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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6654 6170 2333 2069 235 3968

Rebecca J. Dorsey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rebecca J. Dorsey between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rebecca J. Dorsey published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2021. 11 of the 252 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2021. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1970 2026

252 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rebecca J. Dorsey: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 1
1988 4
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 3
1996 1
1997 4
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 4
2002 5
2003 2
2004 9
2005 8
2006 8
2007 5
2008 9
2009 5
2010 7
2011 10
2012 7
2013 13
2014 5
2015 12
2016 12
2017 12
2018 6
2019 12
2020 13
2021 18
2022 16
2023 8
2024 6
2025 10
2026 1
Total 252
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Rebecca J. Dorsey 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 Rebecca J. Dorsey 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: 235 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
228–237 262 235
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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Rebecca J. Dorsey 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 Rebecca J. Dorsey 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Rebecca J. Dorsey is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research is positioned within Earth and Planetary Sciences, where they have contributed to 50 publications, with significant work in subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their main research topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Rebecca J. Dorsey has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Sedimentology
  • Geology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Michael Darin
  • Scott Bennett
  • Greer Dolby
  • Brian P. Hausback
  • Melanie J. Michalak

Recent papers authored by Rebecca J. Dorsey include:

  • Rapid topographic growth of the Taiwan orogen since ~1.3-1.5 Ma, 2023, Science Advances
  • Integrating Earth-life systems: a geogenomic approach, 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Coarse sediment supply sets the slope of bedrock channels in rapidly uplifting terrain: Field and topographic evidence from eastern Taiwan, 2021, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic tidal sedimentation in the Miocene to Pliocene Bouse Formation, palaeo-Gulf of California, 2020, Sedimentology
  • Extremely rapid up-and-down motions of island arc crust during arc-continent collision, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

Rebecca J. Dorsey has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. Their work contributes to better understanding geological processes, tectonics, and sedimentary environments through multidisciplinary approaches.

Best Publications

  • Chronology of Miocene-Pliocene Deposits at Split Mountain Gorge, Southern California: A Record of Regional Tectonics and Colorado River Evolution

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Amy Fluette;Kristin McDougall;Bernard A. Housen

  • Provenance Evolution and Unroofing History of a Modern Arc-Continent Collision: Evidence from Petrography of Plio-pleistocene Sandstones, Eastern Taiwan

    Rebecca J. Dorsey

  • Stratigraphic record of basin development within the San Andreas fault system: Late Cenozoic Fish Creek–Vallecito basin, southern California

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Bernard A. Housen;Susanne U. Janecke;Christopher Fanning

  • Rapid subsidence and stacked Gilbert-type fan deltas, Pliocene Loreto basin, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Paul J. Umhoefer;Paul R. Renne

  • Stratigraphy and geochronology of the Comondu Group near Loreto, Baja California sur, Mexico.

    Paul J Umhoefer;Rebecca J Dorsey;Shawn Willsey;Larry Mayer

  • Early Mesozoic paleogeography and tectonic evolution of the western United States: Insights from detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology, Blue Mountains Province, northeastern Oregon

    Todd A. LaMaskin;Jeffrey D. Vervoort;Rebecca J. Dorsey;James E. Wright

  • Global distribution of late Paleogene hiatuses

    Gerta Keller;T. Herbert;R. Dorsey;S. D'Hondt

  • Stratigraphic record of Triassic-Jurassic collisional tectonics in the Blue Mountains province, northeastern Oregon

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Todd A. LaMaskin

  • Tectonic controls on deposition of Middle Jurassic strata in a retroarc foreland basin, Utah‐Idaho trough, western interior, United States

    Christian J. Bjerrum;Rebecca J. Dorsey

  • Sedimentation and crustal recycling along an active oblique-rift margin: Salton Trough and northern Gulf of California

    Rebecca J. Dorsey

  • Tectonic Controls on Mudrock Geochemisry, Mesozoic Rocks of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho, U.S.A.: Implications for Cordilleran Tectonics

    Todd A. LaMaskin;Rebecca J. Dorsey;Jeffrey D. Vervoort

  • River-evolution and tectonic implications of a major Pliocene aggradation on the lower Colorado River: The Bullhead Alluvium

    Keith A. Howard;P. Kyle House;Rebecca J. Dorsey;Phillip A. Pearthree

  • Tectonics of the Pliocene Loreto basin, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and evolution of the Gulf of California

    Paul J. Umhoefer;Rebecca J. Dorsey;Paul Renne

  • EARTHQUAKE CLUSTERING INFERRED FROM PLIOCENE GILBERT-TYPE FAN DELTAS IN THE LORETO BASIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Paul J. Umhoefer;Peter D. Falk

  • Importance of groundwater in propagating downward integration of the 6–5 Ma Colorado River system: Geochemistry of springs, travertines, and lacustrine carbonates of the Grand Canyon region over the past 12 Ma

    L.C. Crossey;K.E. Karlstrom;R. Dorsey;J. Pearce

  • High Geologic Slip Rates since Early Pleistocene Initiation of the San Jacinto and San Felipe Fault Zones in the San Andreas Fault System: Southern California, USA

    Susanne U. Janecke;Rebecca J. Dorsey;David Forand;Alexander N. Steely

  • Rapid Quaternary emergence, uplift, and denudation of the Coastal Range, eastern Taiwan

    Neil Lundberg;Rebecca J. Dorsey

  • Tectonic and eustatic controls on sequence stratigraphy of the Pliocene Loreto basin, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Paul J. Umhoefer

  • Pleistocene Brawley and Ocotillo Formations: Evidence for Initial Strike‐Slip Deformation along the San Felipe and San Jacinto Fault Zones, Southern California

    Stefan M. Kirby;Susanne U. Janecke;Rebecca J. Dorsey;Bernard A. Housen

  • Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentation on a tectonically active margin: Example from the Pliocene of Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Rebecca J. Dorsey;Susan M. Kidwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. Oskin
Michael E. Oskin University of California, Davis
Gary J. Axen
Gary J. Axen New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Karl E. Karlstrom
Karl E. Karlstrom University of New Mexico
Laura J. Crossey
Laura J. Crossey University of New Mexico
Joshua J. Roering
Joshua J. Roering University of Oregon
Keith A. Howard
Keith A. Howard United States Geological Survey
Paul R. Renne
Paul R. Renne Berkeley Geochronology Center
Eugene D. Humphreys
Eugene D. Humphreys University of Oregon
Jeffrey D. Vervoort
Jeffrey D. Vervoort Washington State University
Andrew S. Cohen
Andrew S. Cohen University of Arizona

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