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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4905 4525 46 43 246 8202

Matt O'Regan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matt O'Regan between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matt O'Regan published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2010. 31 of the 295 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2010. 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 18 publications
2005 2025

295 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matt O'Regan: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 10
2006 9
2007 6
2008 20
2009 4
2010 24
2011 9
2012 11
2013 2
2014 8
2015 16
2016 18
2017 20
2018 19
2019 23
2020 19
2021 13
2022 15
2023 18
2024 13
2025 18
Total 295
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Matt O'Regan 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 Matt O'Regan 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: 246 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
238–247 243 246
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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Matt O'Regan 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 Matt O'Regan 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 43
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
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

Matt O'Regan is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research focuses primarily on atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, geology, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

O'Regan has explored a range of topics that include methane hydrates and related phenomena, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological studies and exploration, cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate change and permafrost, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Their recent papers span multiple influential journals and cover diverse geoscientific subjects. Key publications include:

  • "Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill," 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Remobilization of dormant carbon from Siberian-Arctic permafrost during three past warming events," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Subsea permafrost carbon stocks and climate change sensitivity estimated by expert assessment," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Future Projections of Petermann Glacier Under Ocean Warming Depend Strongly on Friction Law," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "Calcareous nannofossils anchor chronologies for Arctic Ocean sediments back to 500 ka," 2020, Geology

They have frequently collaborated with several researchers, including Martin Jakobsson, Christian Stranne, Thomas M. Cronin, Gabriel West, and Helen K. Coxall. These collaborations have contributed to a range of multidisciplinary studies within their areas of expertise.

O'Regan's work has been published repeatedly in key venues such as The Cryosphere, SSRN Electronic Journal, Communications Earth & Environment, Quaternary Science Reviews, and Geochronology. These outlets reflect their interest and activity in cryospheric processes, geochronological methods, and broader environmental and Earth science themes.

Best Publications

  • Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

    Appy Sluijs;Stefan Schouten;Mark Pagani;Martijn Woltering

  • The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean.

    Kathryn Moran;Jan Backman;Henk Brinkhuis;Steven C. Clemens

  • History of sea ice in the Arctic

    Leonid Polyak;Richard B. Alley;John T. Andrews;Julie Brigham-Grette

  • The early Miocene onset of a ventilated circulation regime in the Arctic Ocean

    Martin Jakobsson;Jan Backman;Bert Rudels;Jonas Nycander

  • Age model and core-seismic integration for the Cenozoic Arctic Coring Expedition sediments from the Lomonosov Ridge

    Jan Backman;Martin Jakobsson;Martin Frank;Francesca Sangiorgi

  • Arctic Ocean glacial history

    Martin Jakobsson;Martin Jakobsson;Karin Andreassen;Lilja Rún Bjarnadóttir;Dayton Dove

  • Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink

    Robert G. Hilton;Valier Galy;Jérôme Gaillardet;Mathieu Dellinger

  • Planktonic foraminifera stable isotopes and water column structure: Disentangling ecological signals

    Heather Birch;Helen Kathrine Coxall;Helen Kathrine Coxall;Paul Nicholas Pearson;Dick Kroon

  • Evidence for an ice shelf covering the central Arctic Ocean during the penultimate glaciation

    Martin Jakobsson;Martin Jakobsson;Johan Nilsson;Leif G. Anderson;Jan Backman

  • An Arctic Ocean ice shelf during MIS 6 constrained by new geophysical and geological data

    Martin Jakobsson;Johan Nilsson;Matthew O'Regan;Jan Backman

  • Geological record of ice shelf break-up and grounding line retreat, Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

    Martin Jakobsson;John B. Anderson;Frank O. Nitsche;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Constraints on the Pleistocene chronology of sediments from the Lomonosov Ridge

    Matthew O'Regan;John King;Jan Backman;Martin Jakobsson

  • Post-glacial flooding of the Bering Land Bridge dated to 11 cal ka BP based on new geophysical and sediment records

    Martin Jakobsson;Christof Pearce;Christof Pearce;Thomas M. Cronin;Jan Backman

  • Quaternary Arctic Ocean sea ice variations and radiocarbon reservoir age corrections

    Daniela Hanslik;Martin Jakobsson;Jan Backman;Svante Björck

  • Ice sheet retreat dynamics inferred from glacial morphology of the central Pine Island Bay Trough, West Antarctica

    Martin Jakobsson;John B. Anderson;Frank O. Nitsche;Richard Gyllencreutz

  • A 26 million year gap in the central Arctic record at the greenhouse-icehouse transition: looking for clues

    Francesca Sangiorgi;Hans-Juergen Brumsack;Debra A. Willard;Stefan Schouten

  • Post-LGM deglaciation in Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

    Alexandra E. Kirshner;John B. Anderson;Martin Jakobsson;Matthew O’Regan

  • Export of nutrient rich Northern Component Water preceded early Oligocene Antarctic glaciation

    Helen K. Coxall;Claire E. Huck;Claire E. Huck;Matthew Huber;Matthew Huber;Caroline H. Lear

  • Mid‐Cenozoic tectonic and paleoenvironmental setting of the central Arctic Ocean

    Matthew O’Regan;Kathryn Moran;Jan Backman;Martin Jakobsson

  • Variability in transport of terrigenous material on the shelves and the deep Arctic Ocean during the Holocene

    Carolyn Wegner;Katrina E. Bennett;Anne de Vernal;Matthias Forwick

  • Erratum: Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum (Nature (2006) 442 (671-675))

    Mark Pagani;Nikolai Pedentchouk;Matthew Huber;Appy Sluijs

  • Geological record of ice shelf break-up and grounding line retreat, Pine Island

    Wojciech Majewski;Björn Eriksson;Alexandra Kirshner;Rodrigo Fernandez

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University
Helen K. Coxall
Helen K. Coxall Stockholm University
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Jens Matthiessen
Jens Matthiessen Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Henk Brinkhuis
Henk Brinkhuis Utrecht University
Igor Semiletov
Igor Semiletov Russian Academy of Sciences
Thomas M. Cronin
Thomas M. Cronin United States Geological Survey
Heiko Pälike
Heiko Pälike University of Bremen
Ludvig Löwemark
Ludvig Löwemark National Taiwan University
John W. King
John W. King University of Rhode Island

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