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D-Index
91
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28454
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254
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Michael I. Bird 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 Michael I. Bird sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 327 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Michael I. Bird 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 Michael I. Bird sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Michael I. Bird is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and specializes in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research contributions encompass several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, and Anthropology.

The scientist's work spans a variety of main topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Recent published papers include:

  • "Biochar-based fertilizer: Supercharging root membrane potential and biomass yield of rice," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Effects of mineralogy, chemistry and physical properties of basalts on carbon capture potential and plant-nutrient element release via enhanced weathering," 2021, Applied Geochemistry
  • "Stochastic models support rapid peopling of Late Pleistocene Sahul," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Tipping elements and amplified polar warming during the Last Interglacial," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews

The publication venues that feature Michael I. Bird's work most frequently include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Quaternary Research
  • Preprints.org

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael I. Bird are:

  • Christopher M. Wurster
  • Cassandra Rowe
  • Sean Ulm
  • Niels C. Munksgaard
  • Jordahna Haig

In 2007, Michael I. Bird was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an award reflecting their professional standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon

    Uta Stockmann;Mark A. Adams;John W. Crawford;Damien J. Field

  • Benefits of biochar, compost and biochar–compost for soil quality, maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions in a tropical agricultural soil

    Getachew Agegnehu;Adrian M. Bass;Paul N. Nelson;Michael I. Bird

  • The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: A review

    Getachew Agegnehu;A.K. Srivastava;Michael I. Bird

  • Palaeoenvironments of insular Southeast Asia during the Last Glacial Period: a savanna corridor in Sundaland?

    Michael I. Bird;David Taylor;Chris Hunt

  • Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees

    T.R. Feldpausch;L. Banin;O.L. Phillips;T.R. Baker

  • Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores, in eastern Indonesia

    M J Morwood;R P Soejono;Richard G Roberts;T Sutikna

  • Woody cover and hominin environments in the past 6 million years

    Thure E. Cerling;Jonathan G. Wynn;Samuel A. Andanje;Michael I. Bird

  • The 'human revolution' in lowland tropical Southeast Asia: the antiquity and behavior of anatomically modern humans at Niah Cave (Sarawak, Borneo).

    Graeme Barker;Huw Barton;Michael Bird;Patrick Daly

  • The Pyrogenic Carbon Cycle

    Michael I. Bird;Jonathan G. Wynn;Gustavo Saiz;Christopher M. Wurster

  • Algal biochar – production and properties

    Michael I. Bird;Christopher M. Wurster;Pedro H. de Paula Silva;Adrian M. Bass

  • Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security.

    David J. Beerling;Jonathan R. Leake;Stephen P. Long;Stephen P. Long;Julie D. Scholes

  • Early Human Occupation at Devil's Lair, Southwestern Australia 50,000 Years Ago

    Chris S. M. Turney;Michael I. Bird;L. Keith Fifield;Richard G. Roberts

  • Biochar and biochar-compost as soil amendments: effects on peanut yield, soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions in tropical North Queensland, Australia

    Getachew Agegnehu;Adrian M. Bass;Paul N. Nelson;Brian Muirhead

  • Soil Security: Solving the Global Soil Crisis

    Andrea Koch;Alex McBratney;Mark Adams;Damien Field

  • Radiocarbon dating of old charcoal using a wet oxidation, stepped-combustion procedure

    Michael I Bird;L K Ayliffe;L K Fifield;Christian S M Turney

  • Crop yield, plant nutrient uptake and soil physicochemical properties under organic soil amendments and nitrogen fertilization on Nitisols

    Getachew Agegnehu;Paul N. Nelson;Michael I. Bird

  • Stability of elemental carbon in a savanna soil

    M. I. Bird;C. Moyo;E. M. Veenendaal;J. Lloyd

  • A million-year record of fire in sub-Saharan Africa

    M. I. Bird;J. A. Cali

  • Optical and radiocarbon dating at Jinmium rock shelter in northern Australia

    Richard Roberts;Michael Bird;Jon Olley;Rex Galbraith

  • Evidence for bias in C and N concentrations and δ13C composition of terrestrial and aquatic organic materials due to pre-analysis acid preparation methods

    Chris R. Brodie;Melanie J. Leng;James S.L. Casford;Christopher P. Kendrick

  • Microbial processes and carbon‐isotope fractionation in tropical and temperate grassland soils

    H. ŠantRůČková;M. I. Bird;J. Lloyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels C. Munksgaard
Niels C. Munksgaard James Cook University
Jon Lloyd
Jon Lloyd Imperial College London
Gustavo Saiz
Gustavo Saiz Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Paul N. Nelson
Paul N. Nelson James Cook University
Chris S. M. Turney
Chris S. M. Turney Heriot-Watt University
Allan R. Chivas
Allan R. Chivas University of Wollongong
Jonathan G. Wynn
Jonathan G. Wynn National Science Foundation
Richard G. Roberts
Richard G. Roberts University of Wollongong
L.K. Fifield
L.K. Fifield Australian National University
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University

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