Research Impact

School of Earth and Sustainability

The School of Earth and Sustainability (SES) at Northern Arizona University conducts world-class research in Earth sciences, environmental sustainability, and climate science. Our faculty and students publish in leading journals, advancing knowledge that addresses the most pressing challenges facing our planet.

Faculty Research Impact

Over the past 16 years, faculty from NAU's School of Earth and Sustainability have published 1,091 peer-reviewed scientific studies in the world's leading journals. Those studies hae been cited a total of 71,631 times. Since 2009, the School has a collective H-Index of 103.

Graduate Student Research

Since 2009, 201 SES Graduate students have published 279 peer-reviewed publications, and have been cited 9,338 times.

2024 Publications

In 2024, SES Faculty published 99 articles, and students authored 33 papers in the scientific literature.

About This Dashboard

This dashboard provides a comprehensive view of publications by faculty and students in NAU’s School of Earth and Sustainability. Data is automatically updated from our faculty’s Google Scholar profiles and includes publications from 2009 to 2025 .

Last updated: September 12, 2025