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Earth Science 46 4229 3887 477 444 261 7791

Yani Najman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yani Najman between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yani Najman published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 110 publications in 2016. 19 of the 311 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 110. Peak 110 publications in 2016. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 110 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 4 publications
1993 2025

311 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yani Najman: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 4
2001 3
2002 4
2003 9
2004 3
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 7
2009 4
2010 13
2011 2
2012 7
2013 8
2014 5
2015 17
2016 110
2017 12
2018 21
2019 14
2020 14
2021 12
2022 5
2023 6
2024 15
2025 4
Total 311
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Yani Najman 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 Yani Najman 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: 261 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.

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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
258–267 185 261
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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Yani Najman 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 Yani Najman 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Yani Najman is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on geophysics. Their research encompasses subfields such as atmospheric science, geology, environmental chemistry, and mechanics of materials. Najman's research topics include geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geophysical studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Najman has contributed to multiple research articles published in recognized scientific venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth, 2020, Nature
  • Does pulsed Tibetan deformation correlate with Indian plate motion changes?, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Active strike-slip faults and an outer frontal thrust in the Himalayan foreland basin, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Early onset and late acceleration of rapid exhumation in the Namche Barwa syntaxis, eastern Himalaya, 2020, Geology
  • Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) Analysis of the Gonjo Basin as an Independent Constraint to Date Tibetan Shortening Pulses, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Najman frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrew Carter
  • Ian Millar
  • James D. Gleason
  • Shihu Li
  • Chris Mark

Najman's work has appeared predominantly in publication venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Basin Research
  • Tectonics
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

The combination of their research topics and publication record positions Najman as an active contributor in studies related to earth science phenomena, tectonic movements, and associated geophysical processes.

Best Publications

  • Timing of India‐Asia collision: Geological, biostratigraphic, and palaeomagnetic constraints

    Yani Najman;Erwin Appel;Marcelle Boudagher-Fadel;Paul Bown

  • The detrital record of orogenesis: A review of approaches and techniques used in the Himalayan sedimentary basins

    Yani Najman

  • Detrital geochronology and geochemistry of Cretaceous-Early Miocene strata of Nepal: implications for timing and diachroneity of initial Himalayan orogenesis

    P. G. DeCelles;G. E. Gehrels;Y. Najman;A. J. Martin

  • Mineralogical and chemical variability of fluvial sediments 1. Bedload sand (Ganga–Brahmaputra, Bangladesh)

    Eduardo Garzanti;Sergio Andò;Christian France-Lanord;Giovanni Vezzoli

  • Weathering geochemistry and Sr‐Nd fingerprints of equatorial upper Nile and Congo muds

    Eduardo Garzanti;Marta Padoan;Massimo Setti;Yani Najman

  • Reconstructing early Himalayan tectonic evolution and paleogeography from Tertiary foreland basin sedimentary rocks, northern India

    Yani Najman;Eduardo Garzanti

  • The Tethyan Himalayan detrital record shows that India–Asia terminal collision occurred by 54 Ma in the Western Himalaya

    Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Daniel Jenks;Laurent Godin;Marcelle BouDagher‐Fadel

  • Constraints on the exhumation and erosion of the High Himalayan Slab, NW India, from foreland basin deposits

    Nikki M. White;M. Pringle;E. Garzanti;M. Bickle

  • Dating of the oldest continental sediments from the Himalayan foreland basin

    Yani Najman;Yani Najman;Malcolm Pringle;Laurent Godin;Laurent Godin;Grahame Oliver

  • The Paleogene record of Himalayan erosion: Bengal Basin, Bangladesh

    Y. Najman;M.J. Bickle;M. Boudagher-Fadel;Andrew Carter

  • Laser 40Ar/39Ar dating of single detrital muscovite grains from early foreland-basin sedimentary deposits in India: Implications for early Himalayan evolution

    Y. M. R. Najman;Y. M. R. Najman;M. S. Pringle;M. R. W. Johnson;A. H. F. Robertson

  • Provenance of Eocene foreland basin sediments, Nepal: Constraints to the timing and diachroneity of early Himalayan orogenesis

    Yani Najman;Andy Carter;Grahame Oliver;Eduardo Garzanti

  • The Brahmaputra tale of tectonics and erosion: Early Miocene river capture in the Eastern Himalaya

    Laura Bracciali;Laura Bracciali;Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Syed H. Akhter

  • Evolution of the Himalayan foreland basin, NW India

    Yani Najman;Kit Johnson;Nicola White;Grahame Oliver

  • Provenance of the Tertiary sedimentary rocks of the Indo-Burman Ranges, Burma (Myanmar): Burman arc or Himalayan-derived?

    R. Allen;Y. Najman;A. Carter;D.N. Barfod

  • Tectonic evolution of the Himalaya constrained by detrital 40Ar–39Ar, Sm–Nd and petrographic data from the Siwalik foreland basin succession, SW Nepal

    A. G. Szulc;Y. Najman;H. D. Sinclair;M. Pringle

  • Evolving strain partitioning in the Eastern Himalaya: The growth of the Shillong Plateau

    Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Laura Bracciali;Randall Parrish;Emdad Chisty

  • The record of Himalayan erosion preserved in the sedimentary rocks of the Hatia Trough of the Bengal Basin and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

    Yani Najman;Ruth Allen;Edward A F Willett;Andrew Carter

  • Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth

    Johann P Klages;Ulrich Salzmann;Torsten Bickert;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • Geology of the Cenozoic Indus Basin sedimentary rocks:Paleoenvironmental interpretation of sedimentation from the western Himalaya during the early phases of India-Eurasia collision

    Alexandra L. Henderson;Yani Najman;Randall Parrish;Marcelle BouDagher-Fadel

  • UPb LA-(MC)-ICP-MS dating of rutile: New reference materials and applications to sedimentary provenance

    Laura Bracciali;Laura Bracciali;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Matthew S.A. Horstwood;Daniel J. Condon

  • Sediment recycling at convergent plate margins (Indo-Burman Ranges and Andaman–Nicobar Ridge)

    Eduardo Garzanti;Mara Limonta;Alberto Resentini;Pinaki C. Bandopadhyay

  • The initiation and evolution of the River Nile

    Laura Fielding;Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Ian Millar;Peter Butterworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo Garzanti
Eduardo Garzanti University of Milano-Bicocca
Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter Birkbeck, University of London
Sergio Andò
Sergio Andò University of Milano-Bicocca
Ian L. Millar
Ian L. Millar British Geological Survey
Giovanni Vezzoli
Giovanni Vezzoli University of Milano-Bicocca
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Jan Wijbrans
Jan Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mike J. Bickle
Mike J. Bickle University of Cambridge
Pascale Huyghe
Pascale Huyghe Grenoble Alpes University
Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth

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