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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 31 8978 8345 420 402 135 3411

John Tibby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Tibby between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Tibby published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2020. 10 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2020. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Tibby: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 6
2005 2
2006 5
2007 9
2008 0
2009 3
2010 5
2011 5
2012 4
2013 7
2014 3
2015 2
2016 7
2017 4
2018 7
2019 11
2020 13
2021 11
2022 13
2023 5
2024 6
2025 9
2026 1
Total 157
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John Tibby 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 Tibby 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: 135 publications — 31st percentile

31% 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
128–137 557 135
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 Tibby 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 Tibby 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
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 Tibby is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields, including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Water Science and Technology.

The research topics covered by John Tibby reflect a focus on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Geological formations and processes, and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology.

Recent publications demonstrate contributions to multiple leading scientific journals:

  • Insights into subtropical Australian aridity from Welsby Lagoon, north Stradbroke Island, over the past 80,000 years (2020), Quaternary Science Reviews
  • A bacterial index to estimate lake trophic level: National scale validation (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Comparing interglacials in eastern Australia: A multi-proxy investigation of a new sedimentary record (2020), Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Comparison of two commonly used methods for identifying water quality thresholds in freshwater ecosystems using field and synthetic data (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a tracer of organic matter sources in lake sediments (2021), Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

John Tibby's frequent co-authors include Cameron Barr, Jonathan Tyler, Haidee Cadd, Jonathan C. Marshall, and Glenn B. McGregor. The collaboration frequency suggests continued work on interdisciplinary projects within their domains of study.

The main venues for Tibby's research publications are:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

This profile delineates the scientific contributions of John Tibby through extensive research across environmental and earth sciences, with a specific focus on ecological and geological processes and their environmental implications.

Best Publications

  • Holocene environmental change in southwest Turkey: a palaeoecological record of lake and catchment-related changes

    W.J. Eastwood;N. Roberts;H.F. Lamb;J.C. Tibby

  • Late Quaternary palaeoecology, palynology and palaeolimnology of a tropical lowland swamp: Rawa Danau, West-Java, Indonesia

    Sander van der Kaars;Daniel Penny;John C Tibby;John C Tibby;Jennie Fluin;Jennie Fluin

  • Climatic records over the past 30 ka from temperate Australia - a synthesis from the Oz-INTIMATE workgroup

    Lynda Petherick;Lynda Petherick;Helen Bostock;Tim J Cohen;Kathryn Fitzsimmons

  • Sediment mixing at Nonda Rock: investigations of stratigraphic integrity at an early archaeological site in northern Australia and implications for the human colonisation of the continent

    Bruno David;R G Roberts;John W Magee;Jerome Mialanes

  • Accessing limnological change and variability using fossil diatom assemblages, south‐east Australia

    Peter A Gell;John Tibby;Jennie Fluin;Paul Joseph Leahy

  • Late Quaternary vegetation history of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, eastern Australia

    Patrick T. Moss;John Tibby;Lynda Petherick;Hamish McGowan

  • Holocene El Niño–Southern Oscillation variability reflected in subtropical Australian precipitation

    C. Barr;J. Tibby;M. J. Leng;M. J. Leng;J. J. Tyler

  • Palaeolimnological evidence for the independent evolution of neighbouring terminal lakes, the Murray Darling Basin, Australia

    Jennie Fluin;Peter Gell;Deborah Haynes;John Tibby

  • Anthropogenic acceleration of sediment accretion in lowland floodplain wetlands, Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

    Peter Gell;Jennie Fluin;John Tibby;Gary Hancock

  • The environmental impact of the Minoan eruption of Santorini (Thera): statistical analysis of palaeoecological data from Golhisar, southwest Turkey

    W. J. Eastwood;J. Tibby;N. Roberts;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • Local knowledge and environmental management: a cautionary tale from Lake Ainsworth, New South Wales, Australia

    John Tibby;Marcus B. Lane;Peter A. Gell

  • Development of a diatom-based model for inferring total phosphorus in southeastern Australian water storages

    John Tibby

  • Climatic variability in the southwest Pacific during the Last Termination (20–10 kyr BP)

    Christian S M Turney;Peter Kershaw A Peter Kershaw;J J Lowe;Sander van der Kaars

  • The impact of regulation and salinisation on floodplain lakes: the lower River Murray, Australia

    Peter Gell;John Tibby;Fiona Little;David Baldwin

  • Long‐term dynamics of algal and invertebrate communities in a small, fluctuating tropical soda lake

    Dirk Verschuren;Christine Cocquyt;John Tibby;C. Neil Roberts

  • Assessing long-term pH change in an Australian river catchment using monitoring and palaeolimnological data.

    John Tibby;Michael A Reid;Jennie Fluin;Barry T Hart

  • A model for inferring past conductivity in low salinity waters derived from Murray River (Australia) diatom plankton

    John Tibby;Michael A. Reid

  • Climate–water quality relationships in three Western Victorian (Australia) lakes 1984–2000

    J. Tibby;D. Tiller

  • The impact of European settlement on Bolin Billabong, a Yarra River floodplain lake, Melbourne, Australia

    Paul J. Leahy;John Tibby;A. Peter Kershaw;Henk Heijnis

  • Climate variability in south-eastern Australia over the last 1500 years inferred from the high-resolution diatom records of two crater lakes

    Cameron Barr;John Tibby;Peter Gell;Jonathan Tyler;Jonathan Tyler

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Gell
Peter Gell Federation University Australia
Patrick Moss
Patrick Moss University of Queensland
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Gary Hancock
Gary Hancock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lee J. Arnold
Lee J. Arnold University of Adelaide
Geraldine Jacobsen
Geraldine Jacobsen Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Dirk Verschuren
Dirk Verschuren Ghent University
Neil Roberts
Neil Roberts Plymouth University
Simon G. Haberle
Simon G. Haberle Australian National University
A. Peter Kershaw
A. Peter Kershaw Monash University

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