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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2502 2276 42 39 114 6905

Sonia Tonarini publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sonia Tonarini between 1982 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sonia Tonarini published across 41 years, from 1982 to 2022, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2009. 1 of the 114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2009. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication
1982 2022

114 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sonia Tonarini: publications per year, 1982 to 2022
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 0
1992 2
1993 3
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 4
1999 1
2000 1
2001 5
2002 6
2003 8
2004 3
2005 5
2006 8
2007 9
2008 8
2009 10
2010 5
2011 3
2012 5
2013 4
2014 4
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
Total 114
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Sonia Tonarini publications per year - data summary

  • Sonia Tonarini, a Earth Science scholar from National Research Council (CNR), has 114 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1982 to 2022.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2022.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984, 1988, 1989, 1991 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.6 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2018-2022) hold 1 publication, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1995: 16 publications (1.1 per year); 1996-2009: 72 publications (5.1 per year); 2010-2022: 26 publications (2.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sonia Tonarini 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 Sonia Tonarini 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, 108–117 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: 114 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
108–117 484 114
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
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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Sonia Tonarini 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.
  • Sonia Tonarini, a Earth Science scholar from National Research Council (CNR), records 114 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Sonia Tonarini, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Sonia Tonarini 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).

Sonia Tonarini 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 Sonia Tonarini 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163 56
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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Sonia Tonarini 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.
  • Sonia Tonarini, a Earth Science scholar from National Research Council (CNR), records 56 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Sonia Tonarini, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Sonia Tonarini ranks above the median.
  • 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

Sonia Tonarini is a researcher affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their scientific activity is focused primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific concentration on Geophysics. The research contributions span several topics within this domain, involving geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The principal themes in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, indicating a network of active joint work. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Massimo D'Antonio
  • Ilenia Arienzo
  • Valeria Di Renzo
  • L. Civetta
  • Antonio Carandente

Their publication record, while not detailed with specific recent papers or venues, demonstrates engagement in multiple scientific outputs. The absence of listed recent papers or book publications suggests a focus mainly on journal articles and conference contributions within their specialization.

Sonia Tonarini's research aligns with advancing understanding of geophysical processes at various scales, particularly those related to tectonic activities and material properties under high pressures, which are crucial for interpreting Earth's internal dynamics. This place within geophysics emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches incorporating chemical and physical analyses of geological phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Eocene age of eclogite metamorphism in Pakistan Himalaya: implications for India-Eurasia collision

    Sonia Tonarini;Igor M. Villa;Felix Oberli;Martin Meier

  • Neogene and Quaternary volcanism in Western Anatolia: Magma sources and geodynamic evolution

    F. Innocenti;S. Agostini;G. Di Vincenzo;C. Doglioni

  • Intercomparison of Boron Isotope and Concentration Measurements. Part I: Selection, Preparation and Homogeneity Tests of the Intercomparison Materials

    Sonia Tonarini;Maddalena Pennisi;Alessandra Adorni-Braccesi;Andrea Dini

  • Boron and lithium isotopic variations in a hot subduction zone—the southern Washington Cascades

    William P. Leeman;Sonia Tonarini;Lui H. Chan;Lars E. Borg

  • Cenozoic magmatism in the western Ross Embayment: Role of mantle plume versus plate dynamics in the development of the West Antarctic Rift System

    Sergio Rocchi;Pietro Armienti;Massimo D'Orazio;Sonia Tonarini

  • The magmatic evolution of the late Miocene laccolith–pluton–dyke granitic complex of Elba Island, Italy

    A. Dini;Fabrizio Innocenti;Sergio Rocchi;S. Tonarini

  • GSD-1G and MPI-DING Reference Glasses for In Situ and Bulk Isotopic Determination

    Klaus Peter Jochum;Steven A. Wilson;Wafa Abouchami;Marghaleray Amini;Marghaleray Amini

  • Intercomparison of boron isotope and concentration measurements : Part II: Evaluation of results

    Roberto Gonfiantini;Sonia Tonarini;Manfred Gröning;Alessandra Adorni-Braccesi

  • Boron isotope evidence for shallow fluid transfer across subduction zones by serpentinized mantle

    Marco Scambelluri;Sonia Tonarini

  • Precise boron isotopic analysis of complex silicate (rock) samples using alkali carbonate fusion and ion-exchange separation

    Sonia Tonarini;Maddalena Pennisi;William P. Leeman

  • Syros metasomatic tourmaline: evidence for very high-δ11B fluids in subduction zones

    Horst R. Marschall;Thomas Ludwig;Rainer Altherr;Angelika Kalt

  • The magmatic feeding system of the Campi Flegrei caldera: Architecture and temporal evolution

    V. Di Renzo;I. Arienzo;L. Civetta;M. D'Antonio

  • Subduction-like fluids in the genesis of Mt. Etna magmas: evidence from boron isotopes and fluid mobile elements

    Sonia Tonarini;Pietro Armienti;Massimo D’Orazio;Fabrizio Innocenti

  • Subduction erosion of forearc mantle wedge implicated in the genesis of the South Sandwich Island (SSI) arc: Evidence from boron isotope systematics

    Sonia Tonarini;William P. Leeman;Philip T. Leat

  • Magmatic History of Somma–Vesuvius on the Basis of New Geochemical and Isotopic Data from a Deep Borehole (Camaldoli della Torre)

    V. Di Renzo;M. A. Di Vito;I. Arienzo;A. Carandente

  • On the geodynamics of the Aegean rift

    Samuele Agostini;Carlo Doglioni;Fabrizio Innocenti;Piero Manetti

  • Two-stage growth of laccoliths at Elba Island, Italy

    Sergio Rocchi;David S. Westerman;Andrea Dini;Fabrizio Innocenti

  • Carbonatites in a subduction system: The Pleistocene alvikites from Mt. Vulture (southern Italy)

    Massimo D'Orazio;Fabrizio Innocenti;Sonia Tonarini;Carlo Doglioni

  • Geochemical and B-Sr-Nd isotopic evidence for mingling and mixing processes in the magmatic system that fed the Astroni volcano (4.1-3.8 ka) within the Campi Flegrei caldera (southern Italy)

    Sonia Tonarini;Massimo D'Antonio;Mauro Antonio Di Vito;Giovanni Orsi

  • Drying and dying of a subducted slab: Coupled Li and B isotope variations in Western Anatolia Cenozoic Volcanism

    Samuele Agostini;Jeffrey G. Ryan;Sonia Tonarini;Fabrizio Innocenti

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Innocenti
Fabrizio Innocenti University of Pisa
Lucia Civetta
Lucia Civetta University of Naples Federico II
Piero Manetti
Piero Manetti University of Florence
Massimo D'Orazio
Massimo D'Orazio University of Pisa
William P. Leeman
William P. Leeman Rice University
Carlo Doglioni
Carlo Doglioni National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Pietro Armienti
Pietro Armienti University of Pisa
Massimo D'Antonio
Massimo D'Antonio University of Naples Federico II
Giovanni Orsi
Giovanni Orsi University of Naples Federico II
Marco Scambelluri
Marco Scambelluri University of Genoa

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