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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 91 254 215 23 19 327 28454

Michael I. Bird publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael I. Bird between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael I. Bird published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2015. 22 of the 433 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2015. 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 2 publications
1988 2026

433 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael I. Bird: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 5
1989 4
1990 2
1991 3
1992 3
1993 3
1994 5
1995 5
1996 2
1997 4
1998 7
1999 6
2000 4
2001 14
2002 10
2003 7
2004 12
2005 5
2006 6
2007 13
2008 11
2009 12
2010 14
2011 13
2012 22
2013 17
2014 20
2015 24
2016 23
2017 16
2018 17
2019 22
2020 19
2021 14
2022 15
2023 17
2024 15
2025 20
2026 2
Total 433
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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.

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, 318–327 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: 327 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93 327
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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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.

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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 91
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 - 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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