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Werner E. Piller

Werner E. Piller

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Earth Science
Austria
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3818 3498 14 14 272 8420

Werner E. Piller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Werner E. Piller between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Werner E. Piller published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 26 of the 313 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 9 publications
1975 2025

313 publications in total across all disciplines

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Werner E. Piller: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 5
1997 4
1998 3
1999 4
2000 9
2001 8
2002 6
2003 6
2004 8
2005 4
2006 7
2007 10
2008 9
2009 8
2010 11
2011 9
2012 20
2013 14
2014 13
2015 11
2016 10
2017 25
2018 5
2019 10
2020 15
2021 12
2022 15
2023 15
2024 17
2025 9
Total 313
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Werner E. Piller 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 Werner E. Piller 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, 268–277 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: 272 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
268–277 147 272
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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Werner E. Piller 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 Werner E. Piller 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 48
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Werner E. Piller is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans a variety of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Oceanography, Geophysics, and Ecology.

The scientist's major research topics cover Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Marine and Environmental Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geological formations and processes, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Piller's recent publications include:

  • Miocene lithostratigraphy of the northern and central Vienna Basin (Austria), 2020, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geologischen Gesellschaft/Austrian journal of earth sciences
  • Calculating dissolved marine oxygen values based on an enhanced Benthic Foraminifera Oxygen Index, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Early and middle Miocene paleobathymetry of the Vienna Basin (Austria), 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Development of early calcareous nannoplankton in the late Triassic (Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria), 2020, Global and Planetary Change
  • Nanocrystals as phenotypic expression of genotypes-An example in coralline red algae, 2020, Science Advances

Notable frequent coauthors in their collaborative work include Mathias Harzhauser, Gerald Auer, Matthias Kranner, Marie-Pierre Aubry, and Oleg Mandić.

Piller's work has been published notably in venues such as Episodes, Newsletters on Stratigraphy, Climate of the Past, Global and Planetary Change, and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Verlag der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften eBooks titled Catalogus Fossilium Austriae Band 5: Dinoflagellata oligocaenica - miocaenica, expected in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Benchmark data of a changing sea — Palaeogeography, Palaeobiogeography and events in the Central Paratethys during the Miocene

    Mathias Harzhauser;Werner E. Piller

  • Miocene Central Paratethys stratigraphy - current status and future directions

    Werner E. Piller;Mathias Harzhauser;Oleg Mandic

  • Possible refugia for reefs in times of environmental stress

    Bernhard Riegl;Bernhard Riegl;Werner Piller

  • Biogeographic responses to geodynamics: A key study all around the Oligo–Miocene Tethyan Seaway ☆

    Mathias Harzhauser;Andreas Kroh;Oleg Mandic;Werner E. Piller

  • Circum-Mediterranean Oligo-Miocene biogeographic evolution - the gastropods' point of view

    Mathias Harzhauser;Werner E Piller;Fritz F Steininger

  • The Oligo-/Miocene Qom Formation (Iran): evidence for an early Burdigalian restriction of the Tethyan Seaway and closure of its Iranian gateways

    Markus Reuter;W. E. Piller;M. Harzhauser;O. Mandic

  • Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys

    Mathias Harzhauser;Werner E. Piller

  • The myth of the brackish Sarmatian Sea

    Werner E. Piller;Mathias Harzhauser

  • Geomorphology of the Southeast Florida continental reef tract (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, USA)

    K. W. Banks;B. M. Riegl;E. A. Shinn;W. E. Piller

  • An integrated stratigraphy of the Pannonian (Late Miocene) in the Vienna Basin

    Vienna Basin;Mathias Harzhauser;Gudrun Daxner-Höck;Werner E. Piller

  • Coral frameworks revisited+reefs and coral carpets in the northern Red Sea

    Bernhard Riegl;Werner Piller

  • Biostromal Coral Facies—A Miocene Example from the Leitha Limestone (Austria) and its Actualistic Interpretation

    Bernhard Riegl;Werner E. Piller

  • Crustose algal frameworks from the Eocene Alpine Foreland

    Michael W Rasser;Werner E Piller

  • Ontogeny and habitat change in Mesozoic cephalopods revealed by stable isotopes (δ18O, δ13C)

    Alexander Lukeneder;Mathias Harzhauser;Stefan Müllegger;Werner E. Piller

  • Benthic foraminiferal associations in the Northern Bay of Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt

    Thomas G. Haunold;Christian Baal;Werner E. Piller

  • Introductory perspective on the COREF Project

    Yasufumi Iryu;Hiroki Matsuda;Hideaki Machiyama;Werner E. Piller

  • Application of neontological taxonomic concepts to Late Eocene coralline algae (Rhodophyta) of the Austrian Molasse Zone

    Michael W. Rasser;Werner E. Piller

  • The stable isotope archive of Lake Pannon as a mirror of Late Miocene climate change

    Mathias Harzhauser;Christine Latal;Werner E. Piller

  • Late Miocene sedimentary environments in south-western Amazonia (Solimões Formation; Brazil).

    Martin Gross;Werner E. Piller;Maria Ines Ramos;Jackson Douglas da Silva Paz

  • Molecular phylogeny of large miliolid foraminifera (Soritacea Ehrenberg 1839)

    M. Holzmann;J. Hohenegger;P. Hallock;W.E. Piller

  • Rhodolith formation induced by reef erosion in the Red Sea, Egypt

    W. E. Piller;M. Rasser

  • The impact of transport processes on rare earth element patterns in marine authigenic and biogenic phosphates

    Gerald Auer;Markus Reuter;Christoph A. Hauzenberger;Werner E. Piller

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathias Harzhauser
Mathias Harzhauser Natural History Museum Vienna
Andreas Kroh
Andreas Kroh Natural History Museum Vienna
Bernhard Riegl
Bernhard Riegl Nova Southeastern University
Oleg Mandic
Oleg Mandic Natural History Museum Vienna
Sylvain Richoz
Sylvain Richoz Lund University
Antje H L Voelker
Antje H L Voelker Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Martin Zuschin
Martin Zuschin University of Vienna
José-Abel Flores
José-Abel Flores University of Salamanca
Terrence M. Quinn
Terrence M. Quinn The University of Texas at Austin
Leopold Krystyn
Leopold Krystyn University of Vienna

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