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Nicholas E. Timms

Nicholas E. Timms

Nicholas E. Timms 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 E. Timms sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Nicholas E. Timms 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 E. Timms sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Nicholas E. Timms is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics within their work include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Timms has published in several prominent scientific venues, some of which frequently feature their work:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Nature Communications

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Timms include:

  • Precise radiometric age establishes Yarrabubba, Western Australia, as Earth's oldest recognised meteorite impact structure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A new kind of invisible gold in pyrite hosted in deformation-related dislocations, 2021, Geology
  • Novel Applications of FIB-SEM-Based ToF-SIMS in Atom Probe Tomography Workflows, 2020, Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Ages of lunar impact breccias: Limits for timing of the Imbrium impact, 2020, Geochemistry
  • Solar wind contributions to Earth's oceans, 2021, Nature Astronomy

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Fred Jourdan
  • William D.A. Rickard
  • Steven M. Reddy
  • Aaron J. Cavosie
  • P. A. Bland

Timms has also contributed to academic book publications, including a work published by the Geological Society of America:

  • Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI, 2021

Best Publications

  • The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks

    David J. Prior;Alan P. Boyle;Frank Brenker;Michael C. Cheadle

  • FracPaQ: A MATLAB™ toolbox for the quantification of fracture patterns

    David Healy;Roberto E. Rizzo;David G. Cornwell;Natalie J.C. Farrell

  • SHRIMP U-Pb age constraints on magmatism and high-grade metamorphism in the Salem Block, southern India

    Chris Clark;Alan S. Collins;Nicholas E. Timms;Peter D. Kinny

  • Timing of crystallization of the lunar magma ocean constrained by the oldest zircon

    Alexander Nemchin;Nicholas Eric Timms;Robert Pidgeon;T. Geisler

  • A pressure-temperature phase diagram for zircon at extreme conditions

    Nicholas E. Timms;Nicholas E. Timms;Timmons M. Erickson;Timmons M. Erickson;Mark A. Pearce;Aaron J. Cavosie;Aaron J. Cavosie;Aaron J. Cavosie

  • Crystal-plastic deformation of zircon: A defect in the assumption of chemical robustness

    Steven M. Reddy;Nicholas E. Timms;Patrick Trimby;Peter D. Kinny

  • Quantitative characterization of plastic deformation of zircon and geological implications

    Steven M. Reddy;Nicholas E. Timms;Wolfgang Pantleon;Patrick Trimby

  • Bunbury Basalt: Gondwana breakup products or earliest vestiges of the Kerguelen mantle plume?

    Hugo K.H. Olierook;Hugo K.H. Olierook;Fred Jourdan;Renaud E. Merle;Renaud E. Merle;Nicholas E. Timms

  • Trench-parallel fast axes of seismic anisotropy due to fluid-filled cracks in subducting slabs

    David Healy;Steven M. Reddy;Nicholas E. Timms;Erin M. Gray

  • Hot orogens and supercontinent amalgamation: A Gondwanan example from southern India

    Chris Clark;David Healy;Tim Johnson;Alan S. Collins

  • Relationship among titanium, rare earth elements, U–Pb ages and deformation microstructures in zircon: Implications for Ti-in-zircon thermometry

    Nicholas Eric Timms;Peter Kinny;Steven Reddy;Katy Evans

  • Resolution of impact-related microstructures in lunar zircon: A shock-deformation mechanism map

    Nicholas E. Timms;Steven M. Reddy;David Healy;Alexander A. Nemchin

  • Interpreting U–Pb data from primary and secondary features in lunar zircon

    Marion Grange;Robert Pidgeon;Alexander Nemchin;Alexander Nemchin;Nicholas Eric Timms

  • Sedimentology of the tide-dominated Jurassic Lajas Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    Duncan McIlroy;Stephen Flint;John A. Howell;Nick Timms

  • A terrestrial perspective on using ex situ shocked zircons to date lunar impacts

    Aaron J. Cavosie;Aaron J. Cavosie;Aaron J. Cavosie;Timmons M. Erickson;Nicholas E. Timms;Steven M. Reddy

  • Microstructural constraints on the mechanisms of the transformation to reidite in naturally shocked zircon

    Timmons M. Erickson;Mark A. Pearce;Steven M. Reddy;Nicholas E. Timms

  • Enhanced diffusion of Uranium and Thorium linked to crystal plasticity in zircon

    Nicholas E Timms;Peter D Kinny;Steven M Reddy

  • Thermal history recorded by the Apollo 17 impact melt breccia 73217

    Marion Grange;Alexander Nemchin;Robert Pidgeon;Nicholas Eric Timms

  • Tectonic controls on sediment provenance evolution in rift basins: Detrital zircon U–Pb and Hf isotope analysis from the Perth Basin, Western Australia

    Hugo K.H. Olierook;Milo Barham;Ian C.W. Fitzsimons;Nicholas E. Timms

  • Polymodal faulting: Time for a new angle on shear failure

    David Healy;Thomas G. Blenkinsop;Nicholas E. Timms;Philip G. Meredith

  • FracPaQ: a MATLAB™ Toolbox for the Quantification of Fracture Patterns

    D. Healy;R. E. Rizzo;D. G. Cornwell;N. Timms

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron J. Cavosie
Aaron J. Cavosie Curtin University
Steven M. Reddy
Steven M. Reddy Curtin University
Alexander A. Nemchin
Alexander A. Nemchin Curtin University
Fred Jourdan
Fred Jourdan Curtin University
Philip A. Bland
Philip A. Bland Curtin University
Gareth S. Collins
Gareth S. Collins Imperial College London
Robert T. Pidgeon
Robert T. Pidgeon Curtin University
Christopher L. Kirkland
Christopher L. Kirkland Curtin University
Gretchen Benedix
Gretchen Benedix Curtin University
Peter D. Kinny
Peter D. Kinny Curtin University

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