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Steven G. Driese

Steven G. Driese

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4785 4408 1816 1612 205 6394

Steven G. Driese publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven G. Driese between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven G. Driese published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2017. 5 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2017. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1980 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven G. Driese: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 4
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 4
1992 3
1993 2
1994 4
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 3
2003 4
2004 8
2005 4
2006 4
2007 5
2008 4
2009 6
2010 4
2011 7
2012 6
2013 13
2014 12
2015 4
2016 14
2017 20
2018 13
2019 8
2020 9
2021 3
2022 8
2023 6
2024 2
2025 3
Total 216
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Steven G. Driese 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 Steven G. Driese 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, 198–207 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: 205 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 205
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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Steven G. Driese 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 Steven G. Driese 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
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

Steven G. Driese is affiliated with Baylor University in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans 32 publications, with a focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Mechanics of Materials.

The principal topics addressed in their work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (13 publications)
  • Science (2 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications)
  • Sedimentology (1 publication)
  • Cretaceous Research (1 publication)

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Oldest evidence of abundant C 4 grasses and habitat heterogeneity in eastern Africa," published in 2023 in Science
  • "The evolution of hominoid locomotor versatility: Evidence from Moroto, a 21 Ma site in Uganda," published in 2023 in Science
  • "Sedimentological and palaeoenvironmental study from Waregi Hill in the Hiwegi Formation (early Miocene) on Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya," published in 2020 in Sedimentology
  • "Soils, Chemical Weathering, and Climate Change in Earth History," published in 2021 in Geophysical monograph
  • "CO2 drawdown and cooling at the onset of the Great Oxidation Event recorded in 2.45 Ga paleoweathering crust," published in 2020 in Chemical Geology

Collaboration is an integral part of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Gary E. Stinchcomb
  • Daniel J. Peppe
  • William E. Lukens
  • Lee C. Nordt
  • Kirsten Jenkins

Best Publications

  • Middle to Late Paleozoic Atmospheric CO2 Levels from Soil Carbonate and Organic Matter

    Claudia I. Mora;Steven G. Driese;Lee Ann Colarusso

  • The Buttermilk Creek Complex and the Origins of Clovis at the Debra L. Friedkin Site, Texas

    Michael R. Waters;Steven L. Forman;Thomas A. Jennings;Lee C. Nordt

  • Neoarchean paleoweathering of tonalite and metabasalt: Implications for reconstructions of 2.69Ga early terrestrial ecosystems and paleoatmospheric chemistry

    Steven G. Driese;Mark A. Jirsa;Minghua Ren;Susan L. Brantley

  • Paleopedologic and Paleohydrologic Records of Precipitation Seasonality from Early Pennsylvanian "Underclay" Paleosols, U.S.A.

    Steven G. Driese;Eric G. Ober

  • Mass-balance reconstruction of a modern Vertisol : implications for interpreting the geochemistry and burial alteration of paleo-Vertisols

    Steven G. Driese;Claudia I. Mora;Cynthia A. Stiles;R.M. Joeckel

  • Physico‐chemical environment of pedogenic carbonate formation in Devonian vertic palaeosols, central Appalachians, USA

    Steven G. Driese;Claudia I. Mora

  • Model for Sandstone-Carbonate “Cyclothems” Based on Upper Member of Morgan Formation (Middle Pennsylvanian) of Northern Utah and Colorado

    Steven G. Driese;Robert H. Dott

  • Carbon dioxide in the Paleozoic atmosphere: Evidence from carbon-isotope compositions of pedogenic carbonate

    Claudia I. Mora;Steven G. Driese;Paula G. Seager

  • Paleopedology and Paleohydrology of a Volcaniclastic Paleosol Interval: Implications for Early Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Paleoclimate Record, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

    Gail M. Ashley;Steven G. Driese

  • Preservation of a paleo-Vertisol and an estimate of late Mississippian paleoprecipitation

    Michael R. Caudill;Steven G. Driese;Claudia I. Mora

  • Tidal Deposition in the Basal Upper Cambrian Mt. Simon Formation in Wisconsin

    Steven G. Driese;Charles W. Byers;Robert H. Dott

  • Distinguishing Climate in the Soil Record Using Chemical Trends in a Vertisol Climosequence from the Texas Coast Prairie, and Application to Interpreting Paleozoic Paleosols in the Appalachian Basin, U.S.A.

    Steven G. Driese;Lee C. Nordt;Warren C. Lynn;Cynthia A. Stiles

  • Pedogenic processes and domain boundaries in a Vertisol climosequence: evidence from titanium and zirconium distribution and morphology

    Cynthia A. Stiles;Claudia I. Mora;Steven G. Driese

  • Sedimentation and recent history of a freshwater wetland in a semi‐arid environment: Loboi Swamp, Kenya, East Africa

    G. M. Ashley;J. Maitima Mworia;A. M. Muasya;R. B. Owen

  • Pedogenic iron-manganese nodules in Vertisols: A new proxy for paleoprecipitation?

    Cynthia A. Stiles;Claudia I. Mora;Steven G. Driese

  • Very large plant and root traces from the Early to Middle Devonian: Implications for early terrestrial ecosystems and atmospheric p(CO2)

    Jennifer M. Elick;Steven G. Driese;Claudia I. Mora

  • Morphology and taphonomy of root and stump casts of the earliest trees (Middle to Late Devonian), Pennsylvania and New York, U.S.A.

    Steven G. Driese;Claudia I. Mora;Jennifer M. Elick

  • Paleopedology and Stable Isotope Chemistry of Late Silurian Vertic Paleosols, Bloomsburg Formation, Central Pennsylvania

    Steven G. Driese;Claudia I. Mora;Edward Cotter;J. Lincoln Foreman

  • Vertisol Carbonate Properties in Relation to Mean Annual Precipitation: Implications for Paleoprecipitation Estimates

    Lee Nordt;Maria Orosz;Steven Driese;Jack Tubbs

  • Redoximorphic Paleosols in Alluvial and Lacustrine Deposits, 1.8 Ga Lochness Formation, Mount Isa, Australia: Pedogenic Processes and Implications for Paleoclimate

    Steven G. Driese;Edward L. Simpson;Kenneth A. Eriksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee C. Nordt
Lee C. Nordt Baylor University
Claudia I. Mora
Claudia I. Mora The University of Texas at Austin
Larry D. McKay
Larry D. McKay University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Gail M. Ashley
Gail M. Ashley Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Alan L. Deino
Alan L. Deino Berkeley Geochronology Center
Christian A. Tryon
Christian A. Tryon University of Connecticut
J. Tyler Faith
J. Tyler Faith University of Utah
Sally P. Horn
Sally P. Horn University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kalle Kirsimäe
Kalle Kirsimäe University of Tartu
Steven L. Forman
Steven L. Forman Baylor University

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