| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 37 | 6983 | 6468 | 48 | 47 | 176 | 4299 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Thierry Smith between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thierry Smith published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2012. 8 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.
232 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 232 |
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 Thierry Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 176 publications — 53rd percentile
53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 176 |
| 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 |
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 Thierry Smith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | 37 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Thierry Smith is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Belgium. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a focus on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.
The scientist's research topics emphasize Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine Animal Studies, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.
Key publications by Thierry Smith include:
Frequent collaborators in Thierry Smith's research include Annelise Folie, R. S. Rana, Mohd Waqas, Maëva J. Orliac, and Floréal Solé, illustrating a pattern of repeated scientific partnerships contributing to various studies.
The scientist's publications appear repeatedly in several academic venues, notably Geobios, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, MorphoBank datasets, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, and Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Geobios hosts the majority of their published work.
Thierry Smith;Kenneth D. Rose;Philip D. Gingerich
Roberto Magioncalda;Christian Dupuis;Thierry Smith;Etienne Steurbaut
Thierry Smith;Rajendra S. Rana;Pieter Missiaen;Kenneth D. Rose
Vlad Codrea;Thierry Smith;Paul Dica;Annelise Folie;Annelise Folie
Kenneth D. Rose;Rajendra S. Rana;Ashok Sahni;Kishor Kumar
Massimo Delfino;Vlad Codrea;Annelise Folie;Paul Dica
Kenneth D. Rose;Valerie Burke DeLeon;Pieter Missiaen;R. S. Rana
Kenneth D. Rose;Luke T. Holbrook;Rajendra S. Rana;Kishor Kumar
Jean Claude Rage;Annelise Folie;Rajendra S. Rana;Hukam Singh
Vlad Codrea;Matei Vremir;Cătălin Jipa;Pascal Godefroit
Thierry Smith;Kishor Kumar;Rajendra S. Rana;Annelise Folie
K. D. Rose;Thierry Smith;R. S. Rana;Ashok Sahni
Paul E. Morse;Paul E. Morse;Paul E. Morse;Stephen G.B. Chester;Doug M. Boyer;Thierry Smith
Thierry Smith;Florence Quesnel;Gaël De Plöeg;Dario De Franceschi
Rachel H. Dunn;Kenneth D. Rose;Rajendra S. Rana;Kishor Kumar
Thierry Smith;Vlad Codrea;Emanoil Sasaran;Jimmy Van Itterbeeck
Massimo Delfino;Paolo Piras;Thierry Smith
Rajendra S. Rana;Kishor Kumar;Gilles Escarguel;Ashok Sahni
Sandrine Ladevèze;Pieter Missiaen;Thierry Smith
Philip D. Gingerich;Thierry Smith
Romanian Remains;Massimo Delfino;Vlad Codrea;Annelise Folie
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