2026 Dan Bosence: 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	53	2912	2661	326	302	117	9007

Overview

Dan Bosence is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with particular emphasis on Environmental Science.

Their work covers various subfields including Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology. The main topics investigated by Dan Bosence encompass:

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Geological formations and processes
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Geological and Geophysical Studies
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Dan Bosence has contributed to several recent publications spanning multiple scientific journals. Selected works include:

"How do thrombolites form? Multiphase construction of lacustrine microbialites, Purbeck Limestone Group, (Jurassic), Dorset, UK" (2021) published in Sedimentology
"How do carbonate factories influence carbonate platform morphology? Exploring production−transport interactions with numerical forward modelling" (2021) published in Sedimentology
"Discovery of enigmatic toroidal carbonate concretions on the Rio Grande Rise (Southwestern Atlantic Ocean)" (2021) published in Marine Geology
"Influence of extensional faults and relay ramp on palaeo-topography and lacustrine carbonate facies: Purbeck Limestone Group (Upper Jurassic - Lower Cretaceous), Wessex Basin, UK" (2021) published in Basin Research
"Broken Beds, but better science; using multiple hypotheses to interpret geological data" (2022) published in Terra Nova

Their frequent co-authors include:

Arnaud Gallois
Peter M. Burgess
Daniel Sultana
Christian Millo
Matheus H. Vieira do Nascimento e Silva

Dan Bosence's research appears prominently in venues such as Sedimentology, Marine Geology, Basin Research, Terra Nova, and the Proceedings of the Geologists Association, indicating a focus on sedimentary geology and associated fields.

Best Publications

Taphonomy and time-averaging of marine shelly faunas

Susan M. Kidwell;Daniel W. J. Bosence;Peter A. Allison;Derek E. G. Briggs

842
Citations
The Occurrence and Ecology of Recent Rhodoliths — A Review

Daniel W. J. Bosence

372
Citations
A genetic classification of carbonate platforms based on their basinal and tectonic settings in the Cenozoic

Dan Bosence

326
Citations
Sedimentation and tectonics in rift basins Red Sea--Gulf of Aden

Bruce H. Purser;Dan W. J. Bosence

295
Citations
Description and Classification of Rhodoliths (Rhodoids, Rhodolites)

Daniel W. J. Bosence

224
Citations
Coralline Algae: Mineralization, Taxonomy, and Palaeoecology

D. W. J. Bosence

216
Citations
Coralline algal reef frameworks

D. W. J. Bosence

199
Citations
Sedimentology and palaeoecology of a Miocene coralline algal biostrome from the Maltese Islands

Daniel W.J. Bosence;H. Martyn Pedley

196
Citations
Marine Palaeoenvironmental Analysis from Fossils

Brad Sageman;Dan Bosence;Peter Allison

183
Citations
Geological evolution of the southeastern Red Sea Rift margin, Republic of Yemen

Ian Davison;Mohamed Al-Kadasi;Mohamed Al-Kadasi;Salah Al-Khirbash;Abdul K. Al-Subbary;Abdul K. Al-Subbary

182
Citations
Dolomitization by penesaline sea water in Early Jurassic peritidal platform carbonates, Gibraltar, western Mediterranean

Hairuo Qing;Daniel W. J. Bosence;Edward P. F. Rose

165
Citations
Quantitative approaches to palaeozonation and palaeobathymetry of corals and coralline algae in Cenozoic reefs

Christine Perrin;Dan Bosence;Brian Rosen

165
Citations
Rift-related sedimentation and stratigraphy, southern Yemen (Gulf of Aden)

F. Watchorn;G. J. Nichols;D. W. J. Bosence

148
Citations
Physical and biological controls on the formation of carbonate and siliciclastic bedforms on the north‐east Brazilian shelf

Viviane Testa;Daniel W. J. Bosence

148
Citations
Biogenic carbonate production in Florida Bay

D. Bosence

146
Citations
Pre-salt microbialites from the Campos Basin (offshore Brazil): image log facies, facies model and cyclicity in lacustrine carbonates

M. C. Muniz;D. W. J. Bosence

142
Citations
Sedimentary basins and petroleum geology of the middle east

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139
Citations
Composition and community structure of the coralline algal reefs from Atol das Rocas, South Atlantic, Brazil

D. F. M. Gherardi;D. W. J. Bosence

134
Citations
Computer modeling the internal architecture of carbonate platforms

Dan Bosence;Dave Waltham

128
Citations
A Review of the Origin and Evolution of Carbonate Mud‐Mounds

D. W. J. Bosence;P. H. Bridges

128
Citations
Stratigraphy and structure of the Maltese graben system

C. J. Dart;D. W. J. Bosence;K. R. McCLAY

127
Citations
Carbonate Reservoirs Porosity Evolution and Diagenesis in a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework

Dan Bosence

66
Citations
The Tectonic and Climatic Evolution of the Arabian Sea Region

Dan Bosence

18
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel University College London

Gary Nichols Royal Holloway University of London

Hairuo Qing University of Regina

Martin Menzies Royal Holloway University of London

Peter L. Smart University of Bristol

Peter A. Allison Imperial College London

Fiona F Whitaker University of Bristol

Ken McClay Royal Holloway University of London

Joel A. Baker University of Washington

Daniel Paul Le Heron University of Vienna

External Links

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