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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 63 1586 1418 169 152 189 15133

Simon L. Harley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon L. Harley between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon L. Harley published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2012. 5 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2012. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1979 2026

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Simon L. Harley: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 5
1985 2
1986 1
1987 5
1988 2
1989 1
1990 7
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 7
1995 9
1996 2
1997 8
1998 6
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 7
2005 3
2006 8
2007 13
2008 4
2009 6
2010 4
2011 2
2012 23
2013 8
2014 1
2015 6
2016 7
2017 2
2018 4
2019 5
2020 0
2021 3
2022 2
2023 5
2024 2
2025 4
2026 1
Total 201
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Simon L. Harley 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 Simon L. Harley 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, 188–197 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: 189 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401 189
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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Simon L. Harley 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 Simon L. Harley 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 63
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Simon L. Harley is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Materials Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Nuclear materials and radiation effects
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Simon L. Harley has contributed numerous papers spanning from 2021 to 2023 in a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Deep formation of Earth's earliest continental crust consistent with subduction, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Partial retention of radiogenic Pb in galena nanocrystals explains discordance in monazite from Napier Complex (Antarctica), 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Nanoscale features revealed by a multiscale characterisation of discordant monazite highlight mobility mechanisms of Th and Pb, 2023, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Neoarchean magmatism in the southern Scott and Raggatt Mountains, Napier Complex, east Antarctica, 2022, Precambrian Research
  • Primary cordierite with > 2.5 wt% CO2 from the UHT Bakhuis Granulite Belt, Surinam: CO2 fluid phase saturation during ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism, 2023, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Nature Geoscience (2 publications)
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (2 publications)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters (1 publication)
  • Precambrian Research (1 publication)
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology (1 publication)

Simon L. Harley often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Marion Turuani, Antonin Laurent, Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume, Denis Fougerouse, and David W. Saxey, each having co-authored multiple papers with them.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Simon L. Harley was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1998.

Best Publications

  • The origins of granulites: a metamorphic perspective

    Simon Harley

  • An experimental study of the partitioning of Fe and Mg between garnet and orthopyroxene

    Simon L. Harley

  • Zircon Behaviour and the Thermal Histories of Mountain Chains

    Simon L. Harley;Nigel M. Kelly;Andreas Möller

  • On the occurrence and characterization of ultrahigh-temperature crustal metamorphism

    Simon L. Harley

  • How Does the Continental Crust Get Really Hot

    Chris Clark;Ian C. W. Fitzsimons;David Healy;Simon L. Harley

  • Refining the P-T records of UHT crustal metamorphism

    Simon Harley

  • An integrated microtextural and chemical approach to zircon geochronology: refining the Archaean history of the Napier Complex, east Antarctica

    Nigel M. Kelly;Simon L. Harley

  • Garnet–orthopyroxene barometry for granulites and peridotites

    Simon Harley;D. H. Green

  • The Solubility of Alumina in Orthopyroxene Coexisting with Garnet in FeO-MgO—Al2O3—SiO2 and CaO—FeO—MgO—Al2O3—SiO2

    Simon L. Harley

  • Partial melting and phase relations in high-grade metapelites: an experimental petrogenetic grid in the KFMASH system

    D. P. Carrington;Simon Harley

  • Zircon Tiny but Timely

    Simon L. Harley;Nigel M. Kelly

  • Accessory phase controls on the geochemistry of crustal melts and restites produced during water-undersaturated partial melting

    G. R. Watt;Simon Harley

  • The Influence of Retrograde Cation Exchange on Granulite P-T Estimates and a Convergence Technique for the Recovery of Peak Metamorphic Conditions

    I. C. W. Fitzsimons;Simon Harley

  • Extremely high solubility of rutile in chloride and fluoride-bearing metamorphic fluids: An experimental investigation

    J.F. Rapp;Stephan Klemme;Stephan Klemme;Ian Butler;Simon Harley

  • The Rayner Complex of East Antarctica: complex isotopic systematics within a Proterozoic mobile belt

    L. P. Black;Simon Harley;S. S. Sun;M. T. Mcculloch

  • Archaean–Cambrian crustal development of East Antarctica: metamorphic characteristics and tectonic implications

    S. L. Harley

  • Archaean and Proterozoic high-grade terranes of East Antarctica (40–80°E): a case study of diversity in granulite facies metamorphism

    S. L. Harley;B. J. Hensen

  • The impact of zircon–garnet REE distribution data on the interpretation of zircon U–Pb ages in complex high-grade terrains: An example from the Rauer Islands, East Antarctica

    S.L. Harley;N.M. Kelly

  • Al zoning in orthopyroxene in a sapphirine quartzite: evidence for >1120 °C UHT metamorphism in the Napier Complex, Antarctica, and implications for the entropy of sapphirine

    Simon L. Harley;Y. Motoyoshi

  • Graphical analysis of P—T—X relations in granulite facies metapelites

    B. J. Hensen;S. L. Harley

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian C.W. Fitzsimons
Ian C.W. Fitzsimons Curtin University
Yasuhito Osanai
Yasuhito Osanai Kyushu University
Samuel B. Mukasa
Samuel B. Mukasa University of Minnesota
L. P. Black
L. P. Black Australian National University
Ian B. Butler
Ian B. Butler University of Edinburgh
Ian Cartwright
Ian Cartwright Monash University
Ian S. Buick
Ian S. Buick Stellenbosch University
Geoffrey L. Clarke
Geoffrey L. Clarke University of Sydney
David H. Green
David H. Green University of Tasmania
Tim E. Johnson
Tim E. Johnson Curtin University

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