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D-Index
41
Citations
5254
World Ranking
5635
National Ranking
26

Mike Lucas 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 Mike Lucas sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 87 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Mike Lucas 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 Mike Lucas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mike Lucas was affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa during their academic career. The available data does not list recent papers, co-authors, or specific publication venues associated with their work.

Details about their research focus, including primary fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work, are not provided. There is no record of book publications or awards linked to their name in the given information.

The absence of detailed publication records, collaborative networks, and research themes limits the ability to present a comprehensive understanding of their academic contributions. The data confirms that Mike Lucas is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale distribution of Atlantic nitrogen fixation controlled by iron availability

    C. Mark Moore;C. Mark Moore;Matthew M. Mills;Eric P. Achterberg;Richard J. Geider

  • Southern Ocean deep-water carbon export enhanced by natural iron fertilization

    Raymond T. Pollard;Ian Salter;Richard J. Sanders;Mike I. Lucas

  • Physical controls on biogeochemical zonation in the Southern Ocean

    Raymond T. Pollard;M.I. Lucas;Jane F. Read

  • Vertical distribution and partitioning of organic carbon in mixed frontal and stratified waters of the English Channel

    P. M. Holligan;R. P. Harris;R. C. Newell;D. S. Harbour

  • Diatom carbon export enhanced by silicate upwelling in the northeast Atlantic

    John T. Allen;Louise Brown;Louise Brown;Richard Sanders;C. Mark Moore

  • Ocean fertilization: a potential means of geoengineering?

    R. S. Lampitt;Eric P. Achterberg;T. R. Anderson;J. A. Hughes

  • Natural iron fertilization by the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption

    Eric P. Achterberg;C. Mark Moore;Stephanie A. Henson;Sebastian Steigenberger

  • The Crozet natural iron bloom and export experiment (CROZEX)

    Raymond Pollard;Richard Sanders;Mike Lucas;Mike Lucas;Peter Statham

  • Basin-scale variability of phytoplankton bio-optical characteristics in relation to bloom state and community structure in the Northeast Atlantic

    C. Mark Moore;Mike I. Lucas;Richard Sanders;Russell Davidson

  • Iron–light interactions during the CROZet natural iron bloom and EXport experiment (CROZEX) I: Phytoplankton growth and photophysiology

    C. Mark Moore;C. Mark Moore;Sophie Seeyave;Anna E. Hickman;John T. Allen

  • Physical controls on phytoplankton physiology and production at a shelf sea front: a fast repetition-rate fluorometer based field study

    C.M. Moore;D. Suggett;P.M. Holligan;J. Sharples

  • Phytoplankton community composition around the Crozet Plateau, with emphasis on diatoms and Phaeocystis

    Alex J. Poulton;C. Mark Moore;Sophie Seeyave;Mike I. Lucas;Mike I. Lucas

  • Primary production and nitrate uptake within the seasonal thermocline of a stratified shelf sea

    A.E. Hickman;C.M. Moore;J. Sharples;M.I. Lucas

  • Particle export from the euphotic zone: Estimates using a novel drifting sediment trap, 234Th and new production

    Richard S Lampitt;B. Boorman;L Brown;L Brown;Mike Lucas;Mike Lucas

  • Spatial and temporal development of phytoplankton iron stress in relation to bloom dynamics in the high-latitude North Atlantic Ocean

    Thomas J. Ryan-Keogh;Anna I. Macey;Maria C. Nielsdóttir;Michael I. Lucas

  • Coccolithophore dynamics in non-bloom conditions during late summer in the central Iceland Basin (July-August 2007)

    Alex J. Poulton;Anastasia Charalampopoulou;Jeremy R. Young;Glen A. Tarran

  • Geochemical evidence of denitrification in the Benguela upwelling system

    Toby Tyrrell;Michael I. Lucas

  • Irradiance and pH affect coccolithophore community composition on a transect between the North Sea and the Arctic Ocean

    Anastasia Charalampopoulou;Alex J. Poulton;Toby Tyrrell;Michael I. Lucas

  • Primary production, physiological state and composition of phytoplankton in the Atlantic Sector of the Southern Ocean

    Astrid Bracher;B. M. A. Kroon;M. I. Lucas

  • Iron–light interactions during the CROZet natural iron bloom and EXport experiment (CROZEX): II—Taxonomic responses and elemental stoichiometry

    C. Mark Moore;C. Mark Moore;Anna E. Hickman;Alex J. Poulton;Sophie Seeyave

  • The Crozet natural iron bloom and export experiment (CROZEX). Special issue

    R. Pollard;R. Sanders;M. Lucas;P. Statham

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex J. Poulton
Alex J. Poulton Heriot-Watt University
C. Mark Moore
C. Mark Moore University of Southampton
Richard Sanders
Richard Sanders National Oceanography Centre
Raymond T. Pollard
Raymond T. Pollard National Oceanography Centre
Toby Tyrrell
Toby Tyrrell University of Southampton
Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Ulrich Bathmann
Ulrich Bathmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Astrid Bracher
Astrid Bracher University of Bremen
Julia Uitz
Julia Uitz Université Paris Cité
Josephine Ras
Josephine Ras Université Paris Cité

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