| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 33 | 8385 | 7780 | 613 | 584 | 259 | 3990 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Laepple between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Laepple published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2021. 43 of the 324 publications appeared in the last two years.
324 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| Total | 324 |
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 Thomas Laepple sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 259 publications — 80th percentile
80% 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 | |
| 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 | 259 |
| 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 Thomas Laepple sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile
11% 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 | 33 |
| 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 | |
| 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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Thomas R. Laepple;Peter John Huybers
Ulrike Herzschuh;Ulrike Herzschuh;Xianyong Cao;Xianyong Cao;Thomas Laepple;Anne Dallmeyer
Sze Ling Ho;Sze Ling Ho;Thomas Laepple
Kira Rehfeld;Kira Rehfeld;Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch;Sze Ling Ho;Sze Ling Ho;Thomas Laepple
Gerrit Lohmann;Madlene Pfeiffer;Thomas Laepple;G. Leduc
Maria Hörhold;Thomas Laepple;Johannes Freitag;Matthias Bigler
Jung-Hyun Kim;Oscar E. Romero;Gerrit Lohmann;Barbara Donner
T. Caley;J.-H. Kim;B. Malaizé;J. Giraudeau
Thomas Laepple;Martin Werner;Gerrit Lohmann
Thomas R. Laepple;Peter John Huybers
Thomas Laepple;Gerrit Lohmann
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Ulrike Herzschuh;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;Thomas Laepple;Andrei Andreev;Andrei Andreev
Thomas Laepple;Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch;Mathieu Casado;Maria Hoerhold
Mathieu Casado;Mathieu Casado;Mathieu Casado;Amaelle Landais;Ghislain Picard;Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch
Thomas Opel;Thomas Opel;Hanno Meyer;Sebastian Wetterich;Thomas Laepple
Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Johannes Freitag;Hanno Meyer
Johannes Freitag;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Thomas Laepple;Frank Wilhelms
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