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Christopher A.-L. Jackson

Christopher A.-L. Jackson

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
61
Citations
13604
World Ranking
1791
National Ranking
190

Christopher A.-L. Jackson 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 Christopher A.-L. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 388 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Christopher A.-L. Jackson 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 Christopher A.-L. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher A.-L. Jackson is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of research is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Geology, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanics of Materials. Their work spans a broad range of topics within these domains.

Their research contributions notably cover:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Christopher A.-L. Jackson has published in several prominent scientific venues with varying frequency. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Basin Research
  • Tectonics
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Geology

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse research interest, with works published between 2020 and 2021. Examples include:

  • "Barriers to fieldwork in undergraduate geoscience degrees" (2020) in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North" (2021) in Nature Geoscience
  • "Ten Steps to Protect BIPOC Scholars in the Field" (2020) in Eos
  • "Structural Inheritance Controls Strain Distribution During Early Continental Rifting, Rukwa Rift" (2021) in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Seismic reflection data reveal the 3D structure of the newly discovered Exmouth Dyke Swarm, offshore NW Australia" (2020) in Solid Earth

In collaboration, Christopher A.-L. Jackson works frequently with several co-authors. Their most frequent collaborators are:

  • Rebecca Bell (20 joint publications)
  • David M. Hodgson (16 joint publications)
  • Craig Magee (13 joint publications)
  • Leonardo M. Pichel (11 joint publications)
  • Atle Rotevatn (11 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • A review of recent developments concerning the structure, mechanics and fluid flow properties of fault zones

    D.R. Faulkner;C.A.L. Jackson;R.J. Lunn;R.W. Schlische

  • Lateral magma flow in mafic sill complexes

    Craig Magee;James D. Muirhead;Alex Karvelas;Simon P. Holford

  • Quantitative characterisation of deltaic and subaqueous clinoforms

    Stefano Patruno;Gary J. Hampson;Christopher A. L. Jackson

  • Regional magma plumbing and emplacement mechanisms of the Faroe-Shetland Sill Complex: implications for magma transport and petroleum systems within sedimentary basins

    Nick Schofield;Simon Holford;John Millett;David Brown

  • Deep-Water Sediment Bypass

    Christopher J. Stevenson;Christopher A.-L. Jackson;David M. Hodgson;Stephen M. Hubbard

  • 3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: A test of competing fault growth models

    Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Atle Rotevatn

  • Magma Plumbing Systems: A Geophysical Perspective

    Craig Magee;Carl T. E. Stevenson;Susanna K. Ebmeier;Derek Keir

  • Normal fault growth, displacement localisation and the evolution of normal fault populations: the Hammam Faraun fault block, Suez rift, Egypt

    Rob L Gawthorpe;Christopher A.-L Jackson;Mike J Young;Ian R Sharp

  • Subsurface sediment remobilization and fluid flow in sedimentary basins: an overview

    Mads Huuse;Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Pieter Van Rensbergen;Richard J. Davies

  • Reactivation of intrabasement structures during rifting - A case study from offshore southern Norway

    Thomas Brian Phillips;Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson;Rebecca E. Bell;Oliver Duffy

  • Normal fault array evolution above a reactivated rift fabric; a subsurface example from the northern Horda Platform, Norwegian North Sea

    P. S. Whipp;C. A-L. Jackson;R. L. Gawthorpe;T. Dreyer

  • Fault growth and interactions in a multiphase rift fault network: Horda Platform, Norwegian North Sea

    Oliver B. Duffy;Rebecca Bell;Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson;Robert L Gawthorpe

  • Geometry and controls on the development of igneous sill–related forced folds: A 2-D seismic reflection case study from offshore southern Australia

    Christopher A-L. Jackson;Nick Schofield;Bogdan Golenkov

  • Strain migration during multiphase extension: Observations from the northern North Sea

    Rebecca E. Bell;Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Paul S. Whipp;Benjamin Clements

  • Volcano growth mechanisms and the role of sub-volcanic intrusions: Insights from 2D seismic reflection data

    Craig Magee;Esther Hunt-Stewart;Christopher A.-L. Jackson

  • How do normal faults grow

    Atle Rotevatn;Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson;Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt;Rebecca Bell

  • Diachronous sub-volcanic intrusion along deep-water margins: insights from the Irish Rockall Basin

    C. Magee;C. A.-L. Jackson;N. Schofield

  • Normal faulting as a control on the stratigraphic development of shallow marine syn‐rift sequences: the Nukhul and Lower Rudeis Formations, Hammam Faraun fault block, Suez Rift, Egypt

    C. A. L. Jackson;R. L. Gawthorpe;I. D. Carr;I. R. Sharp

  • Enigmatic structures within salt walls of the Santos Basin—Part 1: Geometry and kinematics from 3D seismic reflection and well data

    Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Martin P.A. Jackson;Michael R. Hudec;Clara R. Rodriguez

  • Growth of normal faults in multilayer sequences: A 3D seismic case study from the Egersund Basin, Norwegian North Sea

    Anette B.M. Tvedt;Atle Rotevatn;Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Haakon Fossen

  • The influence of structural inheritance and multiphase extension on rift development, the northern North Sea

    Thomas Brian Phillips;Thomas Brian Phillips;Hamed Fazlikhani;Hamed Fazlikhani;Robert Gawthorpe;Haakon Fossen

  • Barriers to fieldwork in undergraduate geoscience degrees

    Sam Giles;Sam Giles;Chris Jackson;Natasha Stephen

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca E. Bell
Rebecca E. Bell Imperial College London
Atle Rotevatn
Atle Rotevatn University of Bergen
David M. Hodgson
David M. Hodgson University of Leeds
Robert L. Gawthorpe
Robert L. Gawthorpe University of Bergen
Gary J. Hampson
Gary J. Hampson Imperial College London
Tim P. Dooley
Tim P. Dooley The University of Texas at Austin
Nick Schofield
Nick Schofield University of Aberdeen
Mads Huuse
Mads Huuse University of Manchester
Michael R. Hudec
Michael R. Hudec The University of Texas at Austin
Martin P. A. Jackson
Martin P. A. Jackson The University of Texas at Austin

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