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Nicholas J Shackleton

Nicholas J Shackleton

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Earth Science
UK
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 126 30 4 487 77787

Nicholas J Shackleton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas J Shackleton between 1965 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas J Shackleton published across 56 years, from 1965 to 2020, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 1995. 1 of the 493 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 1995. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 8 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 12 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 20 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 21 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 56 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1965 2020

493 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas J Shackleton: publications per year, 1965 to 2020
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 2
1968 2
1969 1
1970 2
1971 1
1972 0
1973 8
1974 1
1975 3
1976 5
1977 12
1978 6
1979 9
1980 5
1981 3
1982 4
1983 8
1984 20
1985 5
1986 5
1987 9
1988 21
1989 12
1990 16
1991 10
1992 18
1993 12
1994 19
1995 56
1996 13
1997 16
1998 5
1999 14
2000 20
2001 30
2002 8
2003 17
2004 22
2005 21
2006 22
2007 7
2008 0
2009 10
2010 2
2011 0
2012 0
2013 3
2014 1
2015 1
2016 0
2017 3
2018 1
2019 0
2020 1
Total 493
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Nicholas J Shackleton 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 Shackleton 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, 478–487 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: 487 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 19 487
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 J Shackleton 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 Shackleton 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, 106+ 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: 126 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 98 126
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 1990 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Nicholas J Shackleton was primarily affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their academic career focused on engineering, with a specialization in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering. The scientist contributed extensively to research topics including drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, oil and gas production techniques, and offshore engineering and technologies.

The body of work produced by Shackleton included numerous publications, with a significant number appearing in the venue Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), accounting for 37 publications. Other venues included OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, where they contributed three works.

Among the recent papers they authored or co-authored, the following are notable:

  • DSDP Leg 74, Hole 527 - Well Logging Data (2020), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 154, Hole 927C - Well Logging Data (2020), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 138, Hole 852D - Well Logging Data (2020), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 154, Hole 925C - Well Logging Data (2020), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Shackleton frequently collaborated with several researchers through their career. These frequent co-authors included Teresa King Hagelberg, Isabella Raffi, David Schneider, Jean-Pierre Valet, and Larry A. Mayer.

The scientist was recognized by multiple professional societies and awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2000
  • Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 1996
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1990
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award from The Geological Society of America (year unspecified)

Best Publications

  • Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages

    J. D. Hays;John Imbrie;N. J. Shackleton

  • Age dating and the orbital theory of the ice ages: Development of a high-resolution 0 to 300,000-year chronostratigraphy

    Douglas G. Martinson;Nicklas G. Pisias;James D. Hays;John Imbrie

  • The orbital theory of Pleistocene climate: support from a revised chronology of the marine d18O record

    John Imbrie;James D. Hays;Douglas G. Martinson;Andrew McIntyre

  • Oxygen isotope and palaeomagnetic stratigraphy of Equatorial Pacific core V28-238: Oxygen isotope temperatures and ice volumes on a 105 year and 106 year scale☆

    Nicholas John Shackleton;Neil D. Opdyke

  • Oxygen isotopes and sea level

    J. Chappell;N. J. Shackleton

  • An alternative astronomical calibration of the lower Pleistocene timescale based on ODP Site 677

    N. J. Shackleton;A. Berger;W. R. Peltier

  • Oxygen isotopes, ice volume and sea level

    N.J. Shackleton

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing

    J. Imbrie;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens;A. Duffy

  • Paleotemperature History of the Cenozoic and the Initiation of Antarctic Glaciation: Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Analyses in DSDP Sites 277, 279 and 281

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  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles .2. the 100,000-year Cycle

    J. Imbrie;A. Berger;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens

  • The astronomical theory of climate and the age of the Brunhes-Matuyama magnetic reversal

    Franck C. Bassinot;Laurent D. Labeyrie;Edith Vincent;Xavier Quidelleur

  • The 100,000-Year Ice-Age Cycle Identified and Found to Lag Temperature, Carbon Dioxide, and Orbital Eccentricity

    Nicholas J. Shackleton

  • Deepwater source variations during the last climatic cycle and their impact on the global deepwater circulation

    J. C. Duplessy;N. J. Shackleton;R. G. Fairbanks;L. Labeyrie

  • Oxygen isotope calibration of the onset of ice-rafting and history of glaciation in the North Atlantic region

    N.J. Shackleton;J. Backman;J. Backman;H. Zimmerman;D.V. Kent

  • Oxygen-Isotope and Paleomagnetic Stratigraphy of Pacific Core V28-239 Late Pliocene to Latest Pleistocene

    N. J. Shackleton;N. D. Opdyke

  • Oxygen Isotope Analyses and Pleistocene Temperatures Re-assessed

    Nicholas Shackleton

  • Astronomic timescale for the Pliocene Atlantic δ18O and dust flux records of Ocean Drilling Program Site 659

    Ralf Tiedemann;Michael Sarnthein;Nicholas J. Shackleton

  • Phase relationships between millennial-scale events 64,000–24,000 years ago

    Nicholas J. Shackleton;Michael A. Hall;Edith Vincent

  • Warm tropical sea surface temperatures in the Late Cretaceous and Eocene epochs

    Paul Nicholas Pearson;Peter V. Ditchfield;Joyce Singano;Katherine G. Harcourt-Brown

  • Global synchroneity of late Quaternary coccolith datum levels Validation by oxygen isotopes

    H. R. Thierstein;K. R. Geitzenauer;B. Molfino;N. J. Shackleton

  • Dansgaard-Oeschger and Heinrich event imprints in Alboran Sea paleotemperatures

    Isabel Cacho;Joan O Grimalt;Carles Pelejero;Miquel Canals

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicklas G Pisias
Nicklas G Pisias Oregon State University
William B. Curry
William B. Curry Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Joachim Schönfeld
Joachim Schönfeld GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Rainer Zahn
Rainer Zahn Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ellen Thomas
Ellen Thomas Yale University
David Schneider
David Schneider University of Ottawa
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Michael Sarnthein
Michael Sarnthein Kiel University
Henry Elderfield
Henry Elderfield University of Cambridge

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