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Earth Science 61 1784 1602 109 99 255 13899

Nigel J. Cook publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nigel J. Cook between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nigel J. Cook published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2019. 38 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2019. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 16 publications
1988 2025

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nigel J. Cook: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 4
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 3
1995 0
1996 2
1997 5
1998 6
1999 2
2000 4
2001 2
2002 2
2003 7
2004 6
2005 6
2006 3
2007 8
2008 8
2009 9
2010 4
2011 7
2012 6
2013 8
2014 9
2015 6
2016 16
2017 18
2018 11
2019 35
2020 19
2021 19
2022 15
2023 27
2024 22
2025 16
Total 319
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Nigel J. Cook 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 Nigel J. Cook 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, 248–257 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: 255 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
248–257 208 255
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
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Nigel J. Cook 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 Nigel J. Cook 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 61
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
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Overview

Nigel J. Cook is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular expertise in geophysics, artificial intelligence applied within geosciences, materials chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, and mechanical engineering.

The key topics covered by their work include geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, metal extraction and bioleaching, geochemistry and elemental analysis, radioactive element chemistry and processing, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Their publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Indium distribution in sphalerite from sulfide-oxide-silicate skarn assemblages: a case study of the Dulong Zn-Sn-In deposit, Southwest China (2020, Mineralium Deposita)
  • Evolution of a hydrothermal ore-forming system recorded by sulfide mineral chemistry: a case study from the Plaka Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit, Lavrion, Greece (2021, Mineralium Deposita)
  • Complementary Textural, Trace Element, and Isotopic Analyses of Sulfides Constrain Ore-Forming Processes for the Slate-Hosted Yuhengtang Au Deposit, South China (2021, Economic Geology)
  • Au-Ag-Te-RICH MELT INCLUSIONS IN HYDROTHERMAL GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS, XIAOQINLING LODE GOLD DISTRICT, CENTRAL CHINA (2021, Economic Geology)
  • OPENING THE MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL WINDOW: HIGH-PRECISION U-Pb GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE MESOPROTEROZOIC OLYMPIC DAM Cu-U-Au-Ag DEPOSIT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (2020, Economic Geology)

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

  • Cristiana L. Ciobanu
  • Kathy Ehrig
  • Ashley D. Slattery
  • Benjamin P. Wade
  • Sarah Gilbert

The venues where Nigel J. Cook has frequently published are:

  • American Mineralogist
  • Minerals
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Ore Geology Reviews

Best Publications

  • Trace and minor elements in sphalerite: A LA-ICPMS study

    Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Allan Pring;Allan Pring;Allan Pring;William Skinner

  • Concentrations of invisible gold in the common sulfides

    Nigel J. Cook;Stephen L. Chryssoulis

  • Trace and minor elements in sphalerite from base metal deposits in South China: A LA-ICPMS study

    Lin Ye;Nigel J. Cook;Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Liu Yuping

  • Textural control on gold distribution in As-free pyrite from the Dongping, Huangtuliang and Hougou gold deposits, North China Craton (Hebei Province, China)

    Nigel John Cook;Cristiana Liana Ciobanu;Cristiana Liana Ciobanu;Jingwen Mao

  • Metallogenesis of the Tibetan collisional orogen: A review and introduction to the special issue

    Zengqian Hou;Nigel J. Cook

  • Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy

    Yves Moëlo;Emil Makovicky;Nadejda N. Mozgova;John L. Jambor

  • Mesozoic metallogeny in East China and corresponding geodynamic settings — An introduction to the special issue

    Jingwen Mao;Franco Pirajno;Nigel Cook

  • Arsenopyrite-Pyrite Association in an Orogenic Gold Ore: Tracing Mineralization History from Textures and Trace Elements

    Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Dennis Meria;Dylan Silcock

  • Trace and minor elements in galena: A reconnaissance LA-ICP-MS study

    Luke George;Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Benjamin P. Wade

  • Partitioning of trace elements in co-crystallized sphalerite-galena-chalcopyrite hydrothermal ores

    Luke L. George;Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu

  • Skarn textures and a case study: the Ocna de Fier-Dognecea orefield, Banat, Romania

    Cristiana Liana Ciobanu;Nigel John Cook

  • Gold-telluride nanoparticles revealed in arsenic-free pyrite

    Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Nigel J. Cook;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Masashi Kogagwa

  • Trace elements in hydrothermal chalcopyrite

    Luke L. George;Nigel J. Cook;Bryony B. P. Crowe;Cristiana L. Ciobanu

  • Minor and trace elements in bornite and associated Cu–(Fe)-sulfides: A LA-ICP-MS studyBornite mineral chemistry

    Nigel J. Cook;Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Leonid V. Danyushevsky;Sarah Gilbert

  • Trace Element Analysis of Minerals in Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ores by Laser Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Approaches and Opportunities

    Nigel Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Luke George;Zhi-Yong Zhu

  • Regional setting and geochronology of the Late Cretaceous Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic Belt

    Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Nigel J. Cook;Holly Stein

  • Bismuth tellurides and sulphosalts from the Larga hydrothermal system, Metaliferi Mts., Romania: Paragenesis and genetic significance

    N. J. Cook;C. L. Ciobanu

  • Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway

    Nigel J. Cook

  • Understanding gold-(silver)-telluride-(selenide) mineral deposits

    Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Paul G. Spry;Panagiotis Voudouris

  • Gold scavenged by bismuth melts: An example from Alpine shear-remobilizates in the Highiş Massif, Romania

    C. L. Ciobanu;C. L. Ciobanu;N. J. Cook;F. Damian;G. Damian

  • MINERALS OF THE SYSTEM Bi–Te–Se–S RELATED TO THE TETRADYMITE ARCHETYPE: REVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION AND COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION

    Nigel J. Cook;Cristiana L. Ciobanu;Thomas Wagner;Christopher J. Stanley

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristiana L. Ciobanu
Cristiana L. Ciobanu University of Adelaide
Kathy Ehrig
Kathy Ehrig BHP (Australia)
Allan Pring
Allan Pring Flinders University
Sarah Gilbert
Sarah Gilbert University of Adelaide
Joël Brugger
Joël Brugger Monash University
Vadim S. Kamenetsky
Vadim S. Kamenetsky Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Allen K. Kennedy
Allen K. Kennedy Curtin University
Jocelyn McPhie
Jocelyn McPhie University of Tasmania
Jingwen Mao
Jingwen Mao China University of Geosciences
Matt R. Kilburn
Matt R. Kilburn University of Western Australia

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