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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3189 2913 361 335 144 10711

Nicholas Drake publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas Drake between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas Drake published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2016. 6 of the 164 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2016. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 6 publications
1988 2025

164 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas Drake: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 3
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 3
1994 3
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 3
2004 7
2005 8
2006 2
2007 8
2008 7
2009 5
2010 6
2011 9
2012 3
2013 5
2014 6
2015 9
2016 10
2017 5
2018 9
2019 3
2020 8
2021 6
2022 7
2023 3
2024 0
2025 6
Total 164
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Nicholas Drake 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 Nicholas Drake 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, 138–147 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: 144 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 144
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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Nicholas Drake 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 Nicholas Drake 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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
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

Nicholas Drake is a researcher affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their work encompasses several interconnected disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on the Pleistocene era, archaeology, and paleontology. Drake's research integrates aspects of forensic anthropology, ancient environmental studies, and atmospheric sciences.

Their research contributions are documented in multiple peer-reviewed journals, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach. Drake's recent publications include:

  • Multiple hominin dispersals into Southwest Asia over the past 400,000 years, 2021, Nature
  • Human footprints provide snapshot of last interglacial ecology in the Arabian interior, 2020, Science Advances
  • Three North African dust source areas and their geochemical fingerprint, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Sedimentary and geomorphic evidence of Saharan megalakes: A synthesis, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Iron from coal combustion particles dissolves much faster than mineral dust under simulated atmospheric acidic conditions, 2022, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Drake has published multiple works within several prominent scientific venues, including:

  • Nature
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • PLoS ONE
  • Quaternary Research
  • Science Advances

Their collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Paul S. Breeze, Michael D. Petraglia, Huw S. Groucutt, Abdullah Alsharekh, and Mathew Stewart, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary and international research community.

Drake's primary fields of study are Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences. Within these, their subfields of specialization include:

  • Anthropology
  • Archeology
  • Paleontology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth-Surface Processes

The main topics of Drake's research encompass:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Best Publications

  • Linear mixing and the estimation of ground cover proportions

    J. J. Settle;N. A. Drake

  • Ancient watercourses and biogeography of the Sahara explain the peopling of the desert

    Nick A. Drake;Roger M. Blench;Simon J. Armitage;Charlie S. Bristow

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

  • Monitoring desertification and land degradation over sub-Saharan Africa

    E Symeonakis;Nicholas Drake

  • Rethinking the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa.

    Huw S. Groucutt;Michael D. Petraglia;Geoff Bailey;Eleanor M. L. Scerri

  • Subpixel measurement of tropical forest cover using AVHRR data

    A. M. Cross;J. J. Settle;N. A. Drake;R. T. M. Paivinen

  • Retrieval of biomass combustion rates and totals from fire radiative power observations: Application to southern Africa using geostationary SEVIRI imagery

    G Roberts;Martin Wooster;G L W Perry;G L W Perry;N Drake

  • Testing the potential of multi-spectral remote sensing for retrospectively estimating fire severity in African savannahs

    Alistair M.S. Smith;Martin J. Wooster;Nick A. Drake;Frederick M. Dipotso

  • Preferential dust sources: A geomorphological classification designed for use in global dust-cycle models

    Joanna E. Bullard;Sandy P. Harrison;Sandy P. Harrison;Matthew C. Baddock;Nick Drake

  • Comparison of slope estimates from low resolution DEMs: scaling issues and a fractal method for their solution

    Xiaoyang Zhang;Nick A. Drake;John Wainwright;Mark Mulligan

  • Production of Landsat ETM+ reference imagery of burned areas within Southern African savannahs: comparison of methods and application to MODIS

    A. M. S. Smith;N. A. Drake;M. J. Wooster;A. T. Hudak

  • Homo sapiens in Arabia by 85,000 years ago

    Huw S. Groucutt;Huw S. Groucutt;Rainer Grün;Rainer Grün;Iyad A. S. Zalmout;Nick A. Drake;Nick A. Drake

  • The topographic signature of vegetation development along a braided river: Results of a combined analysis of airborne lidar, color air photographs, and ground measurements

    W. Bertoldi;A. M. Gurnell;Nicholas Drake

  • Shorelines in the Sahara: geomorphological evidence for an enhanced monsoon from palaeolake Megachad

    Nick Drake;Charlie Bristow

  • West African monsoon dynamics inferred from abrupt fluctuations of Lake Mega-Chad

    Simon J. Armitage;Charlie S. Bristow;Nicholas Andrew Drake

  • Interactions between river flows and colonizing vegetation on a braided river: exploring spatial and temporal dynamics in riparian vegetation cover using satellite data

    W. Bertoldi;Nicholas Drake;A. M. Gurnell

  • Island dynamics in a braided river from analysis of historical maps and air photographs

    Luca Zanoni;Angela Gurnell;Nicholas Drake;Nicola Surian

  • Climatic changes and social transformations in the Near East and North Africa during the 'long 4th millennium BC: A comparative study of environmental and archaeological evidence

    Joanne Clarke;Nick Brooks;Edward B. Banning;Miryam Bar-Matthews

  • Earliest evidence for the structure of Homo sapiens populations in Africa

    Eleanor M.l. Scerri;Nicholas Drake;Richard Jennings;Huw S. Groucutt

  • Mapping Vegetation, Soils, and Geology in Semiarid Shrublands Using Spectral Matching and Mixture Modeling of SWIR AVIRIS Imagery

    Nick A. Drake;Steve Mackin;Jeff J. Settle

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and Why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia Griffith University
Huw S. Groucutt
Huw S. Groucutt Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Kevin White
Kevin White University of Reading
Martin J. Wooster
Martin J. Wooster King's College London
Charlie S. Bristow
Charlie S. Bristow Birkbeck, University of London
Julien Louys
Julien Louys Griffith University
Adrian G. Parker
Adrian G. Parker Oxford Brookes University
Ian Candy
Ian Candy Royal Holloway University of London
Robert G. Bryant
Robert G. Bryant University of Sheffield
John R. Townshend
John R. Townshend University of Maryland, College Park

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