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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 84 406 347 215 176 372 22255

Steven L. Goldstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven L. Goldstein between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven L. Goldstein published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2009. 6 of the 402 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2009. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 7 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

402 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven L. Goldstein: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 1
1988 7
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 2
1996 5
1997 6
1998 4
1999 2
2000 10
2001 6
2002 6
2003 14
2004 8
2005 10
2006 22
2007 16
2008 23
2009 27
2010 11
2011 9
2012 12
2013 10
2014 14
2015 7
2016 16
2017 21
2018 20
2019 23
2020 16
2021 20
2022 11
2023 9
2024 10
2025 5
2026 1
Total 402
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Steven L. Goldstein 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 L. Goldstein 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, 368–377 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: 372 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 60 372
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 L. Goldstein 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 L. Goldstein 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, 84 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: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 84
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 L. Goldstein is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily situates within the broader field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their scholarly contributions include numerous publications in key venues such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications, and Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. These venues reflect the scientist's engagement in diverse areas ranging from geological review to geochemistry and geophysics.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Steven L. Goldstein include:

  • A subduction influence on ocean ridge basalts outside the Pacific subduction shield, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Neogene continental denudation and the beryllium conundrum, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • North Atlantic Deep Water during Pleistocene interglacials and glacials, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Size and Composition of the MORB+OIB Mantle Reservoir, 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • New Zealand as a source of mineral dust to the atmosphere and ocean, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Louise Bolge, Yue Cai, Leopoldo D. Pena, Yael Kiro, and Maureen E. Raymo. These collaborations indicate cross-disciplinary engagements and recurring partnerships throughout their research activities.

Topics covered in their work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Best Publications

  • A Sm-Nd isotopic study of atmospheric dusts and particulates from major river systems

    S.L. Goldstein;S.L. Goldstein;R.K. O'Nions;P.J. Hamilton

  • Use and abuse of crust-formation ages

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Magmatic and amagmatic seafloor generation at the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel ridge, Arctic Ocean

    P. J. Michael;C. H. Langmuir;H. J. B. Dick;J. E. Snow

  • Distinguishing melt and fluid subduction components in Umnak Volcanics, Aleutian Arc

    Cornelia Class;Daniel M. Miller;Daniel M. Miller;Steven L. Goldstein;Charles H. Langmuir

  • Cerium/lead and lead isotope ratios in arc magmas and the enrichment of lead in the continents

    Daniel M. Miller;Steven L. Goldstein;Charles H. Langmuir

  • Origin of Enriched Ocean Ridge Basalts and Implications for Mantle Dynamics

    Kathleen E. Donnelly;Steven L. Goldstein;Charles H. Langmuir;Marc Spiegelman

  • An open boundary between lower continental crust and mantle: its role in crust formation and crustal recycling

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Long-lived Isotopic Tracers in Oceanography, Paleoceanography, and Ice-sheet Dynamics

    S.L. Goldstein;S.R. Hemming

  • Catastrophic Flooding of the Black Sea

    William B. F. Ryan;Candace O. Major;Gilles Lericolais;Steven L. Goldstein

  • From plume head to continental lithosphere in the Arabian–Nubian shield

    Mordechai Stein;Steven L. Goldstein;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Temporal relationships of carbon cycling and ocean circulation at glacial boundaries.

    Alexander M. Piotrowski;Steven L. Goldstein;Sidney R. Hemming;Richard G. Fairbanks

  • Nd, Sr and Pb isotopic systematics in a three-component mantle: a new perspective

    Alan Zindler;Emil Jagoutz;Steven Goldstein

  • Strontium isotopic, chemical, and sedimentological evidence for the evolution of Lake Lisan and the Dead Sea

    M. Stein;A. Starinsky;A. Katz;S.L. Goldstein

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

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

  • Plume-lithosphere interactions in the ocean basins: constraints from the source mineralogy

    Cornelia Class;Cornelia Class;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Reduced North Atlantic Deep Water flux to the glacial Southern Ocean inferred from neodymium isotope ratios

    Randye L. Rutberg;Sidney R. Hemming;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Catastrophic arid episodes in the Eastern Mediterranean linked with the North Atlantic Heinrich events

    Yuval Bartov;Steven L. Goldstein;Mordechai Stein;Yehouda Enzel

  • Evolution of subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath eastern China: Re–Os isotopic evidence from mantle xenoliths in Paleozoic kimberlites and Mesozoic basalts

    Hong Fu Zhang;Steven L. Goldstein;Xin Hua Zhou;Min Sun

  • Open-System Coral Ages Reveal Persistent Suborbital Sea-Level Cycles

    William G. Thompson;Steven L. Goldstein

  • An open-system model for U-series age determinations of fossil corals

    William G. Thompson;Marc W. Spiegelman;Marc W. Spiegelman;Steven L. Goldstein;Robert C. Speed

Frequent Co-Authors

Sidney R. Hemming
Sidney R. Hemming Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mordechai Stein
Mordechai Stein Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Charles H. Langmuir
Charles H. Langmuir Harvard University
Tina van de Flierdt
Tina van de Flierdt Imperial College London
Peter J. Michael
Peter J. Michael University of Tulsa
Katharina Pahnke
Katharina Pahnke Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Stephen J.G. Galer
Stephen J.G. Galer Max Planck Society
Boaz Lazar
Boaz Lazar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Maureen E. Raymo
Maureen E. Raymo Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
David W. Graham
David W. Graham Oregon State University

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