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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 82 468 403 45 40 295 22448

I. N. McCave publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by I. N. McCave between 1968 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. I. N. McCave published across 57 years, from 1968 to 2024, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1995. 5 of the 307 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1995. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 3 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 3 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 8 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 12 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication
1968 2024

307 publications in total across all disciplines

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I. N. McCave: publications per year, 1968 to 2024
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 3
1970 1
1971 3
1972 0
1973 2
1974 0
1975 2
1976 8
1977 2
1978 3
1979 6
1980 2
1981 1
1982 2
1983 2
1984 5
1985 8
1986 6
1987 1
1988 5
1989 2
1990 2
1991 4
1992 2
1993 3
1994 3
1995 19
1996 5
1997 3
1998 7
1999 3
2000 6
2001 5
2002 10
2003 5
2004 5
2005 13
2006 8
2007 8
2008 8
2009 4
2010 14
2011 13
2012 11
2013 13
2014 17
2015 10
2016 3
2017 7
2018 2
2019 9
2020 1
2021 12
2022 2
2023 4
2024 1
Total 307
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I. N. McCave 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 I. N. McCave 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, 288–297 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: 295 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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
288–297 119 295
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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I. N. McCave 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 I. N. McCave 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, 82 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: 82 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 82
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

I. N. McCave is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, contributing extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses a significant number of publications, focusing on topics such as geology, paleoclimatology, and environmental studies.

Their fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these main fields, they have specialized in several subfields, particularly:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Ocean Engineering

The primary areas of McCave's research address key scientific topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering

Their publication record covers multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Journal of the Geological Society

Some recent papers authored by or including McCave examine a range of subjects in environmental and Earth sciences:

  • Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: what the geological record tells us about our present and future climate, 2020, Journal of the Geological Society
  • New insights from multi-proxy data from the West Antarctic continental rise: Implications for dating and interpreting Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental records, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Last deglacial abrupt climate changes caused by meltwater pulses in the Labrador Sea, 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Millennial and centennial CO2 release from the Southern Ocean during the last deglaciation, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Atlantic water inflow to Labrador Sea and its interaction with ice sheet dynamics during the Holocene, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews

McCave has collaborated regularly with a core group of peers, including:

  • Rob Carter
  • Carl Richter
  • Yoshiaki Aita
  • Christophe Buret
  • J. Fenner

In recognition of their contributions, McCave was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Threshold of sediment motion under unidirectional currents

    M. C. Miller;I. N. McCAVE;P. D. Komar

  • Holocene periodicity in North Atlantic climate and deep-ocean flow south of Iceland

    Giancarlo G. Bianchi;I. Nicholas McCave

  • Evolution of Ocean Temperature and Ice Volume Through the Mid-Pleistocene Climate Transition

    H Elderfield;P Ferretti;M Greaves;S Crowhurst

  • Size spectra and aggregation of suspended particles in the deep ocean

    I.N. McCave;I.N. McCave

  • Sortable silt and fine sediment size/composition slicing: Parameters for palaeocurrent speed and palaeoceanography

    I. N. McCave;B. Manighetti;S. G. Robinson

  • Vertical flux of particles in the ocean

    I.N. McCave

  • Atlantic meridional overturning circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Jean Lynch-Stieglitz;Jess F. Adkins;William B. Curry;Trond Dokken

  • Size sorting in marine muds: Processes, pitfalls, and prospects for paleoflow-speed proxies

    I. N. McCave;Ian Robert Hall

  • Sand waves in the North Sea off the coast of Holland

    I.N. McCave

  • Holocene oscillations in temperature and salinity of the surface subpolar North Atlantic

    David J. R. Thornalley;David J. R. Thornalley;Harry Elderfield;I. Nick McCave

  • Sedimentation under deep-sea storms

    C. D. Hollister;I. N. McCave;I. N. McCave

  • Deep current-controlled sedimentation in the western North Atlantic

    I. N. McCave;Brian E. Tucholke

  • Local and global aspects of the bottom nepheloid layers in the world ocean

    I.N. McCave

  • Evaluation of a laser-diffraction-size analyzer for use with natural sediments

    I. N. McCave;R. J. Bryant;H. F. Cook;C. A. Coughanowr

  • Erosion, transport and deposition of fine-grained marine sediments

    I. N. McCave

  • Iceberg production, debris rafting, and the extent and thickness of Heinrich layers (H-1, H-2) in North Atlantic sediments

    J. A. Dowdeswell;M. A. Maslin;J. T. Andrews;I. N. McCave

  • Magnetic susceptibility variations in Upper Pleistocene deep-sea sediments of the NE Atlantic: implications for ice-rafting and paleocirculation at the last glacial maximum

    Simon G. Robinson;Mark A. Maslin;I. Nicholas McCave

  • Nepheloid layers on the continental slope west of Porcupine Bank

    R.R. Dickson;I.N. McCave

  • Intensified deep Pacific inflow and ventilation in Pleistocene glacial times.

    Ian Robert Hall;I. Nicholas McCave;Nicholas J. Shackleton;Graham P. Weedon

  • Circulation in the glacial North Atlantic inferred from grain-size measurements

    I. N. McCave;B. Manighetti;N. A. S. Beveridge

  • Sedimentary environments and facies

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Hall
Ian Hall Griffith University
Lionel Carter
Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand British Antarctic Survey
Henry Elderfield
Henry Elderfield University of Cambridge
Robert M. Carter
Robert M. Carter James Cook University
David A Hodell
David A Hodell University of Cambridge
Christopher E. Vincent
Christopher E. Vincent University of East Anglia
John T. Andrews
John T. Andrews University of Colorado Boulder
Jerry F. McManus
Jerry F. McManus Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alastair G C Graham
Alastair G C Graham University of South Florida

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