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Nicky White 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 Nicky White sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 274 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicky White 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 Nicky White 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

Nicky White is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant work in the subfields of Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geology.

The scientist's research topics include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological formations and processes, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Nicky White has authored several papers, contributing to multiple leading publication venues. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Quantifying the Relationship Between Short-Wavelength Dynamic Topography and Thermomechanical Structure of the Upper Mantle Using Calibrated Parameterization of Anelasticity (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Hotspots and mantle plumes revisited: Towards reconciling the mantle heat transfer discrepancy (2020) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Global influence of mantle temperature and plate thickness on intraplate volcanism (2021) in Nature Communications
  • Structure and dynamics of the oceanic lithosphere-asthenosphere system (2020) in Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
  • A tale of two domes: Neogene to recent volcanism and dynamic uplift of northeast Brazil and southwest Africa (2020) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Their frequent coauthors include Ross Parnell-Turner, A. Briais, Leah J. LeVay, Ying Cui, and Anita Di Chiara.

Nicky White's work has been published extensively in a selected group of venues, reflecting their research focus. The most common publication venues are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Nature Communications
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Best Publications

  • Origin of the Betic-Rif mountain belt

    Lidia Lonergan;Nicky White

  • Normal faulting in the upper continental crust: observations from regions of active extension

    J.A. Jackson;N.J. White

  • The relationship between the geometry of normal faults and that of the sedimentary layers in their hanging walls

    N.J. White;J.A. Jackson;D.P. McKenzie

  • Measuring the pulse of a plume with the sedimentary record

    Nicky White;Bryan Lovell

  • Estimating uplift rate histories from river profiles using African examples

    Gareth G. Roberts;Nicky White

  • Formation of the "steer's head" geometry of sedimentary basins by differential stretching of the crust and mantle

    Nicky White;Dan McKenzie

  • Neogene overflow of Northern Component Water at the Greenland‐Scotland Ridge

    H. R. Poore;R. Samworth;N. J. White;S. M. Jones

  • Sedimentary basin inversion caused by igneous underplating: Northwest European continental shelf

    James Brodie;Nicky White

  • Relations between normal-fault geometry, tilting and vertical motions in extensional terrains: an example from the southern Gulf of Suez

    J.A. Jackson;N.J. White;Z. Garfunkel;H. Anderson

  • Solid sediment load history of the Zambezi Delta

    H. L. Walford;N. J. White;J. C. Sydow

  • Uplift histories from river profiles

    D. Pritchard;G. G. Roberts;N. J. White;C. N. Richardson

  • Transient convective uplift of an ancient buried landscape

    Ross A. Hartley;Gareth G. Roberts;Nicky White;Chris Richardson

  • Spatial and temporal evolution of injected CO2 at the Sleipner Field, North Sea

    F. C. Boait;N. J. White;M. J. Bickle;R. A. Chadwick

  • Extension and subsidence of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northern South China Sea

    Daquan Su;Nicky White;Dan McKenzie

  • Oceanic Residual Depth Measurements, the Plate Cooling Model and Global Dynamic Topography

    Mark J. Hoggard;Jeff Winterbourne;Karol Czarnota;Nicky White

  • V-shaped ridges around Iceland: Implications for spatial and temporal patterns of mantle convection

    Stephen M. Jones;Nicky White;John Maclennan

  • Present and past influence of the Iceland Plume on sedimentation

    Stephen M. Jones;Nicky White;Benjamin J. Clarke;Eleanor Rowley

  • A continuous 55-million-year record of transient mantle plume activity beneath Iceland

    Ross Parnell-Turner;Nicky White;Tim Henstock;Bramley J. Murton

  • Reassessing the Thermal Structure of Oceanic Lithosphere With Revised Global Inventories of Basement Depths and Heat Flow Measurements

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  • 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating of the Rajahmundry Traps, Eastern India and their relationship to the Deccan Traps

    Kim B Knight;Paul R Renne;Paul R Renne;Angus Halkett;Nicky White

  • Neogene overflow of Northern Component Water at the

    Greenland-Scotland Ridge;H. R. Poore;R. Samworth;N. J. White

Frequent Co-Authors

John Maclennan
John Maclennan University of Cambridge
Timothy A. Minshull
Timothy A. Minshull University of Southampton
Bramley J. Murton
Bramley J. Murton National Oceanography Centre
Jordi Julià
Jordi Julià Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Dan McKenzie
Dan McKenzie University of Cambridge
Timothy J. Henstock
Timothy J. Henstock University of Southampton
Mike J. Bickle
Mike J. Bickle University of Cambridge
Richard Hobbs
Richard Hobbs Durham University
Paul R. Renne
Paul R. Renne Berkeley Geochronology Center
Alexander C. Whittaker
Alexander C. Whittaker Imperial College London

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