| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 53 | 2857 | 2608 | 320 | 296 | 103 | 10575 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas J. Butterfield between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas J. Butterfield published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2012. 6 of the 113 publications appeared in the last two years.
113 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| Total | 113 |
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 J. Butterfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 103 publications — 13th percentile
13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 103 |
| 108–117 | 484 | |
| 118–127 | 540 | |
| 128–137 | 557 | |
| 138–147 | 491 | |
| 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 |
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 J. Butterfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 53 |
| 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 |
Nicholas J. Butterfield is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration on paleontology. Their work extends into subfields such as paleontology, oceanography, atmospheric science, ecology, and biomaterials.
Their main research topics include:
Butterfield has published in several scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:
Their recent papers include:
Their research collaborations frequently involve:
Nicholas J. Butterfield
Nicholas J. Butterfield;Andrew H. Knoll;Keene Swett
W. B. Harland;L. M. Anderson;D. Manasrah;N. J. Butterfield
Timothy M. Lenton;Richard A. Boyle;Simon W. Poulton;Graham A. Shields-Zhou
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Kevin J. Peterson;Nicholas J. Butterfield
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Yemane Asmerom;Stein B Jacobsen;Andrew H Knoll;Nicholas J Butterfield
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Nicholas J. Butterfield;Andrew H. Knoll;Keene Swett
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Nicholas J. Butterfield
Nicholas J. Butterfield;Uwe Balthasar;Lucy A. Wilson
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Nicholas J. Butterfield;Robert H. Rainbird
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