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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6565 6085 2319 2057 145 4935

George A. Brook publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George A. Brook between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George A. Brook published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2015. 2 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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George A. Brook: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 2
1982 2
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 2
1992 5
1993 3
1994 2
1995 0
1996 7
1997 0
1998 2
1999 4
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 6
2004 2
2005 2
2006 4
2007 6
2008 2
2009 7
2010 5
2011 5
2012 6
2013 8
2014 6
2015 9
2016 6
2017 8
2018 7
2019 6
2020 5
2021 0
2022 3
2023 2
2024 0
2025 2
Total 159
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George A. Brook 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 George A. Brook 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
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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George A. Brook 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 George A. Brook 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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

George A. Brook is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Archeology, and Paleontology.

Brook's work covers a variety of topics related to geology and paleoclimatology, geological formations and processes, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, as well as studies on Pacific and Southeast Asian regions, karst systems and hydrogeology, and maritime and coastal archaeology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Brook include:

  • Relationships between climate change, human environmental impact, and megafaunal extinction inferred from a 4000-year multi-proxy record from a stalagmite from northwestern Madagascar (2020, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • Holocene evolution of halite caves in the Cordillera de la Sal (Central Atacama, Chile) in different climate conditions (2020, Geomorphology)
  • Additional multi-proxy stalagmite evidence from northeast Namibia supports recent models of wetter conditions during the 4.2 ka Event in the Southern Hemisphere (2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology)
  • Nueva información referida a la transición Pleistoceno-Holoceno y al Holoceno temprano en el extremo sur del Macizo del Deseado (Patagonia, Argentina) (2020, Revista del Museo de La Plata)
  • Episodic deposition of stalagmites in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo suggests Equatorial Humid Periods during insolation maxima (2022, Quaternary Science Reviews)

George A. Brook frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • L. Bruce Railsback
  • Fuyuan Liang
  • Hai Cheng
  • Laura A. Dupont
  • R. Lawrence Edwards

The most common venues for Brook's publications are:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Magallania
  • Geomorphology
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Revista del Museo de La Plata

Best Publications

  • A world model of soil carbon dioxide

    George A. Brook;Michael E. Folkoff;Elgene O. Box

  • Environmental controls on the petrology of a late Holocene speleothem from Botswana with annual layers of aragonite and calcite

    L. Bruce Railsback;George A. Brook;Jian Chen;Robert Kalin

  • Stalagmite evidence from Belize indicating significant droughts at the time of Preclassic Abandonment, the Maya Hiatus, and the Classic Maya collapse

    James W. Webster;George A. Brook;L. Bruce Railsback;Hai Cheng

  • Terrestrial fossil-pollen evidence of climate change during the last 26 thousand years in Southern Africa

    L. Scott;F. H. Neumann;F. H. Neumann;G. A. Brook;C. B. Bousman;C. B. Bousman

  • A high-resolution proxy record of rainfall and ENSO since AD 1550 from layering in stalagmites from Anjohibe Cave, Madagascar:

    George A. Brook;Margaret A. Rafter;L. Bruce Railsback;Shaw-Wen Sheen

  • Late Pleistocene wetting and drying in the NW Kalahari: an integrated study from the Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

    David S.G Thomas;George Brook;Paul Shaw;Mark Bateman

  • Archaeology, palaeoenvironment, and chronology of the Tsodilo Hills White Paintings Rock Shelter, northwest Kalahari Desert, Botswana

    L.H. Robbins;M.L. Murphy;G.A. Brook;A.H. Ivester

  • A 35 ka pollen and isotope record of environmental change along the southern margin of the Kalahari from a stalagmite and animal dung deposits in Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa.

    G.A. Brook;L. Scott;L.B. Railsback;E.A. Goddard

  • The timing, two-pulsed nature, and variable climatic expression of the 4.2 ka event: A review and new high-resolution stalagmite data from Namibia

    L. Bruce Railsback;Fuyuan Liang;G.A. Brook;Ny Riavo G. Voarintsoa

  • Desert paleoenvironmental data from cave speleothems with examples from the Chihuahuan, Somali-Chalbi, and Kalahari deserts

    George A. Brook;David A. Burney;James B. Cowart

  • Late Pleistocene braided rivers of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA.

    David S Leigh;Pradeep Srivastava;George A Brook

  • The origin of labyrinth and tower karst and the climatic conditions necessary for their development

    G. A. Brook;D. C. Ford

  • Fossil hyrax dung and evidence of Late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation types in the Namib Desert

    Louis Scott;Eugene Marais;George A. Brook

  • The Ancient Maya Drought Cult: Late Classic Cave Use in Belize

    Holley Moyes;Jaime J. Awe;George A. Brook;James W. Webster

  • Optically stimulated luminescence age controls on late Pleistocene and Holocene coastal lithosomes, North Carolina, USA

    David Mallinson;Kevin Burdette;Shannon Mahan;George Brook

  • A Holocene pollen record for the Kalahari Desert of Botswana from a U-series dated speleothem

    David A. Burney;George A. Brook;James B. Cowart

  • Recent archaeological research at Toteng, Botswana: early domesticated livestock in the Kalahari

    Lawrence H. Robbins;Alec C. Campbell;Michael L. Murphy;George A. Brook

  • A petrographic and geochemical record of climate change over the last 4600years from a northern Namibia stalagmite, with evidence of abruptly wetter climate at the beginning of southern Africa's Iron Age

    Hillary R. Sletten;L. Bruce Railsback;Fuyuan Liang;George A. Brook

  • Paleoenvironment and Archaeology of Drotsky’s Cave: Western Kalahari Desert, Botswana

    L. H. Robbins;M. L. Murphy;N. J. Stevens;G. A. Brook

  • Depositional environment and OSL chronology of the Homeb silt deposits, Kuiseb River, Namibia

    Pradeep Srivastava;George A. Brook;Eugene Marais;P. Morthekai

  • The antiquity of the bow and arrow in the Kalahari desert: bone points from White Paintings rock shelter, Botswana

    Lawrence H. Robbins;Alec C. Campbell;George A. Brook;Michael L. Murphy

  • An extended and higher-resolution record of climate and land use from stalagmite MC01 from Macal Chasm, Belize, revealing connections between major dry events, overall climate variability, and Maya sociopolitical changes

    Pete D. Akers;George A. Brook;L. Bruce Railsback;Fuyuan Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
R. Lawrence Edwards
R. Lawrence Edwards University of Minnesota
Louis Scott
Louis Scott University of the Free State
Pradeep Srivastava
Pradeep Srivastava Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Derek C. Ford
Derek C. Ford McMaster University
David A. Burney
David A. Burney National Tropical Botanical Garden
Milan J. Pavich
Milan J. Pavich United States Geological Survey
David S.G. Thomas
David S.G. Thomas University of Oxford
David J. Mallinson
David J. Mallinson East Carolina University
Paul A. Shaw
Paul A. Shaw University of the West Indies

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