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Nicholas J. G. Pearce

Nicholas J. G. Pearce

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
58
Citations
11091
World Ranking
2178
National Ranking
230

Nicholas J. G. Pearce 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 J. G. Pearce sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 162 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas J. G. Pearce 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 J. G. Pearce sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas J. G. Pearce is affiliated with Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specialized focus areas including geophysics, atmospheric science, anthropology, paleontology, and archaeology. This interdisciplinary expertise informs investigations across geological, paleoclimatic, and archaeological topics.

Their scholarly output encompasses multiple topics such as geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geochemical analysis, studies of Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, and archaeological approaches to ancient environmental studies. Additional focal points include geochemistry and geologic mapping, isotope analysis in ecology, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

Major publication venues where their work appears include the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports with the highest number of papers, followed by Quaternary Science Reviews, Microscopy Today, Oxford Art Online, and Radiation Measurements.

  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Microscopy Today
  • Oxford Art Online
  • Radiation Measurements

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Pearce include:

  • "Exploring sources of variation in thermoluminescence emissions and anomalous fading in alkali feldspars," 2021, Radiation Measurements
  • "Volcanism and the Greenland ice cores: A new tephrochronological framework for the last glacial-interglacial transition (LGIT) based on cryptotephra deposits in three ice cores," 2022, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Identification of the source of dolerites used at the Waun Mawn stone circle in the Mynydd Preseli, west Wales and implications for the proposed link with Stonehenge," 2022, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • "Linking derived debitage to the Stonehenge Altar Stone using portable X-ray fluorescence analysis," 2022, Mineralogical Magazine
  • "Revisiting the provenance of the Stonehenge bluestones: Refining the provenance of the Group 2 non-spotted dolerites using rare earth element geochemistry," 2021, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Nicholas J. G. Pearce has collaborated extensively with several researchers visible through frequent coauthorship, including R. E. Bevins, Rob Ixer, Duncan Pirrie, John A. Westgate, and Matthew Power. These collaborations have contributed to their research output in topics spanning geochemical sourcing studies and archaeological science.

  • R. E. Bevins
  • Rob Ixer
  • Duncan Pirrie
  • John A. Westgate
  • Matthew Power

Best Publications

  • A Compilation of New and Published Major and Trace Element Data for NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612 Glass Reference Materials

    Nicholas J.G. Pearce;William T. Perkins;John A. Westgate;Michael P. Gorton

  • Relation between century-scale Holocene arid intervals in tropical and temperate zones

    H. F. Lamb;F. Gasse;A. Benkaddour;A. Benkaddour;N. El Hamouti

  • Tephrostratigraphy and glass compositions of post-15 kyr Campi Flegrei eruptions: implications for eruption history and chronostratigraphic markers

    V. C. Smith;R. Isaia;N. J. G. Pearce

  • Constraints in using Cerium-anomaly of bulk sediments as an indicator of paleo bottom water redox environment: A case study from the Central Indian Ocean Basin

    J.N. Pattan;N.J.G. Pearce;P.G. Mislankar

  • All toba tephra occurrences across peninsular India belong to the 75,000 yr B.P. eruption

    John A. Westgate;Philip A. R. Shane;Nicholas J. G. Pearce;William T. Perkins

  • Quantitative analysis of trace elements in carbonates using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    William T. Perkins;Ronald Fuge;Nicholas J. G. Pearce

  • Integrating the INTIMATE records using tephrochronology rising to the challenge

    Siwan M. Davies;Peter M. Abbott;Nicholas J. G. Pearce;Stefan Wastegård

  • Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: A new technique for the determination of trace and ultra-trace elements in silicates

    W.T. Perkins;N.J.G. Pearce;T.E. Jeffries

  • Mantle heterogeneity beneath the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge: trace element evidence for contamination of ambient asthenospheric mantle

    P.J le Roux;A.P le Roex;J.-G Schilling;N Shimizu

  • Correlating tephras and cryptotephras using glass compositional analyses and numerical and statistical methods: review and evaluation

    David J. Lowe;Nicholas J.G. Pearce;Murray A. Jorgensen;Stephen C. Kuehn

  • The application of ICP-MS methods to tephrochronological problems

    Nicholas J.G. Pearce;John A. Westgate;William T. Perkins;Shari J. Preece

  • A high-precision 40Ar/39Ar age for the Young Toba Tuff and dating of ultra-distal tephra: Forcing of Quaternary climate and implications for hominin occupation of India

    Darren F. Mark;Michael Petraglia;Victoria C. Smith;Leah E. Morgan

  • Chemical fractionation during infrared and ultraviolet laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry—implications for mineral microanalysis

    Teresa E. Jeffries;Nicholas J. G. Pearce;William T. Perkins;Angelika Raith

  • Metal concentrations in fish otoliths in relation to body composition after laboratory exposure to mercury and lead

    A. J. Geffen;N. J. G. Pearce;W. T. Perkins

  • Identification of Aniakchak (Alaska) tephra in Greenland ice core challenges the 1645 BC date for Minoan eruption of Santorini

    Nicholas J. G. Pearce;John A. Westgate;Shari J. Preece;Warren J. Eastwood

  • Geochemistry of Santorini tephra in lake sediments from Southwest Turkey

    W.J. Eastwood;N.J.G. Pearce;J.A. Westgate;W.T. Perkins

  • Determining the K-content of single-grains of feldspar for luminescence dating

    R.K. Smedley;G.A.T. Duller;N.J.G. Pearce;H.M. Roberts

  • Correlation and characterisation of individual glass shards from tephra deposits using trace element laser ablation ICP-MS analyses: current status and future potential

    Nicholas J. G. Pearce;Joanna S. Denton;William T. Perkins;John A. Westgate

  • High-precision 40Ar/39Ar dating of Pleistocene Tuffs and temporal anchoring of the Matuyama-Brunhes Boundary

    Darren F. Mark;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Ross C. Dymock;Victoria C. Smith

  • Trace-element microanalysis by LA-ICP-MS: The quest for comprehensive chemical characterisation of single, sub-10 μm volcanic glass shards

    Nicholas J.G. Pearce;William T. Perkins;John A. Westgate;Stephen C. Wade

  • A new programme of obsidian characterization at Çatalhöyük, Turkey

    Tristan Carter;Gérard Poupeau;Céline Bressy;Nicholas J.G. Pearce

  • Bottom water oxygenation history in southeastern Arabian Sea during the past 140 ka: Results from redox-sensitive elements

    J.N. Pattan;N.J.G. Pearce

  • Major- and trace-element characterization, expanded distribution, and a new chronology for the latest Pleistocene Glacier Peak tephras in western North America

    Stephen C. Kuehn;Duane G. Froese;Paul E. Carrara;Franklin F. Foit

Frequent Co-Authors

William T. Perkins
William T. Perkins Aberystwyth University
John A. Westgate
John A. Westgate University of Toronto
Siwan M. Davies
Siwan M. Davies Swansea University
Brent Alloway
Brent Alloway University of Auckland
Victoria C. Smith
Victoria C. Smith University of Oxford
Duane G. Froese
Duane G. Froese University of Alberta
William E. N. Austin
William E. N. Austin University of St Andrews
Henry F. Lamb
Henry F. Lamb Aberystwyth University
Christine S. Lane
Christine S. Lane University of Cambridge
Warren J. Eastwood
Warren J. Eastwood University of Birmingham

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