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Philip Hughes 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 Philip Hughes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 166 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Philip Hughes 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 Philip Hughes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Philip Hughes is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, Social Sciences, and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Earth-Surface Processes, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Oceanography.

The primary topics of their work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Cryospheric studies and observations, Landslides and related hazards, Geological formations and processes, Climate change and permafrost, and Marine and environmental studies.

They have contributed to numerous publications in leading academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews
  • Atmosphere
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Quaternary Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas," 2020, Science Advances
  • "The 'missing glaciations' of the Middle Pleistocene," 2020, Quaternary Research
  • "Heinrich Stadial aridity forced Mediterranean-wide glacier retreat in the last cold stage," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Late Pleistocene glaciers in Greece: A new 36Cl chronology," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Regional Geography of Glacier Mass Balance Variability Over Seven Decades 1946-2015," 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • David Palacios
  • Nuria Andrés
  • Jamie Woodward
  • José M. García-Ruiz
  • Philip L. Gibbard

In addition to journal publications, Philip Hughes has contributed to book literature. One notable publication is "European Glacial Landscapes," published in 2023 by Elsevier BV and cited 56 times.

Best Publications

  • Quaternary glaciations : extent and chronology

    Jürgen Ehlers;Philip L. Gibbard;Philip D. Hughes

  • Timing of glaciation during the last glacial cycle: evaluating the concept of a global 'Last Glacial Maximum' (LGM)

    Philip D. Hughes;Philip L. Gibbard;Jürgen Ehlers

  • Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A closer look

    J. Ehlers;P.L. Gibbard;P.D. Hughes

  • Measurement of twitch transdiaphragmatic, esophageal, and endotracheal tube pressure with bilateral anterolateral magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in patients in the intensive care unit.

    Anna C. Watson;Philip D. Hughes;M. Louise Harris;Nicholas Hart

  • Quaternary glacial history of the Mediterranean mountains

    P. D. Hughes;J. C. Woodward;P. L. Gibbard

  • A stratigraphical basis for the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)

    Philip D. Hughes;Philip L. Gibbard

  • A GIS tool for automatic calculation of glacier equilibrium-line altitudes

    Ramón Pellitero;Brice R. Rea;Matteo Spagnolo;Jostein Bakke

  • Timing of glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains during the last cold stage

    Philip D. Hughes;Jamie C. Woodward

  • The glacial history of the Dinaric Alps, Montenegro

    P.D. Hughes;J.C. Woodward;P.C. van Calsteren;L.E. Thomas

  • GlaRe, a GIS tool to reconstruct the 3D surface of palaeoglaciers

    Ramón Pellitero;Brice R. Rea;Matteo Spagnolo;Jostein Bakke

  • Late Pleistocene glaciers and climate in the Mediterranean

    P.D. Hughes;J.C. Woodward;P.L. Gibbard

  • Pleistocene ice caps on the coastal mountains of the Adriatic Sea

    P.D. Hughes;J.C. Woodward;P.C. van Calsteren;L.E. Thomas

  • The Glacial History of the Pindus Mountains, Greece

    Philip D. Hughes;J. C. Woodward;P. L. Gibbard;M. G. Macklin

  • Geomorphology and Quaternary stratigraphy: the roles of morpho-, litho-, and allostratigraphy

    P.D. Hughes

  • Quaternary glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains: a new synthesis

    Philip Hughes;Jamie Woodward

  • Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas

    Brice R. Rea;Ramón Pellitero;Matteo Spagnolo;Philip Hughes

  • Glacial activity and catchment dynamics in northwest Greece: Long-term river behaviour and the slackwater sediment record for the last glacial to interglacial transition

    J.C. Woodward;R.H.B. Hamlin;M.G. Macklin;P.D. Hughes

  • Global glacier dynamics during 100 ka Pleistocene glacial cycles

    Philip D. Hughes;Philip L. Gibbard

  • Late Quaternary glacial phases in the Iberian Peninsula

    M. Oliva;D. Palacios;J.M. Fernández-Fernández;L. Rodríguez-Rodríguez

  • Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation

    M. Oliva;M. Žebre;M. Guglielmin;P.D. Hughes

  • Response of a montenegro glacier to extreme summer heatwaves in 2003 and 2007

    Philip. D. Hughes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie Woodward
Jamie Woodward University of Manchester
Philip L. Gibbard
Philip L. Gibbard University of Cambridge
David Fink
David Fink Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
John Stradling
John Stradling University of Oxford
Pamela J. Shaw
Pamela J. Shaw University of Sheffield
Kevin Talbot
Kevin Talbot University of Oxford
Martin R. Turner
Martin R. Turner University of Oxford
William J. Fletcher
William J. Fletcher University of Manchester
Roger J. Braithwaite
Roger J. Braithwaite University of Manchester
Jostein Bakke
Jostein Bakke University of Bergen

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