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Sandra L. Kamo

Sandra L. Kamo

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3153 2878 149 131 153 16545

Sandra L. Kamo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sandra L. Kamo between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sandra L. Kamo published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2023. 26 of the 194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2023. 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications
1989 2025

194 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sandra L. Kamo: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 3
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 4
1994 5
1995 3
1996 5
1997 3
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 4
2004 5
2005 0
2006 3
2007 1
2008 5
2009 5
2010 5
2011 11
2012 5
2013 3
2014 3
2015 6
2016 9
2017 6
2018 10
2019 8
2020 10
2021 7
2022 11
2023 18
2024 13
2025 13
Total 194
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Sandra L. Kamo 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 Sandra L. Kamo 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: 153 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
148–157 495 153
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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Sandra L. Kamo 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 Sandra L. Kamo 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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

Sandra L. Kamo is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an extensive research profile primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans over 100 publications, with significant contributions in associated subfields such as Geophysics, Paleontology, Geology, Geochemistry, and Artificial Intelligence. This interdisciplinary range reflects a combination of traditional geoscience and advanced analytical methodologies applied within their investigations.

The scholar's research topics include geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological studies and exploration, and geochemistry and elemental analysis. These topics highlight a comprehensive focus on Earth's physical processes, material composition, and historical geological events.

Key recent publications demonstrate this scope, including:

  • The base of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, predates the end-Permian marine extinction (2020, Nature Communications)
  • New age constraints on the Lower Jurassic Pliensbachian-Toarcian Boundary at Chacay Melehue (Neuquén Basin, Argentina) (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Assessing the U-Pb, Sm-Nd and Sr-Sr Isotopic Compositions of the Sumé Apatite as a Reference Material for LA-ICP-MS Analysis (2021, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research)
  • Archean block rotation in Western Karelia: Resolving dyke swarm patterns in metacraton Karelia-Kola for a refined paleogeographic reconstruction of supercraton Superia (2020, Lithos)
  • Ordovician-Silurian volcanism in northern Iran: Implications for a new Large Igneous Province (LIP) and a robust candidate for the Late Ordovician mass extinction (2022, Gondwana Research)

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include Richard E. Ernst, Wouter Bleeker, Cristiano Lana, I. S. Buick, and Ricardo Scholz. These collaborations point towards consistent engagement within a network of researchers specializing in geosciences.

Their research has been disseminated through several publication venues with notable frequency, including:

  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Chemical Geology

Sandra L. Kamo's body of work reflects a methodological integration of geochemical techniques and geophysical interpretations applied to Earth science problems. Their cross-disciplinary approach includes utilizing isotopic analyses, geological mapping, and stratigraphic evaluations to address significant geological and paleontological questions, spanning ancient continental reconstructions to extinction events.

Best Publications

  • TEMORA 1: a new zircon standard for Phanerozoic U–Pb geochronology

    Lance P Black;Sandra L Kamo;Charlotte M Allen;John N Aleinikoff

  • 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

  • Zircon M257 ‐ a Homogeneous Natural Reference Material for the Ion Microprobe U‐Pb Analysis of Zircon

    Lutz Nasdala;Wolfgang Hofmeister;Nicholas Norberg;James M. Martinson

  • 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

  • Rapid eruption of Siberian flood-volcanic rocks and evidence for coincidence with the Permian–Triassic boundary and mass extinction at 251 Ma

    Sandra L Kamo;Gerald K Czamanske;Yuri Amelin;Valeri A Fedorenko

  • Deciphering igneous and metamorphic events in high-grade rocks of the Wilmington Complex, Delaware: Morphology, cathodoluminescence and backscattered electron zoning, and SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of zircon and monazite

    John N. Aleinikoff;William Schenck;Margaret Plank;LeeAnn Srogi

  • Measurement of SIMS Instrumental Mass Fractionation of Pb Isotopes During Zircon Dating

    Richard A. Stern;Richard A. Stern;Richard A. Stern;Simon Bodorkos;Sandra L. Kamo;Arthur H. Hickman

  • Evolution of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt based on U–Pb geochronology: autochthonous volcanic construction followed by plutonism, regional deformation and sedimentation

    J. Ayer;Y. Amelin;F. Corfu;S. Kamo

  • A 2.023 Ga age for the Vredefort impact event and a first report of shock metamorphosed zircons in pseudotachylitic breccias and Granophyre

    S.L. Kamo;W.U. Reimold;T.E. Krogh;W.P. Colliston

  • Reassessment of Archean crustal development in the Barberton Mountain Land, South Africa, based on U‐Pb dating

    S. L. Kamo;D. W. Davis

  • U–Pb ages of single shocked zircons linking distal K/T ejecta to the Chicxulub crater

    Thomas E. Krogh;Sandra L. Kamo;Virgil L. Sharpton;Luis E. Marin

  • Birthdate for the lapetus Ocean? A precise U-Pb zircon and baddeleyite age for the Long Range dikes, southeast Labrador

    Sandra L. Kamo;Charles F. Gower;Thomas E. Krogh

  • An astronomically calibrated stratigraphy of the Cenomanian, Turonian and earliest Coniacian from the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Implications for global chronostratigraphy

    James S. Eldrett;Chao Ma;Chao Ma;Steven C. Bergman;Brendan Lutz

  • A minimum UPb age for Siberian flood-basalt volcanism

    S.L. Kamo;G.K. Czamanske;T.E. Krogh

  • A new appraisal of sri lankan bb zircon as a reference material for LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology and Lu-Hf isotope tracing.

    Maristella M. Santos;Cristiano Lana;Ricardo Scholz;Ian Buick

  • Late Archaean to early Proterozoic granitoid magmatism and high-grade metamorphism in the central Limpopo belt, South Africa

    P. Jaeckel;P. Jaeckel;A. Kröner;S. L. Kamo;G. Brandl

  • U-Pb geochronology documents out-of-sequence emplacement of ultramafic layers in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa.

    James E. Mungall;Sandra L. Kamo;Stewart McQuade

  • Age of the Grenville dyke swarm, Ontario–Quebec: implications for the timing of lapetan rifting

    S. L. Kamo;T. E. Krogh;P. S. Kumarapeli

  • GRENVILLE SKARN TITANITE: POTENTIAL REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR SIMS U–Th–Pb ANALYSIS

    Allen K. Kennedy;Sandra L. Kamo;Lutz Nasdala;Nicolas E. Timms

  • Improved calibration procedures and new standards for U–Pb and Th–Pb dating of Phanerozoic xenotime by ion microprobe

    Ian R. Fletcher;Neal J. McNaughton;John A. Aleinikoff;Birger Rasmussen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Ernst
Richard E. Ernst Carleton University
T. E. Krogh
T. E. Krogh Royal Ontario Museum
Ulf Söderlund
Ulf Söderlund Lund University
Fernando Corfu
Fernando Corfu University of Oslo
Donald W. Davis
Donald W. Davis University of Toronto
Brian Cousens
Brian Cousens Carleton University
John W. Geissman
John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas
Robert A. Gastaldo
Robert A. Gastaldo Colby College
Michael A. Hamilton
Michael A. Hamilton University of Toronto
Chusi Li
Chusi Li Indiana University

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