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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2945 2688 1206 1069 223 8193

R. Scott Anderson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. Scott Anderson between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. Scott Anderson published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2017. 12 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2017. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications
1976 2025

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. Scott Anderson: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 4
1989 1
1990 3
1991 5
1992 2
1993 1
1994 3
1995 4
1996 2
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 3
2004 0
2005 3
2006 4
2007 4
2008 7
2009 6
2010 7
2011 6
2012 8
2013 12
2014 6
2015 7
2016 7
2017 38
2018 18
2019 20
2020 12
2021 10
2022 16
2023 14
2024 8
2025 4
Total 260
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R. Scott Anderson 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 R. Scott Anderson 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, 218–227 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: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
218–227 290 223
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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R. Scott Anderson 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 R. Scott Anderson 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 53
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

R. Scott Anderson is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research contributions span several prominent subfields including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics with significant focus on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Tree-ring climate responses, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Climate change and permafrost, and Geological formations and processes.

Frequently published in notable academic venues, Anderson has contributed extensively to Quaternary Science Reviews, with a total of ten publications there. Additional publication venues include Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, The Holocene, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, and Earth system science data.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Anderson are:

  • The Eurasian Modern Pollen Database (EMPD), version 2 (2020, Earth system science data)
  • New insights into Holocene hydrology and temperature from lipid biomarkers in western Mediterranean alpine wetlands (2020, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • Paleohydrological dynamics in the Western Mediterranean during the last glacial cycle (2021, Global and Planetary Change)
  • Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation (2023, Land)
  • Chronological control and centennial-scale climatic subdivisions of the Last Glacial Termination in the western Mediterranean region (2021, Quaternary Science Reviews)

Anderson often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno, Antonio García-Alix, Jon Camuera, María J. Ramos-Román, and F.J. Jiménez-Espejo. Collaborations with these scientists appear prominently in their body of work.

Best Publications

  • Long-term perspective on wildfires in the western USA

    Jennifer R. Marlon;Patrick J. Bartlein;Daniel G. Gavin;Colin J. Long

  • Wildfire responses to abrupt climate change in North America

    Jennifer R. Marlon;Patrick J. Bartlein;M. K. Walsh;Sandy P. Harrison

  • A review of recent progress in our understanding of aeolian sediment transport

    R. S. Anderson;M. Sørensen;B. B. Willetts

  • Holocene climate changes in eastern Beringia (NW North America) – A systematic review of multi-proxy evidence

    Darrell S. Kaufman;Yarrow L. Axford;Andrew C.G. Henderson;Nicholas P. McKay

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lake sediments record historic fire events: Validation using HPLC-fluorescence detection

    Elizabeth H. Denis;Elizabeth H. Denis;Jaime L. Toney;Rafael Tarozo;R. Scott Anderson

  • Postglacial history of alpine vegetation, fire, and climate from Laguna de Río Seco, Sierra Nevada, southern Spain

    R.S. Anderson;G. Jiménez-Moreno;J.S. Carrión;C. Pérez-Martínez

  • The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis: A requiem

    Nicholas Pinter;Andrew C. Scott;Tyrone L. Daulton;Andrew Podoll

  • Extended megadroughts in the southwestern United States during Pleistocene interglacials

    Peter J. Fawcett;Josef P. Werne;Josef P. Werne;Josef P. Werne;R. Scott Anderson;Jeffrey M. Heikoop

  • Middle- and late-Wisconsin paleobotanic and paleoclimatic records from the southern Colorado Plateau, USA

    R. Scott Anderson;Julio L. Betancourt;Jim I. Mead;Richard H. Hevly

  • Fire History Reconstructions Based on Sediment Records from Lakes and Wetlands

    Cathy Whitlock;R. Scott Anderson

  • Anthropogenic impact and lead pollution throughout the Holocene in Southern Iberia.

    A. García-Alix;F.J. Jimenez-Espejo;J.A. Lozano;G. Jiménez-Moreno

  • A 35,000 Year Vegetation and Climate History from Potato Lake, Mogollon Rim, Arizona

    R. Scott Anderson

  • Holocene forest development and paleoclimates within the central Sierra Nevada, California

    Unknown

  • Climatic control of the biomass-burning decline in the Americas after ad 1500

    Mitchell J. Power;F. E. Mayle;P. J. Bartlein;J. R. Marlon

  • Vegetation and climate changes during the last two glacial-interglacial cycles in the western Mediterranean: A new long pollen record from Padul (southern Iberian Peninsula)

    Jon Camuera;Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno;María J. Ramos-Román;Antonio García-Alix;Antonio García-Alix

  • Late Quaternary Sea-Level Changes in Maine

    Daniel F. Belknap;Bjorn G. Andersen;R. Scott Anderson;Walter A. Anderson

  • Holocene vegetation and climate change recorded in alpine bog sediments from the Borreguiles de la Virgen, Sierra Nevada, southern Spain

    Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno;R. Scott Anderson

  • Fossil remains of the mycorrhizal fungal Glomus fasciculatum complex in postglacial lake sediments from Maine

    Unknown

  • Fossil and genetic history of a pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) isolate

    Unknown

  • Multi-Millennial Fire History of the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

    Thomas W. Swetnam;Christopher H. Baisan;Anthony C. Caprio;Peter M. Brown

  • Fire and vegetation history on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, and long-term environmental change in southern California†

    R. Scott Anderson;Scott Starratt;Renata M. Brunner Jass;Nicholas Pinter

  • Paleoclimatic interpretations of meadow sediment and pollen stratigraphies from California

    R. Scott Anderson;Susan J. Smith

  • Vegetation, fire, climate and human disturbance history in the southwestern Mediterranean area during the late Holocene

    Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno;Antonio García-Alix;María Dolores Hernández-Corbalán;R. Scott Anderson

  • Sedimentary charcoal as an indicator of late-Holocene drought in the Sierra Nevada, California, and its relevance to the future

    Andrea Brunelle;R. Scott Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno
Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno University of Granada
Francisco J Jiménez-Espejo
Francisco J Jiménez-Espejo Spanish National Research Council
Cathy Whitlock
Cathy Whitlock Montana State University
Stéphanie Desprat
Stéphanie Desprat University of Bordeaux
Darrell S. Kaufman
Darrell S. Kaufman Northern Arizona University
Debra A. Willard
Debra A. Willard United States Geological Survey
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
Eric C. Grimm
Eric C. Grimm University of Minnesota
Nathalie Combourieu-Nebout
Nathalie Combourieu-Nebout French National Museum of Natural History
William J. Fletcher
William J. Fletcher University of Manchester

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