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Johannes van der Plicht

Johannes van der Plicht

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
53326
World Ranking
1730
National Ranking
49

Johannes van der Plicht 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 Johannes van der Plicht sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 359 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johannes van der Plicht 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 Johannes van der Plicht sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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

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Overview

Johannes van der Plicht is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on paleontology, atmospheric science, ecology, archaeology, and anthropology. Their research spans various subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding ancient environments and human history.

Their recent publications include studies published in well-regarded venues such as Radiocarbon, Nature, Current Biology, and Global and Planetary Change. Notable papers are:

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (2020), Radiocarbon
  • Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers (2023), Nature
  • Pre-extinction Demographic Stability and Genomic Signatures of Adaptation in the Woolly Rhinoceros (2020), Current Biology
  • Recent Developments in Calibration for Archaeological and Environmental Samples (2020), Radiocarbon
  • The spatio-temporal structure of the Lateglacial to early Holocene transition reconstructed from the pollen record of Lake Suigetsu and its precise correlation with other key global archives: Implications for palaeoclimatology and archaeology (2021), Global and Planetary Change

The scientist collaborates frequently with peers such as Kaare Lund Rasmussen, Maria Perla Colombini, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Jacopo La Nasa, and Timothy Heaton. This network supports a rich exchange of ideas within their fields of study.

Johannes van der Plicht has a strong presence in the publication venues Radiocarbon, Heritage Science, Paleontological Journal, Nature, and Quaternary Science Reviews, indicating a sustained research output across these platforms. Their book contribution includes "Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science" (2024), published by Elsevier BV.

Their research covers a variety of main topics:

  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Geology and palaeoclimatology research
  • Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian studies
  • Cultural heritage materials analysis
  • Image processing and 3D reconstruction

Johannes van der Plicht works primarily in a scientific context that intersects ancient human studies with environmental science, applying methods such as radiocarbon calibration and genomic analysis. Their broad focus on ecological and paleoenvironmental reconstructions supports various disciplines related to earth history and cultural heritage.

Best Publications

  • IntCal13 and Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0-50,000 years cal BP

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP)

    Paula J Reimer;William E N Austin;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • INTCAL98 Radiocarbon Age Calibration, 24,000-0 cal BP

    M Stuiver;P.J Reimer;E Bard;J.W Beck

  • IntCal04 terrestrial radiocarbon age calibration, 0-26 cal kyr BP

    Paula J. Reimer;Mike G.L. Baillie;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP

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  • Interannual extremes in the rate of rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide since 1980

    C.D. Keeling;T.P. Whorf;M. Wahlen;J. van der Plicht

  • Marine04 marine radiocarbon age calibration, 0-26 cal kyr BP

    Konrad A Hughen;Mike G L Baillie;Edouard Bard;J Warren Beck

  • Reporting 14C Activities and Concentrations

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  • 'Wiggle matching' radiocarbon dates

    C. Bronk Ramsey;J. van der Plicht;B. Weninger

  • Pleistocene Mitochondrial Genomes Suggest a Single Major Dispersal of Non-Africans and a Late Glacial Population Turnover in Europe

    Cosimo Posth;Gabriel Renaud;Alissa Mittnik;Alissa Mittnik;Dorothée G. Drucker

  • An early modern human from the Peştera cu Oase, Romania.

    Erik Trinkaus;Oana Moldovan;Ştefan Milota;Adrian Bîlgǎr

  • Bradshaw and Bayes: Towards a Timetable for the Neolithic

    Alex Bayliss;Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Johannes van der Plicht;Alasdair Whittle

  • A 33,000-year-old incipient dog from the Altai Mountains of Siberia: evidence of the earliest domestication disrupted by the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Nikolai D. Ovodov;Susan J. Crockford;Yaroslav V. Kuzmin;Thomas F. G. Higham

  • A complete terrestrial radiocarbon record for 11.2 to 52.8 kyr B.P

    Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Richard A. Staff;Charlotte L. Bryant;Fiona Brock

  • The IAEA 14C Intercomparison Exercise 1990

    Kazimierz Rozanski;Willibald Stichler;Roberto Gonfiantini;E.M. Scott

  • The sharp rise of DELTA-14C ca. 800 cal BC: possible causes, related climatic connections and the impact on human environments

    Bas van Geel;Johannes van der Plicht;M.R. Kilian;E.R. Klaver

  • Dating Of Cremated Bones

    JN Lanting;AT Aerts-Bijma;J van der Plicht

  • A 40,000-year varve chronology from Lake Suigetsu, Japan: Extension of the 14C calibration curve

    H Kitagawa;van der Johannes Plicht;W.G. Mook

  • Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers

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  • Dating raised bogs: New aspects of AMS 14C wiggle matching, a reservoir effect and climatic change

    M.R. Kilian;M.R. Kilian;J. Van der Plicht;B. Van Geel

  • A new European testate amoebae transfer function for palaeohydrological reconstruction on ombrotrophic peatlands

    Dan J. Charman;Antony Blundell;Jukka Alm;Sue Bartlett

  • Geoarchaeological tsunami deposits at Palaikastro (Crete) and the Late Minoan IA eruption of Santorini

    Hendrik J. Bruins;J. Alexander MacGillivray;Costas E. Synolakis;Costas E. Synolakis;Chaim Benjamini

  • SELECTION AND TREATMENT OF DATA FOR RADIOCARBON CALIBRATION: AN UPDATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CALIBRATION (INTCAL) CRITERIA

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • Holocene tree-line variability in the Kauner Valley, Central Eastern Alps, indicated by dendrochronological analysis of living trees and subfossil logs

    Kurt Nicolussi;Matthias Kaufmann;Gernot Patzelt;Johannes van der Plicht

  • Evidence from northwest European bogs shows ‘Little Ice Age’ climatic changes driven by variations in solar activity

    D Mauquoy;B van Geel;Maarten Blaauw;van der Johannes Plicht

  • New Data on the Late Neandertals : Direct Dating of the Belgian Spy Fossils

    Patrick Semal;Hélène Rougier;Hélène Rougier;Isabelle Crevecoeur;Cécile Jungels

  • NotCal04—Comparison/Calibration 14C Records 26-50 Cal Kyr BP

    J. van der Plicht;J.W. Beck;E. Bard;M.G.L. Baillie

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Bronk Ramsey
Christopher Bronk Ramsey University of Oxford
Hervé Bocherens
Hervé Bocherens University of Tübingen
Paula J. Reimer
Paula J. Reimer Queen's University Belfast
Bernd Kromer
Bernd Kromer Heidelberg University
Thomas P. Guilderson
Thomas P. Guilderson University of California, Santa Cruz
Dorothée G. Drucker
Dorothée G. Drucker University of Tübingen
Konrad A Hughen
Konrad A Hughen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Maarten Blaauw
Maarten Blaauw Queen's University Belfast
Edouard Bard
Edouard Bard Aix-Marseille University
Minze Stuiver
Minze Stuiver University of Washington

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