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James B. Riding 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. Riding sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 313 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James B. Riding 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. Riding sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James B. Riding is affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial body of work spanning 82 publications in the field. Key subfields include Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Geophysics, and Geology.

Riding's work covers a range of topics within geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, plant diversity and evolution, geological and geochemical analysis, evolution and paleontology studies, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and geological formations and processes.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Matthew J. Pound, Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe, Stephen P. Hesselbo, Robert A. Fensome, and Melanie J. Leng.

The scientist has contributed articles to several publication venues, with significant numbers appearing in Palynology, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nature Communications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by James B. Riding include:

  • "Orbital pacing and secular evolution of the Early Jurassic carbon cycle" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A guide to preparation protocols in palynology" (2021), published in Palynology
  • "Paleocene/Eocene carbon feedbacks triggered by volcanic activity" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "A Review of the Dinoflagellates and Their Evolution from Fossils to Modern" (2022), published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • "Reduced plate motion controlled timing of Early Jurassic Karoo-Ferrar large igneous province volcanism" (2022), published in Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Global vegetation dynamics and latitudinal temperature gradients during the mid to Late Miocene (15.97-5.33 Ma)

    Matthew J. Pound;Matthew J. Pound;Matthew J. Pound;Alan M. Haywood;Ulrich Salzmann;James B. Riding

  • Dinoflagellate cysts of the Jurassic System

    James B. Riding;Joanna E. Thomas

  • Carbon sequestration in an expanded lake system during the Toarcian oceanic anoxic event

    Weimu Xu;Micha Ruhl;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Polar record of Early Jurassic massive carbon injection

    Guillaume Suan;Guillaume Suan;Boris L. Nikitenko;Mikhail A. Rogov;François Baudin

  • A Tortonian (Late Miocene, 11.61–7.25Ma) global vegetation reconstruction

    Matthew J. Pound;Matthew J. Pound;Alan M. Haywood;Ulrich Salzmann;James B. Riding

  • The response of marine phytoplankton and sedimentary organic matter to the early Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) oceanic anoxic event in northern England

    Raffaella Bucefalo Palliani;Emanuela Mattioli;James B. Riding

  • Determining the absolute abundance of dinoflagellate cysts in recent marine sediments: the Lycopodium marker-grain method put to the test

    Kenneth Neil Mertens;Koen Verhoeven;Thomas Verleye;Stephen Louwye

  • Evolution of the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) carbon-cycle and global climatic controls on local sedimentary processes (Cardigan Bay Basin, UK)

    Weimu Xu;Micha Ruhl;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Melanie J. Leng;Melanie J. Leng

  • Campanian–Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) stratigraphy of the James Ross Island area, Antarctica

    J. A. Crame;D. Pirrie;J. B. Riding;M. R. A. Thomson

  • The Jurassic dinoflagellate cyst zonation of Subboreal Northwest Europe: With an appendix by Bjørn Buchardt: Oxygen isotope palaeotemperatures from the Jurassic in Northwest Europe

    Niels E. Poulsen;James B. Riding

  • Orbital pacing and secular evolution of the Early Jurassic carbon cycle

    Marisa S. Storm;Marisa S. Storm;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Micha Ruhl;Micha Ruhl

  • Astronomical constraints on the duration of the Early Jurassic Pliensbachian Stage and global climatic fluctuations

    Micha Ruhl;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Linda Hinnov;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • Dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy of the Nettleton Bottom Borehole (Jurassic: Hettangian to Kimmeridgian), Lincolnshire, England

    J. B. Riding

  • Jurassic and lowermost Cretaceous dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy of the Russian Platform and northern Siberia, Russia

    J B Riding;V A Fedorova;V I Ilyina

  • Late Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Admiralty Sound region, James Ross Basin, Antarctica

    D. Pirrie;D. Pirrie;D. Pirrie;J.A. Crame;J.A. Crame;J.A. Crame;S.A. Lomas;S.A. Lomas;S.A. Lomas;J.B. Riding;J.B. Riding;J.B. Riding

  • The Jurassic dinoflagellate cyst zonation of Subboreal Northwest Europe

    Niels E. Poulsen;James B. Riding

  • Toarcian to Bathonian (Jurassic) palynology of the Inner Hebrides, Northwest Scotland

    James B. Riding;William Walton;David Shaw

  • The trophic structure of the biota of the Peterborough Member, Oxford Clay Formation (Jurassic), UK

    D. M. Martill;M. A. Taylor;K. L. Duff;J.B. Riding

  • A guide to preparation protocols in palynology

    James B. Riding

  • Dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy of the Kimmeridge Clay (Upper Jurassic) from the Dorset coast, Southern England

    James B. Riding;Joanna E. Thomas

  • Latest Cretaceous-earliest Paleogene vegetation and climate change at the high southern latitudes: Palynological evidence from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula

    Vanessa C. Bowman;Jane E. Francis;Rosemary A. Askin;James B. Riding

Frequent Co-Authors

James Rose
James Rose Royal Holloway University of London
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Stephen P. Hesselbo
Stephen P. Hesselbo University of Exeter
Jane E. Francis
Jane E. Francis Charles Darwin University
Duncan Pirrie
Duncan Pirrie University of South Wales
Alan M. Haywood
Alan M. Haywood University of Leeds
Stijn De Schepper
Stijn De Schepper NORCE Research
Micha Ruhl
Micha Ruhl Trinity College Dublin
Christopher H. Vane
Christopher H. Vane British Geological Survey
Hugh C. Jenkyns
Hugh C. Jenkyns University of Oxford

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