2026 Chris D. Clark: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	97	167	142	19	14	429	28688

Chris D. Clark 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 Chris D. Clark sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 429 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chris D. Clark 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 Chris D. Clark sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chris D. Clark is a researcher affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their academic work is primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. Their contributions also extend to fields such as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Anthropology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Cryospheric studies and observations
Landslides and related hazards
Geological formations and processes
Climate change and permafrost
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Chris D. Clark has contributed extensively to academic publications. Their recent works include:

Growth and retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet, 31,000 to 15,000 years ago: the BRITICE-CHRONO reconstruction (2022) in Boreas
A model for interaction between conduits and surrounding hydraulically connected distributed drainage based on geomorphological evidence from Keewatin, Canada (2020) in The Cryosphere
Tunnel valley formation beneath deglaciating mid-latitude ice sheets: Observations and modelling (2022) in Quaternary Science Reviews
Pattern, style and timing of British-Irish Ice Sheet advance and retreat over the last 45,000 years: evidence from NW Scotland and the adjacent continental shelf (2021) in Journal of Quaternary Science
Retreat dynamics of the eastern sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation (2021) in Journal of Quaternary Science

The researcher often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including Jeremy C. Ely, Stephen J. Livingstone, Derek Fabel, Colm Ó Cofaigh, and Richard C. Chiverrell.

Their work is predominantly published in specialized venues such as:

Journal of Quaternary Science
The Cryosphere
Boreas
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Best Publications

Magmatic and metamorphic events during the early Paleozoic Wuyi-Yunkai orogeny, southeastern South China: New age constraints and pressure-temperature conditions

Zheng-Xiang Li;Xian-Hua Li;Jo-Anne Wartho;Chris Clark

805
Citations
Mega-scale glacial lineations and cross-cutting ice-flow landforms

Chris D. Clark

628
Citations
A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic

Andrew S. Merdith;Andrew S. Merdith;Alan S. Collins;Simon E. Williams;Sergei Pisarevsky

623
Citations
Pattern and timing of retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet

Chris D. Clark;Anna L.C. Hughes;Sarah L. Greenwood;Colm Jordan

585
Citations
Palaeo-ice streams

Chris R. Stokes;Chris D. Clark

560
Citations
Thermobarometric modelling of zircon and monazite growth in melt-bearing systems: examples using model metapelitic and metapsammitic granulites

D. E. Kelsey;C. Clark;C. Clark;M. Hand

534
Citations
Remote sensing techniques for mangrove mapping

E. P. Green;C. D. Clark;P. J. Mumby;A. J. Edwards

489
Citations
Geomorphological criteria for identifying Pleistocene ice streams

Chris R. Stokes;Chris D. Clark

443
Citations
The cost-effectiveness of remote sensing for tropical coastal resources assessment and management

P.J. Mumby;P.J. Mumby;E.P. Green;E.P. Green;A.J. Edwards;C.D. Clark

439
Citations
How Does the Continental Crust Get Really Hot

Chris Clark;Ian C. W. Fitzsimons;David Healy;Simon L. Harley

416
Citations
Th/U ratios in metamorphic zircon

Chris Yakymchuk;Christopher L. Kirkland;Chris Clark

415
Citations
Methods for the visualization of digital elevation models for landform mapping

Mike J. Smith;Chris D. Clark

400
Citations
A review of remote sensing for the assessment and management of tropical coastal resources

E. P. Green;P. J. Mumby;A. J. Edwards;C. D. Clark

396
Citations
Coral reef habitat mapping: how much detail can remote sensing provide?

P. J. Mumby;E. P. Green;A. J. Edwards;C. D. Clark

384
Citations
A highly mobile Laurentide ice sheet revealed by satellite images of glacial lineations

G. S. Boulton;C. D. Clark;C. D. Clark

316
Citations
Peninsular India in Gondwana: The tectonothermal evolution of the Southern Granulite Terrain and its Gondwanan counterparts

A. Collins;Christopher Clark;Diana Plavsa

315
Citations
Ice streams in the Laurentide Ice Sheet: Identification, characteristics and comparison to modern ice sheets

Martin Margold;Chris R. Stokes;Chris D. Clark

306
Citations
Benefits of water column correction and contextual editing for mapping coral reefs

P. J. Mumby;C. D. Clark;E. P. Green;A. J. Edwards

294
Citations
Passage through India: the Mozambique Ocean suture, high-pressure granulites and the Palghat-Cauvery shear zone system

Alan S. Collins;Chris Clark;K. Sajeev;M. Santosh

286
Citations
Are long subglacial bedforms indicative of fast ice flow

Chris R. Stokes;Chris D. Clark

284
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris R. Stokes Durham University

Matteo Spagnolo University of Aberdeen

Stephen J. Livingstone University of Sheffield

Richard C. Chiverrell University of Liverpool

Derek Fabel Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Colm Ó Cofaigh Durham University

Sarah L. Greenwood Stockholm University

David J.A. Evans Durham University

Mark D. Bateman University of Sheffield

Steven Grahame Moreton Natural Environment Research Council

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