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Brian J. Bett 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 Brian J. Bett sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Brian J. Bett 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 Brian J. Bett sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Brian J. Bett is affiliated with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a substantial publication record within these fields. Bett's work covers a range of subfields including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, ocean engineering, and molecular biology.

The main topics of Bett's research include marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine biology and ecology research, isotope analysis in ecology, underwater acoustics research, marine animal studies overview, and identification and quantification in food.

Frequent coauthors in Bett's work include Jennifer M. Durden, Tammy Horton, Andrew R. Gates, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, and Noëlie M.A. Benoist. These collaborations reflect multidisciplinary efforts in progressing marine and environmental sciences.

Bett has published multiple papers in reputable venues such as Progress In Oceanography, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Frontiers in Marine Science, The International Journal of Robotics Research, and Ocean & Coastal Management. The highest number of publications appear in Progress In Oceanography, contributing six papers to the journal.

Notable recent publications by Brian J. Bett include:

  • "Recommendations for the Standardisation of Open Taxonomic Nomenclature for Image-Based Identifications" (2021), Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Environment, ecology, and potential effectiveness of an area protected from deep-sea mining (Clarion Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific)" (2021), Progress In Oceanography
  • "Assessing the Repeatability of Automated Seafloor Classification Algorithms, with Application in Marine Protected Area Monitoring" (2020), Remote Sensing
  • "Enduring science: Three decades of observing the Northeast Atlantic from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO)" (2020), Progress In Oceanography
  • "Automated classification of fauna in seabed photographs: The impact of training and validation dataset size, with considerations for the class imbalance" (2021), Progress In Oceanography

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

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Global Patterns and Predictions of Seafloor Biomass Using Random Forests

    Chih-Lin Wei;Gilbert T. Rowe;Elva Escobar-Briones;Antje Boetius

  • Long-term change in the megabenthos of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (NE Atlantic)

    D.S.M Billett;B.J Bett;A.L Rice;M.H Thurston

  • Climate, carbon cycling, and deep-ocean ecosystems.

    K. L. Smith;H. A. Ruhl;B. J. Bett;D. S. M. Billett

  • Role of cold-water Lophelia pertusa coral reefs as fish habitat in the NE Atlantic

    Mark J. Costello;Mona McCrea;André Freiwald;Tomas Lundälv

  • Global Observing Needs in the Deep Ocean

    Lisa A. Levin;Brian J. Bett;Andrew R. Gates;Patrick Heimbach

  • Material supply to the abyssal seafloor in the Northeast Atlantic

    R.S Lampitt;B.J Bett;K Kiriakoulakis;E.E Popova

  • UK Atlantic Margin Environmental Survey: Introduction and overview of bathyal benthic ecology

    Brian J Bett

  • The IOSDL DEEPSEAS programme: introduction and photographic evidence for the presence and absence of a seasonal input of phytodetritus at contrasting abyssal sites in the northeastern atlantic

    A.L. Rice;M.H. Thurston;B.J. Bett

  • Meiobenthos of the Deep Northeast Atlantic

    M. Vincx;B. J. Bett;A. Dinet;T. Ferrero

  • Temporal variability in phytodetritus and megabenthic activity at the seabed in the deep northeast Atlantic

    Brian J Bett;M.Gabriella Malzone;Bhavani E Narayanaswamy;Bhavani E Narayanaswamy;Benjamin D Wigham

  • Long-term change in the abyssal NE Atlantic: The ‘Amperima Event’ revisited

    D.S.M. Billett;B.J. Bett;W.D.K. Reid;B. Boorman

  • The origin of deep-water, coral-topped mounds in the northern Rockall Trough, northeast Atlantic

    D.G Masson;B.J Bett;D.S.M Billett;C.L Jacobs

  • Effectiveness of a deep-sea cold-water coral Marine Protected Area, following eight years of fisheries closure

    V. A. I. Huvenne;B. J. Bett;D. G. Masson;T. P. Le Bas

  • Mass deposition of jellyfish in the deep Arabian Sea

    D. S. M. Billett;B. J. Bett;C. L. Jacobs;I. P. Rouse

  • Habitat heterogeneity and its influence on benthic biodiversity in oxygen minimum zones

    Andrew J. Gooday;Brian J. Bett;Elva Escobar;Baban Ingole

  • Faunal responses to oxygen gradients on the Pakistan margin: A comparison of foraminiferans, macrofauna and megafauna

    A. J. Gooday;L. A. Levin;A. Aranda da Silva;B. J. Bett

  • The use of meiofauna in marine pollution impact assessment

    Colin G. Moore;Brian J. Bett

  • Variations in the invertebrate abyssal megafauna in the North Atlantic Ocean

    M.H. Thurston;B.J. Bett;A.L. Rice;P.A.B. Jackson

  • The influenceof hexactinellid sponge (Pheronema carpenteri) spicules on the patchy distribution of macrobenthos in the porcupine seabight (bathyal ne atlantic)

    B. J. Bett;A. L. Rice

  • Biological effects 26 years after simulated deep-sea mining

    Erik Simon-Lledó;Erik Simon-Lledó;Brian J. Bett;Veerle A. I. Huvenne;Kevin Köser

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry A. Ruhl
Henry A. Ruhl Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Daniel O.B. Jones
Daniel O.B. Jones National Oceanography Centre
Kenneth L. Smith
Kenneth L. Smith Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
David S.M. Billett
David S.M. Billett National Oceanography Centre
Andrew J. Gooday
Andrew J. Gooday National Oceanography Centre
Imants G. Priede
Imants G. Priede University of Aberdeen
Gilbert T. Rowe
Gilbert T. Rowe Texas A&M University
Veerle A.I. Huvenne
Veerle A.I. Huvenne National Oceanography Centre
George A. Wolff
George A. Wolff University of Liverpool
Douglas G. Masson
Douglas G. Masson Seascape Consultants (United Kingdom)

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