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Earth Science 50 3420 3133 184 170 162 8921

Silvia Frisia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Silvia Frisia between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Silvia Frisia published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2018. 12 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2018. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1991 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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Silvia Frisia: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 1
2003 6
2004 1
2005 7
2006 8
2007 5
2008 7
2009 7
2010 9
2011 4
2012 8
2013 5
2014 7
2015 8
2016 6
2017 10
2018 14
2019 11
2020 6
2021 10
2022 7
2023 6
2024 6
2025 6
Total 179
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Silvia Frisia 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 Silvia Frisia 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, 158–167 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: 162 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
158–167 458 162
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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Silvia Frisia 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 Silvia Frisia 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 50
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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Overview

Silvia Frisia is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, Anthropology, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's research includes a focus on Geological formations and processes, with notable emphasis on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Recent publications by Silvia Frisia cover a range of topics in geosciences and paleoclimatology. These include:

  • Persistent influence of obliquity on ice age terminations since the Middle Pleistocene transition, 2020, Science
  • Formation of calcite in the presence of dissolved organic matter: Partitioning, fabrics and fluorescence, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • The Properties of Annually Laminated Stalagmites-A Global Synthesis, 2021, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Accurate dating of stalagmites from low seasonal contrast tropical Pacific climate using Sr 2D maps, fabrics and annual hydrological cycles, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Past fires and post-fire impacts reconstructed from a southwest Australian stalagmite, 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Silvia Frisia frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Andrea Borsato
  • Russell N. Drysdale
  • John Hellström
  • Pauline C. Treble
  • Jon Woodhead

The scientist has published in various academic venues, with several repeated appearances in certain journals and data networks. Notable publication venues include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Quaternary Research
  • Science

Best Publications

  • Controls on trace element Sr-Mg compositions of carbonate cave waters: implications for speleothem climatic records

    Ian J Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Anna F Tooth;Silvia Frisia

  • Calcite Fabrics, Growth Mechanisms, and Environments of Formation in Speleothems from the Italian Alps and Southwestern Ireland

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Frank McDermott

  • Increasing Australian–Indonesian monsoon rainfall linked to early Holocene sea-level rise

    Michael L Griffiths;Russell N Drysdale;Michael Gagan;Jian-xin Zhao

  • Trace element distribution in annual stalagmite laminae mapped by micrometer-resolution X-ray fluorescence : Implications for incorporation of environmentally significant species

    Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia;Ian J. Fairchild;Andrea Somogyi

  • Seasonal variations in Sr, Mg and P in modern speleothems (Grotta di Ernesto, Italy)

    YiMing Huang;YiMing Huang;Ian J. Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia

  • A 53 year seasonally resolved oxygen and carbon isotope record from a modern Gibraltar speleothem: Reconstructed drip water and relationship to local precipitation

    David Mattey;D. Lowry;J. Duffet;R. Fisher

  • Aragonite-Calcite Relationships in Speleothems (Grotte De Clamouse, France): Environment, Fabrics, and Carbonate Geochemistry

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Frank McDermott

  • Holocene climate variability in Europe: Evidence from δ18O, textural and extension-rate variations in three speleothems

    Frank McDermott;Silvia Frisia;Yiming Huang;Yiming Huang;Antonio Longinelli

  • North Atlantic storm track changes during the Last Glacial Maximum recorded by Alpine speleothems

    Marc Luetscher;Ronny Boch;Harald Sodemann;Christoph Spötl

  • Carbon mass-balance modelling and carbon isotope exchange processes in dynamic caves

    Silvia Frisia;Ian J. Fairchild;Jens Fohlmeister;Renza Miorandi

  • Annual to sub-annual resolution of multiple trace-element trends in speleothems

    Ian J. Fairchild;Andy Baker;Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia

  • Late Holocene annual growth in three Alpine stalagmites records the influence of solar activity and the North Atlantic Oscillation on winter climate

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Nereo Preto;Frank McDermott

  • From soil to cave: Transport of trace metals by natural organic matter in karst dripwaters

    Adam Hartland;Adam Hartland;Ian J. Fairchild;Jamie R. Lead;Andrea Borsato

  • Evidence for Holocene changes in Australian–Indonesian monsoon rainfall from stalagmite trace element and stable isotope ratios

    Michael L. Griffiths;Russell N. Drysdale;Michael K. Gagan;Silvia Frisia

  • Microstratigraphic logging of calcite fabrics in speleothems as tool for palaeoclimate studies

    Silvia Frisia

  • Calcite Moonmilk: Crystal Morphology and Environment of Formation in Caves in the Italian Alps

    Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia;Brian Jones;Klaas Van Der Borg

  • Climate variability in the SE Alps of Italy over the past 17 000 years reconstructed from a stalagmite record

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Christoph Spötl;Igor Maria Villa

  • Annual trace element cycles in calcite–aragonite speleothems: evidence of drought in the western Mediterranean 1200–1100 yr BP

    Emily A. McMillan;Ian J. Fairchild;Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato

  • Variations in atmospheric sulphate recorded in stalagmites by synchrotron micro-XRF and XANES analyses

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Jean Susini

  • Holocene climate variability in Sicily from a discontinuous stalagmite record and the Mesolithic to Neolithic transition

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Augusto Mangini;Christoph Spötl

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Borsato
Andrea Borsato University of Newcastle Australia
John Hellstrom
John Hellstrom University of Melbourne
Russell N. Drysdale
Russell N. Drysdale University of Melbourne
Ian J. Fairchild
Ian J. Fairchild University of Birmingham
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Andy Baker
Andy Baker University of New South Wales
Frank McDermott
Frank McDermott University College Dublin
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jian-xin Zhao
Jian-xin Zhao University of Queensland
Michael K. Gagan
Michael K. Gagan Australian National University

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