Philip Hughes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philip Hughes between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philip Hughes published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2022. 13 of the 252 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1994 2026

252 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philip Hughes: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year	Publications
1994	1
1995	0
1996	0
1997	4
1998	1
1999	1
2000	1
2001	3
2002	4
2003	1
2004	3
2005	1
2006	10
2007	4
2008	8
2009	9
2010	2
2011	9
2012	8
2013	8
2014	13
2015	7
2016	24
2017	18
2018	8
2019	6
2020	11
2021	12
2022	39
2023	15
2024	8
2025	12
2026	1
Total	252

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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 166 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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	166
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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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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	47
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

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

1371
Citations
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

406
Citations
Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A closer look

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

318
Citations
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

293
Citations
Quaternary glacial history of the Mediterranean mountains

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

262
Citations
A stratigraphical basis for the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)

Philip D. Hughes;Philip L. Gibbard

242
Citations
A GIS tool for automatic calculation of glacier equilibrium-line altitudes

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

240
Citations
Timing of glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains during the last cold stage

Philip D. Hughes;Jamie C. Woodward

222
Citations
The glacial history of the Dinaric Alps, Montenegro

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

179
Citations
GlaRe, a GIS tool to reconstruct the 3D surface of palaeoglaciers

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

176
Citations
Late Pleistocene glaciers and climate in the Mediterranean

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

169
Citations
Pleistocene ice caps on the coastal mountains of the Adriatic Sea

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

167
Citations
The Glacial History of the Pindus Mountains, Greece

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

134
Citations
Geomorphology and Quaternary stratigraphy: the roles of morpho-, litho-, and allostratigraphy

P.D. Hughes

127
Citations
Quaternary glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains: a new synthesis

Philip Hughes;Jamie Woodward

124
Citations
Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas

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

115
Citations
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

114
Citations
Global glacier dynamics during 100 ka Pleistocene glacial cycles

Philip D. Hughes;Philip L. Gibbard

113
Citations
Late Quaternary glacial phases in the Iberian Peninsula

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

112
Citations
Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation

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

112
Citations
Response of a montenegro glacier to extreme summer heatwaves in 2003 and 2007

Philip. D. Hughes

104
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie Woodward University of Manchester

Philip L. Gibbard University of Cambridge

David Fink Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

John Stradling University of Oxford

Pamela J. Shaw University of Sheffield

Kevin Talbot University of Oxford

Martin R. Turner University of Oxford

William J. Fletcher University of Manchester

Roger J. Braithwaite University of Manchester

Jostein Bakke University of Bergen

External Links

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