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Earth Science 44 4596 4230 1750 1554 155 12846

Roland Mundil publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roland Mundil between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roland Mundil published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2019. 6 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2019. 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1996 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roland Mundil: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 4
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 0
2003 5
2004 4
2005 6
2006 6
2007 8
2008 5
2009 4
2010 9
2011 8
2012 9
2013 5
2014 11
2015 4
2016 6
2017 10
2018 14
2019 15
2020 5
2021 11
2022 5
2023 6
2024 5
2025 1
Total 173
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Roland Mundil publications per year - data summary

  • Roland Mundil, a Earth Science scholar from Berkeley Geochronology Center, has 173 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997, 2000 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1998 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.2 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 28 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 26 publications (2.6 per year); 2006-2015: 69 publications (6.9 per year); 2016-2025: 78 publications (7.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Roland Mundil 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 Roland Mundil 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, 148–157 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: 155 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 155
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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Roland Mundil publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Roland Mundil, a Earth Science scholar from Berkeley Geochronology Center, records 155 publications - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Roland Mundil, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Roland Mundil ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Roland Mundil 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 Roland Mundil 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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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Roland Mundil D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Roland Mundil, a Earth Science scholar from Berkeley Geochronology Center, records 44 D-Index - the 50th percentile of the discipline.
  • 50% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Roland Mundil, and about 50% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Roland Mundil falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Roland Mundil is affiliated with the Berkeley Geochronology Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on Paleontology, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Science. The subfields they contribute to include Paleontology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Artificial Intelligence.

The topics in their work cover a range of areas, notably:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Mundil has published extensively, with 60 publications classified primarily under Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Gondwana Research
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some of their recent peer-reviewed papers are:

  • A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: Implications for the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Evidence for the Carnian Pluvial Episode in Gondwana: New multiproxy climate records and their bearing on early dinosaur diversification, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Geochemical, biostratigraphic, and high-resolution geochronological constraints on the waning stage of Emeishan Large Igneous Province, 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • U-Pb zircon geochronology and depositional age models for the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation (Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA): Implications for Late Triassic paleoecological and paleoenvironmental change, 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • High-latitude ice and climate control on sediment supply across SW Gondwana during the late Carboniferous and early Permian, 2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin

Roland Mundil frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Neil Griffis
  • Randall B. Irmis
  • Isabel P. Montañez
  • J. W. Geissman
  • Paul R. Renne

Best Publications

  • Improved 206Pb/238U microprobe geochronology by the monitoring of a trace-element-related matrix effect; SHRIMP, ID-TIMS, ELA-ICP-MS and oxygen isotope documentation for a series of zircon standards

    Lance P. Black;Lance P. Black;Sandra L. Kamo;Charlotte M. Allen;Donald W. Davis

  • A test for systematic errors in 40Ar/39Ar geochronology through comparison with U/Pb analysis of a 1.1-Ga rhyolite

    Kyoungwon Min;Roland Mundil;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Kenneth R. Ludwig

  • Joint determination of 40K decay constants and 40Ar∗/40K for the Fish Canyon sanidine standard, and improved accuracy for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

    Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Roland Mundil;Greg Balco;Greg Balco;Kyoungwon Min

  • Response to the comment by W.H. Schwarz et al. on “Joint determination of 40K decay constants and 40Ar∗/40K for the Fish Canyon sanidine standard, and improved accuracy for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology” by P.R. Renne et al. (2010)

    Paul R. Renne;Greg Balco;Kenneth R. Ludwig;Roland Mundil

  • Age and timing of the Permian mass extinctions: U/Pb dating of closed-system zircons.

