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Peter D. Clift publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter D. Clift between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter D. Clift published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 14.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2017. 23 of the 563 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2017. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

563 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter D. Clift: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 13
1995 4
1996 7
1997 4
1998 9
1999 5
2000 2
2001 13
2002 19
2003 8
2004 8
2005 12
2006 14
2007 7
2008 26
2009 17
2010 19
2011 9
2012 21
2013 20
2014 17
2015 31
2016 43
2017 44
2018 24
2019 24
2020 35
2021 27
2022 18
2023 12
2024 20
2025 21
2026 2
Total 563
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Peter D. Clift 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 D. Clift 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, 508–517 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: 511 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
508–517 19 511
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 D. Clift 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 D. Clift 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, 89 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: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 89
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

Peter D. Clift is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial body of work in Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Ocean Engineering, and Geology. The scientist's contributions span a range of subfields and topics related to geology and geophysical processes.

Their recent papers include the following notable publications:

  • Monsoon controls on sediment generation and transport: Mass budget and provenance constraints from the Indus River catchment, delta and submarine fan over tectonic and multimillennial timescales (2021) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Formation of the First Bend in the late Eocene gave birth to the modern Yangtze River, China (2020) in Geology
  • A Late Eocene-Oligocene Through-Flowing River Between the Upper Yangtze and South China Sea (2020) in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Human impact overwhelms long-term climate control of fire in the Yangtze River Basin since 3.0 ka BP (2020) in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Birth of the Pearl River at 30 Ma: Evidence from sedimentary records in the northern South China Sea (2022) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephen M. Hubbard
  • Bas Van
  • Olivier Lacombe
  • Shiming Wan
  • Anchun Li

Publication venues where Peter D. Clift has contributed extensively include:

  • Geological Magazine
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Peter D. Clift's research covers the following main topics:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

The scientist has also authored books published by Cambridge University Press, including "Monsoon Rains, Great Rivers and the Development of Farming Civilisations in Asia" (2020).

Best Publications

  • Controls on tectonic accretion versus erosion in subduction zones: Implications for the origin and recycling of the continental crust

    Peter D. Clift;Paola Vannucchi

  • Correlation of Himalayan exhumation rates and Asian monsoon intensity

    Peter D. Clift;Kip V. Hodges;David Heslop;Robyn Hannigan

  • Ages and magnetic structures of the South China Sea constrained by deep tow magnetic surveys and IODP Expedition 349

    Chun Feng Li;Xing Xu;Jian Lin;Zhen Sun

  • Reconstructing chemical weathering, physical erosion and monsoon intensity since 25 Ma in the northern South China Sea: A review of competing proxies

    Peter D. Clift;Peter D. Clift;Shiming Wan;Jerzy Blusztajn

  • Development of the East Asian monsoon: Mineralogical and sedimentologic records in the northern South China Sea since 20 Ma

    Shiming Wan;Anchun Li;Peter D. Clift;Jan Berend W. Stuut

  • Palaeogeographic and palaeotectonic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean Neotethys

    A.H.F. Robertson;P.D. Clift;P.J. Degnan;G. Jones

  • Controls on the erosion of Cenozoic Asia and the flux of clastic sediment to the ocean

    Peter Dominic Clift

  • Pre-Miocene birth of the Yangtze River.

    Hongbo Zheng;Peter D. Clift;Ping Wang;Ryuji Tada

  • Seven Million Years of Glaciation in Greenland

    H. C. Larsen;A. D. Saunders;P. D. Clift;J. Beget

  • The sedimentary and tectonic evolution of the Yinggehai-Song Hong basin and the southern Hainan margin, South China Sea : Implications for Tibetan uplift and monsoon intensification

    Peter Dominic Clift;Peter Dominic Clift;Zhen Sun

  • A Detailed Geochemical Study of Island Arc Crust: the Talkeetna Arc Section, South-Central Alaska

    Andrew R. Greene;Susan M. Debari;Peter B. Kelemen;Jerzy S. Blusztajn

  • Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilization

    Liviu Giosan;Peter D. Clift;Mark G. Macklin;Dorian Q. Fuller

  • Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2

    Alex Farnsworth;Daniel J. Lunt;Stuart A. Robinson;Paul J. Valdes

  • Evidence of low flexural rigidity and low viscosity lower continental crust during continental break-up in the South China Sea

    Peter Dominic Clift;J. Lin;U. Barckhausen

  • Large‐scale drainage capture and surface uplift in eastern Tibet–SW China before 24 Ma inferred from sediments of the Hanoi Basin, Vietnam

    Peter D. Clift;Peter D. Clift;Jerzy S. Blusztajn;Anh Duc Nguyen

  • Zircon U–Pb and Hf isotopic constraints on the onset time of India-Asia collision

    Fu-Yuan Wu;Wei-Qiang Ji;Jian-Gang Wang;Chuan-Zhou Liu

  • Erosional response of South China to arc rifting and monsoonal strengthening; a record from the South China Sea

    Peter Clift;Jae Il Lee;Marin K. Clark;Jerzy Blusztajn

  • The Asian Monsoon: Causes, History and Effects

    Peter D. Clift;R. Alan Plumb

  • Development of the Indus Fan and its significance for the erosional history of the Western Himalaya and Karakoram

    P.D. Clift;N. Shimizu;G.D. Layne;J.S. Blusztajn

  • Evolution and variability of the Asian monsoon and its potential linkage with uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau

    Ryuji Tada;Hongbo Zheng;Peter D. Clift

  • Pre-Miocene Birth of the Yangtze River

    Hongbo Zheng;Peter Clift;Ping Wang;Ryuji Tada

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter Birkbeck, University of London
Shiming Wan
Shiming Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jerzy S. Blusztajn
Jerzy S. Blusztajn Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Liviu Giosan
Liviu Giosan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tiegang Li
Tiegang Li Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Hongbo Zheng
Hongbo Zheng Yunnan University
Graham D. Layne
Graham D. Layne Memorial University of Newfoundland
Anchun Li
Anchun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ryuji Tada
Ryuji Tada University of Tokyo
Sergio Andò
Sergio Andò University of Milano-Bicocca

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