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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4653 4283 238 224 148 8725

Lee J. Arnold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lee J. Arnold between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lee J. Arnold published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2021. 25 of the 221 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2021. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 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: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 11 publications
1985 2025

221 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lee J. Arnold: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 3
2007 6
2008 3
2009 5
2010 4
2011 3
2012 4
2013 12
2014 4
2015 5
2016 3
2017 13
2018 14
2019 19
2020 28
2021 37
2022 16
2023 10
2024 14
2025 11
Total 221
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Lee J. Arnold publications per year - data summary

  • Lee J. Arnold, a Earth Science scholar from University of Adelaide, has 221 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 2002 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • 16 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 88 publications, 40% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1999-2012: 32 publications (2.3 per year); 2013-2025: 186 publications (14.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lee J. Arnold 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 Lee J. Arnold 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, 148–157 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: 148 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
148–157 495 148
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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Lee J. Arnold publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Lee J. Arnold, a Earth Science scholar from University of Adelaide, records 148 publications - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Lee J. Arnold, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Lee J. Arnold ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Lee J. Arnold 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 Lee J. Arnold 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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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Lee J. Arnold D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Lee J. Arnold, a Earth Science scholar from University of Adelaide, records 44 D-Index - the 50th percentile of the discipline.
  • 50% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Lee J. Arnold, and about 50% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Lee J. Arnold falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Lee J. Arnold is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has a research focus spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Social Sciences. Their scholarly output covers over a hundred publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences and more than fifty in Social Sciences, reflecting a cross-disciplinary approach.

Their main research areas include Anthropology, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Archaeology, and Ecology. Specific topics covered in their work address Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as archaeological and ancient environmental studies. Additional areas of interest include forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology, evolution and paleontology, archaeological and geological studies, and isotope analysis in ecology.

Frequent publication venues where Lee's research appears include Quaternary Science Reviews, Quaternary Geochronology, Quaternary International, Journal of Quaternary Science, and Scientific Reports.

Selected recent papers authored by Lee J. Arnold include the following:

  • Optically stimulated luminescence dating using quartz, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France, 2022, Science Advances
  • Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers, 2020, Science
  • Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Insights into subtropical Australian aridity from Welsby Lagoon, north Stradbroke Island, over the past 80,000 years, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews

Collaborations with frequent co-authors appear alongside Lee's research. Co-authors with notable repeated partnerships include Martina Demuro, Mathieu Duval, Fiona Petchey, Alfonso Benito-Calvo, and Jean-Jacques Delannoy.

Best Publications

  • Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago

    Chris Clarkson;Zenobia Jacobs;Zenobia Jacobs;Ben Marwick;Ben Marwick;Richard Fullagar

  • Neandertal roots: Cranial and chronological evidence from Sima de los Huesos.

    J. L. Arsuaga;I. Martínez;L. J. Arnold;A. Aranburu

  • Stochastic modelling of multi-grain equivalent dose (De) distributions: implications for OSL dating of sediment mixtures

    L.J. Arnold;R.G. Roberts

  • Statistical modelling of single grain quartz De distributions and an assessment of procedures for estimating burial dose

    R.M. Bailey;L.J. Arnold

  • Middle Paleolithic assemblages from the Indian subcontinent before and after the Toba super-eruption.

    Michael D. Petraglia;Michael D. Petraglia;Ravi Korisettar;Nicole Boivin;Christopher Clarkson

  • Ancient DNA reveals late survival of mammoth and horse in interior Alaska

    James Haile;Duane G. Froese;Ross D. E. MacPhee;Richard G. Roberts

  • Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France

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  • A revised burial dose estimation procedure for optical dating of youngand modern-age sediments

    L.J. Arnold;R.G. Roberts;R.F. Galbraith;S.B. DeLong

  • Statistical treatment of fluvial dose distributions from southern Colorado arroyo deposits

    L.J. Arnold;L.J. Arnold;R.M. Bailey;G.E. Tucker

  • Optically stimulated luminescence dating using quartz

    Andrew Murray;Lee J. Arnold;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Guillaume Guérin;Guillaume Guérin

  • Early human occupation of a maritime desert, Barrow Island, North-West Australia

    Peter M. Veth;Ingrid Ward;Tiina Manne;Sean Ulm

  • Population increase and environmental deterioration correspond with microlithic innovations in South Asia ca. 35,000 years ago

    Michael Petraglia;Christopher Clarkson;Nicole Boivin;Michael Haslam

  • Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers

    J. Zilhão;J. Zilhão;J. Zilhão;D. E. Angelucci;M. Araújo Igreja;L. J. Arnold

  • Luminescence dating and palaeomagnetic age constraint on hominins from Sima de los Huesos, Atapuerca, Spain.

    Lee J. Arnold;Martina Demuro;Josep M. Parés;Juan Luis Arsuaga

  • An arid-adapted middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from south-central Australia

    Gavin J. Prideaux;John A. Long;John A. Long;Linda K. Ayliffe;Linda K. Ayliffe;John C. Hellstrom

  • Evaluating the suitability of extended-range luminescence dating techniques over early and Middle Pleistocene timescales: Published datasets and case studies from Atapuerca, Spain

    Lee J. Arnold;Martina Demuro;Josep María Parés;Alfredo Pérez-González

  • Cultural innovation and megafauna interaction in the early settlement of arid Australia

    Giles Hamm;Peter Mitchell;Lee J. Arnold;Gavin J. Prideaux

  • Reassessing the age of Atapuerca-TD6 (Spain): new paleomagnetic results

    J.M. Parés;L. Arnold;M. Duval;M. Demuro

  • OSL dating of the Middle Palaeolithic Hotel California site, Sierra de Atapuerca, north‐central Spain

    Lee J. Arnold;Martina Demuro;Marta Navazo;Alfonso Benito-Calvo

  • First evidence of an extensive Acheulean large cutting tool accumulation in Europe from Porto Maior (Galicia, Spain)

    E. Méndez-Quintas;M. Santonja;A. Pérez-González;M. Duval

  • Fossil and genomic evidence constrains the timing of bison arrival in North America.

    Duane Froese;Mathias Stiller;Mathias Stiller;Peter D. Heintzman;Alberto V. Reyes

  • Electron spin resonance dating of optically bleached quartz grains from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Cuesta de la Bajada (Spain) using the multiple centres approach

    M. Duval;L.J. Arnold;V. Guilarte;M. Demuro

  • New luminescence ages for the Galería Complex archaeological site: resolving chronological uncertainties on the acheulean record of the Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Spain.

    Martina Demuro;Lee J. Arnold;Josep M. Parés;Alfredo Pérez-González

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathieu Duval
Mathieu Duval National Research Center on Human Evolution
Richard G. Roberts
Richard G. Roberts University of Wollongong
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Juan Luis Arsuaga Complutense University of Madrid
Alfredo Pérez-González
Alfredo Pérez-González Complutense University of Madrid
Nigel A. Spooner
Nigel A. Spooner University of Adelaide
Dirk L. Hoffmann
Dirk L. Hoffmann Max Planck Society
João Zilhão
João Zilhão University of Lisbon
Richard M. Bailey
Richard M. Bailey University of Oxford
Duane G. Froese
Duane G. Froese University of Alberta
Rachel Wood
Rachel Wood Australian National University

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