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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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 216 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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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