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D-Index
71
Citations
19832
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907
National Ranking
431

Scott L. Wing 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 Scott L. Wing sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 184 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Scott L. Wing 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 Scott L. Wing sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Scott L. Wing is affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History in the United States, with a research focus spanning several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output encompasses a significant number of publications centered on geological and paleoclimatological topics.

Wing's main fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable specialization in subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Plant Science, and Ecology. Their work covers diverse topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Plant and Animal Studies, Marine and Environmental Studies, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Their recent papers highlight a range of subjects and publication venues, including:

  • "Extinction at the end-Cretaceous and the origin of modern Neotropical rainforests" (2021) published in Science
  • "A 485-million-year history of Earth's surface temperature" (2024) published in Science
  • "Epochs, events and episodes: Marking the geological impact of humans" (2022) published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Global Changes in Terrestrial Vegetation and Continental Climate During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum" (2022) published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "The proposed Anthropocene Epoch/Series is underpinned by an extensive array of mid-20th century stratigraphic event signals" (2022) published in Journal of Quaternary Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include Vera A. Korasidis, Ellen D. Currano, William A. DiMichele, Richard K. Bambach, and A. J. Boucot. These collaborations span multiple projects contributing to a consistent body of work.

Wing has contributed to numerous scientific venues, with recurrent publications in the following:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Paleontology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Assessing the Causes of Late Pleistocene Extinctions on the Continents

    Anthony D. Barnosky;Paul L. Koch;Robert S. Feranec;Scott L. Wing

  • The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: A Perturbation of Carbon Cycle, Climate, and Biosphere with Implications for the Future

    Francesca A. McInerney;Scott L. Wing

  • Global patterns in leaf 13C discrimination and implications for studies of past and future climate

    Aaron F. Diefendorf;Kevin E. Mueller;Scott. L. Wing;Paul L. Koch

  • When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Mark Williams;Anthony D. Barnosky

  • Transient Floral Change and Rapid Global Warming at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary

    Scott L. Wing;Guy J. Harrington;Francesca A. Smith;Francesca A. Smith;Jonathan I. Bloch

  • Eocene continental climates and latitudinal temperature gradients

    David R. Greenwood;Scott L. Wing

  • Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate: Global patterns and paleoclimatic applications

    Daniel J. Peppe;Daniel J. Peppe;Dana L. Royer;Bárbara Cariglino;Sofia Y. Oliver

  • Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants and Animals

    Norton G. Miller;Anna K. Behrensmeyer;John D. Damuth;William A. DiMichele

  • Manual of Leaf Architecture Morphological description and categorization of dicotyledonous and net-veined monocotyledonous angiosperms

    Amanda Ash;Beth Ellis;Leo J. Hickey;Kirk Johnson

  • Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time

    David Bartley;A.K. Behrensmeyer;J.D. Damuth;W.A. DiMichele

  • Fossils and fossil climate: the case for equable continental interiors in the Eocene

    Scott L. Wing;David R. Greenwood

  • Paleobotanical evidence for near present-day levels of atmospheric Co2 during part of the tertiary.

    Dana L. Royer;Scott L. Wing;David J. Beerling;David W. Jolley

  • USING FOSSIL LEAVES AS PALEOPRECIPITATION INDICATORS : AN EOCENE EXAMPLE

    Peter Wilf;Scott L. Wing;David R. Greenwood;Cathy L. Greenwood

  • Production of n-alkyl lipids in living plants and implications for the geologic past

    Aaron F. Diefendorf;Katherine H. Freeman;Scott L. Wing;Heather V. Graham

  • Ecological aspects of the Cretaceous flowering plant radiation

    Scott L. Wing;Lisa D. Boucher

  • High Plant Diversity in Eocene South America: Evidence from Patagonia

    Peter Wilf;Peter Wilf;Peter Wilf;N. Rubén Cúneo;Kirk R. Johnson;Jason F. Hicks

  • Sharply increased insect herbivory during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.

    Ellen D. Currano;Ellen D. Currano;Peter Wilf;Scott L. Wing;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira

  • Scale and diversity of the physical technosphere: A geological perspective:

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Colin N. Waters;Colin N. Waters;Anthony D. Barnosky

  • Late Paleocene fossils from the Cerrejón Formation, Colombia, are the earliest record of Neotropical rainforest

    Scott L. Wing;Fabiany Herrera;Fabiany Herrera;Carlos A. Jaramillo;Carolina Gómez-Navarro;Carolina Gómez-Navarro

  • Stratigraphic and Earth System approaches to defining the Anthropocene

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Reinhold Leinfelder;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters

  • Warm Climates in Earth History

    Brian T. Huber;Kenneth G. MacLeod;Scott L. Wing

  • Causes and consequences of globally warm climates in the early Paleogene

    Scott L. Wing;Philip D. Gingerich;Birger Schmitz;Ellen Thomas

  • Magnitude of the carbon isotope excursion at the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum: The role of plant community change

    Francesca A. Smith;Francesca A. Smith;Scott L. Wing;Katherine H. Freeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary J. Kraus
Mary J. Kraus University of Colorado Boulder
Gabriel J. Bowen
Gabriel J. Bowen University of Utah
William C. Clyde
William C. Clyde University of New Hampshire
Philip D. Gingerich
Philip D. Gingerich University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas Westerhold
Thomas Westerhold University of Bremen
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
Carlos Jaramillo
Carlos Jaramillo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Katherine H. Freeman
Katherine H. Freeman Pennsylvania State University
Peter Wilf
Peter Wilf Pennsylvania State University
Anna K. Behrensmeyer
Anna K. Behrensmeyer National Museum of Natural History

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