David J. Bottjer: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David J. Bottjer's h-index is 82 (255 i10-index, 25,153+ total citations across 578+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. David J. Bottjer is affiliated with Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California.
David J. Bottjer is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, specializing in paleobiology, paleoecology, geobiology. Their work has been cited 25,153 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
David J. Bottjer's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 578 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 82
- i10-Index
- 255
- Total Citations
- 25,153
- Citing Countries
- 1
As of June 2026.
David J. Bottjer has an h-index of 82 and 25,153 total citations across 578 publications, with research cited by institutions in 1 country.
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About David J. Bottjer's research
David J. Bottjer is a researcher in paleobiology, paleoecology and geobiology at Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California. Their work has been cited 25,153 times across 578 publications (h-index 82), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The Genome of the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus” (2006), has accumulated 1,314 citations. Other influential works include “A semiquantitative field classification of ichnofabric” (1986) with 916 citations and “Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates” (2008) with 910 citations.
Citations of David J. Bottjer's research come primarily from United States; the citation map above shows the full geographic breakdown.











