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Peter A. Cawood

Peter A. Cawood

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Earth Science
Australia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 115 51 42 7 7 498 52143

Peter A. Cawood publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter A. Cawood between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter A. Cawood published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2023. 73 of the 607 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2023. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 63 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 72 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 31 publications
1980 2025

607 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter A. Cawood: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 4
1987 4
1988 3
1989 5
1990 2
1991 6
1992 2
1993 4
1994 6
1995 2
1996 2
1997 1
1998 6
1999 8
2000 6
2001 10
2002 5
2003 3
2004 5
2005 5
2006 3
2007 6
2008 8
2009 9
2010 17
2011 5
2012 19
2013 16
2014 17
2015 17
2016 21
2017 30
2018 23
2019 34
2020 42
2021 63
2022 37
2023 72
2024 42
2025 31
Total 607
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Peter A. Cawood 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 Peter A. Cawood 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, 498–507 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: 498 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
488–497 15
498–507 18 498
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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Peter A. Cawood 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 Peter A. Cawood 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: 115 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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+ 98 115
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Peter A. Cawood is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a research profile concentrated in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Geology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The researcher has published extensively on topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geophysical Studies, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Among the recent scholarly publications authored or coauthored by Peter A. Cawood are:

  • Deconstructing South China and consequences for reconstructing Nuna and Rodinia, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Secular Evolution of Continents and the Earth System, 2022, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Gondwana's interlinked peripheral orogens, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Additional significant works include studies on continental crust evolution and tectonics published in various scientific venues.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Oliver Nebel, Jacob A. Mulder, Yuejun Wang, Guochun Zhao, and Xin Qian.

Peter A. Cawood has contributed to multiple publications in renowned journals. Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Lithos
  • Geology
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin

The scientist has been recognized through awards such as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2013) and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2018).

Best Publications

  • Archean blocks and their boundaries in the North China Craton: lithological, geochemical, structural and P–T path constraints and tectonic evolution

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Peter A. Cawood;Min Sun

  • Review of global 2.1-1.8 Ga orogens: implications for a pre-Rodinia supercontinent

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Peter A Cawood;Simon A Wilde;Min Sun

  • Precambrian geology of China

    Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood

  • Detrital zircon record and tectonic setting

    Peter Anthony Cawood;Peter Anthony Cawood;Chris Hawkesworth;Bruno Philippe Marcel Dhuime;Bruno Philippe Marcel Dhuime

  • Accretionary orogens through Earth history

    Peter A. Cawood;Alfred Kröner;William Joseph Collins;Timothy M. Kusky

  • Amalgamation of the North China Craton: Key issues and discussion

    Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Sanzhong Li;Simon A. Wilde

  • A Change in the Geodynamics of Continental Growth 3 Billion Years Ago

    Bruno Dhuime;Bruno Dhuime;Chris J. Hawkesworth;Peter A. Cawood;Craig D. Storey

  • Terra Australis Orogen: Rodinia breakup and development of the Pacific and Iapetus margins of Gondwana during the Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic

    Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood

  • Metamorphism of basement rocks in the Central Zone of the North China Craton: implications for Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Simon A. Wilde;Min Sun

  • The generation and evolution of the continental crust

    C J Hawkesworth;C J Hawkesworth;Bruno Dhuime;A. B. Pietranik;P. A. Cawood

  • Thermal evolution of Archean basement rocks from the eastern part of the North China craton and its bearing on tectonic setting

    Guochun Zhao;S. A. Wilde;P. A. Cawood;Liangzhao Lu

  • Linking accretionary orogenesis with supercontinent assembly

    Peter A. Cawood;Craig Buchan

  • The continental record and the generation of continental crust

    Peter Anthony Cawood;Peter Anthony Cawood;Chris Hawkesworth;Bruno Philippe Marcel Dhuime;Bruno Philippe Marcel Dhuime

  • Locating South China in Rodinia and Gondwana: A fragment of greater India lithosphere?

    Peter Anthony Cawood;Peter Anthony Cawood;Yuejun Wang;Yajun Xu;Guochun Zhao

  • Assembly of the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes in central Tibet by divergent double subduction

    Di Cheng Zhu;Shi Min Li;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Qing Wang

  • Early Palaeozoic orogenesis along the Indian margin of Gondwana: Tectonic response to Gondwana assembly

    Peter A. Cawood;Michael R.W. Johnson;Alexander A. Nemchin

  • SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of the Fuping Complex: implications for Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic accretion and assembly of the North China Craton

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Peter A. Cawood;Min Sun

  • Reconstructing South China in Phanerozoic and Precambrian supercontinents

    Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Guochun Zhao;Jinlong Yao;Wei Wang

  • High-Pressure Granulites (Retrograded Eclogites) from the Hengshan Complex, North China Craton: Petrology and Tectonic Implications

    Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Simon A. Wilde;Liangzhao Lu

  • Magmatic record of India-Asia collision

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Qing Wang;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Sun-Lin Chung

  • Opening Iapetus: Constraints from the Laurentian margin in Newfoundland

    Peter A. Cawood;Phil J.A. McCausland;Greg R. Dunning

  • Single zircon grains record two Paleoproterozoic collisional events in the North China Craton

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Jinghui Guo;Peter A. Cawood

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol
Yuejun Wang
Yuejun Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Bruno Dhuime
Bruno Dhuime University of Bristol
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Yuansheng Du
Yuansheng Du China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
Alexander A. Nemchin
Alexander A. Nemchin Curtin University
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Jian-Wei Zi
Jian-Wei Zi Curtin University
Di-Cheng Zhu
Di-Cheng Zhu China University of Geosciences
Eric Tohver
Eric Tohver Universidade de São Paulo

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