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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 83 437 375 40 35 398 22052

Clive Oppenheimer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Clive Oppenheimer between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Clive Oppenheimer published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 12.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2014. 28 of the 459 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2014. 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 16 publications
1989 2025

459 publications in total across all disciplines

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Clive Oppenheimer: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 3
1990 0
1991 4
1992 3
1993 7
1994 1
1995 1
1996 6
1997 3
1998 12
1999 7
2000 10
2001 6
2002 12
2003 20
2004 13
2005 13
2006 19
2007 7
2008 13
2009 19
2010 19
2011 22
2012 21
2013 11
2014 25
2015 24
2016 11
2017 16
2018 14
2019 17
2020 20
2021 15
2022 14
2023 23
2024 12
2025 16
Total 459
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Clive Oppenheimer 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 Clive Oppenheimer 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, 398–407 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: 398 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.

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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
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 44 398
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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Clive Oppenheimer 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 Clive Oppenheimer 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 83
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

Clive Oppenheimer is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Global and Planetary Change, Archeology, and Paleontology.

The core topics covered in Oppenheimer's work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Climate variability and models
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Their recent published papers feature a range of climate variability, geological, and volcanic topics, with titles, years, and venues as follows:

  • "Prominent role of volcanism in Common Era climate variability and human history," 2020, published in Dendrochronologia
  • "The influence of decision-making in tree ring-based climate reconstructions," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Age of the oldest known Homo sapiens from eastern Africa," 2022, published in Nature
  • "Precise date for the Laacher See eruption synchronizes the Younger Dryas," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Rapid shifting of a deep magmatic source at Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland," 2022, published in Nature

Oppenheimer frequently collaborates with co-authors whose recurring partnerships highlight joint research efforts. These prominent co-authors include:

  • Ulf Büntgen
  • Jan Esper
  • Markus Stoffel
  • Frederick Reinig
  • Michael Sigl

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Dendrochronologia

Best Publications

  • Climatic, environmental and human consequences of the largest known historic eruption: Tambora volcano (Indonesia) 1815:

    Clive Oppenheimer

  • The size and frequency of the largest explosive eruptions on Earth

    Ben G. Mason;David M. Pyle;Clive Oppenheimer

  • A miniaturised ultraviolet spectrometer for remote sensing of SO2 fluxes: a new tool for volcano surveillance

    Bo Galle;Bo Galle;Clive Oppenheimer;Andreas Geyer;Andreas Geyer;Andrew J.S McGonigle

  • The 2010 explosive eruption of Java's Merapi volcano—A ‘100-year’ event

    Surono;Philippe Jousset;John S Pallister;Marie Boichu

  • Middle Paleolithic assemblages from the Indian subcontinent before and after the Toba super-eruption.

    Michael D. Petraglia;Michael D. Petraglia;Ravi Korisettar;Nicole Boivin;Christopher Clarkson

  • Estimates of volcanic-induced cooling in the Northern Hemisphere over the past 1,500 years

    Markus Stoffel;Myriam Khodri;Christophe Corona;Sébastien Guillet

  • Volcanic ash-leachates: a review and recommendations for sampling methods

    C.S. Witham;C. Oppenheimer;C.J. Horwell

  • Health Hazards from Volcanic Gases: A Systematic Literature Review

    Anna Hansell;Clive Oppenheimer

  • Source of the great A.D. 1257 mystery eruption unveiled, Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Indonesia

    Franck Lavigne;Jean-Philippe Degeai;Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Sébastien Guillet

  • Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol

    T.A. Mather;D.M. Pyle;C. Oppenheimer

  • Sulfur Degassing From Volcanoes: Source Conditions, Surveillance, Plume Chemistry and Earth System Impacts

    Clive Oppenheimer;Clive Oppenheimer;Bruno Scaillet;Robert S. Martin

  • Remote measurements of volcanic gas compositions by solar occultation spectroscopy

    Peter Francis;Mike R. Burton;Clive Oppenheimer

  • Eruptions that Shook the World

    Clive Oppenheimer

  • Remote sensing of CO2 and H2O emission rates from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

    Michael R. Burton;Clive Oppenheimer;Lisa A. Horrocks;Peter W. Francis

  • Limited global change due to the largest known Quaternary eruption, Toba ≈74 kyr BP?

    Clive Oppenheimer

  • Endogenous growth of persistently active volcanoes

    Peter Francis;Peter Francis;Clive Oppenheimer;David Stevenson

  • SO2 emissions from Soufrière Hills Volcano and their relationship to conduit permeability, hydrothermal interaction and degassing regime

    Marie Edmonds;Clive Oppenheimer;David M. Pyle;Richard A. Herd

  • Climate response to the Samalas volcanic eruption in 1257 revealed by proxy records

    Sébastien Guillet;Christophe Corona;Markus Stoffel;Myriam Khodri

  • Infrared image analysis of volcanic thermal features: Láscar Volcano, Chile, 1984-1992

    Clive Oppenheimer;Peter W. Francis;David A. Rothery;Richard W. T. Carlton

  • Multi-proxy dating the ‘Millennium Eruption’ of Changbaishan to late 946 CE

    Clive Oppenheimer;Lukas Wacker;Jiandong Xu;Juan Diego Galván

  • Automated, high time-resolution measurements of SO2 flux at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

    M. Edmonds;R. A. Herd;B. Galle;C. M. Oppenheimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamsin A. Mather
Tamsin A. Mather University of Oxford
Andrew J. S. McGonigle
Andrew J. S. McGonigle University of Sheffield
David M. Pyle
David M. Pyle University of Oxford
Philip R. Kyle
Philip R. Kyle New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Marie Edmonds
Marie Edmonds University of Cambridge
Peter Francis
Peter Francis The Open University
Ulf Büntgen
Ulf Büntgen University of Cambridge
Bruno Scaillet
Bruno Scaillet University of Orléans
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Bo Galle
Bo Galle Chalmers University of Technology

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