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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4504 4143 232 218 145 6875

Brad Pillans publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brad Pillans between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brad Pillans published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2004. 3 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2004. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brad Pillans: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 3
1991 2
1992 9
1993 4
1994 4
1995 7
1996 8
1997 4
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 5
2002 4
2003 2
2004 10
2005 10
2006 1
2007 6
2008 6
2009 3
2010 6
2011 0
2012 5
2013 3
2014 5
2015 1
2016 2
2017 2
2018 4
2019 0
2020 5
2021 7
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 150
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Brad Pillans 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 Brad Pillans 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
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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Brad Pillans 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 Brad Pillans 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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

Brad Pillans is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Paleontology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's research spans a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological formations and processes

Brad Pillans has contributed to multiple recent papers, illustrating a focus on geoscience and quaternary studies. Some key publications include:

  • "Hematite (α-Fe2O3) quantification in sedimentary magnetism: limitations of existing proxies and ways forward" (2020), published in Geoscience Letters
  • "Formal ratification of subseries for the Pleistocene Series of the Quaternary System" (2020), published in Episodes
  • "TephraNZ: a major- and trace-element reference dataset for glass-shard analyses from prominent Quaternary rhyolitic tephras in New Zealand and implications for correlation" (2021), published in Geochronology
  • "Magnetic Domain State and Anisotropy in Hematite (α-Fe2O3) From First-Order Reversal Curve Diagrams" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "An integrative geochronological framework for the Pleistocene So'a basin (Flores, Indonesia), and its implications for faunal turnover and hominin arrival" (2022), published in Quaternary Science Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrew P. Roberts
  • Alexandra Abrajevitch
  • Xiang Zhao
  • David Heslop
  • Rie S. Hori

Brad Pillans' publications appear in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geoscience Letters, Episodes, Geochronology, and the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth.

Best Publications

  • Reconciliaion of late Quaternary sea levels derived from coral terraces at Huon Peninsula with deep sea oxygen isotope records

    John Chappell;Akio Omura;Tezer Esat;Malcolm McCulloch

  • Rapid Fluctuations in Sea Level Recorded at Huon Peninsula During the Penultimate Deglaciation

    Tezer M. Esat;Malcolm T. McCulloch;John Chappell;Bradley Pillans

  • A review of the Milankovitch climatic beat: template for Plio-Pleistocene sea-level changes and sequence stratigraphy

    Brad Pillans;John Chappell;Tim R. Naish

  • The last glacial maximum in central and southern North Island, New Zealand: a paleoenvironmental reconstruction using the Kawakawa Tephra Formation as a chronostratigraphic marker

    Brad Pillans;Matt McGlone;Alan Palmer;Dallas Mildenhall

  • Upper Quaternary marine terrace chronology and deformation, South Taranaki, New Zealand

    Brad Pillans

  • Coral record of equatorial sea-surface temperatures during the penultimate deglaciation at Huon peninsula

    Malcolm T. McCulloch;Alexander W. Tudhope;Tezer M. Esat;Graham E. Mortimer

  • The Early-Middle Pleistocene Transition: Characterization and Proposed Guide for the Defining Boundary

    Martin J. Head;Brad Pillans;Sarah A. Farquhar

  • An arid-adapted middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from south-central Australia

    Gavin J. Prideaux;John A. Long;John A. Long;Linda K. Ayliffe;Linda K. Ayliffe;John C. Hellstrom

  • High resolution windows into early Holocene climate: SrCa coral records from the Huon Peninsula

    Malcolm McCulloch;Graham Mortimer;Tezer Esat;Li Xianhua;Li Xianhua

  • The effects of secular disequilibrium on (U-Th)/He systematics and dating of Quaternary volcanic zircon and apatite

    K A Farley;B P Kohn;Bradley Pillans

  • Dating loess up to 800 ka by thermoluminescence

    Glenn W. Berger;Brad J. Pillans;Alan S. Palmer

  • Astronomical calibration of a southern hemisphere Plio-Pleistocene reference section, Wanganui Basin, New Zealand

    Tim R Naish;Steven T Abbott;V Alloway;Alan G Beu

  • Defining the Quaternary

    Bradley Pillans;Tim Naish

  • Radiocarbon evidence for the timing and rate of island development, beach-rock formation and phosphatization at Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia

    Allan Chivas;John Chappell;Henry Polach;Brad Pillans

  • The Quaternary Period

    Bradley Pillans;Phillip Gibbard

  • Soil development at snail's pace: evidence from a 6 Ma soil chronosequence on basalt in north Queensland, Australia

    Brad Pillans

  • Zircon fission track age for middle Pleistocene Rangitawa Tephra, New Zealand: stratigraphic and paleoclimatic significance

    B.P. Kohn;B. Pillans;M.S. McGlone

  • New Zealand Quaternary stratigraphy: An overview

    Brad Pillans

  • Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants

    A. G. Beu;B. V. Alloway;B. J. Pillans;T. R. Naish

  • Revision of the marine chronology in the Wanganui Basin, New Zealand, based on the isothermal plateau fission-track dating of tephra horizons

    Brent V. Alloway;Brad J. Pillans;Amanjit S. Sandhu;John A. Westgate

  • Direct marine-terrestrial correlations, Wanganui Basin, New Zealand: The last 1 million years

    Brad Pillans

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent Alloway
Brent Alloway University of Auckland
Tim R Naish
Tim R Naish Victoria University of Wellington
Matt S. McGlone
Matt S. McGlone Landcare Research
Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne
John Chappell
John Chappell Australian National University
John A. Westgate
John A. Westgate University of Toronto
Lionel Carter
Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington
Alan S. Palmer
Alan S. Palmer Massey University
Andrew P. Roberts
Andrew P. Roberts Australian National University
Peter J.J. Kamp
Peter J.J. Kamp University of Waikato

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