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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2403 2182 259 237 182 12203

Neil J. Loader publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil J. Loader between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil J. Loader published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2010. 17 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2010. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 8 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 10 publications
1995 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil J. Loader: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 5
2005 1
2006 8
2007 15
2008 5
2009 9
2010 20
2011 14
2012 11
2013 11
2014 9
2015 11
2016 7
2017 14
2018 9
2019 12
2020 7
2021 8
2022 6
2023 4
2024 7
2025 10
Total 216
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Neil J. Loader 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 Neil J. Loader 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, 178–187 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: 182 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
178–187 414 182
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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Neil J. Loader 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 Neil J. Loader 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 56
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

Neil J. Loader is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable emphasis on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

The scientist's main topics of study include tree-ring climate responses, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, geology and paleoclimatology research, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, climate variability and models, forest ecology and management, and isotope analysis in ecology.

Loader has contributed to a range of scholarly journals, frequently publishing in Dendrochronologia and Vernacular Architecture. Other notable venues where their work appears include Nature Geoscience, The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, and Nature Climate Change.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability," 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • "Recent human-induced atmospheric drying across Europe unprecedented in the last 400 years," 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • "Enhanced woody biomass production in a mature temperate forest under elevated CO2," 2024, Nature Climate Change
  • "Summer precipitation for the England and Wales region, 1201-2000 ce, from stable oxygen isotopes in oak tree rings," 2020, Journal of Quaternary Science
  • "The unknown third - Hydrogen isotopes in tree-ring cellulose across Europe," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Loader include Danny McCarroll, D. E. Davies, Giles Young, Roderick J. Bale, and D. H. Miles, with collaboration counts ranging from 7 to 17 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Stable isotopes in tree rings.

    Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader

  • An improved technique for the batch processing of small wholewood samples to α-cellulose

    N.J. Loader;I. Robertson;A.C. Barker;V.R. Switsur

  • Water-use efficiency and transpiration across European forests during the Anthropocene

    D. C. Frank;B. Poulter;M. Saurer;J. Esper

  • Comparison of stable carbon isotope ratios in the whole wood, cellulose and lignin of oak tree-rings

    N.J. Loader;I. Robertson;I. Robertson;D. McCarroll

  • Correction of tree ring stable carbon isotope chronologies for changes in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere

    Danny McCarroll;Mary H. Gagen;Neil J. Loader;Iain Robertson

  • Exorcising the `segment length curse': summer temperature reconstruction since AD 1640 using non-detrended stable carbon isotope ratios from pine trees in northern Finland

    Mary Gagen;Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Iain Robertson

  • Spatial variability and temporal trends in water-use efficiency of European forests

    Matthias Saurer;Renato Spahni;Renato Spahni;David C. Frank;Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos

  • Signal strength and climate calibration of a European tree-ring isotope network

    K. Treydte;D. Frank;J. Esper;L. Andreu

  • Wood Cellulose Preparation Methods and Mass Spectrometric Analyses of δ13C, δ18O, and Nonexchangeable δ2H Values in Cellulose, Sugar, and Starch: An Interlaboratory Comparison

    Tatjana Boettger;Marika Haupt;Kay Knöller;Stephan M. Weise

  • Recent summer precipitation trends in the Greater Horn of Africa and the emerging role of Indian Ocean sea surface temperature

    A. Park Williams;A. Park Williams;Christopher C. Funk;Christopher C. Funk;Joel Michaelsen;Sara A. Rauscher

  • Impact of pre-Columbian "geoglyph" builders on Amazonian forests.

    Jennifer Watling;Jennifer Watling;José Iriarte;Francis E. Mayle;Denise Schaan

  • Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Anthropocene Series: Where and how to look for potential candidates

    Colin N. Waters;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin Summerhayes;Ian J. Fairchild

  • Northern European trees show a progressively diminishing response to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations

    John S. Waterhouse;V.R. Switsur;V.R. Switsur;A.C. Barker;A.H.C. Carter;A.H.C. Carter

  • Blue intensity for dendroclimatology : Should we have the blues? Experiments from Scotland

    Miloš Rydval;Lars-Åke Larsson;Laura McGlynn;Björn E. Gunnarson

  • Tree rings reveal globally coherent signature of cosmogenic radiocarbon events in 774 and 993 CE.

    Ulf Büntgen;Lukas Wacker;J. Diego Galván;Stephanie Arnold

  • A 1200-year multiproxy record of tree growth and summer temperature at the northern pine forest limit of Europe

    Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Risto Jalkanen;Mary H. Gagen

  • Multiple stable isotopes from oak trees in southwestern Scotland and the potential for stable isotope dendroclimatology in maritime climatic regions

    N.J. Loader;P.M. Santillo;J.P. Woodman-Ralph;J.E. Rolfe

  • Blue intensity in Pinus sylvestris tree-rings : developing a new palaeoclimate proxy

    Rochelle Campbell;Danny McCarroll;Neil J. Loader;Håkan Grudd

  • Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree-ring densitometry

    J. Björklund;J. Björklund;J. Björklund;G. von Arx;D. Nievergelt;R. Wilson;R. Wilson

  • On the purification of α-cellulose from resinous wood for stable isotope (H, C and O) analysis

    K.T. Rinne;T. Boettger;Neil J. Loader;I. Robertson

  • Stable carbon isotopes from Torneträsk, northern Sweden provide a millennial length reconstruction of summer sunshine and its relationship to Arctic circulation

    N. J. Loader;G. H. F. Young;Håkan Grudd;D. McCarroll

Frequent Co-Authors

Danny McCarroll
Danny McCarroll Swansea University
Iain Robertson
Iain Robertson Swansea University
Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson University of St Andrews
F. Alayne Street-Perrott
F. Alayne Street-Perrott Swansea University
Dan J. Charman
Dan J. Charman University of Exeter
Dmitri Mauquoy
Dmitri Mauquoy University of Aberdeen
Keith Barber
Keith Barber University of Southampton
Matthias Saurer
Matthias Saurer Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Alexander V. Kirdyanov
Alexander V. Kirdyanov University of Cambridge
Hans W. Linderholm
Hans W. Linderholm University of Gothenburg

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