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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1702 1525 178 160 188 12443

Danny McCarroll publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Danny McCarroll between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Danny McCarroll published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2011. 7 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2011. 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Danny McCarroll: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 4
1990 3
1991 4
1992 5
1993 2
1994 6
1995 11
1996 6
1997 5
1998 4
1999 4
2000 3
2001 4
2002 2
2003 4
2004 4
2005 1
2006 6
2007 8
2008 8
2009 6
2010 10
2011 17
2012 12
2013 10
2014 4
2015 7
2016 6
2017 8
2018 4
2019 9
2020 5
2021 2
2022 6
2023 1
2024 5
2025 2
Total 208
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Danny McCarroll 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 Danny McCarroll 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, 188–197 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: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
188–197 401 188
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
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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Danny McCarroll 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 Danny McCarroll 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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 62
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
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

Danny McCarroll is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. The subfields of their work include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, Archeology, and Ecology.

The scientist's main research topics cover a broad range of areas related to climate and environmental history. These include Tree-ring climate responses, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Climate variability and models, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

McCarroll has authored several recent papers featuring multidisciplinary and collaborative research. Notable publications include:

  • Recent human-induced atmospheric drying across Europe unprecedented in the last 400 years (2023, Nature Geoscience)
  • Summer precipitation for the England and Wales region, 1201-2000 CE, from stable oxygen isotopes in oak tree rings (2020, Journal of Quaternary Science)
  • A ~700 years perspective on the 21st century drying in the eastern part of Europe based on δ18O in tree ring cellulose (2022, Communications Earth & Environment)
  • Dating of non-oak species in the United Kingdom historical buildings archive using stable oxygen isotopes (2021, Dendrochronologia)
  • Oxygen isotope dating of oak and elm timbers from the portcullis windlass, Byward Tower, Tower of London (2020, Journal of Archaeological Science)

Frequent co-authors in McCarroll's body of work include Neil J. Loader, D. E. Davies, Giles Young, Roderick J. Bale, and D. H. Miles.

Research venues where McCarroll has regularly published are:

  • Vernacular Architecture
  • Dendrochronologia
  • The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Geoscience

Best Publications

  • Stable isotopes in tree rings.

    Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader

  • Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia

    Moinuddin Ahmed;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Asfawossen Asrat;Hemant P. Borgaonkar

  • European summer temperatures since Roman times

    J. Luterbacher;J.P. Werner;J.E. Smerdon;L. Fernández-Donado

  • Comparison of stable carbon isotope ratios in the whole wood, cellulose and lignin of oak tree-rings

    N.J. Loader;I. Robertson;I. Robertson;D. McCarroll

  • Correction of tree ring stable carbon isotope chronologies for changes in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere

    Danny McCarroll;Mary H. Gagen;Neil J. Loader;Iain Robertson

  • Exorcising the `segment length curse': summer temperature reconstruction since AD 1640 using non-detrended stable carbon isotope ratios from pine trees in northern Finland

    Mary Gagen;Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Iain Robertson

  • Spatial variability and temporal trends in water-use efficiency of European forests

    Matthias Saurer;Renato Spahni;Renato Spahni;David C. Frank;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos

  • Multiproxy dendroclimatology: a pilot study in northern Finland

    Danny McCarroll;Risto Jalkanen;Sheila Hicks;Mervi Tuovinen

  • Stable carbon isotope ratios of Pinus sylvestris from northern Finland and the potential for extracting a climate signal from long Fennoscandian chronologies

    Danny McCarroll;Frank Pawellek

  • THE LAST ICE SHEET IN NORTH-WEST SCOTLAND: RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPLICATIONS

    Colin K. Ballantyne;Danny McCARROLL;Atle Nesje;Svein Olaf Dahl

  • A 1200-year multiproxy record of tree growth and summer temperature at the northern pine forest limit of Europe

    Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Risto Jalkanen;Mary H. Gagen

  • Multiple stable isotopes from oak trees in southwestern Scotland and the potential for stable isotope dendroclimatology in maritime climatic regions

    N.J. Loader;P.M. Santillo;J.P. Woodman-Ralph;J.E. Rolfe

  • Blue intensity in Pinus sylvestris tree-rings : developing a new palaeoclimate proxy

    Rochelle Campbell;Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Håkan Grudd

  • Clastic dykes in over-consolidated tills: evidence for subglacial hydrofracturing at Killiney Bay, eastern Ireland

    Kenneth F Rijsdijk;Geraint Owen;William P Warren;Danny McCarroll

  • Stable carbon isotopes from Torneträsk, northern Sweden provide a millennial length reconstruction of summer sunshine and its relationship to Arctic circulation

    N. J. Loader;G. H. F. Young;Håkan Grudd;D. McCarroll

  • Blue Reflectance Provides a Surrogate for Latewood Density of High-latitude Pine Tree Rings

    D. McCarroll;E. Pettigrew;A. Luckman;F. Guibal

  • Bayesian modelling the retreat of the Irish Sea Ice Stream

    Richard C. Chiverrell;Ian M. Thrasher;Geoffrey S. P. Thomas;Andreas Lang

  • Potential and Limitations of the Schmidt Hammer for Relative-Age Dating: Field Tests on Neoglacial Moraines, Jotunheimen, Southern Norway*

    Danny Mccarroll

  • Extracting Climatic Information from Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings

    Neil J. Loader;Danny McCarroll;Mary Gagen;Iain Robertson

  • A 500-year record of summer near-ground solar radiation from tree-ring stable carbon isotopes

    Giles H.F. Young;Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Andreas J. Kirchhefer

  • Deformation styles as a key for interpreting glacial depositional environments

    Danny McCarroll;Kenneth F. Rijsdijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil J. Loader
Neil J. Loader Swansea University
Iain Robertson
Iain Robertson Swansea University
Colin K. Ballantyne
Colin K. Ballantyne University of St Andrews
Eduardo Zorita
Eduardo Zorita Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Christopher Bronk Ramsey
Christopher Bronk Ramsey University of Oxford
John A. Matthews
John A. Matthews Swansea University
Atle Nesje
Atle Nesje University of Bergen
James D. Scourse
James D. Scourse University of Exeter
Richard A. Shakesby
Richard A. Shakesby Swansea University
Ulf Büntgen
Ulf Büntgen University of Cambridge

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