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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5678 5251 606 569 128 4241

David H. Roberts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David H. Roberts between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David H. Roberts published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2016. 7 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2016. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1969 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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David H. Roberts: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 6
1983 2
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 3
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 4
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 3
2008 2
2009 7
2010 2
2011 3
2012 8
2013 5
2014 4
2015 8
2016 17
2017 7
2018 9
2019 12
2020 8
2021 6
2022 6
2023 7
2024 3
2025 4
Total 156
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David H. Roberts 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 David H. Roberts 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, 128–137 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: 128 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
128–137 557 128
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
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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David H. Roberts 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 David H. Roberts 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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
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

David H. Roberts is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has a substantial record of research within the Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, and cryospheric studies. Their body of work spans over 52 publications in these areas, highlighting an ongoing engagement with complex geophysical and climatic phenomena.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Frequent collaborators in Roberts's work comprise multiple researchers with whom they have published repeatedly. These co-authors are:

  • David J. A. Evans
  • Colm Ó Cofaigh
  • Derek Fabel
  • Richard C. Chiverrell
  • Chris D. Clark

Roberts has contributed to numerous scientific journals, with publications predominantly appearing in the following venues:

  • Geomorphology
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Boreas
  • The Cryosphere

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Growth and retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE-CHRONO reconstruction, 2022, Boreas
  • Bathymetry constrains ocean heat supply to Greenland's largest glacier tongue, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • The glacial landsystem of Fjallsjökull, Iceland: Spatial and temporal evolution of process-form regimes at an active temperate glacier, 2020, Geomorphology
  • Pattern, style and timing of British-Irish Ice Sheet advance and retreat over the last 45 000 years: evidence from NW Scotland and the adjacent continental shelf, 2021, Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Retreat dynamics of the eastern sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation, 2021, Journal of Quaternary Science

The research focus reflected through the topics and publication record emphasizes investigations into ice sheet dynamics, glacial environments, and associated geological processes over the Quaternary period. These studies contribute to understanding climatic and environmental changes in northern Europe and polar regions.

Best Publications

  • Glacial geomorphological mapping: A review of approaches and frameworks for best practice

    Benjamin M.P. Chandler;Harold Lovell;Clare M. Boston;Sven Lukas

  • On the reconstruction of palaeo-ice sheets: Recent advances and future challenges

    Chris R. Stokes;Lev Tarasov;Robin Blomdin;Robin Blomdin;Thomas M. Cronin

  • Criteria to distinguish between subglacial glaciotectonic and glaciomarine sedimentation. I: Deformation styles and sedimentology

    Jane K. Hart;David H. Roberts

  • Isolation basins, sea-level changes and the Holocene history of the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Antony J. Long;Sarah A. Woodroffe;David H. Roberts;Sue Dawson

  • Isolation basin stratigraphy and Holocene relative sea-level change on Arveprinsen Ejland, Disko Bugt, West Greenland

    Antony J. Long;David H. Roberts;Matthew R. Wright

  • Baltica in the Cryogenian, 850–630 Ma

    Victoria Pease;J.S. Daly;S-Å. Elming;Risto Kumpulainen

  • Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event

    A.J. Long;D.H. Roberts;S. Dawson

  • Bathymetry constrains ocean heat supply to Greenland's largest glacier tongue

    Janin Schaffer;Torsten Kanzow;Torsten Kanzow;Wilken-Jon von Appen;Luisa von Albedyll

  • Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics

    David H. Roberts;Antony J. Long

  • The deforming bed characteristics of a stratified till assemblage in north East Anglia, UK: investigating controls on sediment rheology and strain signatures

    David H. Roberts;Jane K. Hart

  • Glaciodynamics of the central sector of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet in Northern England

    Stephen J. Livingstone;David J.A. Evans;Colm Ó Cofaigh;Bethan J. Davies

  • Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Devensian (Dimlington Stadial) glacial deposits, east Yorkshire, England

    David J. A. Evans;Lewis A. Owen;David Roberts

  • Late Weichselian deglacial history of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, and the dynamics of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream.

    Antony J. Long;David H. Roberts

  • Ice sheet extent and early deglacial history of the southwestern sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet

    David H. Roberts;Antony J. Long;Christoph Schnabel;Bethan J. Davies

  • Mangrove pollen of Indonesia and its suitability as a sea-level indicator

    Simon E. Engelhart;Benjamin P. Horton;David H. Roberts;Charlotte L. Bryant

  • A large‐amplitude traveling ionospheric disturbance produced by the May 18, 1980, explosion of Mount St. Helens

    David H. Roberts;John A. Klobuchar;Paul F. Fougere;David H. Hendrickson

  • The deglacial history of southeast sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum

    David H. Roberts;Antony J. Long;Christoph Schnabel;Stewart Freeman

  • Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics

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  • New constraints on Greenland ice sheet dynamics during the last glacial cycle: Evidence from the Uummannaq ice stream system

    David H Roberts;Brice R Rea;Tim P Lane;Christopher Schnabel

  • Late Weichselian relative sea-level changes and ice sheet history in southeast Greenland

    Antony J. Long;David H. Roberts;Matthew J.R. Simpson;Sue Dawson

  • A revised chronology for the ‘Fjord Stade’ moraine in Disko Bugt, west Greenland

    Antony J. Long;David H. Roberts

  • Lack of evidence for a substantial sea-level fluctuation within the Last Interglacial

    Natasha L. M. Barlow;Erin L. McClymont;Pippa L. Whitehouse;Chris R. Stokes

Frequent Co-Authors

David J.A. Evans
David J.A. Evans Durham University
Colm Ó Cofaigh
Colm Ó Cofaigh Durham University
Chris D. Clark
Chris D. Clark University of Sheffield
Antony J. Long
Antony J. Long Durham University
Derek Fabel
Derek Fabel Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Richard C. Chiverrell
Richard C. Chiverrell University of Liverpool
Mark D. Bateman
Mark D. Bateman University of Sheffield
Steven Grahame Moreton
Steven Grahame Moreton Natural Environment Research Council
Tom Bradwell
Tom Bradwell University of Stirling
Geoff A.T. Duller
Geoff A.T. Duller Aberystwyth University

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