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39
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Scott L. Nichol 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 Scott L. Nichol sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 167 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott L. Nichol 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 Scott L. Nichol 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

Scott L. Nichol is affiliated with Geoscience Australia and contributes to research within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work encompasses various subfields, including Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, Geography, Planning and Development, and Atmospheric Science.

Scott L. Nichol's research topics cover a wide range of marine and geological interests. These include Marine and fisheries research, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine animal studies overview, Geological formations and processes, Aeolian processes and effects, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies.

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Zhi Huang
  • Rachel Nanson
  • Mardi McNeil
  • Kim Picard
  • Joana Gafeira

Scott L. Nichol has published in several academic journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Marine Geology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Nichol are:

  • "Submerged Carbonate Banks Aggregate Pelagic Megafauna in Offshore Tropical Australia," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Cretaceous to Cenozoic controls on the genesis of the shelf-incising Perth Canyon; insights from a two-part geomorphology mapping approach," 2022, Marine Geology
  • "Rule-based semi-automated tools for mapping seabed morphology from bathymetry data," 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Methodology for estimating return intervals for storm demand and dune recession by clustered and non-clustered morphological events," 2021, Coastal Engineering
  • "Transferable, predictive models of benthic communities informs marine spatial planning in a remote and data-poor region," 2020, Conservation Science and Practice

Best Publications

  • Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries

    P.S Roy;R.J Williams;A.R Jones;I Yassini

  • Progress in palaeotsunami research

    James Goff;Catherine Chagué-Goff;Catherine Chagué-Goff;Scott Nichol;Bruce Jaffe

  • On the use of abiotic surrogates to describe marine benthic biodiversity

    M.A. McArthur;B.P. Brooke;R. Przeslawski;D.A. Ryan

  • New model of reef-island evolution: Maldives, Indian Ocean

    P.S. Kench;R.F. McLean;S.L. Nichol

  • Palaeotsunami deposits: a New Zealand perspective

    J. Goff;C. Chagué-Goff;S. Nichol

  • Do marine substrates 'look' and 'sound' the same? Supervised classification of multibeam acoustic data using autonomous underwater vehicle images

    Vanessa Lucieer;Nicole A. Hill;Neville S. Barrett;Scott Nichol

  • Geological effects of tsunami on mid-ocean atoll islands: The Maldives before and after the Sumatran tsunami

    Paul S. Kench;Roger F. McLean;Robert W. Brander;Scott L. Nichol

  • Holocene reef growth in the Maldives: Evidence of a mid-Holocene sea-level highstand in the central Indian Ocean

    Paul Kench;SG Smithers;RF McLean;SL Nichol

  • Submerged banks in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, greatly increase available coral reef habitat

    Peter T. Harris;Thomas C.L. Bridge;Robin J. Beaman;Jody M. Webster

  • Sheet-gravel evidence for a late Holocene tsunami run-up on beach dunes, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

    Scott L Nichol;Olav B Lian;Charles H Carter

  • Multi-proxy records of regionally-sourced tsunamis, New Zealand

    James Goff;Steven Pearce;Scott L. Nichol;Catherine Chagué-Goff

  • Hydrodynamic implications of textural trends in sand deposits of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka

    Robert A. Morton;James R. Goff;Scott L. Nichol

  • Tsunami as agents of geomorphic change in mid-ocean reef islands

    P.S. Kench;S.L. Nichol;S.G. Smithers;R.F. McLean

  • Lagoon subsidence and tsunami on the West Coast of New Zealand

    S.L. Nichol;J.R. Goff;R.J.N. Devoy;C. Chagué-Goff

  • Palaeotsunamis in the Pacific Islands

    James Goff;Catherine Chagué-Goff;Dale Dominey-Howes;Brian McAdoo

  • Classification of submarine canyons of the Australian continental margin

    Zhi Huang;Scott L. Nichol;Peter T. Harris;M. Julian Caley

  • The influence of limited accommodation space on the stratigraphy of an incised-valley succession: Weiti River estuary, New Zealand

    A.D. Heap;S.L. Nichol

  • The upper Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia: a Holocene example of an estuarine bayhead delta

    Scott L. Nichol;Brian A. Zaitlin;Bruce G. Thom

  • Distribution and assessment of sediment toxicity in Tamaki Estuary, Auckland, New Zealand

    G. M. S. Abrahim;R. J. Parker;S. L. Nichol

  • Pollen, Phytoliths and Diatoms in Prehistoric Coprolites from Kohika, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    M. Horrocks;G.J. Irwin;M.S. McGlone;S.L. Nichol

Frequent Co-Authors

Neville S. Barrett
Neville S. Barrett University of Tasmania
James Goff
James Goff University of New South Wales
Catherine Chagué-Goff
Catherine Chagué-Goff University of New South Wales
Colin D. Woodroffe
Colin D. Woodroffe University of Wollongong
Alan Williams
Alan Williams University of Leeds
Paul S. Kench
Paul S. Kench Simon Fraser University
Peter T. Harris
Peter T. Harris University of Tasmania
Phil Shane
Phil Shane University of Auckland
Tom C. L. Bridge
Tom C. L. Bridge Queensland Museum
Scott G. Smithers
Scott G. Smithers James Cook University

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