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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 88 322 276 33 28 312 23644

Daniel J. Lunt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel J. Lunt between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel J. Lunt published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2022. 31 of the 423 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2022. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

423 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel J. Lunt: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 7
2007 12
2008 6
2009 19
2010 22
2011 11
2012 20
2013 24
2014 14
2015 24
2016 21
2017 20
2018 19
2019 17
2020 29
2021 32
2022 33
2023 23
2024 23
2025 30
2026 1
Total 423
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Daniel J. Lunt 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 Daniel J. Lunt 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, 308–317 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: 312 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
308–317 107 312
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
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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Daniel J. Lunt 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 Daniel J. Lunt 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, 88 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: 88 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30 88
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

Daniel J. Lunt is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant number of publications in these fields.

The main areas of study encompass Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate variability and models
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Their recent publications include:

  • Past climates inform our future, 2020, Science
  • The Miocene: The Future of the Past, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • The Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2: large-scale climate features and climate sensitivity, 2020, Climate of the past
  • The Eocene-Oligocene transition: a review of marine and terrestrial proxy data, models and model-data comparisons, 2021, Climate of the past
  • Asteroid impact, not volcanism, caused the end-Cretaceous dinosaur extinction, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated multiple times are:

  • Alex Farnsworth
  • Paul J. Valdes
  • Gerrit Lohmann
  • Zhongshi Zhang
  • Agatha M. de Boer

The main venues for their publications include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Climate of the past
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Nature Communications
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • Future climate forcing potentially without precedent in the last 420 million years.

    Gavin L. Foster;Dana L. Royer;Daniel J. Lunt

  • Pliocene and Eocene provide best analogs for near-future climates.

    Kevin Burke;John Williams;Mark Chandler;Alan Haywood

  • Past climates inform our future

    Jessica E. Tierney;Christopher J. Poulsen;Isabel P. Montañez;Tripti Bhattacharya

  • Cretaceous sea-surface temperature evolution: Constraints from TEX86 and planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotopes

    Charlotte L. O'Brien;Stuart A. Robinson;Richard D. Pancost;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • Changing atmospheric CO2 concentration was the primary driver of early Cenozoic climate

    Eleni Anagnostou;Eleanor H. John;Kirsty M. Edgar;Gavin L. Foster

  • Plio-Pleistocene climate sensitivity evaluated using high-resolution CO2 records

    Miguel A. Martínez-Botí;Gavin L Foster;Tom B. Chalk;Eelco J Rohling

  • The Miocene: The Future of the Past

    M. Steinthorsdottir;M. Steinthorsdottir;H. K. Coxall;A. M. de Boer;M. Huber

  • Large-scale features of Pliocene climate: results from the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project

    Alan Haywood;Daniel Hill;Daniel Hill;Aisling Dolan;Bette Otto-Bliesner

  • Making sense of palaeoclimate sensitivity

    E.J. Rohling;A. Sluijs;H.A. Dijkstra;P. Köhler

  • A new global biome reconstruction and data-model comparison for the Middle Pliocene

    Ulrich Salzmann;Alan Haywood;Daniel Lunt;Daniel Lunt;Paul Valdes

  • Imprints of glacial refugia in the modern genetic diversity of Pinus sylvestris

    Rachid Cheddadi;Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin;Thomas Litt;Louis François

  • Modelling Pliocene warmth: contribution of atmosphere, oceans and cryosphere

    Alan M. Haywood;Paul J. Valdes

  • Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2

    Alex Farnsworth;Daniel J. Lunt;Stuart A. Robinson;Paul J. Valdes

  • Late Pliocene Greenland glaciation controlled by a decline in atmospheric CO2 levels.

    Daniel J. Lunt;Gavin L. Foster;Alan M. Haywood;Emma J. Stone

  • Climate model response from the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP)

    Ben Kravitz;Ken Caldeira;Olivier Boucher;Alan Robock

  • Earth system sensitivity inferred from Pliocene modelling and data

    Daniel J. Lunt;Daniel J. Lunt;Alan M. Haywood;Gavin A. Schmidt;Ulrich Salzmann;Ulrich Salzmann

  • The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 – Part 2: Two interglacials, scientific objective and experimental design for Holocene and Last Interglacial simulations

    Bette L. Otto-Bliesner;Pascale Braconnot;Sandy P. Harrison;Daniel J Lunt

  • Climate model and proxy data constraints on ocean warming across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

    Tom Dunkley Jones;Daniel J. Lunt;Daniela N. Schmidt;Andy Ridgwell

  • The BRIDGE HadCM3 family of climate models: HadCM3@Bristol v1.0

    Paul J. Valdes;Edward Armstrong;Marcus P. S. Badger;Marcus P. S. Badger;Catherine D. Bradshaw

  • Closure of the Panama Seaway during the Pliocene: implications for climate and Northern Hemisphere glaciation

    Daniel J. Lunt;Daniel J. Lunt;Paul J. Valdes;Alan Haywood;Alan Haywood;Ian C. Rutt

  • The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 – Part 1: Overview and over-arching analysis plan

    Masa Kageyama;Pascale Braconnot;Sandy P. Harrison;Alan M. Haywood

  • A model–data comparison for a multi-model ensemble of early Eocene atmosphere–ocean simulations: EoMIP

    Dan J Lunt;T. Dunkley Jones;T. Dunkley Jones;M. Heinemann;M. Huber

  • Making sense of palaeoclimate sensitivity

    E. J. Rohling;A. Sluijs;H. A. Dijkstra;P. Köhler

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan M. Haywood
Alan M. Haywood University of Leeds
Paul J. Valdes
Paul J. Valdes University of Bristol
Andy Ridgwell
Andy Ridgwell University of California, Riverside
Ayako Abe-Ouchi
Ayako Abe-Ouchi University of Tokyo
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner National Center for Atmospheric Research
Daniel J. Hill
Daniel J. Hill University of Leeds
Ulrich Salzmann
Ulrich Salzmann Northumbria University
Zhongshi Zhang
Zhongshi Zhang NORCE Research
Aisling M. Dolan
Aisling M. Dolan University of Leeds
Harry J. Dowsett
Harry J. Dowsett United States Geological Survey

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