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Earth Science 55 2616 2382 290 266 217 8084

Ian L. Millar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian L. Millar between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian L. Millar published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2023. 7 of the 284 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2023. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 2 publications
1988 2026

284 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian L. Millar: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 5
1996 7
1997 6
1998 4
1999 6
2000 5
2001 5
2002 4
2003 5
2004 8
2005 9
2006 8
2007 9
2008 12
2009 6
2010 6
2011 9
2012 7
2013 8
2014 9
2015 14
2016 8
2017 13
2018 9
2019 13
2020 18
2021 12
2022 14
2023 19
2024 12
2025 5
2026 2
Total 284
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Ian L. Millar publications per year - data summary

  • Ian L. Millar, a Earth Science scholar from British Geological Survey, has 284 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989, 1992 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1990 and 1991).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.7 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 52 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 40 publications (3.1 per year); 2001-2013: 96 publications (7.4 per year); 2014-2026: 148 publications (11.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ian L. Millar 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 L. Millar 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, 208–217 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: 217 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
208–217 292 217
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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Ian L. Millar publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Ian L. Millar, a Earth Science scholar from British Geological Survey, records 217 publications - the 69th percentile of the discipline.
  • 69% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Ian L. Millar, and about 31% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Ian L. Millar ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Ian L. Millar 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 L. Millar 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 55
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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Ian L. Millar D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Ian L. Millar, a Earth Science scholar from British Geological Survey, records 55 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Ian L. Millar, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Ian L. Millar ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Ian L. Millar is a researcher affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their body of work encompasses multiple subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology. Millar's research focuses primarily on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the geosciences, with numerous publications in key venues such as Precambrian Research, Journal of the Geological Society, Journal of African Earth Sciences, Scientific Reports, and the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. These venues highlight the diverse reach of Millar's work across sedimentary geology, tectonics, and geochronology.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Ian L. Millar include:

  • A Triassic to Jurassic arc in north Borneo: Geochronology, geochemistry, and genesis of the Segama Valley Felsic Intrusions and the Sabah ophiolite, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Simultaneous and extensive removal of the East Asian lithospheric root, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Early onset and late acceleration of rapid exhumation in the Namche Barwa syntaxis, eastern Himalaya, 2020, Geology
  • Detrital zircon U-Pb and Hf constraints on provenance and timing of deposition of the Mesoproterozoic to Cambrian sedimentary cover of the East European Craton, part II: Ukraine, 2021, Precambrian Research
  • The provenance of Danubian loess, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews

Frequent collaborators in Millar's work include Martin J. Whitehouse, Michael J. Flowerdew, Yani Najman, Teal R. Riley, and Andrew Carter. These co-authors have appeared multiple times across various joint studies, indicating ongoing professional partnerships and shared research interests.

The research topics tackled by Ian L. Millar cover:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Publication venues that are commonly associated with Millar's work are:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Best Publications

  • The Tethyan Himalayan detrital record shows that India–Asia terminal collision occurred by 54 Ma in the Western Himalaya

    Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Daniel Jenks;Laurent Godin;Marcelle BouDagher‐Fadel

  • On the Antarctic Peninsula batholith

    P. T. Leat;J. H. Scarrow;I. L. Millar

  • The source of granitic gneisses and migmatites in the Antarctic Peninsula: a combined U-Pb SHRIMP and laser ablation Hf isotope study of complex zircons

    M. J Flowerdew;Ian L Millar;A.P.M. Vaughan;M.S.A. Horstwood

  • Early–Middle Jurassic dolerite dykes from western Dronning Maud Land (Antarctica): identifying mantle sources in the Karoo Large Igneous Province

    Teal R. Riley;Philip T. Leat;Michael L. Curtis;Ian. L. Millar

  • Magma genesis and mantle flow at a subducting slab edge: the South Sandwich arc-basin system

    P. T. Leat;Julian A. Pearce;P. F. Barker;I. L. Millar

  • Magma Supply in Back-arc Spreading Centre Segment E2, East Scotia Ridge

    P. T. Leat;R. A. Livermore;I. L. Millar;J. A. Pearce

  • Two-billion-year-old evaporites capture Earth's great oxidation.

    Clara Blättler;Mark Claire;Anthony Robert Prave;K. Kirsimäe

  • The Brahmaputra tale of tectonics and erosion: Early Miocene river capture in the Eastern Himalaya

    Laura Bracciali;Laura Bracciali;Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Syed H. Akhter

  • Geochemistry of rare high-Nb basalt lavas: Are they derived from a mantle wedge metasomatised by slab melts?

    Alan R. Hastie;Simon F. Mitchell;Andrew Craig Kerr;Matthew J. Minifie

  • Basement chronology of the Antarctic Peninsula: recurrent magmatism and anatexis in the Palaeozoic Gondwana margin

    Ian L Millar;Robert J Pankhurst;Christopher Fanning

  • The generation of sodic granite magmas, western Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula

    Christopher D. Wareham;Ian L. Millar;Alan P. M. Vaughan

  • Geodynamic evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula during Mesozoic times and its bearing on Weddell Sea history

    Bryan C. Storey;Alan P. M. Vaughan;Ian L. Millar

  • Magmatism in the South Sandwich arc

    P. T. Leat;J. L. Smellie;I. L. Millar;R. D. Larter

  • Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica

    M. J Flowerdew;Ian L Millar;Michael L Curtis;A.P.M. Vaughan

  • Shifting sediment sources in the world's longest river: a strontium isotope record for the Holocene Nile

    Jamie Woodward;Mark Macklin;Mark Macklin;Laura Fielding;Ian Millar

  • Rb‐Sr Geochronology of the Region Between The Antarctic Peninsula and The Transantarctic Mountains: Haag Nunataks and Mesozoic Granitoids

    I. L. Millar;R. J. Pankhurst

  • Geochemical tracing of Pacific-to-Atlantic upper-mantle flow through the Drake passage.

    J. A. Pearce;P. T. Leat;P. F. Barker;I. L. Millar

  • The Pre‐Cenozoic magmatic history of the Thurston Island Crustal Block, west Antarctica

    R. J. Pankhurst;I. L. Millar;A. M. Grunow;B. C. Storey

  • The initiation and evolution of the River Nile

    Laura Fielding;Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Ian Millar;Peter Butterworth

  • Overlap of Karoo and Ferrar Magma Types in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    T. R. Riley;M. L. Curtis;P. T. Leat;M. K. Watkeys

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip T. Leat
Philip T. Leat British Antarctic Survey
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Yani Najman
Yani Najman Lancaster University
Teal R. Riley
Teal R. Riley British Antarctic Survey
Bryan C. Storey
Bryan C. Storey University of Canterbury
Eduardo Garzanti
Eduardo Garzanti University of Milano-Bicocca
Andrew Craig Kerr
Andrew Craig Kerr Cardiff University
Alan P. M. Vaughan
Alan P. M. Vaughan Macquarie University
Robert J. Pankhurst
Robert J. Pankhurst British Geological Survey
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History

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