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H. J. B. Birks

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Ecology and Evolution
Norway
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
105
Citations
36148
World Ranking
213
National Ranking
2

H. J. B. Birks publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where H. J. B. Birks sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 348 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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H. J. B. Birks D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where H. J. B. Birks sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Norway Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

H. J. B. Birks is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing extensively to subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology, and Anthropology. Their research primarily focuses on areas including Geology and Paleoclimatology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, studies on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Tree-ring climate responses, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics.

The scientist's publication record includes papers in a diverse range of journals, with multiple articles in venues such as Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Land Degradation and Development, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Science.

Among recent notable publications are:

  • "The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands" (2021), Science
  • "Evolution of vegetation and climate variability on the Tibetan Plateau over the past 1.74 million years" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Rate-of-change analysis in paleoecology revisited: A new approach" (2021), Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • "Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation" (2023), Land
  • "Temperature reconstructions for the last 1.74-Ma on the eastern Tibetan Plateau based on a novel pollen-based quantitative method" (2021), Global and Planetary Change

H. J. B. Birks has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including Vivian A. Felde, John-Arvid Grytnes, Kuber P. Bhatta, Hilary H. Birks, and Ondřej Mottl.

The scientist has contributed to monograph literature, including the publication of the book "Curious about Nature" (2020) through Cambridge University Press.

In recognition of contributions to scientific research, H. J. B. Birks was awarded the status of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Holocene moisture evolution in arid central Asia and its out-of-phase relationship with Asian monsoon history

    Fahu Chen;Zicheng Yu;Zicheng Yu;Meilin Yang;Emi Ito

  • Diatoms and pH Reconstruction

    H. J. B. Birks;J. M. Line;S. Juggins;A. C. Stevenson

  • D.G. Frey and E.S. Deevey Review 1: Numerical tools in palaeolimnology – Progress, potentialities, and problems

    H.J.B. Birks

  • Climate-driven regime shifts in the biological communities of arctic lakes

    John P. Smol;Alexander P. Wolfe;H. John B. Birks;Marianne S. V. Douglas

  • What is natural? The need for a long-term perspective in biodiversity conservation.

    Katherine Jane Willis;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • The use of Rarefaction Analysis for Estimating Palynological Richness from Quaternary Pollen-Analytical Data

    H. J.B. Birks;J. M. Line

  • Recent increases in species richness and shifts in altitudinal distributions of Norwegian mountain plants

    Kari Klanderud;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • Future uses of pollen analysis must include plant macrofossils

    Hilary H. Birks;H. J. B. Birks

  • Chironomid-inferred air temperatures from Lateglacial and Holocene sites in north-west Europe: progress and problems

    Stephen J Brooks;H.J.B Birks;H.J.B Birks

  • Alpines, trees, and refugia in Europe

    H. John B. Birks;Katherine J. Willis

  • Late‐glacial climatic oscillations as recorded in Swiss lake sediments

    A. F. Lotter Eawag;U. Eicher;U. Siegenthaler;H. J. B. Birks

  • July mean temperature and annual precipitation trends during the Holocene in the Fennoscandian tree-line area: pollen-based climate reconstructions

    Heikki Seppä;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • All age–depth models are wrong: but how badly?

    R.J. Telford;E. Heegaard;E. Heegaard;H.J.B. Birks;H.J.B. Birks;H.J.B. Birks

  • Biodiversity baselines, thresholds and resilience: testing predictions and assumptions using palaeoecological data

    K.J. Willis;K.J. Willis;R.M. Bailey;S.A. Bhagwat;H.J.B. Birks;H.J.B. Birks

  • Palaeoecological Events During the Last 15,000 Years: Regional Synthesis of Palaeoecological Studies of Lakes and Mires in Europe.

    BE Berglund;Hjb Birks;M Ralska-Jasiewiczowa;HE Wright

  • Last nine-thousand years of temperature variability in Northern Europe

    H. Seppä;A. E. Bjune;R. J. Telford;H. J. B. Birks;H. J. B. Birks

  • Holocene land-cover reconstructions for studies on land cover-climate feedbacks

    M. J Gaillard;S. Sugita;F. Mazier;F. Mazier;A. K Trondman

  • Assessment of freshwater diatoms as quantitative indicators of past climatic change in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada

    Reinhard Pienitz;John P. Smol;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks

  • Chironomid-inferred late-glacial and early-Holocene mean July air temperatures for Kråkenes Lake, western Norway

    Stepehn J. Brooks;H.J.B. Birks;H.J.B. Birks

  • Quantification of biotic responses to rapid climatic changes around the Younger Dryas — a synthesis

    Brigitta Ammann;H.J.B Birks;H.J.B Birks;Stephen J Brooks;Ulrich Eicher

  • NUMERICAL METHODS IN QUATERNARY PALAEOECOLOGY I. ZONATION OF POLLEN DIAGRAMS

    A. D. Gordon;H. J. B. Birks

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilary H. Birks
Hilary H. Birks University of Bergen
Richard J. Telford
Richard J. Telford University of Bergen
Stephen J. Brooks
Stephen J. Brooks Natural History Museum
Anne E. Bjune
Anne E. Bjune Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Heikki Seppä
Heikki Seppä University of Helsinki
Vivienne J. Jones
Vivienne J. Jones University College London
André F. Lotter
André F. Lotter University of Bern
John P. Smol
John P. Smol Queen's University
John-Arvid Grytnes
John-Arvid Grytnes Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ulrike Herzschuh
Ulrike Herzschuh University of Potsdam

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