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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3251 2973 366 340 240 8911

Bramley J. Murton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bramley J. Murton between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bramley J. Murton published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 1992. 26 of the 273 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 1992. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 25 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 21 publications
1986 2025

273 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bramley J. Murton: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 25
1993 5
1994 4
1995 7
1996 5
1997 4
1998 2
1999 3
2000 5
2001 11
2002 5
2003 3
2004 3
2005 5
2006 2
2007 5
2008 4
2009 9
2010 6
2011 4
2012 10
2013 10
2014 7
2015 7
2016 4
2017 23
2018 16
2019 18
2020 10
2021 7
2022 5
2023 8
2024 5
2025 21
Total 273
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Bramley J. Murton 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 Bramley J. Murton 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, 238–247 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: 240 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243 240
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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Bramley J. Murton 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 Bramley J. Murton 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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

Bramley J. Murton is affiliated with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in environmental science.

The main fields of study in Murton's work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these disciplines, they have concentrated on subfields such as:

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence

Thematically, their research covers topics including:

  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological formations and processes

Murton has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Marine Geology
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Murton are:

  • Measurement and modelling of deep sea sediment plumes and implications for deep sea mining, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Application of random-forest machine learning algorithm for mineral predictive mapping of Fe-Mn crusts in the World Ocean, 2023, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Ocean-Floor Sediments as a Resource of Rare Earth Elements: An Overview of Recently Studied Sites, 2021, Minerals
  • Research is needed to inform environmental management of hydrothermally inactive and extinct polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits, 2020, Marine Policy
  • Microbial Diversity of Deep-Sea Ferromanganese Crust Field in the Rio Grande Rise, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, 2021, Microbial Ecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Murton include:

  • Ross Parnell-Turner
  • A. Briais
  • Leah J. LeVay
  • Ying Cui
  • Anita Di Chiara

Best Publications

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience

    Russell B. Wynn;Veerle A.I. Huvenne;Timothy P. Le Bas;Bramley J. Murton

  • Boninite and Harzburgite from Leg 125 (Bonin-Mariana Forearc): A Case Study of Magma Genesis during the Initial Stages of Subduction

    Julian A. Pearce;Sieger R. van der Laan;Richard J. Arculus;Bramley J. Murton

  • Life cycle of oceanic core complexes

    Christopher John MacLeod;R. C. Searle;B. J. Murton;J. F. Casey

  • Geochemistry of Lau Basin volcanic rocks: influence of ridge segmentation and arc proximity

    Julian A. Pearce;Michelle Ernewein;Sherman H. Bloomer;Lindsay M. Parson

  • Handbook of seafloor sonar imagery

    Philippe Blondel;B. J. Murton

  • Hydrothermal vent fields and chemosynthetic biota on the world's deepest seafloor spreading centre

    Douglas P. Connelly;Jonathan T.P. Copley;Bramley J. Murton;Kate Stansfield

  • Mantle components in Iceland and adjacent ridges investigated using double-spike Pb isotope ratios

    M.F. Thirlwall;M.A.M. Gee;R.N. Taylor;B.J. Murton

  • Heterogeneity in southern Central Indian Ridge MORB: Implications for ridge-hot spot interaction

    Bramley J. Murton;Andrew G. Tindle;J. Andrew Milton;Daniel Sauter

  • Role of ridge jumps and ridge propagation in the tectonic evolution of the Lau back-arc basin, southwest Pacific

    L.M. Parson;Julian A. Pearce;B.J. Murton;R.A. Hodkinson

  • Isotopic evidence for the origin of boninites and related rocks drilled in the Izu-Bonin (Osagawara) Forearc, Leg 125

    Julian A. Pearce;Matthew F. Thirlwall;Gerry Ingram;Bramley J. Murton

  • En echelon axial volcanic ridges at the Reykjanes Ridge: a life cycle of volcanism and tectonics

    L.M. Parson;B.J. Murton;R.C. Searle;D. Booth

  • Ophiolites and Their Modern Oceanic Analogues

    L. M. Parson;B. J. Murton

  • Global Observational Needs and Resources for Marine Biodiversity

    Gabrielle Canonico;Pier Luigi Buttigieg;Enrique Montes;Frank E. Muller-Karger

  • Isotopic constraints on the influence of the Icelandic plume

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

  • A continuous 55-million-year record of transient mantle plume activity beneath Iceland

    Ross Parnell-Turner;Nicky White;Tim Henstock;Bramley J. Murton

  • Deep-Ocean Mineral Deposits: Metal Resources and Windows into Earth Processes

    Paul A. J. Lusty;Bramley J. Murton

  • Petrography, Mineral Chemistry, and Phase Relations of the Basement Boninite Series of Site 786, Izu-Bonin Forearc

    S. van der Laan;R.J. Arculus;J.A. Pearce;B.J. Murton

  • Measurement and modelling of deep sea sediment plumes and implications for deep sea mining.

    Jeremy Spearman;Jonathan Taylor;Neil Crossouard;Alan Cooper

  • Plume–Ridge Interaction: a Geochemical Perspective from the Reykjanes Ridge

    Bramley J. Murton;Rex N. Taylor;Matthew F. Thirlwall

  • Direct evidence for the distribution and occurrence of hydrothermal activity between 27°N–30°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Bramley J. Murton;Gary Klinkhammer;Klaus Becker;Anne Briais

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Sven Petersen
Sven Petersen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Julian A. Pearce
Julian A. Pearce Cardiff University
Lindsay M. Parson
Lindsay M. Parson University of Southampton
Roger C. Searle
Roger C. Searle Durham University
Timothy J. Henstock
Timothy J. Henstock University of Southampton
Rex N. Taylor
Rex N. Taylor University of Southampton
Richard J. Arculus
Richard J. Arculus Australian National University
Timothy A. Minshull
Timothy A. Minshull University of Southampton
Jörg Bialas
Jörg Bialas GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Matthew F. Thirlwall
Matthew F. Thirlwall Royal Holloway University of London

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