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Urs Schaltegger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Urs Schaltegger between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Urs Schaltegger published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2023. 24 of the 307 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2023. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 11 publications
1989 2025

307 publications in total across all disciplines

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Urs Schaltegger: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 4
2000 3
2001 2
2002 9
2003 5
2004 4
2005 6
2006 3
2007 12
2008 9
2009 9
2010 11
2011 4
2012 10
2013 9
2014 14
2015 11
2016 18
2017 14
2018 17
2019 20
2020 14
2021 17
2022 18
2023 24
2024 13
2025 11
Total 307
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Urs Schaltegger 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 Urs Schaltegger 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, 248–257 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: 253 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
248–257 208 253
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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Urs Schaltegger 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 Urs Schaltegger 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, 77 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: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 77
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

Urs Schaltegger is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 114 publications. Their research spans several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Geology.

The scientist's work focuses on various main topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, as well as Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • Long-term repeatability and interlaboratory reproducibility of high-precision ID-TIMS U-Pb geochronology (2021) published in Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Rapid eruption of silicic magmas from the Paraná magmatic province (Brazil) did not trigger the Valanginian event (2020) published in Geology
  • Dynamics of the Largest Carbon Isotope Excursion During the Early Triassic Biotic Recovery (2020) published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • New high precision U-Pb ages and Hf isotope data from the Karoo large igneous province; implications for pulsed magmatism and early Toarcian environmental perturbations (2020) published in Results in Geochemistry
  • Anchoring the Late Devonian mass extinction in absolute time by integrating climatic controls and radio-isotopic dating (2020) published in Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Urs Schaltegger include:

  • Sean P. Gaynor
  • Joshua H.F.L. Davies
  • Maria Ovtcharova
  • André Navin Paul
  • Blair Schoene

The scientist's work has appeared frequently in respected publication venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Geological Magazine
  • Chemical Geology

Best Publications

  • Plesovice zircon : A new natural reference material for U-Pb and Hf isotopic microanalysis

    Jirri Slama;Jirri Slama;Jirri Slama;Jan Kosler;Daniel J. Condon;James L. Crowley

  • The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis

    Paul W. O. Hoskin;Urs Schaltegger

  • Re-equilibration of Zircon in Aqueous Fluids and Melts

    Thorsten Geisler;Urs Schaltegger;Frank Tomaschek

  • Growth, annealing and recrystallization of zircon and preservation of monazite in high-grade metamorphism: conventional and in-situ U-Pb isotope, cathodoluminescence and microchemical evidence

    Urs Schaltegger;C. M. Fanning;D. Günther;J. C. Maurin

  • Correlating the end-Triassic mass extinction and flood basalt volcanism at the 100 ka level

    Blair Schoene;Jean Guex;Annachiara Bartolini;Urs Schaltegger

  • U–Th–Pb zircon geochronology by ID-TIMS, SIMS, and laser ablation ICP-MS: Recipes, interpretations, and opportunities

    Urs Schaltegger;Axel K. Schmitt;Matthew S. A. Horstwood

  • Magmatic-to-hydrothermal crystallization in the W–Sn mineralized Mole Granite (NSW, Australia): Part II: Evolving zircon and thorite trace element chemistry

    Thomas Pettke;Andreas Audétat;Urs Schaltegger;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • The Bushveld Complex was emplaced and cooled in less than one million years – results of zirconology, and geotectonic implications

    Armin Zeh;Maria Ovtcharova;Allan H. Wilson;Urs Schaltegger

  • UPb age constraints on deposition and provenance of Birimian and gold-bearing Tarkwaian sediments in Ghana, West Africa

    D.W. Davis;W. Hirdes;U. Schaltegger;E.A. Nunoo

  • How Accurately Can We Date the Duration of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Events in Porphyry Systems?—An Invited Paper

    Massimo Chiaradia;Urs Schaltegger;Richard Spikings;Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw

  • End-Triassic mass extinction started by intrusive CAMP activity.

    Joshua Davies;Andréa Marzoli;H. Bertrand;N. Youbi;N. Youbi

  • Timing of the Early Triassic carbon cycle perturbations inferred from new U–Pb ages and ammonoid biochronozones.

    Thomas Galfetti;Hugo Bucher;Maria Ovtcharova;Urs Schaltegger

  • U-Pb geochronologic evidence for the evolution of the Gondwanan margin of the north-central Andes

    David M. Chew;Urs Schaltegger;Jan Košler;Martin J. Whitehouse

  • Tracking the evolution of large-volume silicic magma reservoirs from assembly to supereruption

    Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw;Urs Schaltegger;Daniel A. Frick;Michael A. Dungan;Michael A. Dungan

  • Incremental growth of the Patagonian Torres del Paine laccolith over 90 k.y

    Jürgen Michel;Lukas Baumgartner;Benita Putlitz;Urs Schaltegger

  • Pre-Mesozoic Alpine basements - Their place in the European Paleozoic framework

    Jürgen F. von Raumer;François Bussy;Urs Schaltegger;Bernhard Schulz

  • New Early to Middle Triassic U–Pb ages from South China: Calibration with ammonoid biochronozones and implications for the timing of the Triassic biotic recovery

    Maria Ovtcharova;Hugo Bucher;Urs Schaltegger;Thomas Galfetti

  • Rates of magma differentiation and emplacement in a ballooning pluton recorded by U–Pb TIMS-TEA, Adamello batholith, Italy

    Blair Schoene;Blair Schoene;Urs Schaltegger;Peter Brack;Christopher Latkoczy

  • Evolution of the Adria-Europe plate boundary in the northern Dinarides: From continent-continent collision to back-arc extension

    Kamil Ustaszewski;Alexandre Kounov;Stefan M. Schmid;Stefan M. Schmid;Urs Schaltegger

  • High temperature (>350°C) thermochronology and mechanisms of Pb loss in apatite

    Ryan Cochrane;Richard Alan Spikings;David Michael Chew;Joern Frederik Wotzlaw

  • Precise U–Pb age constraints for end-Triassic mass extinction, its correlation to volcanism and Hettangian post-extinction recovery

    Urs Schaltegger;Jean Guex;Annachiara Bartolini;Blair Schoene

  • How Accurately Can We Date the Duration of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Events in Porphyry Systems?

    Massimo Chiaradia;Urs Schaltegger;Richard Alan Spikings;Joern Frederik Wotzlaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Ovtcharova
Maria Ovtcharova University of Geneva
Richard Alan Spikings
Richard Alan Spikings University of Geneva
Hugo Bucher
Hugo Bucher University of Zurich
Blair Schoene
Blair Schoene Princeton University
Jean Guex
Jean Guex University of Lausanne
Othmar Müntener
Othmar Müntener University of Lausanne
Annachiara Bartolini
Annachiara Bartolini French National Museum of Natural History
Massimo Chiaradia
Massimo Chiaradia University of Geneva
Axel Gerdes
Axel Gerdes Goethe University Frankfurt
Jorge E. Spangenberg
Jorge E. Spangenberg University of Lausanne

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