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Mark A. J. Curran

Mark A. J. Curran

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3755 3441 200 186 138 10535

Mark A. J. Curran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark A. J. Curran between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark A. J. Curran published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2016. 4 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2016. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1994 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark A. J. Curran: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 5
2003 3
2004 6
2005 2
2006 2
2007 1
2008 3
2009 3
2010 1
2011 4
2012 8
2013 12
2014 7
2015 8
2016 16
2017 12
2018 7
2019 7
2020 9
2021 7
2022 8
2023 5
2024 1
2025 3
Total 152
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Mark A. J. Curran 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 Mark A. J. Curran 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, 138–147 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: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
138–147 491 138
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
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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Mark A. J. Curran 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 Mark A. J. Curran 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.

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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 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
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Overview

Mark A. J. Curran is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and focuses on research within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research topics span a range of critical environmental and geological areas, including:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate variability and models
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Mark A. J. Curran has contributed to numerous scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. Some recent publications include:

  • "Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Snowfall and Water Stable Isotope Variability in East Antarctica Controlled by Warm Synoptic Events," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Links between Large-Scale Modes of Climate Variability and Synoptic Weather Patterns in the Southern Indian Ocean," 2020, Journal of Climate
  • "Improved estimates of preindustrial biomass burning reduce the magnitude of aerosol climate forcing in the Southern Hemisphere," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Pacific decadal variability over the last 2000 years and implications for climatic risk," 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Climate of the Past
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Climate

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrew D. Moy
  • T. D. van Ommen
  • Jason L. Roberts
  • Lenneke M. Jong
  • Tessa R. Vance

Best Publications

  • Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia

    Moinuddin Ahmed;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Asfawossen Asrat;Hemant P. Borgaonkar

  • A global database of sea surface dimethylsulfide (DMS) measurements and a procedure to predict sea surface DMS as a function of latitude, longitude, and month

    A. J. Kettle;M. O. Andreae;D. Amouroux;T. W. Andreae

  • Observed 20th century desert dust variability: impact on climate and biogeochemistry

    Natalie Mahowald;Silvia Kloster;S. Engelstaedter;Jefferson Keith Moore

  • Ice Core Evidence for Antarctic Sea Ice Decline Since the 1950s

    Mark A. J. Curran;Tas D. van Ommen;Vin I. Morgan;Katrina L. Phillips

  • A global multiproxy database for temperature reconstructions of the Common Era

    Julien Emile-Geay;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Lucien Von Gunten

  • Multi-model mean nitrogen and sulfur deposition from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP): evaluation of historical and projected future changes

    J.-F. Lamarque;F. Dentener;Joseph R. McConnell;C.-U. Ro

  • Inter-hemispheric temperature variability over the past millennium

    Raphael Neukom;Raphael Neukom;Joelle Gergis;David J. Karoly;Heinz Wanner

  • The Southern Hemisphere westerlies in the Australasian sector over the last glacial cycle: a synthesis

    J. Shulmeister;I. Goodwin;J. Renwick;K. Harle

  • A revised 1000 year atmospheric δ13C‐CO2 record from Law Dome and South Pole, Antarctica

    M. Rubino;M. Rubino;D. M. Etheridge;D. M. Etheridge;C. M. Trudinger;C. E. Allison

  • Regional Antarctic snow accumulation over the past 1000 years

    Elizabeth R. Thomas;J. Melchior van Wessem;Jason Roberts;Jason Roberts;Elisabeth Isaksson

  • Insights from Antarctica on volcanic forcing during the Common Era

    Michael Sigl;Joseph R. McConnell;Joseph R. McConnell;Matthew Toohey;Mark Curran

  • Antarctic climate variability on regional and continental scales over the last 2000 years

    Barbara Stenni;Mark A. J. Curran;Mark A. J. Curran;Nerilie J. Abram;Anais Orsi

  • A review of sea ice proxy information from polar ice cores

    Nerilie J. Abram;Nerilie J. Abram;Eric W. Wolff;Mark A.J. Curran

  • An independently dated 2000-yr volcanic record from Law Dome, East Antarctica, including a new perspective on the dating of the 1450s CE eruption of Kuwae, Vanuatu

    C. T. Plummer;C. T. Plummer;M. A. J. Curran;M. A. J. Curran;T D. van Ommen;T D. van Ommen;S. O. Rasmussen

  • Evaluation of preindustrial to present-day black carbon and its albedo forcing from Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP)

    Y.H. Lee;J.-F. Lamarque;M.G. Flanner;C. Jiao

  • The Carrington Event not observed in most ice core nitrate records

    E W Wolff;M Bigler;M. A. J Curran;M. A. J Curran;Jack E. Dibb

  • Dimethyl sulfide in the Southern Ocean: Seasonality and flux

    Mark A. J. Curran;Graham B. Jones

  • On-Column Ion-Exchange Preconcentration of Inorganic Anions in Open Tubular Capillary Electrochromatography with Elution Using Transient-Isotachophoretic Gradients. 3. Implementation and Method Development

    Michael C. Breadmore;Anne S. Palmer;Mark Curran;Miroslav Macka

  • Snow chemistry across Antarctica

    N. Bertler;P.A. Mayewski;A. Aristarain;P. Barrett

  • Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica

    Chris S.M. Turney;Christopher J. Fogwill;Christopher J. Fogwill;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas P. McKay

  • Review of regional Antarctic snow accumulation over the past 1000 years

    Elizabeth R. Thomas;J. Melchior van Wessem;Jason Roberts;Jason Roberts;Elisabeth Isaksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Tas D. van Ommen
Tas D. van Ommen Australian Antarctic Division
Jason L. Roberts
Jason L. Roberts Australian Antarctic Division
Vin Morgan
Vin Morgan University of Tasmania
Joseph R. McConnell
Joseph R. McConnell Desert Research Institute
David Etheridge
David Etheridge Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Paul Vallelonga
Paul Vallelonga Department of Transport, Western Australia
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith British Antarctic Survey
Paul Andrew Mayewski
Paul Andrew Mayewski University of Maine
Nerilie J. Abram
Nerilie J. Abram Australian National University
Chris S. M. Turney
Chris S. M. Turney Heriot-Watt University

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