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Earth Science 45 4487 4127 495 461 134 7138

David J. Cantrill publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David J. Cantrill between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David J. Cantrill published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2012. 16 of the 176 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2012. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 10 publications
1987 2025

176 publications in total across all disciplines

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David J. Cantrill: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 3
1998 4
1999 1
2000 5
2001 9
2002 5
2003 2
2004 6
2005 8
2006 11
2007 7
2008 5
2009 3
2010 0
2011 4
2012 15
2013 7
2014 7
2015 6
2016 6
2017 4
2018 8
2019 3
2020 5
2021 4
2022 6
2023 4
2024 6
2025 10
Total 176
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David J. Cantrill 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 J. Cantrill 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: 134 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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
128–137 557 134
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 J. Cantrill 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 J. Cantrill 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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 J. Cantrill is affiliated with the Royal Botanic Gardens in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

They have published research covering a wide range of main topics, including:

  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cantrill's publication record features papers in notable venues with repeated contributions to Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, Australian Systematic Botany, and Ecology and Evolution.

Recent publications include:

  • Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms, 2024, Nature
  • Phylogenomics reveals extreme gene tree discordance in a lineage of dominant trees: hybridization, introgression, and incomplete lineage sorting blur deep evolutionary relationships despite clear species groupings in Eucalyptus subgenus Eudesmia, 2023, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Amber from the Triassic to Paleogene of Australia and New Zealand as exceptional preservation of poorly known terrestrial ecosystems, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Spatial, climate and ploidy factors drive genomic diversity and resilience in the widespread grass Themeda triandra, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • A Lagerstätte from Australia provides insight into the nature of Miocene mesic ecosystems, 2022, Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Todd G. B. McLay, Frank Udovicic, Michael J. Bayly, Daniel J. Murphy, and Patrick S. Fahey, with the number of joint publications ranging from six to ten for these collaborators.

Best Publications

  • Are we now living in the Anthropocene

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Alan Smith;Tiffany L. Barry

  • Testing the Impact of Calibration on Molecular Divergence Times Using a Fossil-Rich Group: The Case of Nothofagus (Fagales)

    Hervé Sauquet;Simon Y. W. Ho;Simon Y. W. Ho;Maria A. Gandolfo;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Decline of a biome: Evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota

    Margaret Byrne;Dorothy Steane;Leo Joseph;David K. Yeates

  • New constraints on atmospheric CO2 concentration for the Phanerozoic

    Peter J. Franks;Dana L. Royer;David J. Beerling;Peter K. Van de Water

  • Contrasted patterns of hyperdiversification in Mediterranean hotspots.

    Hervé Sauquet;Peter H. Weston;Cajsa Lisa Anderson;Nigel P. Barker

  • New Caledonia–Australian connections: biogeographic patterns and geology

    Pauline Y. Ladiges;David Cantrill

  • The Vegetation of Antarctica through Geological Time

    David J. Cantrill;Imogen Poole

  • Maastrichtian stratigraphy of Antarctica

    J.A. Crame;J.E. Francis;D.J. Cantrill;D. Pirrie

  • A multi-proxy approach to determine Antarctic terrestrial palaeoclimate during the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary

    Imogen Poole;Imogen Poole;David Cantrill;Torsten Utescher

  • 100 Million Years of Antarctic Climate Evolution: Evidence from Fossil Plants

    J.E. Francis;A.C. Ashworth;D.J. Cantrill;J.A. Crame

  • Valdivian ecosystems in the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary of Antarctica: further evidence from myrtaceous and eucryphiaceous fossil wood

    Imogen Poole;Alberta M.W. Mennega;David J. Cantrill

  • A Fossil Wood Flora from King George Island: Ecological Implications for an Antarctic Eocene Vegetation

    Imogen Poole;Richard J. Hunt;David J. Cantrill

  • Cretaceous (Late Albian) coniferales of Alexander Island, Antarctica. 1: Wood taxonomy: a quantitative approach

    H.J. Falcon-Lang;D.J. Cantrill

  • Biodiversity and terrestrial ecology of a mid-Cretaceous, high-latitude floodplain, Alexander Island, Antarctica

    H. J. Falcon-Lang;D. J. Cantrill;G. J. Nichols

  • Taxonomy and palaeoecology of Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) angiosperm leaves from Alexander Island, Antarctica

    David J. Cantrill;G.J. Nichols

  • Fossil Woods From Williams Point Beds, Livingston Island, Antarctica: A Late Cretaceous Southern High Latitude Flora

    Imogen Poole;David Cantrill

  • What status for the Quaternary

    Philip L. Gibbard;Alan G. Smith;Jan A. Zalasiewicz;Tiffany L. Barry

  • Taxonomic turnover and abundance in Cretaceous to Tertiary wood floras of Antarctica: implications for changes in forest ecology

    David J. Cantrill;Imogen Poole;Imogen Poole

  • Cretaceous (Late Albian) coniferales of Alexander Island, Antarctica. 2. Leaves, reproductive structures and roots.

    David J. Cantrill;Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Neogene vegetation of the Meyer Desert Formation (Sirius Group) Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

    Allan C. Ashworth;David J. Cantrill

  • Gymnosperm woods from the Cretaceous (mid-Aptian) Cerro Negro Formation, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica: the arborescent vegetation of a volcanic arc

    H.J. Falcon-Lang;D.J. Cantrill

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane E. Francis
Jane E. Francis Charles Darwin University
Tiffany L. Barry
Tiffany L. Barry University of Leicester
Colin N. Waters
Colin N. Waters University of Leicester
Jan Zalasiewicz
Jan Zalasiewicz University of Leicester
Peter F. Rawson
Peter F. Rawson University College London
Angela L. Coe
Angela L. Coe The Open University
Andrew S. Gale
Andrew S. Gale University of Portsmouth
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester
Howard J. Falcon-Lang
Howard J. Falcon-Lang Royal Holloway University of London
Pauline Y. Ladiges
Pauline Y. Ladiges University of Melbourne

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