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. Butler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 167 publications — 48th percentile
48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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. Butler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Richard J. Butler is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Environmental Science.
The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, including Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Geometry and Topology, and Anthropology. Their main topics of study concentrate on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Morphological Variations and Asymmetry, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.
Richard J. Butler has authored numerous scientific articles, contributing to several frequent publication venues such as Royal Society Open Science, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Current Biology, Palaeontology, and The Anatomical Record.
Significant recent papers by the scientist include:
Collaboration is a notable aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including Susannah C. R. Maidment, Emma M. Dunne, Roger Benson, Paul M. Barrett, and Nicholas C. Fraser. The volume of joint publications with these co-authors ranges from nine to eighteen papers each, reflecting sustained research partnerships.
Richard J. Butler;Paul Upchurch;David B. Norman
Stephen L. Brusatte;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Randall B. Irmis;Richard J. Butler
Roger B. J. Benson;Richard J. Butler;Johan Lindgren;Adam S. Smith
Stephen L. Brusatte;Richard J. Butler;Paul M. Barrett;Matthew T. Carrano
Paul M. Barrett;Richard J. Butler;Nicholas P. Edwards;Andrew R. Milner
Sterling J. Nesbitt;Richard J. Butler;Martín D. Ezcurra;Martín D. Ezcurra;Paul M. Barrett
Philip D. Mannion;Roger B. J. Benson;Matthew T. Carrano;Jonathan P. Tennant
Roger B. J. Benson;Richard J. Butler;Matthew T. Carrano;Patrick M. O'Connor
Roland B. Sookias;Richard J. Butler;Roger B. J. Benson;Roger B. J. Benson
Martín D. Ezcurra;Torsten M. Scheyer;Richard J. Butler
Roger Close;Roger B J Benson;Erin Saupe;Matthew Clapham
Richard J Butler;Roger M.H Smith;David B Norman
P. Upchurch;P. D. Mannion;R. B. J. Benson;R. J. Butler
Richard J. Butler;Stephen L. Brusatte;Stephen L. Brusatte;Mike Reich;Sterling J. Nesbitt
Richard J. Butler;Paul M. Barrett;Stephen Nowbath;Paul Upchurch
Stephen L. Brusatte;Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki;Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki;Richard J. Butler
Martín D. Ezcurra;Martín D. Ezcurra;Richard J. Butler
Richard J. Butler;Roger B. J. Benson;Matthew T. Carrano;Philip D. Mannion
Richard J. Butler
Roger B. J. Benson;Richard J. Butler
Richard J. Butler;Stephen L. Brusatte;Stephen L. Brusatte;Brian Andres;Roger B. J. Benson
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