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Emma L. Tomlinson

Emma L. Tomlinson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 8122 7534 19 19 76 3483

Emma L. Tomlinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Emma L. Tomlinson between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Emma L. Tomlinson published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2025. 20 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2025. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 13 publications
2003 2025

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Emma L. Tomlinson: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 3
2005 3
2006 2
2007 1
2008 0
2009 2
2010 4
2011 2
2012 7
2013 2
2014 4
2015 6
2016 2
2017 5
2018 4
2019 5
2020 4
2021 12
2022 8
2023 7
2024 7
2025 13
Total 104
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Emma L. Tomlinson 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 Emma L. Tomlinson 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, 68–77 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: 76 publications — 3rd percentile

3% 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 76
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
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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Emma L. Tomlinson 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 Emma L. Tomlinson 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

Emma L. Tomlinson is a researcher affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their publication record encompasses 51 papers within this discipline, with significant contributions to subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Archeology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology. These themes are reflected in their range of studies and publications.

Several frequent co-authors collaborate regularly with Emma L. Tomlinson. These include Brendan C. Hoare, Vicki Smith, Christine Lane, Dan N. Barfod, and Amdemichael Zafu Tadesse.

Their research has appeared primarily in selected venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Nature
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Scientific Data
  • Chemical Geology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Emma L. Tomlinson illustrate the scope of their research interests and include:

  • "Age of the oldest known Homo sapiens from eastern Africa," 2022, published in Nature
  • "A Thermodynamic Model for the Subsolidus Evolution and Melting of Peridotite," 2021, published in Journal of Petrology
  • "Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies-from collection through analysis," 2022, published in Scientific Data
  • "No evidence for tephra in Greenland from the historic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE: implications for geochronology and paleoclimatology," 2022, published in Climate of the Past
  • "Lake Ohrid's tephrochronological dataset reveals 1.36 Ma of Mediterranean explosive volcanic activity," 2021, published in Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards

    John Lowe;Nick Barton;Simon Blockley;Christopher Bronk Ramsey

  • Geochemistry of the Phlegraean Fields (Italy) proximal sources for major Mediterranean tephras: implications for the dispersal of Plinian and co-ignimbritic components of explosive eruptions

    Emma L. Tomlinson;Ilenia Arienzo;Lucia Civetta;Sabine Wulf

  • Co-existing fluid and silicate inclusions in mantle diamond

    E.L. Tomlinson;A.P. Jones;J.W. Harris

  • The Chronostratigraphy of the Haua Fteah Cave (Cyrenaica, Northeast Libya)

    Katerina Douka;Zenobia Jacobs;Christine Lane;Rainer Grun

  • Was the 12.1 ka Icelandic Vedde Ash one of a kind

    C.S. Lane;S.P.E. Blockley;J. Mangerud;J. Mangerud;V.C. Smith

  • The major and trace element glass compositions of the productive Mediterranean volcanic sources: tools for correlating distal tephra layers in and around Europe

    Emma L. Tomlinson;Victoria C. Smith;Paul G. Albert;Erkan Aydar

  • Microanalysis of tephra by LA-ICP-MS — Strategies, advantages and limitations assessed using the Thorsmörk ignimbrite (Southern Iceland)

    E.L. Tomlinson;T. Thordarson;W. Müller;M. Thirlwall

  • The 100-133 ka record of Italian explosive volcanism and revised tephrochronology of Lago Grande di Monticchio

    Sabine Wulf;Jörg Keller;Martine Paterne;Jens Mingram

  • First integrated tephrochronological record for the last ∼190 kyr from the Fucino Quaternary lacustrine succession, central Italy

    Biagio Giaccio;Elizabeth M. Niespolo;Elizabeth M. Niespolo;Alison Pereira;Sebastien Nomade

  • The Late Quaternary tephrostratigraphy of annually laminated sediments from Meerfelder Maar, Germany

    Christine S. Lane;Christine S. Lane;Achim Brauer;Celia Martín-Puertas;Simon P.E. Blockley

  • A snapshot of mantle metasomatism: Trace element analysis of coexisting fluid (LA-ICP-MS) and silicate (SIMS) inclusions in fibrous diamonds

    E.L. Tomlinson;W. Müller;Eimf

  • Marine-continental tephra correlations: Volcanic glass geochemistry from the Marsili Basin and the Aeolian Islands, Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy

    P.G. Albert;E.L. Tomlinson;V.C. Smith;A. Di Roberto

  • The marine isotope stage 1-5 cryptotephra record of Tenaghi Philippon, Greece: towards a detailed tephrostratigraphic framework for the Eastern Mediterranean region

    Sabine Wulf;Sabine Wulf;Sabine Wulf;Mark J. Hardiman;Richard A. Staff;Richard A. Staff;Andreas Koutsodendris

  • Age and geochemistry of tephra layers from Ischia, Italy: constraints from proximal-distal correlations with Lago Grande di Monticchio

    Emma L. Tomlinson;Paul G. Albert;Sabine Wulf;Richard J. Brown

  • A New Contribution to the Late Quaternary Tephrostratigraphy of the Mediterranean; Aegean Sea Core LC21

    Chris Satow;Emma Tomlinson;Katherine Grant;Paul Albert;Paul Albert

  • Trace element compositions of submicroscopic inclusions in coated diamond: A tool for understanding diamond petrogenesis

    Emma Tomlinson;Isabel De Schrijver;Katrien De Corte;Adrian P. Jones

  • Geochemical characterisation of the Late Quaternary widespread Japanese tephrostratigraphic markers and correlations to the Lake Suigetsu sedimentary archive (SG06 core)

    Paul G. Albert;Victoria C. Smith;Takehiko Suzuki;Danielle McLean

  • The RESET project: constructing a European tephra lattice for refined synchronisation of environmental and archaeological events during the last c. 100 ka

    John J. Lowe;Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Rupert A. Housley;Christine S. Lane

  • Revisiting the Y-3 tephrostratigraphic marker: a new diagnostic glass geochemistry, age estimate, and details on its climatostratigraphical context

    Paul G. Albert;Paul G. Albert;Mark Hardiman;Mark Hardiman;Jörg Keller;Emma L. Tomlinson;Emma L. Tomlinson

  • Clarifying the distal to proximal tephrochronology of the Millennium (B–Tm) eruption, Changbaishan Volcano, northeast China

    Xuan-Yu Chen;Simon P.E. Blockley;Pavel E. Tarasov;Yi-Gang Xu

  • Geochemical and isotopic insights into the assembly, evolution and disruption of a magmatic plumbing system before and after a cataclysmic caldera-collapse eruption at Ischia volcano (Italy)

    R. J. Brown;Lucia Civetta;Lucia Civetta;Ilenia Arienzo;Massimo D'Antonio;Massimo D'Antonio

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Menzies
Martin Menzies Royal Holloway University of London
Victoria C. Smith
Victoria C. Smith University of Oxford
Christine S. Lane
Christine S. Lane University of Cambridge
Sabine Wulf
Sabine Wulf University of Portsmouth
Adrian P. Jones
Adrian P. Jones University College London
Simon P.E. Blockley
Simon P.E. Blockley Royal Holloway University of London
Balz S. Kamber
Balz S. Kamber Queensland University of Technology
Giovanni Orsi
Giovanni Orsi University of Naples Federico II
Mauro Rosi
Mauro Rosi University of Pisa
J. John Lowe
J. John Lowe Royal Holloway University of London

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