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Richard J. Aldridge 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 J. Aldridge sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 104 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Richard J. Aldridge 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 J. Aldridge sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard J. Aldridge was affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific contributions to Oceanography, Paleontology, and Ecology as subfields.

The scientist's work covered topics that included:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Aldridge contributed to several peer-reviewed publications throughout their career. Among recent papers were:

  • A new euarthropod from the Soom Shale (Ordovician) Konservat-Lagerstätte, South Africa, with exceptional preservation of the connective endoskeleton and myoanatomy (2025, Papers in Palaeontology)
  • Novel immune-nutritional prognostic ratio predicts long-term survival in stage I-III colorectal cancer (2025, Frontiers in Oncology)

Their frequent co-authors included:

  • Sarah E. Gabbott
  • Gregory D. Edgecombe
  • Johannes N. Theron
  • Kuan Wang
  • Boxiang Zhang

Aldridge's publications appeared in venues such as:

  • Papers in Palaeontology
  • Frontiers in Oncology

Best Publications

  • Conodont affinity and chordate phylogeny

    Philip C. J. Donoghue;Peter L. Forey;Richard J. Aldridge

  • The conodont animal

    Derek E. G. Briggs;Euan N. K. Clarkson;Richard J. Aldridge

  • The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life

    Xian-guang Hou;R.J. Aldridge;J. Bergstrom;David J. Siveter

  • Global perspectives on Ordovician geology

    Richard J. Aldridge

  • The anatomy of conodonts

    R. J. Aldridge;Derek Ernest Gilmor Briggs;M. P. Smith;E. N. K. Clarkson

  • ORIENTATION AND ANATOMICAL NOTATION IN CONODONTS

    Mark A. Purnell;Philip C. J. Donoghue;Richard J. Aldridge

  • Restudy of conodont zonation and evolution across the P/T boundary at Meishan section, Changxing, Zhejiang, China

    Haishui Jiang;Xulong Lai;Genming Luo;Richard Aldridge

  • Early Silurian oceanic episodes and events

    R. J. Aldridge;L. Jeppsson;K. J. Dorning

  • The affinities of conodonts—new evidence from the Carboniferous of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Richard J. Aldridge;Derek E. G. Briggs;Euan N. K. Clarkson;M. Paul Smith

  • A giant conodont with preserved muscle tissue from the Upper Ordovician of South Africa

    S. E. Gabbott;R. J. Aldridge;J. N. Theron

  • Ludlow (late Silurian) oceanic episodes and events

    Lennart Jeppsson;Richard J. Aldridge

  • 87Sr/86Sr, 143Nd/144Nd and REEs in Silurian phosphatic fossils

    C.J. Bertram;H. Elderfield;R.J. Aldridge;S. Conway Morris

  • Wenlock (Silurian) oceanic episodes and events

    L. Jeppsson;R. J. Aldridge;K. J. Dorning

  • Revised conodont zonation and conodont evolution across the Permian–Triassic boundary at the Shangsi section, Guangyuan, Sichuan, South China

    Haishui Jiang;Xulong Lai;Chunbo Yan;Richard J. Aldridge

  • The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China

    Hou Xian-Guang;Richard J. Aldridge;Jan Bergstrm;David J. Siveter

  • New evidence on the anatomy and phylogeny of the earliest vertebrates.

    Hou Xian-guang;Richard J. Aldridge;David J. Siveter;Derek J. Siveter;Derek J. Siveter

  • Palaeobiology of conodonts

    Richard J. Aldridge

  • LLANDOVERY CONODONTS FROM THE WELSH BORDERLAND

    R J Aldridge

  • The interrelationships of 'complex' conodonts (Vertebrata)

    Philip C. J. Donoghue;Mark A. Purnell;Richard J. Aldridge;Shunxin Zhang

  • Taphonomy and affinity of an enigmatic Silurian vertebrate, Jamoytius kerwoodi White

    Robert S. Sansom;Kim Freedman;Sarah E. Gabbott;Richard J. Aldridge

  • The Systematics and phylogenetic relationships of vetulicolians

    Richard J. Aldridge;Richard J. Aldridge;Hou Xian-Guang;David J. Siveter;David J. Siveter;Derek J. Siveter;Derek J. Siveter

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek J. Siveter
Derek J. Siveter University of Oxford
David J. Siveter
David J. Siveter University of Leicester
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester
Philip C. J. Donoghue
Philip C. J. Donoghue University of Bristol
Derek E. G. Briggs
Derek E. G. Briggs Yale University
Xulong Lai
Xulong Lai China University of Geosciences
Yadong Sun
Yadong Sun University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Paul B. Wignall
Paul B. Wignall University of Leeds
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Genming Luo
Genming Luo China University of Geosciences

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