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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6582 6101 683 636 216 4793

Brice R. Rea publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brice R. Rea between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brice R. Rea published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2021. 21 of the 226 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2021. 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 9 publications
1994 2025

226 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brice R. Rea: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 3
1995 0
1996 4
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 4
2001 2
2002 13
2003 2
2004 4
2005 6
2006 4
2007 7
2008 2
2009 4
2010 2
2011 1
2012 6
2013 10
2014 17
2015 8
2016 12
2017 9
2018 15
2019 5
2020 7
2021 20
2022 17
2023 11
2024 12
2025 9
Total 226
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Brice R. Rea 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 Brice R. Rea 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: 216 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
208–217 292 216
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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Brice R. Rea 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 Brice R. Rea 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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
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

Brice R. Rea is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science and Ocean Engineering. They have also been involved in studies related to Environmental Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The researcher's work concentrates on various scientific topics, including:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Offshore Engineering and Technologies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Drilling and Well Engineering

Brice R. Rea has published extensively, including the following notable papers:

  • Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas, 2020, Science Advances
  • Testing the area-altitude balance ratio (AABR) and accumulation-area ratio (AAR) methods of calculating glacier equilibrium-line altitudes, 2021, Journal of Glaciology
  • Multitemporal glacier inventory revealing four decades of glacier changes in the Ladakh region, 2022, Earth System Science Data
  • 60 million years of glaciation in the Transantarctic Mountains, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79°N) Glacier, northeast Greenland, 2023, The Cryosphere

Their work has appeared frequently in publication venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • The Cryosphere

Collaborations have involved a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Matteo Spagnolo
  • Thomas R. Janecek
  • Hiroshi Nishi
  • Richard D. Norris
  • Paul A. Wilson

Best Publications

  • Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

    Appy Sluijs;Stefan Schouten;Mark Pagani;Martijn Woltering

  • The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean.

    Kathryn Moran;Jan Backman;Henk Brinkhuis;Steven C. Clemens

  • A GIS tool for automatic calculation of glacier equilibrium-line altitudes

    Ramón Pellitero;Brice R. Rea;Matteo Spagnolo;Jostein Bakke

  • Geomorphology and sedimentology of surging glaciers: a land-systems approach

    David J.A. Evans;Brice R. Rea

  • Defining modern day Area-Altitude Balance Ratios (AABRs) and their use in glacier-climate reconstructions

    Brice R. Rea

  • GlaRe, a GIS tool to reconstruct the 3D surface of palaeoglaciers

    Ramón Pellitero;Brice R. Rea;Matteo Spagnolo;Jostein Bakke

  • Blockfields, old or new? Evidence and implications from some plateaus in northern Norway

    Brice R. Rea;W.Brian Whalley;Michelle M. Rainey;John E. Gordon

  • Glacial landsystems of the southwest Laurentide Ice Sheet: modern Icelandic analogues

    David J. A. Evans;Donald S. Lemmen;Brice R. Rea

  • Landform and sediment imprints of fast glacier flow in the southwest Laurentide Ice Sheet

    David J. A. Evans;Chris D. Clark;Brice R. Rea

  • An investigation of periglacial slope stability in relation to soil properties based on physical modelling in the geotechnical centrifuge

    Charles Harris;James S. Smith;Michael C. R. Davies;Brice Rea

  • Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas

    Brice R. Rea;Ramón Pellitero;Matteo Spagnolo;Philip Hughes

  • An assessment of surge-induced crevassing and the formation of crevasse squeeze ridges

    Brice R. Rea;David J. A. Evans

  • Quantifying climate and glacier mass balance in north Norway during the Younger Dryas

    Brice Reid Rea;David J. A. Evans

  • Sites M0001-M0004

    J. Backman;K. Moran;D. McInroy;H.K. Brinkhuis

  • Plateau icefields: Geomorphology and dynamics

    Brice Reid Rea;W B Whalley;D J A Evens;J E Gordon

  • Shifting westerlies and precipitation patterns during the Late Pleistocene in southern Africa determined using glacier reconstruction and mass balance modelling

    Stephanie C. Mills;Stephanie C. Mills;Stefan W. Grab;Brice R. Rea;Simon J. Carr

  • Geomorphology and style of plateau icefield deglaciation in fjord terrains: the example of Troms‐Finnmark, north Norway

    David J. A. Evans;Brice R. Rea;James D. Hansom;W. Brian Whalley

  • Ice stream motion facilitated by a shallow-deforming and accreting bed

    Matteo Spagnolo;Emrys Phillips;Jan A. Piotrowski;Brice R. Rea

  • Scaled physical modelling of mass movement processes on thawing slopes

    Charles Harris;Brice Rea;Michael Davies

  • Evaluation of existing and new methods of tracking glacier terminus change

    James M. Lea;Douglas W. F. Mair;Brice R. Rea

  • Leg 199 summary

    J. Backman;W.H. Busch;H.K. Coxall;K. Faul

  • New constraints on Greenland ice sheet dynamics during the last glacial cycle: Evidence from the Uummannaq ice stream system

    David H Roberts;Brice R Rea;Tim P Lane;Christopher Schnabel

  • Using UAV acquired photography and structure from motion techniques for studying glacier landforms: application to the glacial flutes at Isfallsglaciären

    Jeremy C. Ely;Conor Graham;Iestyn D. Barr;Brice R. Rea

  • Erratum: Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum (Nature (2006) 442 (671-675))

    Mark Pagani;Nikolai Pedentchouk;Matthew Huber;Appy Sluijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Matteo Spagnolo
Matteo Spagnolo University of Aberdeen
Heiko Pälike
Heiko Pälike University of Bremen
Theodore C. Moore
Theodore C. Moore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard D. Norris
Richard D. Norris University of California, San Diego
Paul A. Wilson
Paul A. Wilson University of Southampton
Luca Lanci
Luca Lanci University of Urbino
David J.A. Evans
David J.A. Evans Durham University
Isabella Raffi
Isabella Raffi University of Chieti-Pescara
Matt O'Regan
Matt O'Regan Stockholm University
Bridget S. Wade
Bridget S. Wade University College London

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