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Richard C. Chiverrell

Richard C. Chiverrell

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
4708
World Ranking
6279
National Ranking
659

Richard C. Chiverrell 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 Richard C. Chiverrell sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 191 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard C. Chiverrell 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 Richard C. Chiverrell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard C. Chiverrell is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the domains of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science and Ecology as subfields. Other notable areas of expertise include Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple main topics, which include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Richard C. Chiverrell has published extensively, with papers appearing predominantly in these journals:

  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Boreas
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Selected recent publications include:

  • Growth and retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet, 31,000 to 15,000 years ago: the BRITICE-CHRONO reconstruction (2022, Boreas)
  • Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Pattern, style and timing of British-Irish Ice Sheet advance and retreat over the last 45,000 years: evidence from NW Scotland and the adjacent continental shelf (2021, Journal of Quaternary Science)
  • Retreat dynamics of the eastern sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation (2021, Journal of Quaternary Science)
  • Timing, pace and controls on ice sheet retreat: an introduction to the BRITICE-CHRONO transect reconstructions of the British-Irish Ice Sheet (2021, Journal of Quaternary Science)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a core group of researchers, including:

  • Chris D. Clark
  • Derek Fabel
  • Rachel Smedley
  • Colm Ó Cofaigh
  • David H. Roberts

Best Publications

  • Compilation of non-annually resolved Holocene proxy climate records: stacked Holocene peatland palaeo-water table reconstructions from northern Britain

    Dan J. Charman;Antony Blundell;Richard C. Chiverrell;Dawn Hendon

  • The Geomorphology of The Anthropocene: Emergence, Status and Implications

    Antony G. Brown;Stephen Tooth;Joanna E. Bullard;David S. G. Thomas

  • Flood stratigraphies in lake sediments: A review

    Daniel N. Schillereff;Richard C. Chiverrell;Neil Macdonald;Janet M. Hooke

  • Growth and retreat of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE‐CHRONO reconstruction

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  • Extent and timing of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Britain and Ireland: a review†

    Richard C. Chiverrell;Geoffrey S. P. Thomas

  • Bayesian modelling the retreat of the Irish Sea Ice Stream

    Richard C. Chiverrell;Ian M. Thrasher;Geoffrey S. P. Thomas;Andreas Lang

  • Luminescence dating of glaciofluvial deposits: A review

    I.M. Thrasher;B. Mauz;R.C. Chiverrell;A. Lang

  • Cumulative probability functions and their role in evaluating the chronology of geomorphological events during the Holocene

    Richard C. Chiverrell;Varyl R. Thorndycraft;Thomas O. Hoffmann;Thomas O. Hoffmann

  • A proxy record of late Holocene climate change from May Moss, northeast England

    R. C. Chiverrell

  • Hillslope gullying in the Solway Firth — Morecambe Bay region, Great Britain: Responses to human impact and/or climatic deterioration?

    R.C. Chiverrell;A.M. Harvey;G.C. Foster

  • The Anthropocene: is there a geomorphological case?

    Antony G. Brown;Stephen Tooth;Richard C. Chiverrell;James Rose

  • Exploring Holocene continentality changes in Fennoscandia using present and past tree distributions

    T. Giesecke;T. Giesecke;A.E. Bjune;A.E. Bjune;R.C. Chiverrell;H. Seppä

  • Will farmers work together for conservation? The potential limits of farmers’ cooperation in agri-environment measures

    Mark Riley;Heather Sangster;Hugh Smith;Richard C. Chiverrell

  • Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought.

    David A Sear;Melinda S Allen;Jonathan D Hassall;Ashley E Maloney

  • Estimating aerodynamic roughness over complex surface terrain

    Joanna M. Nield;James King;Giles F. S. Wiggs;Julian Leyland

  • A new approach for luminescence dating glaciofluvial deposits - high precision optical dating of cobbles

    G.T.H. Jenkins;G.A.T. Duller;H.M. Roberts;R.C. Chiverrell

  • Ice-marginal depositional responses to readvance episodes in the Late Devensian deglaciation of the Isle of Man

    Geoffrey S.P Thomas;Richard.C Chiverrell;David Huddart

  • Structural and depositional evidence for repeated ice-marginal oscillation along the eastern margin of the Late Devensian Irish Sea Ice Stream

    Geoffrey S.P. Thomas;Richard C. Chiverrell

  • New age constraints for the limit of the British-Irish Ice Sheet on the Isles of Scilly

    Rachel Smedley;J. D. Scourse;D. Small;J. F. Hiemstra

  • Ice marginal dynamics of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet in the southern North Sea: Ice limits, timing and the influence of the Dogger Bank

    David H. Roberts;David J.A. Evans;S. Louise Callard;Chris D. Clark

  • Devising quality assurance procedures for assessment of legacy geochronological data relating to deglaciation of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet

    David Small;Chris D. Clark;Richard C. Chiverrell;Rachel K. Smedley

Frequent Co-Authors

John Boyle
John Boyle University of Liverpool
Chris D. Clark
Chris D. Clark University of Sheffield
Derek Fabel
Derek Fabel Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Colm Ó Cofaigh
Colm Ó Cofaigh Durham University
James D. Scourse
James D. Scourse University of Exeter
Steven Grahame Moreton
Steven Grahame Moreton Natural Environment Research Council
Mark D. Bateman
Mark D. Bateman University of Sheffield
Janet Hooke
Janet Hooke University of Liverpool
David H. Roberts
David H. Roberts Durham University
Geoff A.T. Duller
Geoff A.T. Duller Aberystwyth University

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