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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3660 3353 414 384 169 7851

Rachel Wood publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rachel Wood between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rachel Wood published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2015. 24 of the 244 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2015. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 18 publications
1987 2025

244 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rachel Wood: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 4
1993 3
1994 2
1995 5
1996 6
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 4
2001 5
2002 2
2003 2
2004 5
2005 3
2006 2
2007 4
2008 4
2009 5
2010 1
2011 4
2012 14
2013 13
2014 6
2015 26
2016 6
2017 12
2018 8
2019 8
2020 13
2021 15
2022 7
2023 14
2024 6
2025 18
Total 244
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Rachel Wood 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 Rachel Wood 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, 168–177 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: 169 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 169
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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Rachel Wood 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 Rachel Wood 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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

Rachel Wood is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research work extensively covers various subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Geophysics.

The main topics of study for Rachel Wood include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Cephalopods and Marine Biology.

Throughout their career, Rachel Wood has published prolifically in notable scientific venues. These include Science Advances, Scientific Reports, Earth-Science Reviews, Geological Magazine, and Sedimentology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Rachel Wood are:

  • Fred Bowyer
  • Andrew Curtis
  • Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev
  • Simon W. Poulton
  • Mariana Yilales

Recent significant papers by Rachel Wood include:

  • Calibrating the temporal and spatial dynamics of the Ediacaran - Cambrian radiation of animals (2021) published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Sustained increases in atmospheric oxygen and marine productivity in the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic eras (2024) published in Nature Geoscience
  • Dynamic and synchronous changes in metazoan body size during the Cambrian Explosion (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Regional nutrient decrease drove redox stabilisation and metazoan diversification in the late Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Ediacaran metazoan reveals lophotrochozoan affinity and deepens root of Cambrian Explosion (2021) published in Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Effective use of cerium anomalies as a redox proxy in carbonate-dominated marine settings

    Rosalie Tostevin;Graham A. Shields;Gary M. Tarbuck;Tianchen He

  • Ocean acidification and the Permo-Triassic mass extinction

    M O Clarkson;Simone A Kasemann;R A Wood;TM Lenton

  • Integrated records of environmental change and evolution challenge the Cambrian Explosion

    Rachel Wood;Alexander G. Liu;Frederick Bowyer;Philip R. Wilby

  • Compilation and network analyses of cambrian food webs.

    Jennifer A Dunne;Richard J Williams;Neo D Martinez;Rachel A Wood

  • Assessing the utility of Fe/Al and Fe-speciation to record water column redox conditions in carbonate-rich sediments

    M.O. Clarkson;S Poulton;Romain Guilbaud;Rachel Wood

  • Anoxia as the cause of the mid-Early Cambrian (Botomian) extinction event

    Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev;Rachel A. Wood

  • Proterozoic Modular Biomineralized Metazoan from the Nama Group, Namibia

    Rachel A. Wood;John P. Grotzinger;J. A. D. Dickson

  • Oxygenation of the Mesoproterozoic ocean and the evolution of complex eukaryotes

    Kan Zhang;Xiangkun Zhu;Rachel A. Wood;Yao Shi

  • THE ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF REEFS

    Rachel Wood

  • Low-oxygen waters limited habitable space for early animals.

    R. Tostevin;R. A. Wood;G. A. Shields;S. W. Poulton

  • Dynamic redox conditions control late Ediacaran metazoan ecosystems in the Nama Group, Namibia

    R A Wood;Simon W Poulton;Anthony R Prave;Karl-Heinz Hoffmann

  • Ediacaran metazoan reefs from the Nama Group, Namibia

    A. M. Penny;Rachel Wood;Andrew Curtis;F. Bowyer

  • A deep root for the Cambrian explosion: Implications of new bio- and chemostratigraphy from the Siberian Platform

    M. Zhu;A.Yu. Zhuravlev;R.A. Wood;F. Zhao

  • Eve of biomineralization: Controls on skeletal mineralogy

    Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev;Rachel A. Wood

  • An introduction to prior information derived from probabilistic judgements: elicitation of knowledge, cognitive bias and herding

    Michelle C. Baddeley;Andrew Curtis;Rachel Wood

  • Dynamic anoxic ferruginous conditions during the end-Permian mass extinction and recovery.

    M O Clarkson;R A Wood;Simon W Poulton;S Richoz

  • Paleoecology of the earliest skeletal metazoan communities: Implications for early biomineralization

    Rachel A. Wood

  • Controls on the evolution of Ediacaran metazoan ecosystems: A redox perspective.

    Frederick Bowyer;Rachel Wood;S. W. Poulton

  • The ecology of Lower Cambrian buildups from Zuune Arts, Mongolia: implications for early metazoan reef evolution

    Rachel Wood;Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev;Chimed Tseren Anaaz

  • Uranium isotope evidence for an expansion of anoxia in terminal Ediacaran oceans

    Rosalie Tostevin;Rosalie Tostevin;Matthew O. Clarkson;Sophie Gangl;Graham A. Shields

  • Author Correction: Integrated records of environmental change and evolution challenge the Cambrian Explosion.

    Rachel Wood;Alexander G. Liu;Frederick Bowyer;Philip R. Wilby

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Curtis
Andrew Curtis University of Edinburgh
Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev
Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev Lomonosov Moscow State University
Simon W. Poulton
Simon W. Poulton University of Leeds
Kenneth Stuart Sorbie
Kenneth Stuart Sorbie Heriot-Watt University
Simone A. Kasemann
Simone A. Kasemann University of Bremen
Sebastian Geiger
Sebastian Geiger Heriot-Watt University
Graham A. Shields
Graham A. Shields University College London
J. A. D. Dickson
J. A. D. Dickson University of Cambridge
Anthony R. Prave
Anthony R. Prave University of St Andrews
Timothy M. Lenton
Timothy M. Lenton University of Exeter

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