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Rex N. Taylor 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 Rex N. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 146 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rex N. Taylor 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 Rex N. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rex N. Taylor is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, emphasizing geophysics and analytical chemistry techniques. Taylor's published work contributes notably to the understanding of mantle dynamics, geochemical analysis, and tectonic processes.

Their recent publications include:

  • Dynamics of a chemically pulsing mantle plume, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geochemical Evolution of Arc and Slab Following Subduction Initiation: a Record from the Bonin Islands, Japan, 2020, Journal of Petrology
  • Across-arc variations in K-isotope ratios in lavas of the Izu arc: Evidence for progressive depletion of the slab in K and similarly mobile elements, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in atomic spectrometry and related techniques, 2020, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Evolution of the Alu-Dalafilla and Borale volcanoes, Afar, Ethiopia, 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Their research topics broadly cover geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials. Additionally, Taylor focuses on analytical chemistry methods development, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, drilling and well engineering, and reservoir engineering and simulation methods.

Frequent co-authors in Taylor's research include:

  • Thomas Gernon
  • E. Hywel Evans
  • Jorge Pisonero
  • C. Smith
  • Derek Keir

Taylor publishes regularly in key scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Their primary fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions to subfields of geophysics, ocean engineering, analytical chemistry, mechanics of materials, and spectroscopy.

Best Publications

  • Hf isotope ratio analysis using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: an evaluation of isobaric interference corrections

    Nan-Chin Chu;Rex N. Taylor;Valérie Chavagnac;Robert W. Nesbitt

  • Thermal and chemical structure of the Iceland plume

    J.G. Fitton;A.D. Saunders;M.J. Norry;B.S. Hardarson

  • High precision Hf isotope measurements of MORB and OIB by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry: insights into the depleted mantle

    G.M. Nowell;G.M. Nowell;P.D. Kempton;S.R. Noble;J.G. Fitton

  • An improved method for extracting marine sediment fractions and its application to Sr and Nd isotopic analysis

    G. Bayon;C.R. German;R.M. Boella;J.A. Milton

  • Early stages in the evolution of Izu–Bonin arc volcanism: new age, chemical, and isotopic constraints

    Osamu Ishizuka;Jun Ichi Kimura;Yi B. Li;Robert J. Stern

  • Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Genesis of the Boninite Series Volcanics, Chichijima, Bonin Islands, Japan

    Rex. N. Taylor;Robert W. Nesbitt;Phillipe Vidal;Russell S. Harmon

  • Isotopic characteristics of subduction fluids in an intra-oceanic setting, Izu–Bonin Arc, Japan

    Rex N Taylor;Robert W Nesbitt

  • DETERMINATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN SIXTEEN SILICATE REFERENCE SAMPLES BY ICP‐MS AFTER TM ADDITION AND ION EXCHANGE SEPARATION

    J.A. Barrat;F. Keller;J. Amossé;R.N. Taylor

  • Age of Seychelles–India break-up

    J.S. Collier;V. Sansom;O. Ishizuka;R.N. Taylor

  • The Iceland plume in space and time: a Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf study of the North Atlantic rifted margin

    P.D. Kempton;J.G. Fitton;A.D. Saunders;G.M. Nowell

  • A new ground-level fallout record of uranium and plutonium isotopes for northern temperate latitudes

    Thorsten Warneke;Ian W. Croudace;Phillip E. Warwick;Rex N. Taylor

  • Fluid-mantle interaction in an intra-oceanic arc: constraints from high-precision Pb isotopes

    Osamu Ishizuka;Rex N. Taylor;J.Andy Milton;Robert W. Nesbitt

  • Mantle components in Iceland and adjacent ridges investigated using double-spike Pb isotope ratios

    M.F. Thirlwall;M.A.M. Gee;R.N. Taylor;B.J. Murton

  • Making and breaking an island arc: A new perspective from the Oligocene Kyushu-Palau arc, Philippine Sea

    Osamu Ishizuka;Osamu Ishizuka;Rex N. Taylor;Makoto Yuasa;Yasuhiko Ohara

  • Molybdenum mobility and isotopic fractionation during subduction at the Mariana arc

    Heye Freymuth;Flurin Vils;Matthias Willbold;Rex N. Taylor

  • Two contrasting magmatic types coexist after the cessation of back-arc spreading

    Osamu Ishizuka;Makoto Yuasa;Rex N. Taylor;Izumi Sakamoto

  • Rapid procedure for plutonium and uranium determination in soils using a borate fusion followed by ion-exchange and extraction chromatography

    Ian Croudace;Phillip Warwick;Rex Taylor;Stephen Dee

  • Plutonium isotope ratio analysis at femtogramto nanogram levels by multicollector ICP-MS

    Rex N. Taylor;Thorsten Warneke;J. Andrew Milton;Ian W. Croudace

  • Isotopic constraints on the influence of the Icelandic plume

    Rex N. Taylor;Rex N. Taylor;M.F. Thirlwall;B.J. Murton;D.R. Hilton

  • Radiogenic isotopes document the start of subduction in the Western Pacific

    Hong-Yan Li;Rex N. Taylor;Julie Prytulak;Maria Kirchenbaur

  • Two contrasting magmatic types coexist after the cessation of back-arc spreading

    O. Ishizuka;M. Yuasa;R. N. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Osamu Ishizuka
Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Robert W. Nesbitt
Robert W. Nesbitt University of Southampton
Ian W. Croudace
Ian W. Croudace University of Southampton
Bramley J. Murton
Bramley J. Murton National Oceanography Centre
J. A. Milton
J. A. Milton University of Southampton
Martin R. Palmer
Martin R. Palmer University of Southampton
Matthew F. Thirlwall
Matthew F. Thirlwall Royal Holloway University of London
Derek Keir
Derek Keir University of Florence
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga University of Lisbon
Sebastian F.L. Watt
Sebastian F.L. Watt University of Birmingham

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