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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 3958 3630 1549 1373 365 9633

Rodney M. Feldmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rodney M. Feldmann between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rodney M. Feldmann published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2020. 12 of the 433 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2020. 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 2 publications
1967 2025

433 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rodney M. Feldmann: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 2
1968 2
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 2
1975 0
1976 2
1977 2
1978 3
1979 0
1980 3
1981 5
1982 1
1983 1
1984 5
1985 5
1986 4
1987 10
1988 6
1989 13
1990 5
1991 6
1992 6
1993 4
1994 9
1995 9
1996 4
1997 5
1998 9
1999 6
2000 9
2001 4
2002 10
2003 7
2004 9
2005 10
2006 12
2007 14
2008 13
2009 14
2010 16
2011 9
2012 18
2013 12
2014 9
2015 11
2016 11
2017 15
2018 13
2019 16
2020 19
2021 9
2022 13
2023 18
2024 10
2025 2
Total 433
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Rodney M. Feldmann 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 Rodney M. Feldmann 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, 358–367 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: 365 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 60 365
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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Rodney M. Feldmann 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 Rodney M. Feldmann 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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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

Rodney M. Feldmann is affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily across Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Paleontology. The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to biology and ecology in marine environments, as well as paleontological studies.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Rodney M. Feldmann has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Carrie E. Schweitzer
  • Hiroaki Karasawa
  • Eduard V. Mychko
  • Günter Schweigert
  • Denis Audo

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as Treatise Online, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Journal of Crustacean Biology, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen, and Paläontologische Zeitschrift. The volume of publications in these venues includes:

  • Treatise Online (25 publications)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (11 publications)
  • Journal of Crustacean Biology (8 publications)
  • Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen (7 publications)
  • Paläontologische Zeitschrift (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rodney M. Feldmann include:

  • Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding "Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data": Myanmar amber, 2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding "Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data": the importance of private collections, 2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • Revision of Cyclida (Pancrustacea, Multicrustacea), with five new genera, 2020, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen
  • Selective extinction at the end-Cretaceous and appearance of the modern Decapoda, 2023, Journal of Crustacean Biology
  • Malayacyclus gen. nov., the first Southeast Asian Cyclida (Crustacea) from the Early Carboniferous of Terengganu, Malaysia, 2021, Geological Journal

Rodney M. Feldmann has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans

    Sammy De Grave;N. Dean Pentcheff;Shane T. Ahyong;Tin-Yam Chan

  • Systematic List of Fossil Decapod Crustacean Species

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann;Alessandro Garassino;Hiroaki Karasawa

  • Geology and Paleontology of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula

    Rodney M. Feldmann;Michael O. Woodburne

  • Cenozoic High Latitude Heterochroneity of Southern Hemisphere Marine Faunas

    William J. Zinsmeister;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • Revision of Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Decapoda: Brachyura) with Emphasis on the Fossil Genera and Families

    Hiroaki Karasawa;Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • EARLY CRETACEOUS ARTHROPODS FROM THE TLAYUA FORMATION AT TEPEXI DE RODRIGUEZ, PUEBLA, MEXICO

    Rodney M. Feldmann;Francisco J. Vega;Shelton P. Applegate;Gale A. Bishop

  • The Late Devonian Palaeopalaemonidae and the earliest decapod crustaceans

    Frederick R. Schram;Rodney M. Feldmann;M. J. Copeland

  • Late Cretaceous and Paleocene Decapod Crustaceans from James Ross Basin, Antarctic Peninsula

    Rodney M. Feldmann;Dale M. Tshudy;Michael R. A. Thomson

  • Cretaceous and Eocene Decapod Crustaceans from Southern Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann;John Fam;William A. Hessin

  • LATEST CRETACEOUS/EARLIEST TERTIARY TRANSITION ON SEYMOUR ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

    William J. Zinsmeister;Rodney M. Feldmann;Michael O. Woodburne;David H. Elliot

  • Fossil Decapod Crustaceans from the Jagüel and Roca Formations (Maastrichtian–Danian) of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    Rodney M. Feldmann;Silvio Casadío;Luis Chirino-Gálvez;María Aguirre-Urreta

  • PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DECAPOD CRUSTACEA

    Rodney M. Feldmann;Carrie E. Schweitzer

  • Gondwanan Radiation of the Southern Hemisphere Crayfishes (Decapoda: Parastacidae): Evidence from Fossils and Molecules

    Alicia Toon;Marcos Pérez‐Losada;Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • NEW CRABS FROM THE EOCENE AND OLIGOCENE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EVOLUTIONARY AND PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF MEXICAN FOSSIL DECAPODS

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann;Gerardo Gonzáles-Barba;Francisco J. Vega

  • THE DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) AS PREDATORS ON MOLLUSCA THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • The influence of reefs on the rise of Mesozoic marine crustaceans

    Adiël A. Klompmaker;Adiël A. Klompmaker;Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann;Michał Kowalewski

  • NEW SPECIES OF CALAPPID CRABS FROM WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE CALAPPIDAE SENSU LATO

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • Correlation of Marine Beds Based on Sr- and Ar-date Determinations and Faunal Affinities across the Paleogene/Neogene Boundary in Southern Patagonia, Argentina

    Ana Maria Parras;Ana Maria Parras;Miguel Griffin;Miguel Griffin;Rodney Feldmann;Silvio Alberto Casadio;Silvio Alberto Casadio

  • NEW MIDDLE EOCENE DECAPODS (CRUSTACEA) FROM CHIAPAS, MÉXICO

    Francisco J. Vega;Timothy Cosma;Marco A. Coutiño;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • NEW FOSSIL PORTUNIDS FROM WASHINGTON, USA, AND ARGENTINA, AND A RE-EVALUATION OF GENERIC AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE PORTUNOIDEA RAFINESQUE, 1815 (DECAPODA: BRACHYURA)

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • DIFFERENTIATION OF THE FOSSIL HEXAPODIDAE MIERS, 1886 (DECAPODA: BRACHYURA) FROM SIMILAR FORMS

    Carrie E. Schweitzer;Rodney M. Feldmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Carrie E. Schweitzer
Carrie E. Schweitzer Kent State University at Stark
Keith A. Crandall
Keith A. Crandall George Washington University
Shane T. Ahyong
Shane T. Ahyong Australian Museum
Sergio A. Marenssi
Sergio A. Marenssi University of Buenos Aires
Tin-Yam Chan
Tin-Yam Chan National Taiwan Ocean University
Michael J. Benton
Michael J. Benton University of Bristol
Darryl L. Felder
Darryl L. Felder University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Rafael Lemaitre
Rafael Lemaitre National Museum of Natural History
Michał Kowalewski
Michał Kowalewski Florida Museum of Natural History
Carlos Jaramillo
Carlos Jaramillo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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