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Nicholas H.S. Oliver

Nicholas H.S. Oliver

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
5870
World Ranking
5581
National Ranking
280

Nicholas H.S. Oliver 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 H.S. Oliver sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 144 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Nicholas H.S. Oliver 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 H.S. Oliver sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nicholas H.S. Oliver is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to several subfields including Plant Science, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics such as Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, and Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects.

Recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Nicholas H.S. Oliver include:

  • From manganese oxidation to water oxidation: assembly and evolution of the water-splitting complex in photosystem II, 2022, Photosynthesis Research
  • Light-driven formation of manganese oxide by today's photosystem II supports evolutionarily ancient manganese-oxidizing photosynthesis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Root electrotropism in Arabidopsis does not depend on auxin distribution but requires cytokinin biosynthesis, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Kupol Epithermal Au-Ag Vein District, Chukotka, Far Eastern Russia, 2022, Economic Geology
  • The Dvoinoye and September Northeast high-grade epithermal Au-Ag veins, Vodorazdelnaya district, Chukotka region, Russia, 2021, Mineralium Deposita

Nicholas H.S. Oliver frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Photosynthesis Research
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Economic Geology

Collaborative research is an important aspect of their career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Dennis J. Nürnberg
  • Holger Dau
  • Robert L. Burnap
  • Petko Chernev
  • Sophie Fischer

Best Publications

  • Iron oxide copper-gold deposits: geology, space-time distribution, and possible modes of origin

    Patrick J. Williams;Mark D. Barton;David A. Johnson;Lluís Fontboté

  • Mechanisms of fluid flow and fluid–rock interaction in fossil metamorphic hydrothermal systems inferred from vein–wallrock patterns, geometry and microstructure

    Nicholas H. S. Oliver;Paul D. Bons

  • Modeling the Role of Sodic Alteration in the Genesis of Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold Deposits, Eastern Mount Isa Block, Australia

    Nicholas H. S. Oliver;James S. Cleverley;Geordie Mark;Peter J. Pollard

  • Geodynamic evolution of the Proterozoic Mount Isa terrain

    M G O'Dea;Gordon S Lister;Tyler C MacCready;Peter G Betts

  • SYNOROGENIC HYDROTHERMAL ORIGIN FOR GIANT HAMERSLEY IRON OXIDE ORE BODIES

    Christopher McA. Powell;Nicholas H. S. Oliver;Zheng-Xiang Li;David McB. Martin

  • 100th Anniversary Special Paper: Numerical Models of Extensional Deformation, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow across Basement-Cover Interfaces during Basin-Related Mineralization

    Nicholas H.S. Oliver;John G. McLellan;Bruce E. Hobbs;James S. Cleverley

  • Mechanical controls on fluid flow during regional metamorphism; some numerical models

    A. Ord;N. H. S. Oliver

  • Mineralogical and chemical evolution of the Ernest Henry Fe oxide–Cu–Au ore system, Cloncurry district, northwest Queensland, Australia

    Geordie Mark;Geordie Mark;Nicholas H. S. Oliver;Patrick J. Williams

  • The effect of heterogeneous stress and strain on metamorphic fluid flow, Mary Kathleen, Australia, and a model for large‐scale fluid circulation *

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  • Numerical models of extensional deformation, heat transfer, and fluid flows across basement-cover interfaces during basin-related mineralization

    Nicholas H.S. Oliver;John G. McLellan;Bruce E. Hobbs;James S. Cleverley

  • Fluid flow in extensional environments; numerical modelling with an application to Hamersley iron ores

    J.G. McLellan;N.H.S. Oliver;P.M. Schaubs

  • From banded iron-formation to iron ore: geochemical and mineralogical constraints from across the Hamersley Province, Western Australia

    Adam D. Webb;Gerald R. Dickens;Gerald R. Dickens;Nicholas H.S. Oliver

  • Mary Kathleen metamorphic-hydrothermal uranium - rare-earth element deposit: Ore genesis and numerical model of coupled deformation and fluid flow

    N. H. S. Oliver;P. J. Pearson;R. J. Holcombe;A. Ord;A. Ord

  • Ostwald ripening as a possible mechanism for zircon overgrowth formation during anatexis: theoretical constraints, a numerical model, and its application to pelitic migmatites of the Tickalara Metamorphics, northwestern Australia

    A.A. Nemchin;L.M. Giannini;S. Bodorkos;N.H.S. Oliver

  • In situ quantification of Br and Cl in minerals and fluid inclusions by LA-ICP-MS: A powerful tool to identify fluid sources

    Johannes Hammerli;Brian Rusk;Carl Spandler;Poul Emsbo

  • The stable isotope signature of kilometre‐scale fracturedominated metamorphic fluid pathways, Mary Kathleen, Australia

    N. H. S. Oliver;I. Cartwright;V. J. Wall;S. D. Golding

  • Tectono‐metamorphic evolution of the Mary Kathleen fold belt, northwest Queensland: A reflection of mantle plume processes?

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  • The evolution of the Ernest Henry Fe-OXIDE-(Cu-Au) hydrothermal system

    Geordie Mark;Nicholas H Oliver;Peter Williams;Rick Valenta

  • The protracted hydrothermal evolution of the Mount Isa Eastern Succession: A review and tectonic implications

    Nicholas H.S. Oliver;Kristen M. Butera;Michael J. Rubenach;Lucas J. Marshall

  • Hydrothermal history of the Mary Kathleen Fold Belt, Mt Isa Block, Queensland

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  • Veins and hydrothermal fluid flow in the Mt. Whaleback Iron Ore District, eastern Hamersley Province, Western Australia

    Matthew C Brown;Nicholas H.S Oliver;Gerald R Dickens;Gerald R Dickens

  • Internal control of fluid compositions in amphibolite-facies scapolitic calc-silicates, Mary Kathleen, Australia

    Nicholas H. S. Oliver;Victor J. Wall;Ian Cartwright

  • Granite-related overpressure and volatile release in the mid crust: fluidized breccias from the Cloncurry District, Australia

    N. H. S. Oliver;M. J. Rubenach;B. Fu;T. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Blenkinsop
Thomas G. Blenkinsop Cardiff University
Carl Spandler
Carl Spandler University of Adelaide
Alison Ord
Alison Ord University of Western Australia
Timothy R. Baker
Timothy R. Baker University of Leeds
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
Bin Fu
Bin Fu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Gregory M. Dipple
Gregory M. Dipple University of British Columbia
John L. Walshe
John L. Walshe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Bruce E. Hobbs
Bruce E. Hobbs Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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