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Alexander R. L. Nichols

Alexander R. L. Nichols

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8492 7887 98 90 190 3387

Alexander R. L. Nichols publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander R. L. Nichols between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander R. L. Nichols published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 109 publications in 2015. 17 of the 263 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 109. Peak 109 publications in 2015. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 109 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 6 publications
1950 2025

263 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander R. L. Nichols: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 2
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 5
2005 8
2006 3
2007 2
2008 2
2009 8
2010 4
2011 7
2012 11
2013 4
2014 10
2015 109
2016 7
2017 9
2018 4
2019 5
2020 7
2021 14
2022 7
2023 7
2024 11
2025 6
Total 263
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Alexander R. L. Nichols 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 Alexander R. L. Nichols 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, 188–197 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: 190 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
188–197 401 190
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
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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Alexander R. L. Nichols 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 Alexander R. L. Nichols 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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 33
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
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

Alexander R. L. Nichols is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across various subfields, including Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Geology.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of main topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, methane hydrates and related phenomena, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Alexander R. L. Nichols has published extensively in peer-reviewed venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geology

Selected recent papers reflecting the scope of their scholarly output are:

  • Silicate melt inclusions in the new millennium: A review of recommended practices for preparation, analysis, and data presentation (2021, Chemical Geology)
  • Anatomy of Intraplate Monogenetic Alkaline Basaltic Magmatism (2021, Geophysical Monograph)
  • First identification of a Cathaysian continental fragment beneath the Gagua Ridge, Philippine Sea, and its tectonic implications (2021, Geology)
  • The Origin of Late Cenozoic Magmatism in the South China Sea and Southeast Asia (2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems)
  • Highly heterogeneous mantle caused by recycling of oceanic lithosphere from the mantle transition zone (2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Throughout their career, Alexander R. L. Nichols has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Ben Kennedy (11 collaborations)
  • Cédric Hamelin (6 collaborations)
  • Sheng-Ping Qian (5 collaborations)
  • Le Zhang (5 collaborations)
  • Takeshi Hanyu (5 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Cristobalite in volcanic ash of the soufriere hills volcano, montserrat, british west indies

    P. J. Baxter;C. Bonadonna;R. Dupree;V. L. Hards

  • Is the Iceland hot spot also wet? Evidence from the water contents of undegassed submarine and subglacial pillow basalts

    A.R.L. Nichols;M.R. Carroll;Á. Höskuldsson

  • Glass transition temperatures of natural hydrous melts: a relationship with shear viscosity and implications for the welding process

    Daniele Giordano;A. R. L. Nichols;D. B. J. Dingwell

  • The Petrology and Geochemistry of St. Helena Alkali Basalts: Evaluation of the Oceanic Crust-recycling Model for HIMU OIB

    Hiroshi Kawabata;Takeshi Hanyu;Qing Chang;Jun-Ichi Kimura

  • Lead isotope analysis of melt inclusions by LA-MC-ICP-MS

    Le Zhang;Zhong-Yuan Ren;Alexander R. L. Nichols;Yin-Hui Zhang

  • Viscosity of peridotite liquid

    D.B. Dingwell;P. Courtial;D. Giordano;A.R.L. Nichols

  • Controls on magmatic degassing along the Reykjanes Ridge with implications for the helium paradox

    D.R Hilton;D.R Hilton;M.F Thirlwall;R.N Taylor;B.J Murton

  • Timescales of spherulite crystallization in obsidian inferred from water concentration profiles

    Jonathan M. Castro;Pierre Beck;Hugh Tuffen;Alexander R. L. Nichols

  • Limited latitudinal mantle plume motion for the Louisville hotspot

    Anthony A. P. Koppers;Toshitsugu Yamazaki;Joerg Geldmacher;Jeffrey S. Gee

  • Primary magmas and mantle sources of Emeishan basalts constrained from major element, trace element and Pb isotope compositions of olivine-hosted melt inclusions

    Zhong-Yuan Ren;Ya-Dong Wu;Le Zhang;Alexander R.L. Nichols

  • Mission Immiscible: Distinct Subduction Components Generate Two Primary Magmas at Pagan Volcano, Mariana Arc

    Yoshihiko Tamura;Osamu Ishizuka;Robert J. Stern;Alexander R. L. Nichols

  • Using micro-FTIR spectroscopy to measure volatile contents in small and unexposed inclusions hosted in olivine crystals

    A.R.L. Nichols;R.J. Wysoczanski

  • Distribution of dissolved water in magmatic glass records growth and resorption of bubbles

    I.M. McIntosh;I.M. McIntosh;E.W. Llewellin;M.C.S. Humphreys;M.C.S. Humphreys;A.R.L. Nichols

  • Advances in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of natural glasses: From sample preparation to data analysis

    F.W. von Aulock;F.W. von Aulock;B.M. Kennedy;C.I. Schipper;J.M. Castro

  • Silicate melt inclusions in the new millennium: A review of recommended practices for preparation, analysis, and data presentation

    E.F. Rose-Koga;A.-S. Bouvier;G.A. Gaetani;P.J. Wallace

  • Petrogenesis of Late Cenozoic basalts from North Hainan Island: Constraints from melt inclusions and their host olivines

    Jian-Qiang Liu;Jian-Qiang Liu;Zhong-Yuan Ren;Alexander R.L. Nichols;Mao-Shuang Song

  • Hyperquenched volcanic glass from Loihi Seamount, Hawaii

    Marcel Potuzak;Marcel Potuzak;Alexander R.L. Nichols;Alexander R.L. Nichols;Donald B. Dingwell;Donald B. Dingwell;David A. Clague

  • Surface tension driven processes densify and retain permeability in magma and lava

    Ben M. Kennedy;Fabian B. Wadsworth;Jérémie Vasseur;C. Ian Schipper

  • Accounting for the species-dependence of the 3500 cm-1 H2Ot infrared molar absorptivity coefficient : implications for hydrated volcanic glasses.

    Iona M. McIntosh;Alexander R.L. Nichols;Kenichiro Tani;Edward W. Llewellin

  • Cooling rate correction of paleointensity determination for volcanic glasses by relaxation geospeedometry

    R. Leonhardt;J. Matzka;A.R.L. Nichols;D.B. Dingwell

  • Geochemical Differences of the Hawaiian Shield Lavas: Implications for Melting Process in the Heterogeneous Hawaiian Plume

    Zhong-Yuan Ren;Takeshi Hanyu;Takashi Miyazaki;Qing Chang

  • Low degree melting under the Southwest Indian Ridge: the roles of mantle temperature, conductive cooling and wet melting

    C.J Robinson;M.J Bickle;T.A Minshull;R.S White

Frequent Co-Authors

Osamu Ishizuka
Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshihiko Tamura
Yoshihiko Tamura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi Kobe University
Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Kenichiro Tani
Kenichiro Tani Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Richard J. Wysoczanski
Richard J. Wysoczanski National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
James B. Gill
James B. Gill University of California, Santa Cruz
Qing Chang
Qing Chang Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

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