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Jason Hilton publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jason Hilton sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Jason Hilton D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jason Hilton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jason Hilton is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Paleontology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atmospheric Science

Key topics frequently addressed in their research are:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology

Jason Hilton has authored numerous scientific publications. Among the recent papers are:

  • "Environmental crises at the Permian-Triassic mass extinction," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Volcanically driven lacustrine ecosystem changes during the Carnian Pluvial Episode (Late Triassic)," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Records of organic carbon isotopic composition (δ13Corg) and volcanism linked to changes in atmospheric pCO2 and climate during the Late Paleozoic Icehouse," 2021, Global and Planetary Change
  • "Continental records of organic carbon isotopic composition (δ13Corg), weathering, paleoclimate and wildfire linked to the End-Permian Mass Extinction," 2020, Chemical Geology
  • "Palaeobotanical experiences of plant diversity in deep time. 1: How well can we identify past plant diversity in the fossil record?," 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

The main venues where Jason Hilton frequently publishes include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Historical Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Throughout their career, Hilton has collaborated extensively with various co-authors, including:

  • Longyi Shao
  • Jing Lu
  • Minfang Yang
  • Peixin Zhang
  • Kai Zhou

Best Publications

  • An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem

    Zhonghe Zhou;Paul M. Barrett;Paul M. Barrett;Jason Hilton

  • Pteridosperms are the backbone of seed-plant phylogeny

    Jason Hilton;Richard M. Bateman

  • Environmental crises at the Permian–Triassic mass extinction

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  • How deep is the conflict between molecular and fossil evidence on the age of angiosperms

    Mario Coiro;James A. Doyle;Jason Hilton

  • The Middle Permian (Capitanian) mass extinction on land and in the oceans

    David P.G. Bond;Jason Hilton;Paul B. Wignall;Jason R. Ali

  • The relationship between Euramerican and Cathaysian tropical floras in the Late Palaeozoic: Palaeobiogeographical and palaeogeographical implications

    Jason Hilton;Chris J. Cleal

  • Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Lopingian (Late Permian) coal measures in southwestern China

    Hao Wang;Hao Wang;Longyi Shao;Liming Hao;Pengfei Zhang

  • Testing the climatic estimates from different palaeobotanical methods: an example from the Middle Miocene Shanwang flora of China

    Ming-Mei Liang;Ming-Mei Liang;Angela Bruch;Margaret Collinson;Volker Mosbrugger

  • Several developmental and morphogenetic factors govern the evolution of stomatal patterning in land plants

    Paula J. Rudall;Jason Hilton;Richard M. Bateman

  • A high-latitude Gondwanan lagerstätte: The Permian permineralised peat biota of the Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica

    Ben J. Slater;Stephen McLoughlin;Jason Hilton

  • Paleoenvironments and paleogeography of the Lower and lower Middle Jurassic coal measures in the Turpan-Hami oil-prone coal basin, northwestern China

    Longyi Shao;Pengfei Zhang;Jason Hilton;Rod Gayer

  • Palaeobotanical systematics for the phylogenetic age: applying organspecies, form­species and phylogenetic species concepts in a framework of reconstructed fossil and extant whole­plants

    Richard M. Bateman;Richard M. Bateman;Jason Hilton

  • The seed cone Eathiestrobus gen. nov.: Fossil evidence for a Jurassic origin of Pinaceae

    Gar W. Rothwell;Gar W. Rothwell;Gene Mapes;Ruth A. Stockey;Ruth A. Stockey;Jason Hilton

  • Volcanically driven lacustrine ecosystem changes during the Carnian Pluvial Episode (Late Triassic).

    Jing Lu;Peixin Zhang;Jacopo Dal Corso;Minfang Yang

  • Animal–plant interactions in a Middle Permian permineralised peat of the Bainmedart Coal Measures, Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica

    Ben J. Slater;Stephen McLoughlin;Jason Hilton

  • Cordaitalean Seed Plants from the Early Permian of North China. I. Delimitation and Reconstruction of the Shanxioxylon sinense Plant

    Wang Shi‐Jun;Jason Hilton;Tian Baolin;Jean Galtier

  • An Early Permian plant assemblage from the Taiyuan Formation of northern China with compression/impression and permineralized preservation

    Jason Hilton;Shi-Jun Wang;Jean Galtier;Cheng-Sen Li

  • Radiation and extinction patterns in Permian floras from North China as indicators for environmental and climate change

    Liadan G. Stevens;Liadan G. Stevens;Jason Hilton;David P.G. Bond;Ian J. Glasspool

  • Reconsidering Relationships among Stem and Crown Group Pinaceae: Oldest Record of the Genus Pinus from the Early Cretaceous of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Patricia E. Ryberg;Gar W. Rothwell;Ruth A. Stockey;Jason Hilton

  • Structure and relationships of the Jurassic conifer seed cone Hughmillerites juddii gen. et comb. nov.: Implications for the origin and evolution of Cupressaceae

    Gar W. Rothwell;Ruth A. Stockey;Gene Mapes;Jason Hilton

  • Foliar herbivory in Late Palaeozoic Cathaysian gigantopterids

    Ian Glasspool;Jason Hilton;Margaret Collinson;Shi-Jun Wang

  • An Upper Permian permineralized plant assemblage in volcaniclastic tuff from the Xuanwei Formation, Guizhou Province, southern China, and its palaeofloristic significance

    Jason Hilton;Wang Shi-Jun;Jean Galtier;Ian Glasspool

  • Callospermarion ovules from the Early Permian of northern China: palaeofloristic and palaeogeographic significance of callistophytalean seed-ferns in the Cathaysian flora

    Jason Hilton;Shi-Jun Wang;Wei-Qing Zhu;Baolin Tian

Frequent Co-Authors

Longyi Shao
Longyi Shao China University of Mining and Technology
Gar W. Rothwell
Gar W. Rothwell Ohio University
Richard M. Bateman
Richard M. Bateman Royal Botanic Gardens
Stephen McLoughlin
Stephen McLoughlin Swedish Museum of Natural History
Paul M. Barrett
Paul M. Barrett Natural History Museum
Ruth A. Stockey
Ruth A. Stockey Oregon State University
Christopher J. Cleal
Christopher J. Cleal University of Bristol
Margaret E. Collinson
Margaret E. Collinson Royal Holloway University of London
Paula J. Rudall
Paula J. Rudall Royal Botanic Gardens
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida

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