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J. John Lowe 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 J. John Lowe sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 176 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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J. John Lowe 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 J. John Lowe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

J. John Lowe is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Paleontology.

The main topics of Lowe's work incorporate:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Lowe has contributed to a range of scholarly publications, frequently collaborating with researchers such as Ian Matthews, Adrian Palmer, Alison MacLeod, Maria Antonia Serge, and Florence Mazier.

The key publication venues for Lowe's work include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Land
  • Quaternary
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Proceedings of the Geologists Association

Some of Lowe's notable recent papers are:

  • "Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation," 2023, published in Land
  • "A revised chronology for the growth and demise of Loch Lomond Readvance ('Younger Dryas') ice lobes in the Lochaber area, Scotland," 2020, published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Detection and Characterisation of Eemian Marine Tephra Layers within the Sapropel S5 Sediments of the Aegean and Levantine Seas," 2020, published in Quaternary
  • "The Callander (Auchenlaich) moraine: A new site report for the Western Highland Boundary block of the Quaternary of Scotland Geological Conservation Review (GCR)," 2020, published in Proceedings of the Geologists Association
  • "Ice-sheet deglaciation and Loch Lomond Readvance in the eastern Cairngorms: implications of a Lateglacial sediment record from Glen Builg," 2022, published in Journal of Quaternary Science

Lowe's work covers a wide spectrum within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular attention to understanding past climates, geological formations, and their broader implications in paleoclimatology and archaeology.

Best Publications

  • A stratigraphic framework for abrupt climatic changes during the Last Glacial period based on three synchronized Greenland ice-core records: refining and extending the INTIMATE event stratigraphy

    Sune O. Rasmussen;Matthias Bigler;Simon P. Blockley;Thomas Blunier

  • Reconstructing Quaternary Environments

    J. John Lowe;Michael J.C Walker

  • An event stratigraphy for the Last Termination in the North Atlantic region based on the Greenland ice-core record: a proposal by the INTIMATE group

    Svante Bjorck;Michael J.C. Walker;Les C. Cwynar;Sigfus Johnsen

  • Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records

    Mike Walker;Sigfus Johnsen;Sune Olander Rasmussen;Trevor Popp;Trevor Popp

  • Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: a Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice‐core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy)

    Mike Walker;M. Berkelhammer;Svante Bjorck;Les C. Cwynar

  • Synchronisation of palaeoenvironmental events in the North Atlantic region during the Last Termination: a revised protocol recommended by the INTIMATE group

    John J Lowe;Sune O Rasmussen;Svante Björck;Wim Z Hoek

  • Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) : two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries.

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;Max Berkelhammer;Svante Björck

  • A new and less destructive laboratory procedure for the physical separation of distal glass tephra shards from sediments

    S P E Blockley;S P E Blockley;S D F Pyne-O'Donnell;J J Lowe;I P Matthews

  • Isotopic &events' in the GRIP ice core: a stratotype for the Late Pleistocene

    M.J.C. Walker;S. Björck;J.J. Lowe;L.C. Cwynar

  • Textbook of Pollen Analysis (Fourth Edition)

    J.John Lowe

  • Temperature gradients in northern Europe during the last glacial Holocene transition (14-914C kyr BP) interpreted from coleopteran assemblages

    G.R. Coope;Geoffrey Lemdahl;Geoffrey Lemdahl;J.J. Lowe;A. Walkling

  • Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards

    John Lowe;Nick Barton;Simon Blockley;Christopher Bronk Ramsey

  • Subdividing the Holocene Series/Epoch: formalization of stages/ages and subseries/subepochs, and designation of GSSPs and auxiliary stratotypes

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;John Lowe;Max Berkelhammer

  • Palaeoclimate and the Formation of Sapropel S1: Inferences from Late Quaternary Lacustrine and Marine Sequences in the Central Mediterranean Region

    D. Ariztegui;A. Asioli;J.J. Lowe;F. Trincardi

  • Inter-regional correlation of palaeoclimatic records for the last Glacial-Interglacial Transition: A protocol for improved precision recommended by the INTIMATE project group

    J. John Lowe;Wim Z. Hoek

  • Climatic changes in areas adjacent to the North Atlantic during the last glacial-interglacial transition (14-9 ka BP): a contribution to IGCP-253

    J. John Lowe;B. Ammann;H. H. Birks;S. Björck

  • The use of microtephra horizons to correlate Late-glacial lake sediment successions in Scotland

    Chris S. M. Turney;Douglas D. Harkness;J. John Lowe

  • Improved age estimates for key Late Quaternary European tephra horizons in the RESET lattice

    Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Paul G. Albert;Simon P.E. Blockley;Mark Hardiman

  • The Devensian (Weichselian) Lateglacial palaeoenvironmental record from Gransmoor, East Yorkshire, England: A contribution to the ‘North Atlantic seaboard programme’ of IGCP-253, ‘Termination of the Pleistocene’

    M.J.C. Walker;G.R. Coope;J.J. Lowe

  • Studies in the Lateglacial of North-West Europe

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  • Handbook of holocene palaeoecology and palaeohydrology: edited by B.E. Berglund, Wiley-Interscience, Chichester, U.K., 1986, ISBN 0-471-90691-3, £65.00 (Hardback), 869 pp.

    J.John Lowe

  • Reconstructing Quaternary Environments.

    C. Vita-Finzi;J. J. Lowe;J. C. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon P.E. Blockley
Simon P.E. Blockley Royal Holloway University of London
Chris S. M. Turney
Chris S. M. Turney Heriot-Watt University
Wim Z. Hoek
Wim Z. Hoek Utrecht University
Sune Olander Rasmussen
Sune Olander Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Svante Björck
Svante Björck Lund University
Sabine Wulf
Sabine Wulf University of Portsmouth
Les C. Cwynar
Les C. Cwynar University of New Brunswick
James Rose
James Rose Royal Holloway University of London
Christine S. Lane
Christine S. Lane University of Cambridge
Alessandra Asioli
Alessandra Asioli University of Padua

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