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John Chappell 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 John Chappell sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Chappell 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 John Chappell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

John Chappell was a researcher affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their academic career is noted in connection with this institution, although specific details of their research contributions and publication record are not extensively documented here.

Throughout their career, John Chappell did not have any recent papers listed, and there are no records of frequent co-authors or commonly used publication venues. Likewise, there is no data indicating book publications or extensive documented work within main fields or subfields of study.

As recorded, John Chappell received the GSA Honorary Fellow Award from The Geological Society of America. This award, although undated in this record, signifies recognition by a major scientific organization.

Best Publications

  • Sea Level Change Through the Last Glacial Cycle

    Kurt Lambeck;John Chappell

  • Oxygen isotopes and sea level

    J. Chappell;N. J. Shackleton

  • Quaternary Sea Level Fluctuations on a Tectonic coast: New 230Th/234U Dates from the Huon Peninsula, New Guinea

    A.L. Bloom;W.S. Broecker;J.M.A. Chappell;R.K. Matthews

  • Variability in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation Through a Glacial-Interglacial Cycle

    Alexander W. Tudhope;Alexander W. Tudhope;Colin P. Chilcott;Malcolm T. McCulloch;Edward R. Cook

  • Refining the eustatic sea-level curve since the Last Glacial Maximum using far- and intermediate-field sites

    Kevin Fleming;Paul Johnston;Dan Zwartz;Yusuke Yokoyama

  • Reconciliaion of late Quaternary sea levels derived from coral terraces at Huon Peninsula with deep sea oxygen isotope records

    John Chappell;Akio Omura;Tezer Esat;Malcolm McCulloch

  • Geology of Coral Terraces, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea: A Study of Quaternary Tectonic Movements and Sea-Level Changes

    John Chappell

  • Temperature and Surface-Ocean Water Balance of the Mid-Holocene Tropical Western Pacific

    M K Gagan;L K Ayliffe;L K Ayliffe;D Hopley;D Hopley;J A Cali;J A Cali

  • A Large Drop in Atmospheric 14C/12C and Reduced Melting in the Younger Dryas, Documented with 230Th Ages of Corals

    R. Lawrence Edwards;J. Warren Beck;G. S. Burr;D. J. Donahue

  • Sea level changes forced ice breakouts in the Last Glacial cycle: new results from coral terraces

    John Chappell

  • Post-glacial sea-level rise from a coral record at Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea

    John Chappell;Henry Polach

  • Morphodynamics of reflective and dissipative beach and inshore systems: Southeastern Australia

    L.D Wright;J Chappell;B.G Thom;M.P Bradshaw

  • A 40,000 year-old human occupation site at Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea

    Les Groube;John Chappell;John Muke;David Price

  • Comparison of high resolution sub-annual records of trace elements in a modern (1911–1992) speleothem with instrumental climate data from southwest Australia

    Pauline Treble;J.M.G. Shelley;John Chappell

  • Coral reef death during the 1997 Indian Ocean Dipole linked to Indonesian wildfires

    Nerilie J. Abram;Michael K. Gagan;Malcolm T. McCulloch;John Chappell

  • Late Quaternary tectonic movements and sea-level changes at Timor and Atauro Island

    J. Chappell;H. H. Veeh

  • Coral morphology, diversity and reef growth

    John Chappell

  • Development of widespread mangrove swamps in mid-Holocene times in northern Australia

    Colin D. Woodroffe;B. G. Thom;John Chappell

  • In situ U-series dating by laser-ablation multi-collector ICPMS: new prospects for Quaternary geochronology

    Stephen M. Eggins;Rainer Grün;Malcolm T. McCulloch;Alistair W.G. Pike

  • Soil production on a retreating escarpment in southeastern Australia

    Arjun M. Heimsath;John Chappell;William E. Dietrich;Kunihiko Nishiizumi

  • Reconciliation of late Quaternary sea levels derived from coral terraces at Huon Peninsula with deep sea oxygen isotope records

    J. Chappell;A. Omura;T. Esat

  • Geology of coral terraces, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea: A study of Quaternary tectonic movements and sea-level changes: Discussion and reply

    J. Chappell

Frequent Co-Authors

Malcolm T. McCulloch
Malcolm T. McCulloch University of Western Australia
Michael K. Gagan
Michael K. Gagan Australian National University
Brad Pillans
Brad Pillans Australian National University
Colin D. Woodroffe
Colin D. Woodroffe University of Wollongong
Arjun M. Heimsath
Arjun M. Heimsath Arizona State University
John M. Pandolfi
John M. Pandolfi University of Queensland
Nerilie J. Abram
Nerilie J. Abram Australian National University
Edward J. Rhodes
Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield
David Fink
David Fink Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Alexander W. Tudhope
Alexander W. Tudhope University of Edinburgh

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