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Peter T. Fretwell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter T. Fretwell between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter T. Fretwell published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2019. 11 of the 132 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2019. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
2002 2026

132 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter T. Fretwell: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 0
2006 2
2007 1
2008 3
2009 5
2010 2
2011 6
2012 9
2013 7
2014 6
2015 6
2016 9
2017 7
2018 4
2019 10
2020 7
2021 6
2022 8
2023 9
2024 10
2025 10
2026 1
Total 132
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Peter T. Fretwell 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 T. Fretwell 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, 78–87 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: 82 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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 82
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
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 T. Fretwell 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 T. Fretwell 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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Overview

Peter T. Fretwell is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom and specializes in research related to environmental and earth sciences, with a focus on polar regions. Their scholarly work spans several main fields, including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's research contributions cover a variety of subfields such as Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach to understanding complex environmental systems and changes.

Fretwell's work engages deeply with topics including Cryospheric studies and observations, Polar Research and Ecology, Marine animal studies overview, Avian ecology and behavior, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine and fisheries research, and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology. This range indicates extensive involvement in studying both biological and physical aspects of polar environments.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean Version 2," 2022, Scientific Data
  • "Record low 2022 Antarctic sea ice led to catastrophic breeding failure of emperor penguins," 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Discovery of new colonies by Sentinel2 reveals good and bad news for emperor penguins," 2020, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "The call of the emperor penguin: Legal responses to species threatened by climate change," 2021, Global Change Biology

Fretwell has published extensively in key scientific journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • Scientific Data
  • Nature Communications
  • Remote Sensing
  • Antarctic Science

The collaborator network includes several frequent co-authors, among them Hannah C. Cubaynes, Andrew N. Gray, Philip N. Trathan, Peter Convey, and Matthew P. Davey. These professional relationships indicate active engagement with experts in related fields and interdisciplinary projects.

Best Publications

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica

    Peter Fretwell;Hamish D. Pritchard;David G. Vaughan;J. L. Bamber

  • Oceanic circumpolar habitats of Antarctic krill

    A. Atkinson;V. Siegel;E. A. Pakhomov;P. Rothery

  • An emperor penguin population estimate: the first global, synoptic survey of a species from space.

    Peter T. Fretwell;Michelle A. LaRue;Paul Morin;Gerald L. Kooyman

  • The Holocene Storegga Slide tsunami in the United Kingdom

    David E. Smith;S. Shi;Robin A. Cullingford;Alastair G. Dawson

  • An automated methodology for differentiating rock from snow, clouds and seain Antarctica from Landsat 8 imagery: a new rock outcrop map and areaestimation for the entire Antarctic continent

    Alex Burton-Johnson;Martin Black;Peter T. Fretwell;Joseph Kaluza-Gilbert

  • Whales from space: counting southern right whales by satellite.

    Peter T. Fretwell;Iain J. Staniland;Jaume Forcada

  • Relationship between soil fungal diversity and temperature in the maritime Antarctic

    Kevin K. Newsham;Kevin K. Newsham;David W. Hopkins;Lilia C. Carvalhais;Peter T. Fretwell

  • A new Holocene relative sea level curve for the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

    Emma Watcham;Michael Bentley;Michael Bentley;Dominic Hodgson;Stephen J. Roberts

  • Early East Antarctic Ice Sheet growth recorded in the landscape of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains

    Kathryn C. Rose;Fausto Ferraccioli;Stewart S.R. Jamieson;Robin E. Bell

  • KRILLBASE: a circumpolar database of Antarctic krill and salp numerical densities, 1926–2016

    Angus Atkinson;Simeon L Hill;Evgeny A Pakhomov;Volker Siegel

  • Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink.

    Andrew Gray;Monika Krolikowski;Peter Fretwell;Peter Convey

  • Detecting and mapping vegetation distribution on the Antarctic Peninsula from remote sensing data

    Peter T. Fretwell;Peter Convey;Andrew H. Fleming;Helen J. Peat

  • Comparison of the structure and function of Southern Ocean regional ecosystems: The Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia

    E.J. Murphy;E.E. Hofmann;J.L. Watkins;N.M. Johnston

  • First recorded loss of an emperor penguin colony in the recent period of Antarctic regional warming: implications for other colonies.

    Philip N. Trathan;Peter T. Fretwell;Bernard Stonehouse

  • Whales from space: Four mysticete species described using new VHR satellite imagery

    Hannah C. Cubaynes;Peter T. Fretwell;Connor Bamford;Laura Gerrish

  • A new bathymetric compilation highlighting extensive paleo–ice sheet drainage on the continental shelf, South Georgia, sub‐Antarctica

    Alastair G. C. Graham;Peter T. Fretwell;Robert D. Larter;Dominic A. Hodgson

  • Holocene isostatic uplift of the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, modelled from raised beaches

    Peter Thomas Fretwell;Dominic Hodgson;Emma Watcham;Emma Watcham;Michael Bentley;Michael Bentley

  • Potential seaways across West Antarctica

    David G Vaughan;David K A Barnes;Peter T Fretwell;Robert George Bingham

  • The emperor penguin - vulnerable to projected rates of warming and sea ice loss

    Philip N. Trathan;Barbara Wienecke;Christophe Barbraud;Stéphanie Jenouvrier;Stéphanie Jenouvrier

  • Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula.

    Stephen J. Roberts;Patrick Monien;Louise C. Foster;Louise C. Foster;Julia Loftfield

  • Using super-high resolution satellite imagery to census threatened albatrosses

    Peter T. Fretwell;Paul Scofield;Richard A. Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip N. Trathan
Philip N. Trathan British Antarctic Survey
Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Michael J. Bentley
Michael J. Bentley Durham University
Phil N. Trathan
Phil N. Trathan British Antarctic Survey
David E. Smith
David E. Smith University of Virginia
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
Geraint A. Tarling
Geraint A. Tarling British Antarctic Survey
Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey
Gerald L. Kooyman
Gerald L. Kooyman University of California, San Diego

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