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5416
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6505
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John E. A. Marshall 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 E. A. Marshall sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 160 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John E. A. Marshall 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 E. A. Marshall sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John E. A. Marshall is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, and Ecology. The main topics addressed in their work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Geological Studies and Exploration, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on paleoclimate, extinction events, and terrestrial ecosystem evolution. Key papers include:

  • "UV-B radiation was the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary terrestrial extinction kill mechanism" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "The Devonian landscape factory: plant-sediment interactions in the Old Red Sandstone of Svalbard and the rise of vegetation as a biogeomorphic agent" (2021, Journal of the Geological Society)
  • "Dying in the Sun: Direct evidence for elevated UV-B radiation at the end-Permian mass extinction" (2023, Science Advances)
  • "Low tropical diversity during the adaptive radiation of early land plants" (2022, Nature Plants)
  • "Enhanced terrestrial nutrient release during the Devonian emergence and expansion of forests: Evidence from lacustrine phosphorus and geochemical records" (2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin)

John E. A. Marshall frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jessica H. Whiteside, Gabriel Filippelli, William Gilhooly, Huiping Peng, and Calum P. Fox. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts that integrate geology, paleontology, and environmental sciences.

Their work has been published repeatedly in notable scientific venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Best Publications

  • Are we now living in the Anthropocene

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Alan Smith;Tiffany L. Barry

  • Stratigraphy of the Anthropocene

    J Zalasiewicz;M Williams;R Fortey;Alan Smith

  • The Falkland Islands: A key element in Gondwana paleogeography

    J. E. A. Marshall

  • Constraints on the numerical age of the Paleocene‐Eocene boundary

    Adam J. Charles;Daniel J. Condon;Ian C. Harding;Heiko Pälike

  • Integrated stratigraphy of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Upper Jurassic) based on exposures and boreholes in south Dorset, UK

    Helen S. Morgans-Bell;Angela L. Coe;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • A preliminary assessment of the hydrocarbon potential of the Larsen basin, Antarctica

    D.I.M. Macdonald;P.F. Barker;S.W. Garrett;J.R. Ineson

  • The thermal evolution of sporopollenin

    B.L. Yule;S. Roberts;J.E.A. Marshall

  • Sea-level and salinity fluctuations during the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum in Arctic Spitsbergen

    Ian C. Harding;Adam J. Charles;John E.A. Marshall;Heiko Pälike

  • Lycopsid forests in the early Late Devonian paleoequatorial zone of Svalbard

    Christopher Mark Berry;John E. A. Marshall

  • Mid-Devonian archaeopteris roots signal revolutionary change in earliest fossil forests

    William E. Stein;Christopher M. Berry;Jennifer L. Morris;Linda VanAller Hernick

  • Earliest Carboniferous tetrapod and arthropod faunas from Scotland populate Romer's Gap

    Timothy R. Smithson;Stanley P. Wood;John E. A. Marshall;Jennifer A. Clack

  • Simplifying the stratigraphy of time

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Alan Smith;Patrick Brenchley;Jane Evans

  • Investigating Devonian trees as geo‐engineers of past climates: linking palaeosols to palaeobotany and experimental geobiology

    Jennifer L. Morris;Jonathan R. Leake;William E. Stein;Christopher M. Berry

  • Phylogenetic and environmental context of a Tournaisian tetrapod fauna

    Jennifer A. Clack;Carys E. Bennett;David K. Carpenter;Sarah J. Davies

  • Greenhouse to icehouse: a biostratigraphic review of latest Devonian-Mississippian glaciations and their global effects

    J. A. Lakin;J. E. A. Marshall;I. Troth;I. C. Harding

  • The age, fauna and palaeoenvironment of the Late Triassic fissure deposits of Tytherington, South Gloucestershire, UK

    D. I. Whiteside;J. E. A. Marshall

  • UV-B radiation was the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary terrestrial extinction kill mechanism

    John E. A. Marshall;Jon Lakin;Ian Troth;Sarah M. Wallace-Johnson

  • Short Paper: Devonian and later movements on the Great Glen fault system, Scotland

    D. A. Rogers;J. E. A. Marshall;T. R. Astin

  • Was the latest Devonian glaciation a multiple event? New palynological evidence from Bolivia

    Reed Wicander;Geoff Clayton;J.E.A. Marshall;Ian Troth;Ian Troth

  • Dinosteranes (4,23,24-trimethylsteranes) and other biological markers in dinoglagellate-rich marine sediments of Rhaetian age

    J.B. Thomas;J. Marshall;A.L. Mann;R.E. Summons

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter F. Rawson
Peter F. Rawson University College London
Andrew S. Gale
Andrew S. Gale University of Portsmouth
Jennifer A. Clack
Jennifer A. Clack University of Cambridge
Jan Zalasiewicz
Jan Zalasiewicz University of Leicester
Philip L. Gibbard
Philip L. Gibbard University of Cambridge
Paul R. Bown
Paul R. Bown University College London
Tiffany L. Barry
Tiffany L. Barry University of Leicester
Colin N. Waters
Colin N. Waters University of Leicester
Angela L. Coe
Angela L. Coe The Open University
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester

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