World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 47 4424 4268 488 469 238 8720
Earth Science 48 3808 3488 428 397 235 8715

Kevin J. Edwards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kevin J. Edwards between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kevin J. Edwards published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2013. 5 of the 273 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2013. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1972 2025

273 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Kevin J. Edwards: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 1
1974 1
1975 0
1976 2
1977 1
1978 1
1979 2
1980 2
1981 1
1982 2
1983 4
1984 4
1985 3
1986 4
1987 3
1988 2
1989 0
1990 5
1991 6
1992 5
1993 6
1994 6
1995 3
1996 10
1997 6
1998 6
1999 3
2000 5
2001 5
2002 1
2003 4
2004 6
2005 13
2006 3
2007 11
2008 7
2009 14
2010 7
2011 6
2012 6
2013 19
2014 8
2015 13
2016 8
2017 6
2018 7
2019 10
2020 3
2021 9
2022 4
2023 3
2024 3
2025 2
Total 273
Download as CSV

Kevin J. Edwards 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 Kevin J. Edwards 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, 228–237 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: 235 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
218–227 290
228–237 262 235
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
Download as CSV

Kevin J. Edwards 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 Kevin J. Edwards 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 48
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
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Kevin J. Edwards is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in several subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, History and Philosophy of Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work addresses a variety of topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • History of Science and Natural History
  • Science and Climate Studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Kevin J. Edwards has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Grana
  • Earth system science data
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • Palynology

Significant recent papers include:

  • James Croll and 1876: an exceptional year for a 'singularly modest man', 2021, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • The Eurasian Modern Pollen Database (EMPD), version 2, 2020, Earth system science data
  • Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation, 2023, Land
  • The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records, 2022, Earth system science data
  • Community-based monitoring, assessment and management of data-limited inland fish stocks in North Rupununi, Guyana, 2022, Fisheries Management and Ecology

Frequent collaborators of Kevin J. Edwards include:

  • J. Edward Schofield
  • G.I. Alsop
  • Angelica Feurdean
  • Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno
  • Monika Karpińska-Kołaczek

Kevin J. Edwards has been recognized by membership in the Academia Europaea since 2012 and has held a fellowship with the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 2002.

Best Publications

  • Microscopic charcoal as a fossil indicator of fire

    William A. Patterson;Kevin J. Edwards;David J. Maguire

  • Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use

    Lucas Stephens;Dorian Fuller;Nicole Boivin;Torben Rick

  • Vegetation and erosion. Processes and environments.

    Unknown

  • The Norse landnám on the North Atlantic islands : an environmental impact assessment.

    Andrew J. Dugmore;Mike J. Church;Paul C. Buckland;Kevin J. Edwards

  • Radiocarbon dating tephra layers in Britain and Iceland.

    Andrew Dugmore;G. T. Cook;J. S. Shore;Anthony Newton

  • Holocene changes in vegetation composition in northern Europe: why quantitative pollen-based vegetation reconstructions matter

    Laurent Marquer;Laurent Marquer;Marie José Gaillard;Shinya Sugita;Anna Kari Trondman

  • Multivariate statistical and other approaches for the separation of cereal from wild Poaceae pollen using a large Holocene dataset

    John C. Tweddle;Kevin J. Edwards;Nick R. J. Fieller

  • The Holocene vegetation cover of Britain and Ireland : overcoming problems of scale and discerning patterns of openness

    Ralph M. Fyfe;Claire L. Twiddle;Shinya Sugita;Marie-José Gaillard

  • Lake sediments, erosion and landscape change during the Holocene in Britain and Ireland

    Kevin J. Edwards;Graeme Whittington

  • Quantifying the effects of land use and climate on Holocene vegetation in Europe

    Laurent Marquer;Laurent Marquer;Marie-Jose Gaillard;Shinya Sugita;Anneli Poska

  • The first 100 years of pollen analysis

    Kevin J. Edwards;Ralph M. Fyfe;Stephen T. Jackson

  • Icelandic volcanic ash and the mid- Holocene Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) pollen decline in northern Scotland:

    Jeffrey J. Blackford;Kevin J. Edwards;Andrew J. Dugmore;Gordon T. Cook

  • The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project

    Basil A S Davis;Marco Zanon;Pamella Collins;Achille Mauri

  • Cereal pollen grains in pre-elm decline deposits: Implications for the earliest agriculture in Britain and Ireland

    Kevin J. Edwards;Kenneth R. Hirons

  • Environmental impacts of the Norse settlement: palaeoenvironmental data from Myvatnssveit, northern Iceland

    Ian T. Lawson;Frederick J. Gathorne-Hardy;Mike J. Church;Anthony J. Newton

  • Palynological and Temporal Inference in the Context of Prehistory, With Special Reference To the Evidence from Lake and Peat Deposits

    Kevin J. Edwards

  • The Quaternary history of Ireland

    Kevin J. Edwards;William P. Warren

  • Feasting in Viking Age Iceland: sustaining a chiefly political economy in a marginal environment

    Davide Zori;Jesse Byock;Egill Erlendsson;Steve Martin

  • The Role of Climate in Settlement and Landscape Change in the North Atlantic Islands: An Assessment of Cumulative Deviations in High-Resolution Proxy Climate Records

    Andrew J. Dugmore;Douglas M. Borthwick;Mike J. Church;Alastair Dawson

  • They did not Live by Grass Alone: the Politics and Palaeoecology of Animal Fodder in the North Atlantic Region

    Tom Amorosi;Paul C. Buckland;Kevin J. Edwards;Ingrid Mainland

  • Holocene palynology: II human influence and vegetation change

    Kevin J. Edwards;Glen M. MacDonald

  • The effect of man on the landscape: The highland zone: J. G. Evans, Susan Limbrey and Henry Cleere (Eds) (London: The Council for British Archaeology, Research Report No. 11, 1975. Pp. vii + 129. £7·50)

    Kevin J. Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Dugmore
Andrew J. Dugmore University of Edinburgh
David L. Hawksworth
David L. Hawksworth Royal Botanic Gardens
Thomas H. McGovern
Thomas H. McGovern Hunter College
Ralph Fyfe
Ralph Fyfe Plymouth University
Marie-José Gaillard
Marie-José Gaillard Linnaeus University
Heikki Seppä
Heikki Seppä University of Helsinki
Jed O. Kaplan
Jed O. Kaplan University of Calgary
Anne E. Bjune
Anne E. Bjune Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Chris Caseldine
Chris Caseldine University of Exeter
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a degree related to Earth Science can open many doors across diverse fields such as environmental consulting, geology, and natural resource management. For those seeking flexible learning opportunities, exploring programs like photography programs online for veterans can offer unique skills that complement scientific studies, particularly in environmental documentation and visualization.

Language skills are increasingly valuable in global scientific collaboration, making degrees like the spanish degree online a strategic addition. Veterans might find tailored support and resources through specific options such as online spanish degrees for veterans, helping them transition smoothly into civilian academic life.

Creative disciplines also intersect with Earth Science careers. For example, professionals seeking advanced training in communication and visual arts can benefit from the flexibility and affordability of an online mfa degree. This can enhance their ability to convey complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.

Overall, considering these related online degrees offers a broadened skill set that supports varied career pathways connected to Earth Science, catering to different backgrounds, interests, and professional goals.

Best Scientists Citing Kevin J. Edwards

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles