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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2373 2152 991 876 280 13633

Yemane Asmerom publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yemane Asmerom between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yemane Asmerom published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 6 of the 293 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

293 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yemane Asmerom: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 3
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 5
2000 6
2001 6
2002 3
2003 3
2004 9
2005 9
2006 6
2007 13
2008 9
2009 5
2010 4
2011 10
2012 14
2013 19
2014 16
2015 10
2016 21
2017 25
2018 19
2019 10
2020 14
2021 5
2022 11
2023 8
2024 12
2025 5
2026 1
Total 293
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Yemane Asmerom 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 Yemane Asmerom 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, 278–287 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: 280 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
278–287 128 280
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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Yemane Asmerom 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 Yemane Asmerom 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 56
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

  • 2016 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Yemane Asmerom is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States and focuses their research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses a variety of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Archeology, and Paleontology.

Their research addresses numerous specific topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Marine and Environmental Studies, and Tree-ring Climate Responses.

Among their recent publications are studies that reflect a range of interests within the Earth sciences. These include:

  • "Intertropical convergence zone variability in the Neotropics during the Common Era" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Twentieth-century Azores High expansion unprecedented in the past 1,200 years" (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • "Drought-Induced Civil Conflict Among the Ancient Maya" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Great Basin Paleoclimate and Aridity Linked to Arctic Warming and Tropical Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures" (2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology)
  • "Hydroclimate variability from western Iberia (Portugal) during the Holocene: Insights from a composite stalagmite isotope record" (2020, The Holocene)

Key frequent coauthors collaborating with Yemane Asmerom include Victor J. Polyak, Bogdan P. Onac, Alan D. Wanamaker, Caroline C. Ummenhofer, and Rhawn F. Denniston. This network reflects an interdisciplinary approach integrating various expertise within the geosciences.

They commonly publish in venues such as Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Scientific Reports, Science Advances, International Journal of Speleology, and Geomorphology. This dissemination pattern indicates active engagement with both specialized and broader scientific communities.

In recognition of contributions to their field, Yemane Asmerom has been named a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2016. Additionally, they hold the distinction of Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Improvements in 230Th dating, 230Th and 234U half-life values, and U–Th isotopic measurements by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Chuan Chou Shen;Victor J. Polyak

  • The half-lives of uranium-234 and thorium-230

    H Cheng;RL Edwards;JA Hoff;CD Gallup

  • Development and Disintegration of Maya Political Systems in Response to Climate Change

    Douglas J. Kennett;Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach;Valorie V. Aquino;Yemane Asmerom

  • Variable winter moisture in the southwestern United States linked to rapid glacial climate shifts

    Yemane Asmerom;Victor J. Polyak;Stephen J. Burns

  • Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034

    Carl B. Agee;Nicole V. Wilson;Francis M. McCubbin;Karen Ziegler

  • Late Holocene Climate and Cultural Changes in the Southwestern United States

    Victor J. Polyak;Yemane Asmerom

  • Strontium isotopic variations of Neoproterozoic seawater: implications for crustal evolution.

    Yemane Asmerom;Stein B Jacobsen;Andrew H Knoll;Nicholas J Butterfield

  • Stable isotope variations in modern tropical speleothems: Evaluating equilibrium vs. kinetic isotope effects

    Patrick J. Mickler;Jay L. Banner;Libby Stern;Yemane Asmerom

  • High resolution stalagmite climate record from the Yucatán Peninsula spanning the Maya terminal classic period

    Martín Medina-Elizalde;Stephen J. Burns;David W. Lea;Yemane Asmerom

  • COnstructing Proxy Records from Age models (COPRA)

    Sebastian F.M. Breitenbach;Kira Rehfeld;Kira Rehfeld;Bedartha Goswami;Bedartha Goswami;James U.L. Baldini

  • Solar forcing of Holocene climate: New insights from a speleothem record, southwestern United States

    Yemane Asmerom;Victor Polyak;Stephen Burns;Jessica Rassmussen

  • Late Pleistocene Human Skeleton and mtDNA Link Paleoamericans and Modern Native Americans

    James C. Chatters;Douglas J. Kennett;Yemane Asmerom;Brian M. Kemp

  • A 1500‐year El Niño/Southern Oscillation and rainfall history for the Isthmus of Panama from speleothem calcite

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Stephen J. Burns;Dolores R. Piperno;Yemane Asmerom

  • A Stalagmite record of Holocene Indonesian–Australian summer monsoon variability from the Australian tropics

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll;Victor J. Polyak;Josephine R. Brown

  • Speleothem Evidence for Changes in Indian Summer Monsoon Precipitation over the Last ∼2300 Years

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Luis A. González;Yemane Asmerom;Ram H. Sharma

  • Aerosol forcing of the position of the intertropical convergence zone since ad 1550

    Harriet E. Ridley;Yemane Asmerom;James U. L. Baldini;Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach

  • The Pb isotopic evolution of the Earth: inferences from river water suspended loads

    Yemane Asmerom;Stein B. Jacobsen

  • Prolonged KREEP magmatism on the Moon indicated by the youngest dated lunar igneous rock

    Lars E. Borg;Charles K. Shearer;Yemane Asmerom;James J. Papike

  • Constraints on a Late Cretaceous uplift, denudation, and incision of the Grand Canyon region, southwestern Colorado Plateau, USA, from U-Pb dating of lacustrine limestone

    Carol A. Hill;Victor J. Polyak;Yemane Asmerom;Paula P. Provencio

  • Age and Evolution of the Grand Canyon Revealed by U-Pb Dating of Water Table-Type Speleothems

    Victor Polyak;Carol Hill;Yemane Asmerom

  • North Atlantic forcing of millennial-scale Indo-Australian monsoon dynamics during the Last Glacial period

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll;Yemane Asmerom;Victor J. Polyak

  • A 2400 yr Mesoamerican rainfall reconstruction links climate and cultural change

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Juan Pablo Bernal;Yemane Asmerom;Victor Polyak

  • Constraints on global mean sea level during Pliocene warmth.

    Oana-Alexandra Dumitru;Jacqueline Austermann;Victor J Polyak;Joan J Fornós

  • Tropical response to the 8200 yr B.P. cold event? Speleothem isotopes indicate a weakened early Holocene monsoon in Costa Rica

    Matthew S. Lachniet;Yemane Asmerom;Stephen J. Burns;William P. Patterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor J. Polyak
Victor J. Polyak University of New Mexico
Matthew S. Lachniet
Matthew S. Lachniet University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bogdan P. Onac
Bogdan P. Onac University of South Florida
Douglas J. Kennett
Douglas J. Kennett University of California, Santa Barbara
James U. L. Baldini
James U. L. Baldini Durham University
William F. Humphreys
William F. Humphreys Australian Museum
Karl E. Karlstrom
Karl E. Karlstrom University of New Mexico
Laura J. Crossey
Laura J. Crossey University of New Mexico
Alan D. Wanamaker
Alan D. Wanamaker Iowa State University
Stephen J. Burns
Stephen J. Burns University of Massachusetts Amherst

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