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Stephen J. Livingstone

Stephen J. Livingstone

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6655 6171 692 645 132 3960

Stephen J. Livingstone publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen J. Livingstone between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen J. Livingstone published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2022. 10 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

168 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen J. Livingstone: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 1
2010 5
2011 0
2012 11
2013 6
2014 7
2015 8
2016 16
2017 5
2018 16
2019 17
2020 11
2021 15
2022 21
2023 11
2024 5
2025 9
2026 1
Total 168
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Stephen J. Livingstone 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 Stephen J. Livingstone 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, 128–137 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: 132 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
128–137 557 132
138–147 491
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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Stephen J. Livingstone 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 Stephen J. Livingstone 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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
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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Overview

Stephen J. Livingstone is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans across Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science as a primary subfield. Their work is also related to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The research topics frequently addressed by Livingstone include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes

Livingstone has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Subglacial lakes and their changing role in a warming climate, 2022, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Growth and retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet, 31,000 to 15,000 years ago: the BRITICE-CHRONO reconstruction, 2022, published in Boreas
  • A model for interaction between conduits and surrounding hydraulically connected distributed drainage based on geomorphological evidence from Keewatin, Canada, 2020, published in The Cryosphere
  • Subglacial meltwater routes of the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet, 2022, published in Journal of Maps
  • Dynamics of the last Scandinavian Ice Sheet's southernmost sector revealed by the pattern of ice streams, 2021, published in Boreas

Frequent publication venues for Stephen J. Livingstone include:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Boreas
  • Journal of Maps

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Livingstone are:

  • Andrew Sole
  • Chris D. Clark
  • Robert D. Storrar
  • Felix Ng
  • Jeremy C. Ely

Best Publications

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • Antarctic palaeo-ice streams

    Stephen J. Livingstone;Colm Ó Cofaigh;Chris R. Stokes;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • On the reconstruction of palaeo-ice sheets: Recent advances and future challenges

    Chris R. Stokes;Lev Tarasov;Robin Blomdin;Robin Blomdin;Thomas M. Cronin

  • Ice-stream stability on a reverse bed slope

    Stewart S. R. Jamieson;Andreas Vieli;Stephen J. Livingstone;Colm Ó Cofaigh

  • Reconstruction of ice-sheet changes in the Antarctic Peninsula since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Colm Ó Cofaigh;Bethan J. Davies;Stephen J. Livingstone;James A. Smith

  • Potential subglacial lake locations and meltwater drainage pathways beneath the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets

    Stephen Livingstone;Chris Clark;John Woodward;J. Kingslake

  • Rapid accelerations of Antarctic Peninsula outlet glaciers driven by surface melt

    Peter A. Tuckett;Jeremy C. Ely;Andrew J. Sole;Stephen J. Livingstone

  • The influence of hydrology on the dynamics of land-terminating sectors of the Greenland ice sheet

    Benjamin Joseph Davison;Andrew John Sole;Stephen John Livingstone;Tom R. Cowton

  • Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes.

    Jade Bowling;Jade Bowling;Stephen Livingstone;Andrew Sole;Winnie Chu

  • Glaciodynamics of the central sector of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet in Northern England

    Stephen J. Livingstone;David J.A. Evans;Colm Ó Cofaigh;Bethan J. Davies

  • The palaeoglaciology of the central sector of the British and Irish Ice Sheet: reconciling glacial geomorphology and preliminary ice sheet modelling

    David J.A. Evans;Stephen J. Livingstone;Andreas Vieli;Colm Ó Cofaigh

  • Glacial geomorphology of the central sector of the last British-Irish ice sheet.

    Stephen J. Livingstone;Colm Ó Cofaigh;David J. A. Evans

  • Morphological properties of tunnel valleys of the southern sector of theLaurentide Ice Sheet and implications for their formation

    Stephen J. Livingstone;Chris D. Clark

  • Distribution and characteristics of overdeepenings beneath the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets: Implications for overdeepening origin and evolution

    Henry Patton;Henry Patton;D.A. Swift;C.D. Clark;Stephen J. Livingstone

  • Ice margin oscillations during deglaciation of the northern Irish Sea basin

    R. C. Chiverrell;Rachel Smedley;D. Small;C. K. Ballantyne

  • A model for interaction between conduits and surrounding hydraulically connected distributed drainage based on geomorphological evidence from Keewatin, Canada

    Emma L. M. Lewington;Stephen J. Livingstone;Chris D. Clark;Andrew J. Sole

  • Modelling North American palaeo-subglacial lakes and their meltwater drainage pathways

    Stephen J. Livingstone;Chris D. Clark;Lev Tarasov

  • Northeast sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet to undergo the greatest inland expansion of supraglacial lakes during the 21st century

    Adam Igneczi;Andrew J. Sole;Stephen J. Livingstone;Amber Alexandra Leeson

  • Glacial geomorphology of Marguerite Bay Palaeo-Ice stream, western Antarctic Peninsula

    Stephen J. Livingstone;Colm Ó Cofaigh;Chris R. Stokes;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • The Brampton kame belt and Pennine escarpment meltwater channel system (Cumbria, UK): Morphology, sedimentology and formation

    Stephen J. Livingstone;David J.A. Evans;Colm Ó Cofaigh;Jonathan Hopkins

  • Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Topography and Drainage Structure Controlled by the Transfer of Basal Variability

    Ádám Ignéczi;Andrew John Sole;Stephen John Livingstone;Felix S. L. Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Colm Ó Cofaigh
Colm Ó Cofaigh Durham University
Andrew Sole
Andrew Sole University of Sheffield
Chris D. Clark
Chris D. Clark University of Sheffield
Chris R. Stokes
Chris R. Stokes Durham University
Andreas Vieli
Andreas Vieli University of Zurich
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand British Antarctic Survey
Stewart S. R. Jamieson
Stewart S. R. Jamieson Durham University
David J.A. Evans
David J.A. Evans Durham University
Julian A. Dowdeswell
Julian A. Dowdeswell University of Cambridge
Richard C. Chiverrell
Richard C. Chiverrell University of Liverpool

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