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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 55 2596 2365 283 260 210 9175

Keith W. Nicholls publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Keith W. Nicholls between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Keith W. Nicholls published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 18 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 11 publications
1986 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Keith W. Nicholls: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 3
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 3
2004 7
2005 2
2006 10
2007 2
2008 6
2009 3
2010 5
2011 5
2012 6
2013 11
2014 11
2015 12
2016 14
2017 12
2018 16
2019 18
2020 23
2021 9
2022 19
2023 11
2024 7
2025 11
Total 241
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Keith W. Nicholls 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 Keith W. Nicholls 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, 208–217 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: 210 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292 210
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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Keith W. Nicholls 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 Keith W. Nicholls 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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 55
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

Keith W. Nicholls is affiliated with the Natural Environment Research Council in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a specific concentration in Atmospheric Science. A significant portion of their work also intersects with Medicine, particularly Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of themes including:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Their recent papers illustrate ongoing involvement in studies related to polar and oceanic environments. Notable publications include:

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • The Southern Ocean and its interaction with the Antarctic Ice Sheet, 2020, Science
  • Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line, 2023, Nature
  • Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone, 2023, Nature
  • Strong ice-ocean interaction beneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Peter E. D. Davis
  • Keith Makinson
  • Irena Vaňková
  • P. Anker
  • David M. Holland

Keith W. Nicholls' research contributions are regularly published in several journals known for glaciological and geological research, including:

  • Annals of Glaciology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications

The range of their published work across atmospheric sciences and medicine underscores a multidisciplinary approach, blending physical earth sciences with health-related fields. This blend includes detailed analysis of ice dynamics and environmental changes in polar regions alongside considerations relevant to pulmonary and respiratory health.

Best Publications

  • Ice-ocean processes over the continental shelf of the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica: a review

    Keith W. Nicholls;Svein Østerhus;Keith Makinson;Tor Gammelsrød;Tor Gammelsrød

  • Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence

    C. Packer;A. Loveridge;S. Canney;Timothy Caro

  • Ice shelf water overflow and bottom water formation in the southern Weddell Sea

    Arne Foldvik;Tor Gammelsrød;Svein Østerhus;E. Fahrbach

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Observation and Parameterization of Ablation at the Base of Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    Adrian Jenkins;Keith W. Nicholls;Hugh F. J. Corr

  • Iceberg trajectory modeling and meltwater injection in the Southern Ocean

    Rupert M. Gladstone;Grant R. Bigg;Keith W. Nicholls

  • Antarctic ice rises and rumples: Their properties and significance for ice-sheet dynamics and evolution

    Kenichi Matsuoka;Richard C. A. Hindmarsh;Geir Moholdt;Michael J. Bentley

  • Rapid erosion, drumlin formation, and changing hydrology beneath an Antarctic ice stream

    A.M. Smith;T. Murray;K.W. Nicholls;K. Makinson

  • Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole: a review of the MEOP Consortium

    Anne Treasure;Anne Treasure;Fabien Roquet;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Marthán N. Bester

  • Contribution of giant icebergs to the Southern Ocean freshwater flux

    T. A. M. Silva;G. R. Bigg;K. W. Nicholls

  • Measurements beneath an Antarctic ice shelf using an autonomous underwater vehicle

    K. W. Nicholls;E. P. Abrahamsen;J. J. H. Buck;P. A. Dodd

  • Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal‐borne instruments

    Fabien Roquet;Carl Wunsch;Gael Forget;Patrick Heimbach

  • Variability of circumpolar deep water transport onto the Amundsen Sea Continental shelf through a shelf break trough

    K. M. Assmann;Adrian Jenkins;Deborah R. Shoosmith;D. P. Walker

  • A ground-based radar for measuring vertical strain rates and time-varying basal melt rates in ice sheets and shelves

    Keith W. Nicholls;Hugh F.J. Corr;Craig L. Stewart;Lai Bun Lok

  • Phase-sensitive FMCW radar system for high-precision Antarctic ice shelf profile monitoring

    Paul V. Brennan;Lai Bun Lok;Keith Nicholls;Hugh Corr

  • Interactions between ice and ocean observed with phase-sensitive radar near an Antarctic ice-shelf grounding line

    Adrian Jenkins;Hugh F.J. Corr;Keith W. Nicholls;Craig L. Stewart

  • Precise measurement of changes in ice‐shelf thickness by phase‐sensitive radar to determine basal melt rates

    Hugh F. J. Corr;Adrian Jenkins;Keith W. Nicholls;C.S.M Doake

  • Sensitivity of Pine Island Glacier to observed ocean forcing

    Knut Christianson;Mitchell Bushuk;Mitchell Bushuk;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Byron R. Parizek

  • High basal melting forming a channel at the grounding line of Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    Oliver J. Marsh;Oliver J. Marsh;Helen A. Fricker;Matthew R. Siegfried;Knut Christianson

  • Influence of tides on melting and freezing beneath Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    Keith Makinson;Paul R. Holland;Adrian Jenkins;Keith W. Nicholls

  • Basal melting of Ross Ice Shelf from solar heat absorption in an ice-front polynya

    Craig L. Stewart;Craig L. Stewart;Poul Christoffersen;Keith W. Nicholls;Michael J. M. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh F. J. Corr
Hugh F. J. Corr British Antarctic Survey
Adrian Jenkins
Adrian Jenkins Durham University
Svein Østerhus
Svein Østerhus Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
David M. Holland
David M. Holland New York University
Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Laurie Padman
Laurie Padman Oregon State University
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith British Antarctic Survey
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Karen J. Heywood
Karen J. Heywood University of East Anglia

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