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Michael R. Talbot

Michael R. Talbot

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2847 36 82 10887

Michael R. Talbot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael R. Talbot between 1971 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael R. Talbot published across 53 years, from 1971 to 2023, averaging 1.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2002. 2 of the 85 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2002. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications
1971 2023

85 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael R. Talbot: publications per year, 1971 to 2023
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 3
1973 1
1974 2
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 1
1987 1
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 1
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 4
2001 0
2002 7
2003 4
2004 4
2005 3
2006 4
2007 4
2008 0
2009 3
2010 4
2011 3
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
Total 85
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Michael R. Talbot 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 R. Talbot 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, 78–87 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: 82 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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 82
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
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 R. Talbot 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 R. Talbot 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 53
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

Michael R. Talbot was affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research contributions were primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, encompassing six publications. Key subfields of study included Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Paleontology, Mechanics of Materials, and Geology.

Their main research topics covered geological formations and processes, earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, as well as geological and geophysical studies.

Michael R. Talbot's work appeared predominantly in the Journal of Sedimentary Research, with two publications in that venue. Notable recent papers include:

  • The impact of tectonic activity on carbonate density-flow deposition along two sectors of the Apulia Carbonate Platform, 2023, Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • Diagenesis of carbonate density-flow deposits controlled by differential uplift of platform segments: examples from the Cretaceous of the Gargano Promontory, Italy, 2023, Journal of Sedimentary Research

Frequent collaborators in their research included Gunnar Sælen, Luigi Spalluto, Ivar Grunnaleite, Atle Jørgen Hestad Sande, and Niels Bo Jensen.

Best Publications

  • A review of the palaeohydrological interpretation of carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios in primary lacustrine carbonates

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  • Late pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria and rapid evolution of cichlid fishes

    Thomas C. Johnson;Christopher A. Scholz;Michael R. Talbot;Kerry Kelts

  • A high resolution palaeoclimatic record for the last 27,500 years in tropical West Africa from the carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of lacustrine organic matter

    Michael R. Talbot;Truls Johannessen

  • History and timing of human impact on Lake Victoria, East Africa.

    Dirk Verschuren;Thomas C. Johnson;Hedy J. Kling;David N. Edgington

  • East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins

    Christopher A. Scholz;Thomas C. Johnson;Andrew S. Cohen;John W. King

  • The Late Pleistocene - Holocene palaeolimnology of Lake Victoria East Africa, based upon elemental and isotopic analyses of sedimentary organic matter

    Michael R. Talbot;Tine Lærdal

  • Methane-related carbonate cements in pockmarks of the North Sea

    Martin Hovland;Michael R. Talbot;Henning Qvale;Snorre Olaussen

  • Hydrogen index and carbon isotopes of lacustrine organic matter as lake level indicators

    Michael R. Talbot;Daniel A. Livingstone

  • Ecological consequences of early Late Pleistocene megadroughts in tropical Africa.

    Andrew S. Cohen;Jeffery R. Stone;Kristina R.M. Beuning;Lisa E. Park

  • A revised 30,000-year paleoclimatic and paleohydrologic history of Lake Albert, East Africa

    Kristina R.M. Beuning;Michael R. Talbot;Kerry Kelts

  • Nitrogen Isotopes in Palaeolimnology

    Michael R. Talbot

  • Lacustrine Carbonates as Geochemical Archives of Environmental Change and Biotic/Abiotic Interactions

    Kerry Kelts;Michael Talbot

  • Lacustrine Petroleum Source Rocks

    Andrew S. Cohen;A. J. Fleet;K. Kelts;M. Talbot

  • Paleoclimatic variations in West Africa from a record of late Pleistocene and Holocene lake level stands of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Timothy Michael Shanahan;Jonathan T. Overpeck;C. Winston Wheeler;J. Warren Beck

  • Atlas of Invertebrate MacRofossils

    Gunnar Saelen;Peter Doyle;Michael R. Talbot

  • Primary and diagenetic carbonates in the anoxic sediments of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

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  • Lake level and paleoenvironmental history of Lake Tanganyika, Africa, as inferred from late Holocene and modern stromatolites

    Andrew S. Cohen;Michael R. Talbot;Stanley M. Awramik;David L. Dettman

  • The origins of lacustrine oil source rocks: evidence from the lakes of tropical Africa

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  • Abrupt return of the summer monsoon 15,000 years ago: new supporting evidence from the lower White Nile valley and Lake Albert

    Martin Williams;Michael Talbot;Paul Aharon;Yassin Abdl Salaam

  • Paleolimnological Signatures from Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Ratios in Carbonates, from Organic Carbon-Rich Lacustrine Sediments: Chapter 6

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  • Major bounding surfaces in aeolian sandstones-a climatic model

    M. R. Talbot

  • Contrasting watermass conditions during deposition of the Whitby Mudstone (Lower Jurassic) and Kimmeridge Clay (Upper Jurassic) formations, UK

    G Sælen;R.V Tyson;N Telnæs;M.R Talbot

  • Scientific drilling in the Great Rift Valley: The 2005 Lake Malawi Scientific Drilling Project — An overview of the past 145,000years of climate variability in Southern Hemisphere East Africa

    C. A. Scholz;A. S. Cohen;T. C. Johnson;J. King

  • Consequences of Early Late-Pleistocene Megadroughts in Tropical Africa

    Andrew S Cohen;Jeffery R. Stone;Kristina R M Beuning;Lisa E Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Johnson
Thomas C. Johnson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jean-Jacques Tiercelin
Jean-Jacques Tiercelin Géosciences Rennes
Christopher A. Scholz
Christopher A. Scholz Syracuse University
Andrew S. Cohen
Andrew S. Cohen University of Arizona
Erik T. Brown
Erik T. Brown University of Minnesota
John W. King
John W. King University of Rhode Island
Martin Williams
Martin Williams University of Adelaide
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
David L. Dettman
David L. Dettman University of Arizona
Hervé Bellon
Hervé Bellon University of Western Brittany

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