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Earth Science 36 7377 6830 358 343 134 4003

John R. Paterson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John R. Paterson between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John R. Paterson published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2021. 17 of the 154 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2021. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 9 publications
1984 2025

154 publications in total across all disciplines

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John R. Paterson: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 3
2005 3
2006 8
2007 6
2008 4
2009 7
2010 3
2011 10
2012 7
2013 4
2014 7
2015 5
2016 7
2017 7
2018 9
2019 9
2020 6
2021 19
2022 2
2023 7
2024 8
2025 9
Total 154
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John R. Paterson 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 R. Paterson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 128–137 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 134 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557 134
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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John R. Paterson 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 R. Paterson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389 36
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

John R. Paterson is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of Paleontology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their work covers a range of main topics including Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Paterson has authored recent papers that have appeared in several scientific venues. Notable publications include:

  • "Biomechanical analyses of Cambrian euarthropod limbs reveal their effectiveness in mastication and durophagy" (2021), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Reduction in seabird mortality in Namibian fisheries following the introduction of bycatch regulation" (2020), Biological Conservation
  • "Disparate compound eyes of Cambrian radiodonts reveal their developmental growth mode and diverse visual ecology" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Cambrian carnage: Trilobite predator-prey interactions in the Emu Bay Shale of South Australia" (2022), Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Rapid volcanic ash entombment reveals the 3D anatomy of Cambrian trilobites" (2024), Science

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Paterson include:

  • James D. Holmes
  • Russell D. C. Bicknell
  • Gregory D. Edgecombe
  • Diego C. García-Bellido
  • Robert R. Gaines

Their publications have been frequently featured in venues such as Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Papers in Palaeontology, Science Advances, and PeerJ.

Best Publications

  • Acute vision in the giant Cambrian predator Anomalocaris and the origin of compound eyes

    John R. Paterson;Diego C. García-Bellido;Michael S. Y. Lee;Michael S. Y. Lee;Glenn A. Brock

  • Trilobite evolutionary rates constrain the duration of the Cambrian explosion.

    John R. Paterson;Gregory D. Edgecombe;Michael S. Y. Lee;Michael S. Y. Lee

  • The scleritome of Eccentrotheca from the Lower Cambrian of South Australia: Lophophorate affinities and implications for tommotiid phylogeny

    Christian B. Skovsted;Glenn A. Brock;John R. Paterson;Lars E. Holmer

  • Early Cambrian trilobites from Angorichina, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, with a new assemblage from the Pararaia bunyerooensis zone

    John R. Paterson;Glenn A. Brock

  • Modern optics in exceptionally preserved eyes of Early Cambrian arthropods from Australia

    Michael S. Y. Lee;Michael S. Y. Lee;James B. Jago;James B. Jago;Diego C. García-Bellido;Gregory D. Edgecombe

  • The Emu Bay Shale Konservat-Lagerstätte: a view of Cambrian life from East Gondwana

    John R. Paterson;Diego C. García-Bellido;Diego C. García-Bellido;James B. Jago;James G. Gehling;James G. Gehling

  • Scleritome construction, biofacies, biostratigraphy and systematics of the tommotiid Eccentrotheca helenia sp. nov. from the Early Cambrian of South Australia

    Christian B. Skovsted;Christian B. Skovsted;Glenn A. Brock;Timothy P. Topper;John R. Paterson

  • New anatomical information on Anomalocaris from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale of South Australia and a reassessment of its inferred predatory habits

    Allison C. Daley;Allison C. Daley;John R. Paterson;Gregory D. Edgecombe;Diego C. García-Bellido

  • A new lower Cambrian shelly fossil biostratigraphy for South Australia

    Marissa J. Betts;John R. Paterson;James B. Jago;Sarah M. Jacquet

  • A review of the Cambrian biostratigraphy of South Australia

    J. B. Jago;Wen Long Zang;Xiaowen Sun;G. A. Brock

  • The bivalved arthropods Isoxys and Tuzoia with soft-part preservation from the Lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale Lagerstätte (Kangaroo Island, Australia)

    Diego C. García-Bellido;John R. Paterson;Gregory D. Edgecombe;James B. Jago

  • The Early Cambrian tommotiid Micrina, a sessile bivalved stem group brachiopod

    Lars E Holmer;Christian B Skovsted;Glenn A Brock;James L Valentine

  • Reappraising the early evidence of durophagy and drilling predation in the fossil record: implications for escalation and the Cambrian Explosion.

    Russell D. C. Bicknell;John R. Paterson

  • Early Cambrian chronostratigraphy and geochronology of South Australia

    Marissa J. Betts;Marissa J. Betts;Marissa J. Betts;John R. Paterson;Sarah M. Jacquet;Sarah M. Jacquet;Anita S. Andrew

  • The scleritome of Paterimitra: an Early Cambrian stem group brachiopod from South Australia.

    Christian B Skovsted;Lars E Holmer;Cecilia M Larsson;Anette E.S Högström

  • Global Cambrian trilobite palaeobiogeography assessed using parsimony analysis of endemicity

    J. Javier Álvaro;Per Ahlberg;Per Ahlberg;Loren E. Babcock;Osvaldo L. Bordonaro

  • Taphonomy and palaeoecology of the emuellid trilobite Balcoracania dailyi (early Cambrian, South Australia)

    John R. Paterson;James B. Jago;Glenn A. Brock;James G. Gehling

  • Nektaspid arthropods from the Lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale Lagerstätte, South Australia, with a reassessment of lamellipedian relationships

    John R. Paterson;Gregory D. Edgecombe;Diego C. García-Bellido;James B. Jago

  • Biomechanical analyses of Cambrian euarthropod limbs reveal their effectiveness in mastication and durophagy

    Russell D. C. Bicknell;James D. Holmes;Gregory D. Edgecombe;Sarah R. Losso

  • Shelly Fossils from the Lower Cambrian 'Pararaia bunyerooensis' Zone, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

    Timothy Paul Topper;Glenn Anthony Brock;Christian B. Skovsted;John Paterson

  • THE EARLY CAMBRIAN TRILOBITE FAMILY EMUELLIDAE POCOCK, 1970: SYSTEMATIC POSITION AND REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN SPECIES

    John R. Paterson;Gregory D. Edgecombe

  • A New Leanchoiliid Megacheiran Arthropod from the Lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale, South Australia

    Gregory D. Edgecombe;Diego C. García-Bellido;John R. Paterson

  • Global correlation of the early Cambrian of South Australia: Shelly fauna of the Dailyatia odyssei Zone

    Marissa J. Betts;John R. Paterson;James B. Jago;Sarah M. Jacquet

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn A. Brock
Glenn A. Brock Macquarie University
Christian B. Skovsted
Christian B. Skovsted Swedish Museum of Natural History
Gregory D. Edgecombe
Gregory D. Edgecombe Natural History Museum
James G. Gehling
James G. Gehling South Australian Museum
Michael S. Y. Lee
Michael S. Y. Lee Flinders University
Lars E. Holmer
Lars E. Holmer Uppsala University
Stephen Wroe
Stephen Wroe University of New England
Nigel C. Hughes
Nigel C. Hughes University of California, Riverside
Loren E. Babcock
Loren E. Babcock The Ohio State University
Bruce S. Lieberman
Bruce S. Lieberman University of Kansas

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