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Roderick Brown 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 Roderick Brown sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 95 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roderick Brown 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 Roderick Brown sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roderick Brown is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, focusing primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Earth-Surface Processes. The scientist's work covers a range of topics within geological and geophysical sciences, with significant contributions to geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geophysical studies, and geological formations and processes worldwide.

Brown has published several papers in recognized academic journals, reflecting diverse aspects of Earth sciences. Notable publications include:

  • (U-Th)/He chronology: Part 2. Considerations for evaluating, integrating, and interpreting conventional individual aliquot data, 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • (U-Th)/He chronology: Part 1. Data, uncertainty, and reporting, 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Constraining Plateau Uplift in Southern Africa by Combining Thermochronology, Sediment Flux, Topography, and Landscape Evolution Modeling, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Contrasting thermal evolution of the West African Equatorial and Central Atlantic continental margins, 2022, Gondwana Research
  • Growth zoning of garnet porphyroblasts: Grain boundary and microtopographic controls, 2020, Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Frequent collaborators in Brown's research include:

  • Rebecca M. Flowers
  • Eva Enkelmann
  • Cécile Gautheron
  • Peter W. Reiners
  • James R. Metcalf

The publication venues most frequently associated with Brown's work are:

  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Gondwana Research
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Brown has concentrated on various research themes that integrate geological and geophysical perspectives. This includes detailed geochemical analysis and mapping, as well as investigations into tectonic activity and paleoclimatic conditions. These contributions further expand understanding of geological formations and processes across different regions worldwide.

Best Publications

  • FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO GEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

    Kerry Gallagher;Roderick Brown;Christopher Johnson

  • Fission Track Dating of Phosphate Minerals and the Thermochronology of Apatite

    Andrew J.W. Gleadow;David X. Belton;Barry P. Kohn;Roderick W. Brown

  • Natural age dispersion arising from the analysis of broken crystals. Part I: Theoretical basis and implications for the apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronometer

    Roderick W. Brown;Romain Beucher;Steven Roper;Cristina Persano

  • Quantifying passive margin denudation and landscape development using a combined fission-track thermochronology and cosmogenic isotope analysis approach

    H.A.P. Cockburn;R.W. Brown;M.A. Summerfield;M.A. Seidl

  • Denudational history along a transect across the Drakensberg Escarpment of southern Africa derived from apatite fission track thermochronology

    Roderick W. Brown;Michael A. Summerfield;Andrew J. W. Gleadow

  • Shaping the Australian crust over the last 300 million years: Insights from fission track thermotectonic imaging and denudation studies of key terranes

    B. P. Kohn;A. J. W. Gleadow;R. W. Brown;K. Gallagher

  • Modeling postbreakup landscape development and denudational history across the southeast African (Drakensberg Escarpment) margin

    Pieter A Van der Beek;Michael Summerfield;Jean Braun;Roderick William Brown

  • Mesozoic exhumation of the southern Cape, South Africa, quantified using apatite fission track thermochronology

    Justine Tinker;Maarten de Wit;Roderick Brown

  • Rapid Miocene slip on the Snake Range–Deep Creek Range fault system, east-central Nevada

    Elizabeth L. Miller;Trevor A. Dumitru;Roderick W. Brown;Phillip B. Gans

  • Morphotectonic evolution of the South Atlantic margins of Africa and South America

    R. W. Brown;K. Gallagher;A. J. W. Gleadow;M Summerfield

  • The onshore record of passive margin evolution

    Kerry Gallagher;Roderick Brown

  • Denudation and uplift at passive margins: the record on the Atlantic Margin of southern Africa

    Kerry Gallagher;Roderick Brown

  • Linking source and sink: Evaluating the balance between onshore erosion and offshore sediment accumulation since Gondwana break-up, South Africa

    Justine Tinker;Maarten de Wit;Roderick Brown

  • An early cretaceous phase of accelerated erosion on the south-western margin of Africa: Evidence from apatite fission track analysis and the offshore sedimentary record

    Roderick W. Brown;Derek J. Rust;Michael A. Summerfield;Andrew J.W. Gleadow

  • Backstacking apatite fission-track "stratigraphy": A method for resolving the erosional and isostatic rebound components of tectonic uplift histories

    Roderick W. Brown

  • Quantitative resolution of the debate over antiquity of the central Australian landscape: implications for the tectonic and geomorphic stability of cratonic interiors

    D.X. Belton;R.W. Brown;B.P. Kohn;D. Fink

  • The Mesozoic denudation history of the Atlantic margins of southern Africa and southeast Brazil and the relationship to offshore sedimentation

    Kerry Gallagher;Roderick Brown

  • The chronology and tectonic style of landscape evolution along the elevated Atlantic continental margin of South Africa resolved by joint apatite fission track and (U‐Th‐Sm)/He thermochronology

    Mark Wildman;Roderick Brown;Romain Beucher;Romain Beucher;Cristina Persano

  • Late Cretaceous reactivation of major crustal shear zones in northern Namibia: constraints from apatite fission track analysis

    Matthias J. Raab;Matthias J. Raab;Roderick W. Brown;Kerry Gallagher;Andrew Carter

  • Accelerated denudation and tectonic/geomorphic reactivation of the cratons of northeastern Brazil during the Late Cretaceous

    Rebecca Harman;Kerry Gallagher;Roderick Brown;Asaf Raza

  • Apatite fission track analysis: its potential for the estimation of denudation rates and implications for models of long-term landscape development

    M Summerfield;R. W. Brown;A. J. W. Gleadow

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J.W. Gleadow
Andrew J.W. Gleadow University of Melbourne
Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher University of Rennes
Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne
Michael A. Summerfield
Michael A. Summerfield University of Edinburgh
Randell Stephenson
Randell Stephenson University of Aberdeen
Finlay M. Stuart
Finlay M. Stuart University of Glasgow
Derek Fabel
Derek Fabel Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter Birkbeck, University of London
Paul B. O'Sullivan
Paul B. O'Sullivan Syracuse University
Maarten J. de Wit
Maarten J. de Wit Nelson Mandela University

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