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Earth Science 47 4093 3758 61 60 122 6674

Pilar Montero publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pilar Montero between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pilar Montero published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2009. 14 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2009. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
1995 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pilar Montero: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 5
1998 4
1999 6
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 3
2005 5
2006 7
2007 4
2008 4
2009 12
2010 3
2011 4
2012 6
2013 7
2014 3
2015 4
2016 7
2017 6
2018 5
2019 5
2020 3
2021 10
2022 9
2023 2
2024 6
2025 8
Total 150
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Pilar Montero 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 Pilar Montero 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, 118–127 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: 122 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
118–127 540 122
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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Pilar Montero 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 Pilar Montero 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 47
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

Pilar Montero is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain and has contributed extensively to the Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Earth-Surface Processes. Their work spans geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, geology and paleoclimatology research, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

The scientist's recent publications include notable papers such as Zircon stability grids in crustal partial melts: implications for zircon inheritance (2021) published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology; Zircon crystallization in low-Zr mafic magmas: Possible or impossible? (2022) in Chemical Geology; Zircon xenocryst evidence for crustal recycling at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (2020) appearing in Lithos; The Archean to Late-Paleozoic architecture of the Oulad Dlim Massif, the main Gondwanan indenter during the collision with Laurentia (2020) featured in Earth-Science Reviews; and A reassessment of the amphibole-plagioclase NaSi-CaAl exchange thermometer with applications to igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks (2020) published in American Mineralogist.

These works review various aspects of zircon behavior in geologic processes, crustal recycling, and thermometric reassessments in metamorphic rocks, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within petrology and geochemistry.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ф. Беа
  • J.F. Molina
  • Aitor Cambeses
  • Irene Morales
  • Antonio García-Casco

Pilar Montero has published regularly in key scientific journals with multiple contributions to:

  • Chemical Geology
  • Lithos
  • American Mineralogist
  • BOLETÍN GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their research topics emphasize geological and geochemical analysis methods, together with earthquake and tectonic studies. This focus aligns with their extensive output within the geophysics subfield.

Montero integrates advanced techniques in artificial intelligence within the scope of geophysical and geochemical research, contributing to a broad range of scientific inquiries related to the Earth's crust and mantle dynamics as well as paleoclimatic conditions.

Best Publications

  • Behavior of accessory phases and redistribution of Zr, REE, Y, Th, and U during metamorphism and partial melting of metapelites in the lower crust: an example from the Kinzigite Formation of Ivrea-Verbano, NW Italy

    Fernando Bea;Pilar Montero

  • Platinum-group elements as petrological indicators in mafic-ultramafic complexes of the central and southern Urals: preliminary results

    G. Garuti;G. Fershtater;F. Bea;P. Montero

  • Mafic Precursors, Peraluminous Granitoids, and Late Lamprophyres in the Avila Batholith: A Model for the Generation of Variscan Batholiths in Iberia

    Fernando Bea;Pilar Montero;José F. Molina

  • A LA–ICP–MS EVALUATION OF Zr RESERVOIRS IN COMMON CRUSTAL ROCKS: IMPLICATIONS FOR Zr AND Hf GEOCHEMISTRY, AND ZIRCON-FORMING PROCESSES

    Fernando Bea;Pilar Montero;Miguel Ortega

  • Zircon Inheritance Reveals Exceptionally Fast Crustal Magma Generation Processes in Central Iberia during the Cambro-Ordovician

    F. Bea;P. Montero;F. González-Lodeiro;C. Talavera

  • The Eocene bimodal Piranshahr massif of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, NW Iran: a marker of the end of the collision in the Zagros orogen

    S.A. Mazhari;F. Bea;S. Amini;J. Ghalamghash

  • Anomalous alkaline rocks of Soustov, Kola: evidence of mantle-derived metasomatic fluids affecting crustal materials

    F. Bea;A. Arzamastsev;P. Montero;L. Arzamastseva

  • Recycling of continental crust into the mantle as revealed by Kytlym dunite zircons, Ural Mts, Russia

    F. Bea;G. B. Fershtater;P. Montero;M. Whitehouse

  • Structural and geochronological constraints on the evolution of the Bou Azzer Neoproterozoic ophiolite (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

    H. El Hadi;J F Simancas;D. Martinez-Poyatos;A Azor

  • High-Ti amphibole as a petrogenetic indicator of magma chemistry: evidence for mildly alkalic-hybrid melts during evolution of Variscan basic–ultrabasic magmatism of Central Iberia

    José F. Molina;Jane H. Scarrow;Pilar G. Montero;Fernando Bea

  • The Nature, Origin, and Thermal Influence of the Granite Source Layer of Central Iberia

    Fernando Bea;Pilar Montero;Tatiana Zinger

  • Unraveling sources of A-type magmas in juvenile continental crust: Constraints from compositionally diverse Ediacaran post-collisional granitoids in the Katerina Ring Complex, southern Sinai, Egypt

    J.A. Moreno;J.F. Molina;P. Montero;M. Abu Anbar

  • Ediacaran to Lower Ordovician age for rocks ascribed to the Schist-Graywacke Complex (Iberian Massif, Spain): Evidence from detrital zircon SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology

    Cristina Talavera;Cristina Talavera;P. Montero;D. Martínez Poyatos;I. Williams

  • Deformation-driven differentiation of granitic magma: the Stepninsk pluton of the Uralides, Russia

    F. Bea;G.B. Fershtater;P. Montero;V.N. Smirnov

  • Uralian magmatism: an overview

    G.B. Fershtater;P. Montero;N.S. Borodina;E.V. Pushkarev

  • Accurate determination of 87Rb/86Sr and 147Sm/144Nd ratios by inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry in isotope geoscience: an alternative to isotope dilution analysis

    Pilar Montero;Fernando Bea

  • Zircon dating, Sr and Nd isotopes, and element geochemistry of the Khalifan pluton, NW Iran: Evidence for Variscan magmatism in a supposedly Cimmerian superterrane

    Fernando Bea;Ali Mazhari;Pilar Montero;Sadraldin Amini

  • Two distinct Late Mesoproterozoic/Early Neoproterozoic basement provinces in central/eastern Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica: The missing link, 15–21° E

    Joachim Jacobs;Joachim Jacobs;Marlina Elburg;Andreas Läufer;Ilka C. Kleinhanns

  • Pressure-Dependence of Rare Earth Element Distribution in Amphibolite- and Granulite- Grade Garnets. A LA-ICP-MS Study

    Fernando Bea;Pilar Montero;Giorgio Garuti;Federica Zacharini

  • Zircon Geochronology of the Ollo de Sapo Formation and the Age of the Cambro-Ordovician Rifting in Iberia

    P. Montero;C. Talavera;F. Bea;F. G. Lodeiro

  • Zircon ages of the metavolcanic rocks and metagranites of the Ollo de Sapo Domain in central Spain: implications for the Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic evolution of Iberia

    P. Montero;F. Bea;F. González-Lodeiro;C. Talavera

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Bea
Fernando Bea University of Granada
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Axel Gerdes
Axel Gerdes Goethe University Frankfurt
Ian S. Williams
Ian S. Williams Australian National University
Johannes Glodny
Johannes Glodny University of Potsdam
Håkon Austrheim
Håkon Austrheim University of Oslo
Antonio Azor
Antonio Azor University of Granada
Marlina Elburg
Marlina Elburg University of Johannesburg
Omar Saddiqi
Omar Saddiqi University of Hassan II Casablanca
Antonio García-Casco
Antonio García-Casco University of Granada

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