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Stephen J.G. Galer

Stephen J.G. Galer

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3822 3502 262 247 123 8275

Stephen J.G. Galer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen J.G. Galer between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen J.G. Galer published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2014. 3 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2014. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1985 2025

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen J.G. Galer: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 2
1987 0
1988 2
1989 5
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 3
1995 1
1996 3
1997 0
1998 5
1999 3
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 4
2004 1
2005 3
2006 2
2007 4
2008 3
2009 6
2010 1
2011 5
2012 8
2013 8
2014 10
2015 3
2016 2
2017 5
2018 7
2019 7
2020 3
2021 4
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Total 129
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Stephen J.G. Galer 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 Stephen J.G. Galer 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, 118–127 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: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
118–127 540 123
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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Stephen J.G. Galer 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 Stephen J.G. Galer 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 48
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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Overview

Stephen J.G. Galer is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with additional work in Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly activities are characterized by a consistent focus on geological and geochemical processes across diverse environments.

The scientist has contributed to several areas of study, including:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy

In subfields, their work covers:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Paleontology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Their recent papers demonstrate research themes on trace metals, isotopes, and geological proxies, as well as paleoceanography and geochemical cycling across various geological periods and settings. Notable publications include:

  • Bioactive Trace Metals and Their Isotopes as Paleoproductivity Proxies: An Assessment Using GEOTRACES-Era Data, 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Characterization of Saharan and Sahelian dust sources based on geochemical and radiogenic isotope signatures, 2022, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Trace Metal and Cd Isotope Systematics of the Basal Datangpo Formation, Yangtze Platform (South China) Indicate Restrained (Bio)Geochemical Metal Cycling in Cryogenian Seawater, 2020, Geosciences
  • Deep Thermohaline Circulation Across the Closure of the Central American Seaway, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Cadmium isotope fractionation and neutron capture effects in lunar samples, 2024, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Stephen J.G. Galer frequently collaborates with other researchers, with multiple co-authored works appearing alongside the following colleagues:

  • Wafa Abouchami
  • Klaus Peter Jochum
  • Frank Wombacher
  • Damien Guinoiseau
  • Nazik Öğretmen

The scientist's work has been published in several recurrent venues, indicating active engagement with specialized academic communities. These venues include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Geosciences
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

Best Publications

  • Age and isotopic relationships among the angrites Lewis Cliff 86010 and Angra dos Reis

    G.W Lugmair;S.J.G Galer;S.J.G Galer

  • Practical application of lead triple spiking for correction of instrumental mass discrimination

    S. J. G. Galer;W. Abouchami

  • The role of sediment recycling in EM-1 inferred from Os, Pb, Hf, Nd, Sr isotope and trace element systematics of the Pitcairn hotspot

    Jürgen Eisele;Mukul Sharma;Mukul Sharma;Stephen J.G. Galer;Janne Blichert-Toft

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Geochemistry of Lavas from the Emperor Seamounts, and the Geochemical Evolution of Hawaiian Magmatism from 85 to 42 Ma

    M. Regelous;A. W. Hofmann;W. Abouchami;S. J. G. Galer

  • Residence time of thorium, uranium and lead in the mantle with implications for mantle convection

    S. J. G. Galer;R. K. O'Nions

  • Bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr in different environmental samples - Effects of anthropogenic contamination and implications for isoscapes in past migration studies

    Anne-France Maurer;Stephen J.G. Galer;Corina Knipper;Lars Beierlein

  • Lead isotopes reveal bilateral asymmetry and vertical continuity in the Hawaiian mantle plume

    W. Abouchami;A. W. Hofmann;S. J. G. Galer;F. A. Frey

  • Optimal double and triple spiking for high precision lead isotopic measurement

    Stephen J.G. Galer

  • Pb and Nd isotopes in NE Atlantic Fe-Mn crusts: Proxies for trace metal paleosources and paleocean circulation

    W. Abouchami;S. J. G. Galer;A. Koschinsky

  • Mass-dependent cadmium isotopic variations in nature with emphasis on the marine environment

    Anne-Désirée Schmitt;Stephen J.G. Galer;Wafa Abouchami

  • The 320 kyr Pb isotope evolution of Mauna Kea lavas recorded in the HSDP-2 drill core

    Jürgen Eisele;Wafa Abouchami;Stephen J. G. Galer;Albrecht W. Hofmann

  • High precision lead isotope systematics of lavas from the Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project

    W. Abouchami;S. J. G. Galer;A. W. Hofmann

  • A Common Reference Material for Cadmium Isotope Studies -- NIST SRM 3108

    Wafa Abouchami;Stephen J. G. Galer;Tristan J. Horner;Mark Rehkämper

  • Modulation of the Southern Ocean cadmium isotope signature by ocean circulation and primary productivity

    W. Abouchami;S.J.G. Galer;de Henricus Baar;A.C. Alderkamp

  • Geochemical and isotopic characterization of the Bodélé Depression dust source and implications for transatlantic dust transport to the Amazon Basin

    Wafa Abouchami;Kerstin Näthe;Ashwini Kumar;Stephen J.G. Galer

  • Early mantle differentiation and its thermal consequences

    S.J.G Galer;S.J.G Galer;S.L Goldstein

  • Chemical and Isotopic Studies of Ultramafic Inclusions from the San Carlos Volcanic Field, Arizona: A Bearing on their Petrogenesis

    S. J. G. Galer;S. J. G. Galer;R. K. O'nions

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2014

    Edward Mawji;Reiner Schlitzer;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Cyril Abadie

  • GEOTRACES IC1 (BATS) contamination-prone trace element isotopes Cd, Fe, Pb, Zn, Cu, and Mo intercalibration

    Edward A. Boyle;Seth G. John;Seth G. John;Wafa Abouchami;Jess F. Adkins

  • Limits on chemical and convective isolation in the Earth's interior

    S.J.G. Galer;S.J.G. Galer;S.L. Goldstein;R.K. O'Nions

Frequent Co-Authors

Wafa Abouchami
Wafa Abouchami University of Cologne
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Steven L. Goldstein
Steven L. Goldstein Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mark Rehkämper
Mark Rehkämper Imperial College London
Seth G. John
Seth G. John University of Southern California
Laura F. Robinson
Laura F. Robinson University of Bristol
Hein J W de Baar
Hein J W de Baar University of Groningen
Jingfeng Wu
Jingfeng Wu University of Miami
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University
Yoshiki Sohrin
Yoshiki Sohrin Kyoto University

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