westrenen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Klaudia F. Kuiper
Klaudia F. Kuiper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Yi-Gang Xu
Yi-Gang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marlina Elburg
Marlina Elburg University of Johannesburg

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