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James B. Innes 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 James B. Innes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 102 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

James B. Innes 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 James B. Innes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

James B. Innes is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology. The scientist's work addresses a range of topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies, Geological Formations and Processes, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Tree-Ring Climate Responses.

They have contributed to notable publications in various scientific journals, including Quaternary, The Holocene, Quaternary Science Reviews, Forests, and Geomorphology. Frequent publication venues with multiple articles are Quaternary (6 papers), The Holocene (2 papers), and Quaternary Science Reviews (2 papers).

Their recent papers cover topics such as disturbance and succession in Holocene forests, palaeoflood history, fine-resolution palynology, fluvial evolution, and tree immigration during the Holocene period. Some of these papers include:

  • "Disturbance and Succession in Early to Mid-Holocene Northern English Forests: Palaeoecological Evidence for Disturbance of Woodland Ecosystems by Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherers" (2023, Forests)
  • "History of Mid- and Late Holocene Palaeofloods in the Yangtze Coastal Lowlands, East China: Evaluation of Non-Pollen Palynomorph Evidence, Review and Synthesis" (2021, Quaternary)
  • "Multi-profile fine-resolution palynology of Late Mesolithic to Bronze Age peat at Cat Stones, Rishworth Moor, Central Pennines, UK" (2020, The Holocene)
  • "A Detailed Record of Deglacial and Early Post-Glacial Fluvial Evolution: The River Ure in North Yorkshire, UK" (2021, Quaternary)
  • "Early to Mid-Holocene Tree Immigration and Spread in the Isle of Man: The Roles of Climate and Other Factors" (2023, Quaternary)

James B. Innes collaborates frequently with several researchers, with whom they have co-authored multiple publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • J.J. Blackford
  • Mairead Rutherford
  • David H. Roberts
  • W. A. Mitchell
  • Charlotte O'Brien

Best Publications

  • Fire and flood management of coastal swamp enabled first rice paddy cultivation in east China

    Y. Zong;Z. Chen;J. B. Innes;C. Chen

  • Modelling western North Sea palaeogeographies and tidal changes during the Holocene

    Ian Shennan;Kurt Lambeck;Roger Flather;Benjamin P Horton

  • Tidal marsh stratigraphy, sea-level change and large earthquakes, i: a 5000 year record in washington, U.S.A.☆

    I. Shennan;A.J. Long;M.M. Rutherford;F.M. Green

  • Late Devensian and Holocene records of relative sea-level changes in northwest Scotland and their implications for glacio-hydro-isostatic modelling

    Ian Shennan;Kurt Lambeck;Benjamin P Horton;James B Innes

  • The Holocene vegetation cover of Britain and Ireland : overcoming problems of scale and discerning patterns of openness

    Ralph M. Fyfe;Claire L. Twiddle;Shinya Sugita;Marie-José Gaillard

  • The ecology of Late Mesolithic woodland disturbances: Model testing with fungal spore assemblage data

    J.B. Innes;J.J. Blackford

  • Environmental history, palaeoecology and human activity at the early Neolithic forager/cultivator site at Kuahuqiao, Hangzhou, eastern China.

    James B. Innes;Yongqiang Zong;Zhongyuan Chen;Chun Chen

  • Linking current environments and processes to fungal spore assemblages: Surface NPM data from woodland environments

    J.J. Blackford;J.B. Innes

  • Quantitative Holocene climatic reconstructions for the lower Yangtze region of China

    Jianyong Li;John Dodson;John Dodson;Hong Yan;Weiming Wang

  • TIDAL MARSH STRATIGRAPHY, SEA-LEVEL CHANGE AND LARGE EARTHQUAKES—II: SUBMERGENCE EVENTS DURING THE LAST 3500 YEARS AT NETARTS BAY, OREGON, USA

    I. Shennan;A.J. Long;M.M. Rutherford;J.B. Innes

  • Climatic and palaeoecological changes during the mid- to Late Holocene transition in eastern China: high-resolution pollen and non-pollen palynomorph analysis at Pingwang, Yangtze coastal lowlands

    James B. Innes;Yongqiang Zong;Zhanghua Wang;Zhongyuan Chen

  • Late Mesolithic and early Neolithic forest disturbance: a high resolution palaeoecological test of human impact hypotheses

    James B. Innes;Jeffrey J. Blackford;Peter A. Rowley-Conwy

  • Mid-Holocene charcoal stratigraphy, fire history and palaeoecology at North Gill, North York Moors, UK

    J.B. Innes;I.G. Simmons

  • Late Devensian and Holocene relative sealevel changes at Loch nan Eala, near Arisaig, northwest Scotland

    Ian Shennan;James B. Innes;Antony J. Long;Yongqiang Zong

  • Holocene isostasy and relative sea-level changes on the east coast of England

    Ian Shennan;Kurt Lambeck;Benjamin P Horton;James B Innes

  • Mid-holocene adaptations and later Mesolithic forest disturbance in Northern England

    I.G. Simmons;J.B. Innes

  • Holocene sea-level change and coastal evolution in the Humber estuary, eastern England: an assessment of rapid coastal change

    A. J. Long;J. B. Innes;J. R. Kirby;J. M. Lloyd

  • Patterns and processes in the development of coastal mire vegetation: Multi-site investigations from Walland Marsh, Southeast England

    M.P. Waller;A.J. Long;D. Long;J.B. Innes

  • Late Devensian and Holocene relative sea-level changes in northwestern Scotland: New data to test existing models

    Ian Shennan;James B. Innes;Antony J. Long;Yongqiang Zong

  • Woodland disturbance and possible land-use regimes during the Late Mesolithic in the English uplands: pollen, charcoal and non-pollen palynomorph evidence from Bluewath Beck, North York Moors, UK

    James Innes;Jeffrey Blackford;Ian Simmons

  • Holocene relative sea-level changes and coastal vegetation history at Kentra Moss, Argyll, northwest Scotland

    Ian Shennan;James B. Innés;Antony J. Long;Yongqiang Zong

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Shennan
Ian Shennan Durham University
Yongqiang Zong
Yongqiang Zong University of Hong Kong
Antony J. Long
Antony J. Long Durham University
Benjamin P. Horton
Benjamin P. Horton City University of Hong Kong
Jeremy M. Lloyd
Jeremy M. Lloyd Durham University
Zhanghua Wang
Zhanghua Wang East China Normal University
Zhongyuan Chen
Zhongyuan Chen East China Normal University
David R. Bridgland
David R. Bridgland Durham University
Richard C. Chiverrell
Richard C. Chiverrell University of Liverpool
Sarah E. Metcalfe
Sarah E. Metcalfe University of Nottingham

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