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Earth Science
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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 68 1147 1014 4 4 242 16160

Peter Croot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Croot between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Croot published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2011. 9 of the 276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2011. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

276 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Croot: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 10
2001 8
2002 7
2003 6
2004 15
2005 14
2006 4
2007 10
2008 23
2009 18
2010 17
2011 36
2012 17
2013 15
2014 9
2015 10
2016 1
2017 5
2018 8
2019 6
2020 7
2021 9
2022 2
2023 4
2024 3
2025 6
Total 276
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Peter Croot 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 Croot 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, 238–247 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: 242 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
238–247 243 242
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
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 Croot 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 Croot 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 68
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Peter Croot is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Oceanography, Artificial Intelligence, Pollution, Environmental Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Heavy metals in environment, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Groundwater flow and contamination studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter Croot include:

  • Haofan Xu
  • Chaosheng Zhang
  • Anne E. Carey
  • Tiernan Henry
  • Hailong Wang

Peter Croot's research has been published in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Science Advances
  • Environment International
  • Journal of Food Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Croot include:

  • Changing atmospheric acidity as a modulator of nutrient deposition and ocean biogeochemistry, 2021, Science Advances
  • Discovering hidden spatial patterns and their associations with controlling factors for potentially toxic elements in topsoil using hot spot analysis and K-means clustering analysis, 2021, Environment International
  • Research is needed to inform environmental management of hydrothermally inactive and extinct polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits, 2020, Marine Policy
  • A survey of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead residues in seafood (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) from the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, 2021, Journal of Food Science
  • A First Global Oceanic Compilation of Observational Dissolved Aluminum Data With Regional Statistical Data Treatment, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • A mesoscale phytoplankton bloom in the polar Southern Ocean stimulated by iron fertilization

    Philip W. Boyd;Andrew J. Watson;Cliff S. Law;Edward R. Abraham

  • Synthesis of iron fertilization experiments: From the iron age in the age of enlightenment

    Hein J.W. de Baar;Philip W. Boyd;Kenneth H. Coale;Michael R. Landry

  • Deep carbon export from a Southern Ocean iron-fertilized diatom bloom

    Victor Smetacek;Victor Smetacek;Christine Klaas;Volker H. Strass;Philipp Assmy;Philipp Assmy

  • Atmospheric and marine controls on aerosol iron solubility in seawater

    A. R. Baker;Peter Croot

  • Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network

    A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;I. Slutsker;D. M. Giles

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Determination of Iron Speciation by Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry in Seawater Using the Competing Ligand 2-(2-Thiazolylazo)-p-cresol (TAC)

    P. L. Croot;M. Johansson

  • FeCycle: Attempting an iron biogeochemical budget from a mesoscale SF6 tracer experiment in unperturbed low iron waters

    P W Boyd;Cliff S Law;D A Hutchins;E R Abraham

  • Subduction zone volcanic ash can fertilize the surface ocean and stimulate phytoplankton growth: Evidence from biogeochemical experiments and satellite data

    Svend Duggen;Svend Duggen;Peter Croot;Ulrike Schacht;Linn Hoffmann

  • Cu speciation and cyanobacterial distribution in harbors subject to anthropogenic Cu inputs

    James W. Moffett;Larry E. Brand;Peter L. Croot;Katherine A. Barbeau

  • Organic complexation of iron in the Southern Ocean

    Marie Boye;Constant M.G. van den Berg;Jeroen T.M. de Jong;Harry Leach

  • The role of airborne volcanic ash for the surface ocean biogeochemical iron-cycle: a review

    Svend Duggen;Nazli Olgun;Peter Croot;Linn J. Hoffmann;Linn J. Hoffmann

  • Role of protozoan grazing in relieving iron limitation of phytoplankton

    Katherine Barbeau;James W. Moffett;David A. Caron;Peter L. Croot

  • Production of extracellular Cu complexing ligands by eucaryotic phytoplankton in response to Cu stress

    Peter L. Croot;James W. Moffett;Larry E. Brand

  • Atmospheric iron deposition and sea-surface dissolved iron concentrations in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

    Géraldine Sarthou;Alex R. Baker;Stéphane Blain;Eric P. Achterberg

  • Sampling and Sample-handling Protocols for GEOTRACES Cruises

    G. Cutter;P. Andersson;Lou Codispoti;P. Croot

  • Perception of environmental signals by a marine diatom.

    Angela Falciatore;Maurizio Ribera d'Alcalà;Peter Croot;Chris Bowler

  • Frequency of Microplastics in Mesopelagic Fishes from the Northwest Atlantic

    Alina M. Wieczorek;Liam Morrison;Peter L. Croot;A. Louise Allcock

  • The fate of added iron during a mesoscale fertilisation experiment in the Southern Ocean

    Andrew R Bowie;Andrew R Bowie;Maria T Maldonado;Russell D Frew;Peter L Croot

  • Natural iron fertilization of the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean by continental shelf sources of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Jeroen De Jong;Véronique Schoemann;Delphine Lannuzel;Delphine Lannuzel;Delphine Lannuzel;Peter Croot;Peter Croot

  • The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: Present Knowledge and Future Challenges

    M. Vernet;Walter Geibert;Mario Hoppema;P.J. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Bowie
Andrew R. Bowie University of Tasmania
Hein J W de Baar
Hein J W de Baar University of Groningen
Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Russell D. Frew
Russell D. Frew University of Otago
Julie LaRoche
Julie LaRoche Dalhousie University
Alex R. Baker
Alex R. Baker University of East Anglia
Klaas R. Timmermans
Klaas R. Timmermans Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Ilka Peeken
Ilka Peeken Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Cliff S. Law
Cliff S. Law National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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