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D-Index
72
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18914
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851
National Ranking
86

Ian J. Fairchild 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 Ian J. Fairchild sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 230 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Ian J. Fairchild 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 Ian J. Fairchild sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ian J. Fairchild is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on atmospheric science, oceanography, geophysics, earth-surface processes, and health-related aspects within environmental contexts.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various topics including geology and paleoclimatology research, marine and environmental studies, karst systems and hydrogeology, indigenous studies and ecology, geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, as well as paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Frequent co-authors in Fairchild's work include Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin N. Waters, Colin Summerhayes, John McNeill, and Mark Williams.

Publication venues where Ian J. Fairchild has appeared regularly include Earth-Science Reviews, Episodes, Earth's Future, Journal of Quaternary Science, and The Depositional Record.

Notable recent papers include:

  • The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines, 2021, Earth's Future
  • Epochs, events and episodes: Marking the geological impact of humans, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • The proposed Anthropocene Epoch/Series is underpinned by an extensive array of mid-20th century stratigraphic event signals, 2022, Journal of Quaternary Science
  • The Anthropocene is a prospective epoch/series, not a geological event, 2022, Episodes
  • The Anthropocene within the Geological Time Scale: a response to fundamental questions, 2023, Episodes

Best Publications

  • Modification and preservation of environmental signals in speleothems

    Ian J. Fairchild;Claire L. Smith;Andy Baker;Lisa Fuller

  • When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Mark Williams;Anthony D. Barnosky

  • Controls on trace element Sr-Mg compositions of carbonate cave waters: implications for speleothem climatic records

    Ian J Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Anna F Tooth;Silvia Frisia

  • Trace elements in speleothems as recorders of environmental change

    Ian J. Fairchild;Pauline C. Treble;Pauline C. Treble

  • Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology

    Paul F. Hoffman;Paul F. Hoffman;Dorian S. Abbot;Yosef Ashkenazy;Douglas I. Benn

  • Speleothem Science: From Process to Past Environments

    Ian J. Fairchild;Andy Baker

  • Cave air control on dripwater geochemistry, Obir Caves (Austria): Implications for speleothem deposition in dynamically ventilated caves

    Christoph Spötl;Ian J. Fairchild;Anna F. Tooth

  • The Working Group on the Anthropocene: Summary of evidence and interim recommendations

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Colin N. Waters;Colin P. Summerhayes;Alexander P. Wolfe

  • Calcite Fabrics, Growth Mechanisms, and Environments of Formation in Speleothems from the Italian Alps and Southwestern Ireland

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Frank McDermott

  • Partitioning of Sr2+ and Mg2+ into calcite under karst-analogue experimental conditions

    Yiming Huang;Ian J Fairchild

  • Soil and karst aquifer hydrological controls on the geochemical evolution of speleothem-forming drip waters, Crag Cave, southwest Ireland

    Anna F. Tooth;Ian J. Fairchild

  • Widespread bacterial populations at glacier beds and their relationship to rock weathering and carbon cycling

    Martin Sharp;John Parkes;Barry Cragg;Ian J. Fairchild

  • Trace element distribution in annual stalagmite laminae mapped by micrometer-resolution X-ray fluorescence : Implications for incorporation of environmentally significant species

    Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia;Ian J. Fairchild;Andrea Somogyi

  • Seasonal variations in Sr, Mg and P in modern speleothems (Grotta di Ernesto, Italy)

    YiMing Huang;YiMing Huang;Ian J. Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia

  • Aragonite-Calcite Relationships in Speleothems (Grotte De Clamouse, France): Environment, Fabrics, and Carbonate Geochemistry

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Frank McDermott

  • Stratigraphic and Earth System approaches to defining the Anthropocene

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Reinhold Leinfelder;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters

  • Holocene climate variability in Europe: Evidence from δ18O, textural and extension-rate variations in three speleothems

    Frank McDermott;Silvia Frisia;Yiming Huang;Yiming Huang;Antonio Longinelli

  • Neoproterozoic glaciation in the Earth System

    Ian J. Fairchild;Martin J. Kennedy

  • Carbon mass-balance modelling and carbon isotope exchange processes in dynamic caves

    Silvia Frisia;Ian J. Fairchild;Jens Fohlmeister;Renza Miorandi

  • Spatial variability and temporal trends in water-use efficiency of European forests

    Matthias Saurer;Renato Spahni;Renato Spahni;David C. Frank;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos

  • Annual to sub-annual resolution of multiple trace-element trends in speleothems

    Ian J. Fairchild;Andy Baker;Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia

Frequent Co-Authors

Andy Baker
Andy Baker University of New South Wales
Silvia Frisia
Silvia Frisia University of Newcastle Australia
Andrea Borsato
Andrea Borsato University of Newcastle Australia
Frank McDermott
Frank McDermott University College Dublin
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Michael J. Hambrey
Michael J. Hambrey Aberystwyth University
Douglas I. Benn
Douglas I. Benn University of St Andrews
Baruch Spiro
Baruch Spiro Natural History Museum
Martin S. Andersen
Martin S. Andersen University of New South Wales
James U. L. Baldini
James U. L. Baldini Durham University

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