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Robert M. Carter

Robert M. Carter

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 5099 257 145 5479

Robert M. Carter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert M. Carter between 1965 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert M. Carter published across 56 years, from 1965 to 2020, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2004. 1 of the 153 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2004. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1965 2020

153 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert M. Carter: publications per year, 1965 to 2020
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 2
1973 0
1974 3
1975 4
1976 2
1977 1
1978 3
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 5
1983 0
1984 0
1985 3
1986 3
1987 1
1988 5
1989 1
1990 2
1991 2
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 5
1997 3
1998 9
1999 4
2000 14
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 21
2005 16
2006 2
2007 7
2008 3
2009 6
2010 5
2011 4
2012 0
2013 0
2014 3
2015 1
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
Total 153
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Robert M. Carter publications per year - data summary

  • Robert M. Carter, a Earth Science scholar from James Cook University, has 153 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1965 to 2020.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2020.
  • The most productive year is 2004, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1970, 1977, 1987 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 17 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.9 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2016-2020) hold 2 publications, 1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1983: 24 publications (1.3 per year); 1984-2002: 59 publications (3.1 per year); 2003-2020: 70 publications (3.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Robert M. Carter 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 Robert M. Carter 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
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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Robert M. Carter publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Robert M. Carter, a Earth Science scholar from James Cook University, records 145 publications - the 36th percentile of the discipline.
  • 36% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Robert M. Carter, and about 64% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Robert M. Carter ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Robert M. Carter 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 Robert M. Carter 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 43
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
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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Robert M. Carter D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Robert M. Carter, a Earth Science scholar from James Cook University, records 43 D-Index - the 47th percentile of the discipline.
  • 47% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Robert M. Carter, and about 53% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Robert M. Carter ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Robert M. Carter was affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research focused on several interconnected fields related to environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and engineering.

The main fields of study in which they contributed were:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their work delved deeply into subfields such as:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geophysics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change

Key topics of research included:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research

Robert M. Carter authored publications primarily featured in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Energies

Among their recent papers were:

  • "How Much Human-Caused Global Warming Should We Expect with Business-As-Usual (BAU) Climate Policies? A Semi-Empirical Assessment," 2020, published in Energies
  • "IODP Expedition 317, Hole U1351B - Well Logging Data," 2021, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "IODP Expedition 317, Hole U1351C - Well Logging Data," 2021, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "IODP Expedition 317, Hole U1352B - Well Logging Data," 2021, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "IODP Expedition 317, Hole U1353C - Well Logging Data," 2021, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Craig S. Fulthorpe
  • Koichi Hoyanagi
  • Peter Blum
  • Angela L. Slagle
  • Gilles Guèrin

Best Publications

  • Cainozoic history of southern New Zealand: An accord between geological observations and plate-tectonic predictions

    R.M. Carter;R.J. Norris

  • A Discussion and Classification of Subaqueous Mass-Transport with Particular Application to Grain. Flow, Slurry-Flow, and Fluxoturbidites

    R.M. Carter

  • Dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone over the western Pacific during the Little Ice Age

    Hong Yan;Wei Wei;Willie Soon;Zhisheng An

  • New evidence for episodic post-glacial sea-level rise, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    P. Larcombe;R.M. Carter;J. Dye;M.K. Gagan

  • Application of Global Sea‐Level and Sequence‐Stratigraphic Models in Southern Hemisphere Neogene Strata from New Zealand

    R. M. Carter;S. T. Abbott;C. S. Fulthorpe;D. W. Haywick

  • A review of Holocene solar-linked climatic variation on centennial to millennial timescales: Physical processes, interpretative frameworks and a new multiple cross-wavelet transform algorithm

    Willie Soon;Victor M. Velasco Herrera;Kandasamy Selvaraj;Rita Traversi

  • Submergent shorelines in the SW Pacific: evidence for an episodic post‐glacial transgression

    R. M. Carter;L. Carter;D. P. Johnson

  • Pitcairn Island—another Pacific hot spot?

    R. A. Duncan;I. McDougall;R. M. Carter;D. S. Coombs

  • Cyclone pumping, sediment partitioning and the development of the Great Barrier Reef shelf system: a review

    P Larcombe;R.M Carter

  • Astronomical calibration of a southern hemisphere Plio-Pleistocene reference section, Wanganui Basin, New Zealand

    Tim R Naish;Steven T Abbott;V Alloway;Alan G Beu

  • Cainozoic sedimentation in basins adjacent to a major continental transform boundary in southern New Zealand

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  • Sedimentary cyclicity in the marine Pliocene-Pleistocene of the Wanganui basin (New Zealand): Sequence stratigraphic motifs characteristic of the past 2.5 m.y.

    G. Saul;T. R. Naish;S. T. Abbott;R. M. Carter

  • Evolution of the sedimentary system beneath the deep Pacific inflow off eastern New Zealand

    L Carter;R.M Carter;I.N McCave

  • Sediment flux across the Great Barrier Reef Shelf to the Queensland Trough over the last 300 ky

    G.B. Dunbar;G.R. Dickens;R.M. Carter

  • Marshall Paraconformity: A mid-Oligocene record of inception of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and coeval glacio-eustatic lowstand?

    Craig S. Fulthorpe;Robert M. Carter;Kenneth G. Miller;Julia Wilson

  • Evolution of Pliocene to Recent abyssal sediment waves on Bounty Channel levees, New Zealand

    L. Carter;R. M. Carter;C. S. Nelson;Craig S Fulthorpe

  • Macrofossil associations from mid-Pleistocene cyclothems, Castlecliff section, New Zealand; implications for sequence stratigraphy

    Stephen T. Abbott;Robert M. Carter

  • Regional sediment recycling in the abyssal Southwest Pacific Ocean

    L. Carter;R. M. Carter;I. N. McCave;J. Gamble

  • Sea-level controls on the post-glacial development of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

    R.M Carter;D.P Johnson

  • New Zealand maritime glaciation: millennial-scale southern climate change since 3.9 Ma.

    Robert M. Carter;Paul Gammon

  • New Evidence for the Holocene Sea-Level High from the Inner Shelf, Central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Robin J Beaman;Piers Larcombe;Robert M Carter

  • Episodic post‐glacial sea‐level rise and the sedimentary evolution of a tropical continental embayment (Cleveland Bay, Great Barrier Reef shelf, Australia)

    R. M. Carter;D. P. Johnson;K. G. Hooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Lionel Carter
Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington
Tim R Naish
Tim R Naish Victoria University of Wellington
Piers Larcombe
Piers Larcombe University of South Wales
Ian J. Graham
Ian J. Graham GNS Science
I. N. McCave
I. N. McCave University of Cambridge
Gavin B. Dunbar
Gavin B. Dunbar Victoria University of Wellington
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
Jaume Dinarès-Turell
Jaume Dinarès-Turell National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Julius S. Lipp
Julius S. Lipp University of Bremen
Simon C. George
Simon C. George Macquarie University

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