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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 68 1183 1049 120 106 170 12615

Neil Roberts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil Roberts between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil Roberts published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2015. 9 of the 296 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2015. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1973 2025

296 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil Roberts: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 1
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 2
1983 3
1984 1
1985 2
1986 0
1987 5
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 7
1992 2
1993 3
1994 6
1995 4
1996 2
1997 13
1998 3
1999 12
2000 4
2001 5
2002 3
2003 2
2004 15
2005 3
2006 6
2007 5
2008 6
2009 9
2010 14
2011 11
2012 12
2013 7
2014 17
2015 22
2016 10
2017 3
2018 16
2019 22
2020 2
2021 5
2022 8
2023 3
2024 4
2025 5
Total 296
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Neil Roberts 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 Roberts 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, 168–177 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: 170 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 170
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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Neil Roberts 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 Roberts 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 68
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 Roberts is a researcher affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions to several subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Space and Planetary Science, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Archaeology.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas such as Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction, Archaeological Research and Protection, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pain Management and Treatment, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History.

Roberts has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Alessio Palmisano
  • Andrew Bevan
  • Alexander Kabelindde
  • Stephen Shennan
  • Juan Graterol

Their recent papers include:

  • Long-Term Demographic Trends in Prehistoric Italy: Climate Impacts and Regionalised Socio-Ecological Trajectories (2021), Journal of World Prehistory
  • Olive groves around the lake. A ten-thousand-year history of a Cretan landscape (Greece) reveals the dominant role of humans in making this Mediterranean ecosystem (2021), Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geological evolution of a tectonic and climatic transition zone: the Beyşehir-Suğla basin, lake district of Turkey (2021), International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport in Tanzania: Part II - sedimentological evidence of phased land degradation (2021), Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • AIDA (Archive of Italian radiocarbon DAtes) (2022), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Neil Roberts has published extensively in several journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Journal of World Prehistory
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • European summer temperatures since Roman times

    J. Luterbacher;J.P. Werner;J.E. Smerdon;L. Fernández-Donado

  • Climatic, vegetation and cultural change in the eastern Mediterranean during the mid-Holocene environmental transition

    Neil Roberts;Warren J. Eastwood;Catherine Kuzucuoğlu;Girolamo Fiorentino

  • The tempo of Holocene climatic change in the eastern Mediterranean region: new high-resolution crater-lake sediment data from central Turkey:

    N. Roberts;J.M. Reed;M.J. Leng;C. Kuzucuoglu

  • Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes

    A.L. Daniau;P.J. Bartlein;S.P. Harrison;S.P. Harrison;I.C. Prentice;I.C. Prentice;I.C. Prentice

  • Stable isotope records of Late Quaternary climate and hydrology from Mediterranean lakes : the ISOMED synthesis

    Neil Roberts;M.D. Jones;A. Benkaddour;W. J. Eastwood

  • The mid-Holocene climatic transition in the Mediterranean: Causes and consequences

    N. Roberts;David Brayshaw;C. Kuzucuoğlu;R. Perez

  • Comparison of T1 mapping techniques for ECV quantification. Histological validation and reproducibility of ShMOLLI versus multibreath-hold T1 quantification equilibrium contrast CMR

    Marianna Fontana;Steve K White;Sanjay M Banypersad;Daniel M Sado

  • A high-resolution late Holocene lake isotope record from Turkey and links to North Atlantic and monsoon climate

    Matthew D. Jones;C. Neil Roberts;Melanie J. Leng;Murat Türkeş

  • Palaeolimnological evidence for an east-west climate see-saw in the Mediterranean since AD 900

    Neil Roberts;Ana Moreno;Blas L. Valero-Garcés;Juan Pablo Corella

  • Circum-Mediterranean fire activity and climate changes during the mid-Holocene environmental transition (8500-2500 cal. BP)

    Boris Vannière;Mitchell Power;Neil Roberts;Willy Tinner

  • Holocene climate change in the eastern Mediterranean region: a comparison of stable isotope and pollen data from Lake Gölhisar, southwest Turkey

    Warren J. Eastwood;Melanie J. Leng;Neil Roberts;Basil Davis

  • Europe's lost forests : a pollen-based synthesis for the last 11,000 years

    Neil Roberts;Ralph M. Fyfe;Jessie Woodbridge;Marie-José Gaillard

  • History meets palaeoscience: Consilience and collaboration in studying past societal responses to environmental change.

    John Haldon;Lee Mordechai;Timothy P. Newfield;Arlen F. Chase

  • Vegetational, lake-level, and climatic history of the Near East and Southwest Asia

    Neil Roberts;Herbert E. Wright

  • Fluctuations in Closed-Basin Lakes as An Indicator of Past Atmospheric Circulation Patterns

    F. Alayne Street-Perrott;N. Roberts

  • Holocene environmental change in southwest Turkey: a palaeoecological record of lake and catchment-related changes

    W.J. Eastwood;N. Roberts;H.F. Lamb;J.C. Tibby

  • From forest to farmland: pollen-inferred land cover change across Europe using the pseudobiomization approach.

    Ralph M. Fyfe;Jessie Woodbridge;Neil Roberts

  • Tephrostratigraphy, chronology and climatic events of the Mediterranean basin during the Holocene: an overview

    Giovanni Zanchetta;Roberto Sulpizio;Neil Roberts;Raffaello Cioni

  • A review of 2000 years of paleoclimatic evidence in the Mediterranean

    Jürg Luterbacher;Ricardo García-Herrera;Sena Akcer-On;Rob Allan

  • Chronology and stratigraphy of Late Quaternary sediments in the Konya basin, Turkey: Results from the KOPAL project

    N. Roberts;S. Black;P. Boyer;W.J. Eastwood

  • Age, palaeoenvironments, and climatic significance of late Pleistocene Konya lake, Turkey

    Neil Roberts

  • Global change in the Holocene

    Neil Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Jessie Woodbridge
Jessie Woodbridge Plymouth University
Warren J. Eastwood
Warren J. Eastwood University of Birmingham
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Ralph Fyfe
Ralph Fyfe Plymouth University
Henry F. Lamb
Henry F. Lamb Aberystwyth University
Boris Vannière
Boris Vannière Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Philip A. Barker
Philip A. Barker University of British Columbia
Laura Sadori
Laura Sadori Sapienza University of Rome
Giovanni Zanchetta
Giovanni Zanchetta University of Pisa
Daniele Colombaroli
Daniele Colombaroli Royal Holloway University of London

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