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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1737 1559 184 165 205 10010
Biology and Biochemistry 64 9916 9151 756 704 222 10617

Margaret E. Collinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Margaret E. Collinson between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Margaret E. Collinson published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2009. 2 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2009. 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Margaret E. Collinson: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 1
1986 3
1987 3
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 5
1992 5
1993 2
1994 11
1995 4
1996 5
1997 2
1998 4
1999 1
2000 8
2001 7
2002 5
2003 9
2004 13
2005 7
2006 5
2007 15
2008 3
2009 16
2010 14
2011 4
2012 13
2013 8
2014 9
2015 10
2016 11
2017 4
2018 3
2019 3
2020 5
2021 3
2022 4
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 239
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Margaret E. Collinson 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 Margaret E. Collinson 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, 198–207 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: 205 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
198–207 333 205
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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Margaret E. Collinson 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 Margaret E. Collinson 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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 62
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Margaret E. Collinson is a researcher affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The subfields that characterize their research include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to geology, paleoclimatology, and plant biology. Notable papers include:

  • Terrestrial methane cycle perturbations during the onset of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, 2020, published in Geology
  • 100 million years of turtle paleoniche dynamics enable the prediction of latitudinal range shifts in a warming world, 2022, published in Current Biology
  • Decreased soil carbon in a warming world: Degraded pyrogenic carbon during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, 2021, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Chemical Characteristics of Macroscopic Pyrogenic Carbon Following Millennial-Scale Environmental Exposure, 2020, published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • A tale of two morphs: developmental patterns and mechanisms of seed coat differentiation in the dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae), 2021, published in The Plant Journal

The primary topics of Collinson's research encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation

Frequent coauthors in their work include Aixa Tosal, Steven R. Manchester, Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza, Amy Waterson, and Daniela N. Schmidt. The collaboration with these researchers has contributed to a multidisciplinary approach integrated across several studies.

Collinson regularly publishes in diverse scientific journals such as Fossil Imprint, Current Biology, Geology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and Frontiers in Environmental Science.

In 2007, Collinson received recognition from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. This award marks a noted point in their career.

Best Publications

  • Managing to discriminate

    David L. Collinson;David Knights;Margaret Collinson

  • Episodic fresh surface waters in the Eocene Arctic Ocean

    Henk Brinkhuis;Stefan Schouten;Margaret E Collinson;Appy Sluijs

  • Environmental mutagenesis during the end-Permian ecological crisis

    Henk Visscher;Cindy V. Looy;Margaret E. Collinson;Henk Brinkhuis

  • Cainozoic ferns and their distribution

    Margaret E. Collinson

  • The taphonomy of charcoal following a recent heathland fire and some implications for the interpretation of fossil charcoal deposits

    Andrew C Scott;Jenny A Cripps;Margaret E Collinson;Gary J Nichols

  • Eocene–Oligocene mammalian faunal turnover in the Hampshire Basin, UK: calibration to the global time scale and the major cooling event

    J.J. Hooker;M.E. Collinson;N.P. Sille;N.P. Sille

  • Experiments in waterlogging and sedimentology of charcoal: results and implications

    Gary J. Nichols;Jenny A. Cripps;Margaret E. Collinson;Andrew C. Scott

  • Cretaceous wildfires and their impact on the Earth system

    Sarah A.E. Brown;Andrew C. Scott;Ian J. Glasspool;Margaret E. Collinson;Margaret E. Collinson

  • The ecology of Cainozoic ferns

    Margaret E Collinson

  • Fossil Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany -

    Margaret E. Collinson;Steven R. Manchester;Volker Wilde

  • Alternative origin of aliphatic polymer in kerogen

    BA Stankiewicz;Deg Briggs;R Michels;ME Collinson

  • Assessing the potential for the stomatal characters of extant and fossil Ginkgo leaves to signal atmospheric CO2 change.

    Li-Qun Chen;Cheng-Sen Li;William G. Chaloner;David J. Beerling

  • Terrestrial cooling in Northern Europe during the Eocene–Oligocene transition

    Michael T. Hren;Nathan D. Sheldon;Stephen T. Grimes;Margaret E. Collinson

  • Resistant biomacromolecules in the fossil record

    P. F. Van Bergen;M. E. Collinson;D. E. G. Briggs;J. W. De Leeuw

  • Is vitrification in charcoal a result of high temperature burning of wood

    Laura C. McParland;Laura C. McParland;Margaret E. Collinson;Andrew C. Scott;Gill Campbell

  • Charcoal reflectance measurements: implications for structural characterization and assessment of diagenetic alteration

    Philippa L. Ascough;Michael I. Bird;Andrew C. Scott;Margaret E. Collinson

  • The oil-generating potential of plants from coal and coal-bearing strata through time: a review with new evidence from Carboniferous plants

    Margaret E. Collinson;Pim F. Van Bergen;Andrew C. Scott;Jan W. De Leeuw

  • Experimental evidence for the formation of geomacromolecules from plant leaf lipids.

    Neal S. Gupta;Neal S. Gupta;Raymond Michels;Derek E.G. Briggs;Margaret E. Collinson

  • Employment relations in SMEs: market-driven or customer-shaped?

    Nick Kinnie;John Purcell;Sue Hutchinson;Mike Terry

  • Evidence for the in situ polymerisation of labile aliphatic organic compounds during the preservation of fossil leaves: Implications for organic matter preservation

    Neal S. Gupta;Neal S. Gupta;Derek E.G. Briggs;Margaret E. Collinson;Richard P. Evershed

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Scott
Andrew C. Scott Royal Holloway University of London
Richard D. Pancost
Richard D. Pancost University of Bristol
Steven R. Manchester
Steven R. Manchester Florida Museum of Natural History
Derek E. G. Briggs
Derek E. G. Briggs Yale University
Richard P. Evershed
Richard P. Evershed University of Bristol
Henk Brinkhuis
Henk Brinkhuis Utrecht University
J.W. de Leeuw
J.W. de Leeuw Delft University of Technology
David P. Mattey
David P. Mattey Royal Holloway University of London
Timothy Peter Jones
Timothy Peter Jones Cardiff University
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

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