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Earth Science 59 1997 1802 210 189 208 14178

Andrew Craig Kerr publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew Craig Kerr between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew Craig Kerr published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 16 of the 263 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

263 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew Craig Kerr: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 4
1994 4
1995 7
1996 8
1997 9
1998 6
1999 6
2000 7
2001 5
2002 5
2003 4
2004 3
2005 6
2006 2
2007 8
2008 6
2009 6
2010 13
2011 4
2012 11
2013 8
2014 7
2015 5
2016 9
2017 8
2018 18
2019 7
2020 13
2021 13
2022 10
2023 6
2024 13
2025 15
2026 1
Total 263
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Andrew Craig Kerr 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 Craig Kerr 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, 208–217 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: 208 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
208–217 292 208
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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Andrew Craig Kerr 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 Craig Kerr 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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
57 120
58 113
59 136 59
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

Andrew Craig Kerr is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics. The scientist's record also includes notable work in Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Geology, and Paleontology.

Their research topics cover a broad range of subjects including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Kerr has published extensively, contributing to several key scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Lithos
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geology
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Among recent papers featuring Kerr's contributions are:

  • "Contribution of continental subduction to very light B isotope signatures in post-collisional magmas: Evidence from southern Tibetan ultrapotassic rocks" (2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Mg-Ba-Sr-Nd isotopic evidence for a mélange origin of early Paleozoic arc magmatism" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "The δ53Cr isotope composition of komatiite flows and implications for the composition of the bulk silicate Earth" (2020, Chemical Geology)
  • "Tibetan Plateau insights into >1100 °C crustal melting in the Quaternary" (2022, Geology)
  • "Nature of the pre-collisional lithospheric mantle in Central Tibet: Insights to Tibetan Plateau uplift" (2021, Lithos)

Kerr collaborates frequently with several researchers in related fields. The most common co-authors include:

  • Qiang Wang
  • Yue Qi
  • Lin Ma
  • Lu-Lu Hao
  • Xiu-Zheng Zhang

Best Publications

  • The Amount of Recycled Crust in Sources of Mantle-Derived Melts

    Alexander V. Sobolev;Albrecht W. Hofmann;Dmitry V. Kuzmin;Gregory M. Yaxley

  • Classification of Altered Volcanic Island Arc Rocks using Immobile Trace Elements: Development of the Th–Co Discrimination Diagram

    Alan Robert Hastie;Andrew Craig Kerr;Julian A. Pearce;S. F. Mitchell

  • Are we now living in the Anthropocene

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Alan Smith;Tiffany L. Barry

  • The north Atlantic igneous province

    A. D. Saunders;J. G. Fitton;Andrew Craig Kerr;M. J. Norry

  • Oceanic plateau formation: a cause of mass extinction and black shale deposition around the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary?

    Andrew Craig Kerr

  • Cretaceous Basaltic Terranes in Western Colombia: Elemental, Chronological and Sr-Nd Isotopic Constraints on Petrogenesis

    Andrew Craig Kerr;G. F. Marriner;J. Tarney;A. Nivia

  • Stratigraphy of the Anthropocene

    J Zalasiewicz;M Williams;R Fortey;Alan Smith

  • Nd isotope evidence for crust-mantle interaction in the generation of A-type granitoid suites in Labrador, Canada

    Andrew Kerr;Brian J. Fryer

  • Large Igneous Provinces and supercontinents: Toward completing the plate tectonic revolution

    Richard E. Ernst;Wouter Bleeker;Ulf Söderlund;Andrew Craig Kerr

  • A new plate tectonic model of the Caribbean: Implications from a geochemical reconnaissance of Cuban Mesozoic volcanic rocks

    Andrew Craig Kerr;Manuel A. Iturralde-Vinent;Andrew D. Saunders;Tanya L. Babbs

  • Tectonic evolution of the Caribbean and northwestern South America: The case for accretion of two Late Cretaceous oceanic plateaus

    Andrew Craig Kerr;John Tarney

  • Modification of an oceanic plateau, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean: Implications for the generation of continental crust

    R. V. White;J. Tarney;Andrew Craig Kerr;A. D. Saunders

  • The petrogenesis of Gorgona komatiites, picrites and basalts: new field, petrographic and geochemical constraints

    Andrew Craig Kerr;G. F. Marriner;N. T. Arndt;J. Tarney

  • The Caribbean‐Colombian Cretaceous Igneous Province: The Internal Anatomy of an Oceanic Plateau

    Andrew Craig Kerr;John Tarney;Giselle F. Marriner;Alvaro Nivia

  • Dynamic melting in plume heads: the formation of Gorgona komatiites and basalts

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Andrew C. Kerr;John Tarney

  • The nature and provenance of accreted oceanic terranes in western Ecuador: geochemical and tectonic constraints

    Andrew C. Kerr;John A. Aspden;John Tarney;Luis F. Pilatasig

  • LIP Reading: Recognizing Oceanic Plateaux in the Geological Record

    Andrew C. Kerr;Rosalind V. White;Andrew D. Saunders

  • Depleted mantle-plume geochemical signatures: No paradox for plume theories

    Andrew C. Kerr;Andrew D. Saunders;John Tarney;Neil H. Berry

  • The formation and fate of large oceanic igneous provinces

    A. D. Saunders;J. Tarney;Andrew Craig Kerr;R. W. Kent

  • Sm–Nd isotopic geochemistry of Precambrian to Paleozoic granitoid suites and the deep-crustal structure of the southeast margin of the Newfoundland Appalachians

    Andrew Kerr;George A. Jenner;Brian J. Fryer

  • No Oceanic Plateau—No Caribbean Plate? The Seminal Role of an Oceanic Plateau in Caribbean Plate Evolution

    Andrew C. Kerr;Rosalind V. White;Patricia M. E. Thompson;John Tarney

Frequent Co-Authors

John Tarney
John Tarney University of Leicester
Ian L. Millar
Ian L. Millar British Geological Survey
Andrew D. Saunders
Andrew D. Saunders University of Leicester
Richard E. Ernst
Richard E. Ernst Carleton University
Pamela D. Kempton
Pamela D. Kempton Kansas State University
Kaj Hoernle
Kaj Hoernle GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Peter F. Rawson
Peter F. Rawson University College London
Julian A. Pearce
Julian A. Pearce Cardiff University
Nicholas T. Arndt
Nicholas T. Arndt Grenoble Alpes University
Helen M. Williams
Helen M. Williams University of Cambridge

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