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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 64 1553 1386 6 6 243 10583

Lionel Carter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lionel Carter between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lionel Carter published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2008. 2 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2008. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1969 2025

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lionel Carter: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 1
1975 2
1976 4
1977 1
1978 0
1979 3
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 2
1984 0
1985 4
1986 6
1987 3
1988 2
1989 2
1990 5
1991 1
1992 4
1993 1
1994 3
1995 3
1996 3
1997 5
1998 10
1999 2
2000 10
2001 3
2002 6
2003 9
2004 10
2005 7
2006 3
2007 8
2008 24
2009 9
2010 10
2011 12
2012 8
2013 14
2014 9
2015 4
2016 8
2017 8
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 3
2022 2
2023 3
2024 0
2025 2
Total 257
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Lionel Carter 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 Lionel Carter 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, 238–247 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: 243 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243 243
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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Lionel Carter 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 Lionel Carter 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103 64
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Lionel Carter is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research spans primarily the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 19 publications contributing to this domain. The main subfields of their work include Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ocean Engineering.

The major research topics addressed by Carter focus on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Polar Research and Ecology, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Geological Formations and Processes, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Recent publications by Carter include:

  • The population genetic structure of the urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii in New Zealand with links to Australia, 2021, Marine Biology
  • Frontal dynamics and water mass variability on the Campbell Plateau, 2021, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Volcanic glass from the 1.8 ka Taupō eruption (New Zealand) detected in Antarctic ice at ~ 230 CE, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Late Cretaceous to recent ocean-bottom currents in the SW Pacific Gateway, southeastern Chatham Rise, New Zealand, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Antarctic evidence for an abrupt northward shift of the Southern Hemisphere westerlies at 32 ka BP, 2023, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors associated with Lionel Carter include Rob Carter, I Nick McCave, Carl Richter, Yoshiaki Aita, and Christophe Buret. Their collaborative efforts are reflected in multiple publications.

The preferred venues for publication include OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Marine Biology, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, and Scientific Reports.

In recognition of their contributions, Lionel Carter was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Obliquity-paced Pliocene West Antarctic ice sheet oscillations

    T. Naish;T. Naish;R. Powell;R. Levy;R. Levy;G. Wilson

  • Towards a climate event stratigraphy for New Zealand over the past 30 000 years (NZ‐INTIMATE project)

    Brent V. Alloway;David J. Lowe;David J.A. Barrell;Rewi M. Newnham

  • Antarctic and Southern Ocean influences on Late Pliocene global cooling.

    Robert McKay;Tim Naish;Lionel Carter;Christina Riesselman

  • Antarctic contribution to meltwater pulse 1A from reduced Southern Ocean overturning

    N. R. Golledge;N. R. Golledge;L. Menviel;L. Carter;C. J. Fogwill

  • Insights into Submarine Geohazards from Breaks in Subsea Telecommunication Cables

    Lionel Carter;Rachel Gavey;Peter Talling;James Liu

  • Cold conditions in Antarctica during the Little Ice Age — Implications for abrupt climate change mechanisms

    N.A.N. Bertler;P.A. Mayewski;L. Carter

  • The stratigraphic signature of the late Cenozoic Antarctic Ice Sheets in the Ross Embayment

    Robert McKay;Greg Browne;Lionel Carter;Ellen Cowan

  • Response of surface water masses and circulation to Late Quaternary climate change east of New Zealand

    Philip P. E. Weaver;Lionel Carter;Helen L. Neil

  • Submergent shorelines in the SW Pacific: evidence for an episodic post‐glacial transgression

    R. M. Carter;L. Carter;D. P. Johnson

  • The opening of Cook Strait: Interglacial tidal scour and aligning basins at a subduction to transform plate edge

    Keith B Lewis;Lionel Carter;Fred J Davey

  • Reduced ventilation and enhanced magnitude of the deep Pacific carbon pool during the last glacial period

    Luke Cameron Skinner;Ian Nicholas McCave;L Carter;S Fallon

  • Mud sedimentation on the continental shelf at an accretionary margin—Poverty Bay, New Zealand

    Greg Foster;Lionel Carter

  • Near‐synchronous and delayed initiation of long run‐out submarine sediment flows from a record‐breaking river flood, offshore Taiwan

    L. Carter;J. D. Milliman;P. J. Talling;R. Gavey

  • Recent sedimentation beneath the Deep Western Boundary Current off northern New Zealand

    I.N. Mccave;L. Carter

  • Glacial–interglacial ocean climate variability from planktonic foraminifera during the Mid-Pleistocene transition in the temperate Southwest Pacific, ODP Site 1123

    Martin Crundwell;George Scott;Tim Naish;Tim Naish;Lionel Carter;Lionel Carter

  • Circulation and water masses of the Southern Ocean: a review

    L. Carter;I. N. McCave;M. J. M. Williams

  • Source, sea level and circulation effects on the sediment flux to the deep ocean over the past 15 ka off eastern New Zealand

    Lionel Carter;Barbara Manighetti;Mike Elliot;Noel Trustrum

  • Glacial–interglacial changes in water mass structure and flow in the SW Pacific Ocean

    I. N. McCave;Lionel Carter;Ian Robert Hall

  • Glacial to interglacial changes in non-carbonate and carbonate accumulation in the SW Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

    L Carter;H.L Neil;I.N McCave

  • Reconstructing the Quaternary evolution of the world's most active silicic volcanic system: insights from an ∼1.65 Ma deep ocean tephra record sourced from Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

    Aidan S.R. Allan;Joel A. Baker;Lionel Carter;Richard J. Wysoczanksi

  • Development of sediment drifts approaching an active plate margin under the SW Pacific Deep Western Boundary Current

    L. Carter;I. N. McCave

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim R Naish
Tim R Naish Victoria University of Wellington
Helen L Neil
Helen L Neil National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Gavin B. Dunbar
Gavin B. Dunbar Victoria University of Wellington
Helen C. Bostock
Helen C. Bostock University of Queensland
Robert M. Carter
Robert M. Carter James Cook University
Robert M. McKay
Robert M. McKay Victoria University of Wellington
I. N. McCave
I. N. McCave University of Cambridge
Bruce W. Hayward
Bruce W. Hayward University of Auckland
Joel A. Baker
Joel A. Baker University of Washington
Noel A. Trustrum
Noel A. Trustrum GNS Science

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