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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

Thierry Smith publications per year

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.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2012. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1980 2026

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thierry Smith: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
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
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Thierry Smith 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 Thierry Smith 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, 168–177 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: 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.

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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
168–177 490 176
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
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Thierry Smith 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 Thierry Smith 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, 37 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: 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.

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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 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
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Overview

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:

  • Brawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction (2022, Science)
  • Virtual reconstruction of the skull of Bernissartia fagesii and current understanding of the neosuchian-eusuchian transition (2020, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology)
  • Evolution of European carnivorous mammal assemblages through the Palaeogene (2022, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society)
  • A new gecko from the earliest Eocene of Dormaal, Belgium: a thermophilic element of the 'greenhouse world' (2022, Royal Society Open Science)
  • Skeleton of a new owl from the early Eocene of North America (Aves, Strigiformes) with an accipitrid-like foot morphology (2020, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology)

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.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Asia–Europe–North America geographic dispersal of earliest Eocene primate Teilhardina during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

    Thierry Smith;Kenneth D. Rose;Philip D. Gingerich

  • Paleocene-Eocene carbon isotope excursion in organic carbon and pedogenic carbonate: Direct comparison in a continental stratigraphic section

    Roberto Magioncalda;Christian Dupuis;Thierry Smith;Etienne Steurbaut

  • High bat (Chiroptera) diversity in the Early Eocene of India.

    Thierry Smith;Rajendra S. Rana;Pieter Missiaen;Kenneth D. Rose

  • Dinosaur egg nests, mammals and other vertebrates from a new Maastrichtian site of the Haţeg Basin (Romania)

    Vlad Codrea;Thierry Smith;Paul Dica;Annelise Folie;Annelise Folie

  • Early Eocene Primates from Gujarat, India

    Kenneth D. Rose;Rajendra S. Rana;Ashok Sahni;Kishor Kumar

  • A Complete Skull of Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa, 1928 (Eusuchia) and a Reassessment of the Morphology of the Taxon Based on the Romanian Remains

    Massimo Delfino;Vlad Codrea;Annelise Folie;Paul Dica

  • Early Eocene lagomorph (Mammalia) from Western India and the early diversification of Lagomorpha.

    Kenneth D. Rose;Valerie Burke DeLeon;Pieter Missiaen;R. S. Rana

  • Early Eocene fossils suggest that the mammalian order Perissodactyla originated in India

    Kenneth D. Rose;Luke T. Holbrook;Rajendra S. Rana;Kishor Kumar

  • A Diverse Snake Fauna from the Early Eocene of Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, India

    Jean Claude Rage;Annelise Folie;Rajendra S. Rana;Hukam Singh

  • More than just Nopcsa's Transylvanian dinosaurs: A look outside the Haţeg Basin

    Vlad Codrea;Matei Vremir;Cătălin Jipa;Pascal Godefroit

  • New early Eocene vertebrate assemblage from western India reveals a mixed fauna of European and Gondwana affinities

    Thierry Smith;Kishor Kumar;Rajendra S. Rana;Annelise Folie

  • EARLY EOCENE (YPRESIAN) CONTINENTAL VERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE FROM INDIA, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW ANTHRACOBUNID (MAMMALIA, TETHYTHERIA)

    K. D. Rose;Thierry Smith;R. S. Rana;Ashok Sahni

  • New fossils, systematics, and biogeography of the oldest known crown primate Teilhardina from the earliest Eocene of Asia, Europe, and North America

    Paul E. Morse;Paul E. Morse;Paul E. Morse;Stephen G.B. Chester;Doug M. Boyer;Thierry Smith

  • First Clarkforkian equivalent land mammal age in the latest Paleocene basal Sparnacian facies of Europe: Fauna, flora, paleoenvironment and (bio)stratigraphy

    Thierry Smith;Florence Quesnel;Gaël De Plöeg;Dario De Franceschi

  • New euprimate postcrania from the early Eocene of Gujarat, India, and the strepsirrhine-haplorhine divergence.

    Rachel H. Dunn;Kenneth D. Rose;Rajendra S. Rana;Kishor Kumar

  • A new exceptional vertebrate site from the Late Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin (Romania)

    Thierry Smith;Vlad Codrea;Emanoil Sasaran;Jimmy Van Itterbeeck

  • Anatomy and phylogeny of the gavialoid crocodylian Eosuchus lerichei from the Paleocene of Europe

    Massimo Delfino;Paolo Piras;Thierry Smith

  • An Ailuravine Rodent from the Lower Eocene Cambay Formation at Vastan, Western India, and Its Palaeobiogeographic Implications

    Rajendra S. Rana;Kishor Kumar;Gilles Escarguel;Ashok Sahni

  • First skull of Orthaspidotherium edwardsi (Mammalia, “Condylarthra”) from the late Paleocene of Berru (France) and phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic European family Pleuraspidotheriidae

    Sandrine Ladevèze;Pieter Missiaen;Thierry Smith

  • Paleocene-Eocene Land Mammals From Three New Latest Clarkforkian And Earliest Wasatchian Wash Sites At Polecat Bench In the Northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

    Philip D. Gingerich;Thierry Smith

  • A COMPLETE SKULL OF ALLODAPOSUCHUS PRECEDENS NOPCSA, 1928 (EUSUCHIA) AND A REASSESSMENT OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE TAXON BASED ON THE

    Romanian Remains;Massimo Delfino;Vlad Codrea;Annelise Folie

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth D. Rose
Kenneth D. Rose Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ashok Sahni
Ashok Sahni Panjab University
Gerald Mayr
Gerald Mayr Senckenberg Naturmuseum
Philip D. Gingerich
Philip D. Gingerich University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Massimo Delfino
Massimo Delfino University of Turin
Pascal Godefroit
Pascal Godefroit Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Jian Yang
Jian Yang University of Birmingham
Stephen Louwye
Stephen Louwye Ghent University
Paola Iacumin
Paola Iacumin University of Parma
Haiyan Tong
Haiyan Tong Mahasarakham University

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