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 Henry Elderfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 519 publications — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.
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 Henry Elderfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 115 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.
Henry Elderfield was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research centered on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular involvement in subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, Paleontology, Geophysics, and Oceanography.
The main topics covered in their body of work included:
In terms of publications, many recent contributions were made to the Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA), the OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) repository at La Trobe University, and Zenodo hosted by CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored include:
Frequent collaborators included Caroline H. Lear, Paul A. Wilson, Earl E. Davis, Andrew Fisher, and John V. Firth.
Henry Elderfield received several recognitions during their career, notably:
Henry Elderfield;Mervyn J. Greaves
J Raven;K Caldeira;H Elderfield;O Hoegh-Guldberg
Caroline Helen Lear;H. Elderfield;P. A. Wilson
H. Elderfield;R. Upstill-Goddard;E.R. Sholkovitz
Stephen Barker;M. Greaves;Henry Elderfield
H. Elderfield;A. Schultz
Pallavi Anand;Henry Elderfield;Maureen H. Conte
H Elderfield;P Ferretti;M Greaves;S Crowhurst
Henry Elderfield
H. Elderfield;G.M. Ganssen
Christopher R. German;Henry Elderfield
Hein J.W de Baar;Christopher R German;Henry Elderfield;Pauline van Gaans
H Elderfield;C.J Hawkesworth;M.J Greaves;S.E Calvert
H. Elderfield
P. A. Rona;G. Klinkhammer;T. A. Nelsen;J. H. Trefry
H. Elderfield;E.R. Sholkovitz
C. Waelbroeck;A. Paul;M. Kucera;A. Rosell-Melé
C. R. German;G. P. Klinkhammer;J. M. Edmond;A. Mura
G.P Klinkhammer;H Elderfield;J.M Edmond;A Mitra
Sarah J. Brown;Henry Elderfield
C.J. Bertram;H. Elderfield
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