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D-Index
42
Citations
7645
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5194
National Ranking
560

John D.A. Piper 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 D.A. Piper sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 201 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John D.A. Piper 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 D.A. Piper sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John D.A. Piper is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work covers a range of subfields, including Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geography, Planning and Development.

The scientist's research topics encompass geological and geochemical analysis, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, and historical astronomy and related studies.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Sonnenmikroskope, Winkelmesser, Drehapparate - historische Instrumente aus dem Museum für Naturkunde Berlin" - Ein bemerkenswerter Text- und Bildband von Ferdinand Damaschun, 2021, Mikroskopie
  • Liquid Structure of Iron and Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Alloys Within the Cores of Small Terrestrial Bodies, 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Paleomagnetic constraints on neotectonic deformation within the Southern Tian Shan piedmont and implications for the latest Miocene enhanced aridification in the Tarim Basin, 2023, Global and Planetary Change
  • LIQUID STRUCTURE OF IRON AND IRON-NITROGEN ALLOYS WITHIN THE CORES OF SMALL TERRESTRIAL BODIES, 2024, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Basin magnetic signature of Pamir-Tianshan uplift and Late Miocene aridification in Central Asia, 2025, Environmental Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with John D.A. Piper include:

  • Jiachao Liu
  • Yoshio Kono
  • Susannah M. Dorfman
  • Qingqing Qiao
  • T. Radhakrishna

Their work has appeared in several publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mikroskopie
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Environmental Earth Sciences

Best Publications

  • Tectonics and Magmatism in Turkey and the Surrounding Area

    Erdin Bozkurt;John A. Winchester;John D. A. Piper

  • Paleomagnetic constraints on the paleogeography of the East Asian blocks during Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic times

    Baochun Huang;Yonggang Yan;John D.A. Piper;Donghai Zhang

  • Assessment of heavy metal pollution from a Fe-smelting plant in urban river sediments using environmental magnetic and geochemical methods

    Chunxia Zhang;Qingqing Qiao;John D A Piper;Baochun Huang

  • Magnetostratigraphic study of the Kuche Depression, Tarim Basin, and Cenozoic uplift of the Tian Shan Range, Western China

    Baochun Huang;Baochun Huang;John D.A. Piper;Shoutao Peng;Tao Liu

  • The Neoproterozoic Supercontinent: Rodinia or Palaeopangaea?

    J.D.A Piper

  • The Precambrian palaeomagnetic record: the case for the Proterozoic Supercontinent

    J.D.A. Piper

  • Palaeomagnetic study of Neoproterozoic glacial rocks of the Yangzi Block: palaeolatitude and configuration of South China in the late Proterozoic Supercontinent

    Qi Rui Zhang;J.D.A. Piper

  • Palaeomagnetism of the Sveconorwegian mobile belt of the Fennoscandian Shield

    J.E.F. Stearn;J.D.A. Piper

  • Palaeomagnetic Studies in the British Caledonides-VI Regional and Global Implications

    J. C. Briden;W. A. Morris;W. A. Morris;J. D. A. Piper

  • Neotectonic deformation in the transition zone between the Dead Sea Transform and the East Anatolian Fault Zone, Southern Turkey: a palaeomagnetic study of the Karasu Rift Volcanism

    O Tatar;J.D.A Piper;H Gürsoy;A Heimann

  • Precambrian Africa and South America as a Single Continent

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  • Crustal growth and Late Precambrian-Early Palaeozoic plate tectonic evolution of England and Wales.

    R. S. Thorpe;R. D. Beckinsale;P. J. Patchett;J. D. A. Piper

  • Palaeomagnetic study of block rotations in the Niksar overlap region of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, central Turkey

    Orhan Tatar;John D.A. Piper;R.Graham Park;Halil Gürsoy

  • Proterozoic palaeomagne tism and single continent plate tectonics

    J. D. A. Piper

  • A planetary perspective on Earth evolution: Lid Tectonics before Plate Tectonics

    John D.A. Piper

  • Deformational behaviour of continental lithosphere deduced from block rotations across the North Anatolian fault zone in Turkey

    J.D.A. Piper;O. Tatar;H. Gürsoy

  • The Neoproterozoic supercontinent Palaeopangaea

    J.D.A. Piper

  • A palaeomagnetic study of the Sivas Basin, central Turkey: Crustal deformation during lateral extrusion of the Anatolian Block

    H. Gürsoy;J.D.A. Piper;O. Tatar;H. Temiz

  • Paleomagnetic and geochronological constraints on the post-collisional northward convergence of the southwest Tian Shan, NW China

    Baochun Huang;Baochun Huang;John D.A. Piper;Yongcheng Wang;Huaiyu He

  • Palaeomagnetic Studies in the British Caledonides?V Miscellaneous New Data

    W. A. Morris;J. C. Briden;J. D. A. Piper;J. T. Sallomy

  • Palaeomagnetic studies of the Torridonian sediments, NW Scotland

    R. L. Smith;J. E. F. Stearn;J. D. A. Piper

  • Palaeomagnetic study of the Karaman and Karapinar volcanic complexes, central Turkey: neotectonic rotation in the south-central sector of the Anatolian Block

    H. Gürsoy;J.D.A. Piper;O. Tatar;L. Mesci

Frequent Co-Authors

Baochun Huang
Baochun Huang Peking University
Rixiang Zhu
Rixiang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew J. Biggin
Andrew J. Biggin University of Liverpool
Huaiyu He
Huaiyu He Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuepeng Pan
Yuepeng Pan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ali Polat
Ali Polat University of Windsor
Erdin Bozkurt
Erdin Bozkurt Middle East Technical University
Michael J. Branney
Michael J. Branney University of Leicester
Tao Deng
Tao Deng Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

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