    Roland Mundil;Kenneth R. Ludwig;Ian Metcalfe;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne

  • Time Scales of Critical Events Around the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Alan L. Deino;Frederik J. Hilgen;Klaudia F. Kuiper

  • The application of SHRIMP to Phanerozoic geochronology; a critical appraisal of four zircon standards

    Lance P Black;Sandra L Kamo;Ian S Williams;Roland Mundil

  • Precise age determination of mafic and felsic intrusive rocks from the Permian Emeishan large igneous province (SW China)

    J. Gregory Shellnutt;J. Gregory Shellnutt;Steven W. Denyszyn;Roland Mundil

  • CA-TIMS zircon U–Pb dating of felsic ignimbrite from the Binchuan section: Implications for the termination age of Emeishan large igneous province

    Yu-Ting Zhong;Bin He;Roland Mundil;Yi-Gang Xu

  • Timing of the Permian-Triassic biotic crisis: implications from new zircon U/Pb age data (and their limitations)

    Roland Mundil;Ian Metcalfe;Kenneth R. Ludwig;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne

  • High resolution UPb dating of Middle Triassic volcaniclastics: Time-scale calibration and verification of tuning parameters for carbonate sedimentation

    Roland Mundil;Peter Brack;Martin Meier;Hans Rieber

  • The Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Ladinian Stage (Middle Triassic) at Bagolino (Southern Alps, Northern Italy) and its implications for the Triassic time scale

    Peter Brack;Hans Rieber;Alda Nicora;Roland Mundil

  • The precise temporal calibration of dinosaur origins

    Claudia Alicia Marsicano;Randall Irmis;Adriana Cecilia Mancuso;Roland Mundil

  • The Triassic timescale: new constraints and a review of geochronological data

    Roland Mundil;József Pálfy;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Peter Brack

  • High-resolution U-Pb ages from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation (New Mexico, USA) support a diachronous rise of dinosaurs

    Randall B. Irmis;Roland Mundil;Jeffrey W. Martz;William G. Parker

  • Alder Creek sanidine (ACs-2): A Quaternary 40Ar/39Ar dating standard tied to the Cobb Mountain geomagnetic event

    S. Nomade;S. Nomade;P.R. Renne;P.R. Renne;N. Vogel;N. Vogel;A.L. Deino

  • Implications of pre-eruptive magmatic histories of zircons for U–Pb geochronology of silicic extrusions

    Justin I. Simon;Justin I. Simon;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Roland Mundil

  • Magmatic lobes as “snapshots” of magma chamber growth and evolution in large, composite batholiths: An example from the Tuolumne intrusion, Sierra Nevada, California

    Valbone Memeti;Scott Paterson;Jennifer Matzel;Roland Mundil

  • A new stratigraphic framework built on U-Pb single-zircon TIMS ages and implications for the timing of the penultimate icehouse (Paraná Basin, Brazil)

    Neil Patrick Griffis;Roland Mundil;Isabel Patricia Montañez;John Isbell

  • 40Ar/39Ar and U–Pb dating of the Fish Canyon magmatic system, San Juan Volcanic field, Colorado: Evidence for an extended crystallization history

    O. Bachmann;F. Oberli;M.A. Dungan;M. Meier

  • BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND RADIOMETRIC AGE DATA QUESTION THE MILANKOVITCH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LATEMAR CYCLES (SOUTHERN ALPS, ITALY)

    Peter Brack;Roland Mundil;Felix Oberli;Martin Meier

  • for the Fish Canyon sanidine standard, and improved accuracy for 40 Ar/ 39 Ar geochronology

    Paul R. Renne;Roland Mundil;Greg Balco;Kyoungwon Min

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Renne
Paul R. Renne Berkeley Geochronology Center
Randall B. Irmis
Randall B. Irmis University of Utah
Dennis V. Kent
Dennis V. Kent Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Isabel P. Montañez
Isabel P. Montañez University of California, Davis
Paul E. Olsen
Paul E. Olsen Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Qing-Zhu Yin
Qing-Zhu Yin University of California, Davis
John W. Geissman
John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas
Scott R. Paterson
Scott R. Paterson University of Southern California
Kenneth R. Ludwig
Kenneth R. Ludwig Berkeley Geochronology Center

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