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William Shotyk

William Shotyk

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6989 6333 187 167 218 14452
Earth Science 75 726 644 33 30 265 18498

William Shotyk publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Shotyk between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Shotyk published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2005. 19 of the 330 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2005. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 7 publications
1987 2025

330 publications in total across all disciplines

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William Shotyk: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 6
1991 1
1992 3
1993 2
1994 3
1995 5
1996 7
1997 9
1998 3
1999 8
2000 3
2001 6
2002 16
2003 15
2004 17
2005 20
2006 14
2007 11
2008 6
2009 6
2010 9
2011 2
2012 6
2013 8
2014 6
2015 5
2016 12
2017 16
2018 12
2019 14
2020 14
2021 17
2022 11
2023 15
2024 12
2025 7
Total 330
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William Shotyk 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 William Shotyk 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, 258–267 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: 265 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
258–267 185 265
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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William Shotyk 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 William Shotyk 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, 75 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: 75 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 75
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

  • 2019 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

William Shotyk is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and specializes in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research portfolio encompasses a focus on the study of pollution, geochemistry and petrology, ecology, atmospheric science, and related subfields.

The scientist's primary topics of work include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Among frequent co-authors found in their publications are Chad W. Cuss, Tommy Noernberg, Muhammad Javed, Iain Grant-Weaver, and Fiorella Barraza.

William Shotyk has published extensively in several venues, with notable recurring publication sites including:

  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Environmental Research
  • Canadian Journal of Soil Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Recent papers by William Shotyk include:

  • "Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch," 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines," 2021, Earth's Future
  • "Recent climate change has driven divergent hydrological shifts in high-latitude peatlands," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Lead immobilization processes in soils subjected to freeze-thaw cycles," 2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records," 2022, Earth System Science Data

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by The Groundwater Project eBooks: "The Elmvale Groundwater Observatory: A Facility Developed to Sample Pristine Artesian Groundwater for Trace Elements," released in 2024.

William Shotyk has received professional recognition including the Geochemistry Fellow Honor awarded by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2019, as well as being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2018 under the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 14C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland

    W. Shotyk;D. Weiss;P. G. Appleby;A. K. Cheburkin

  • Mercury in a spanish peat bog: archive of climate change and atmospheric metal deposition

    A. Martı́nez-Cortizas;X. Pontevedra-Pombal;E. Garcı́a-Rodeja;J. C. Nóvoa-Muñoz

  • Interdependence of peat and vegetation in a tropical peat swamp forest

    S. E. Page;J. O. Rieley;W. Shotyk;D. Weiss

  • Critical examination of trace element enrichments and depletions in soils: As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in Swiss forest soils.

    P. Blaser;S. Zimmermann;J. Luster;W. Shotyk

  • Review of the inorganic geochemistry of peats and peatland waters

    William Shotyk

  • Geochemistry of the peat bog at Etang de la Gruère, Jura Mountains, Switzerland, and its record of atmospheric Pb and lithogenic trace metals (Sc, Ti, Y, Zr, and REE) since 12,370 14 C yr BP

    W. Shotyk;D. Weiss;J.D. Kramers;R. Frei

  • Two thousand years of atmospheric arsenic, antimony, and lead deposition recorded in an ombrotrophic peat bog profile, Jura Mountains, Switzerland

    William Shotyk;Andrij K. Cheburkin;Peter G. Appleby;Andreas Fankhauser

  • 9000 years of geochemical evolution of lithogenic major and trace elements in the sediment of an alpine lake – the role of climate, vegetation, and land-use history

    Karin A. Koinig;William Shotyk;William Shotyk;André F. Lotter;André F. Lotter;Christian Ohlendorf

  • Atmospheric Pb Deposition since the Industrial Revolution Recorded by Five Swiss Peat Profiles: Enrichment Factors, Fluxes, Isotopic Composition, and Sources

    Dominik Weiss;William Shotyk;Peter G. Appleby;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Contamination of Canadian and European bottled waters with antimony from PET containers

    William Shotyk;Michael Krachler;Bin Chen

  • Peat bog archives of atmospheric metal deposition: geochemical evaluation of peat profiles, natural variations in metal concentrations, and metal enrichment factors

    William Shotyk

  • A record of Late Pleistocene and Holocene carbon accumulation and climate change from an equatorial peat bog (Kalimantan, Indonesia): implications for past, present and future carbon dynamics

    S. E. Page;R. A. J. Wűst;D. Weiss;J. O. Rieley

  • Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch

    Jaia Syvitski;Colin N. Waters;John Day;John D. Milliman

  • Contamination of Bottled Waters with Antimony Leaching from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Increases upon Storage

    William Shotyk;Michael Krachler

  • Anthropogenic contributions to atmospheric Hg, Pb and As accumulation recorded by peat cores from southern Greenland and Denmark dated using the 14C “bomb pulse curve”

    W. Shotyk;Michael Evan Goodsite;F. Roos-Barraclough;R. Frei

  • Characterization of solid and aqueous phases of a peat bog profile using molecular fluorescence spectroscopy, ESR and FT-IR, and comparison with physical properties

    Claudio Cocozza;Valeria D'Orazio;Teodoro Miano;W. Shotyk

  • A peat bog record of natural, pre-anthropogenic enrichments of trace elements in atmospheric aerosols since 12 370 14C yr BP, and their variation with Holocene climate change

    William Shotyk;Michael Krachler;Antonio Martinez-Cortizas;Andriy K. Cheburkin

  • A new approach for quantifying cumulative, anthropogenic, atmospheric lead deposition using peat cores from bogs: Pb in eight Swiss peat bog profiles.

    W. Shotyk;P. Blaser;A. Grünig;A.K. Cheburkin

  • Highly anomalous accumulation rates of C and N recorded by a relic, free-floating peatland in Central Italy

    Claudio Zaccone;Daniela Lobianco;William Shotyk;Claudio Ciavatta

  • An Energy-dispersive Miniprobe Multielement Analyzer (EMMA) for direct analysis of Pb and other trace elements in peats.

    Andrij K. Cheburkin;William Shotyk

  • Geochemistry, mineralogy, and geochemical mass balance on major elements in two peat bog profiles (Jura Mountains, Switzerland)

    Philipp Steinmann;William Shotyk

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Krachler
Michael Krachler Joint Research Center
Dominik J. Weiss
Dominik J. Weiss Imperial College London
Peter G. Appleby
Peter G. Appleby University of Liverpool
David A. Fisher
David A. Fisher University of Ottawa
Duane G. Froese
Duane G. Froese University of Alberta
Jan Kramers
Jan Kramers University of Johannesburg
W.O. van der Knaap
W.O. van der Knaap University of Bern
Stephen A. Norton
Stephen A. Norton University of Maine
Robert Frei
Robert Frei University of Copenhagen
Jan Heinemeier
Jan Heinemeier Aarhus University

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