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D-Index
68
Citations
20123
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1115
National Ranking
113

Andrew C. Scott 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 Andrew C. Scott sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 250 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Andrew C. Scott 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 Andrew C. Scott sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrew C. Scott is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
  • Botanical Research and Chemistry
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies

Frequent publication venues for Andrew C. Scott's research include:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • Energy Informatics
  • Proceedings of the Geologists Association
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse range of research interests:

  • "Comprehensive refutation of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH)" (2023) published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "The persistent global burden of severe acute malnutrition: Cross-country estimates, models and forecasts" (2020) published in Global Transitions
  • "Streamlined Sampling and Cultivation of the Pelagic Cosmopolitan Larvacean, Oikopleura dioica" (2020) published in Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • "Charcoalified vegetation from the Pennsylvanian of Yorkshire, England: Implications for the interpretation of Carboniferous wildfires" (2021) published in Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • "The Future of Artificial Intelligence" (2022) published in International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Andrew C. Scott has collaborated repeatedly with the following coauthors:

  • Andreas Lardos
  • Robert Allkin
  • Rebecca Lazarou
  • Mark Nesbitt
  • Barbara Zipser

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to academic book publications. One notable work is Fire: A Very Short Introduction, published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Fire in the Earth System

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

  • The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

  • The Pre-Quaternary history of fire

    A.C Scott

  • Charcoal recognition, taphonomy and uses in palaeoenvironmental analysis

    Andrew C. Scott

  • The diversification of Paleozoic fire systems and fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen concentration.

    Andrew C. Scott;Ian J. Glasspool

  • Wildfire responses to abrupt climate change in North America

    Jennifer R. Marlon;Patrick J. Bartlein;M. K. Walsh;Sandy P. Harrison

  • Observations on the nature and origin of fusain

    Andrew C. Scott

  • Coal and Coal-bearing Strata: Recent Advances

    Andrew C. Scott;Coal-Bearing Strata

  • Observations and experiments on the origin and formation of inertinite group macerals

    Andrew C. Scott;Ian J. Glasspool

  • Fire on Earth: An Introduction

    Andrew C. Scott;David M. J. S. Bowman;William J. Bond;Stephen J. Pyne

  • Phanerozoic concentrations of atmospheric oxygen reconstructed from sedimentary charcoal

    Ian J. Glasspool;Andrew C. Scott

  • Coal petrology and the origin of coal macerals: a way ahead?

    Andrew C Scott

  • Palaeoflora of southern Africa: Prodromus of South African megafloras, devonian to lower cretaceous

    Andrew C. Scott

  • The nature and influence of fire in Carboniferous ecosystems

    Andrew C. Scott;Timothy P. Jones

  • Fire and the spread of flowering plants in the Cretaceous

    William J. Bond;Andrew C. Scott

  • The taphonomy of charcoal following a recent heathland fire and some implications for the interpretation of fossil charcoal deposits

    Andrew C Scott;Jenny A Cripps;Margaret E Collinson;Gary J Nichols

  • Lyell : the past is the key to the present

    Derek J. Blundell;Andrew C. Scott

  • SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WESTPHALIAN B PLANT ASSEMBLAGES FROM WEST YORKSHIRE

    A. C. Scott

  • Experiments in waterlogging and sedimentology of charcoal: results and implications

    Gary J. Nichols;Jenny A. Cripps;Margaret E. Collinson;Andrew C. Scott

  • Reflectance measurements and the temperature of formation of modern charcoals and implications for studies of fusain

    Timothy Peter Jones;A. C. Scott;M. Cope

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret E. Collinson
Margaret E. Collinson Royal Holloway University of London
William G. Chaloner
William G. Chaloner Royal Holloway University of London
R. Scott Anderson
R. Scott Anderson Northern Arizona University
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Nicholas Pinter
Nicholas Pinter University of California, Davis
Fabien Kenig
Fabien Kenig University of Illinois at Chicago
Jennifer K. Balch
Jennifer K. Balch University of Colorado Boulder
Timothy Peter Jones
Timothy Peter Jones Cardiff University
David M. J. S. Bowman
David M. J. S. Bowman University of Tasmania
Patrick J. Bartlein
Patrick J. Bartlein University of Oregon

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