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Stephen R. Noble 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 R. Noble sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 103 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen R. Noble 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 R. Noble sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen R. Noble is affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable contributions also in Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Global and Planetary Change, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their work covers several key research topics that include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Radioactive contamination and transfer, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, as well as Landslides and related hazards.

Recent publications by Stephen R. Noble include:

  • Recommendations for the reporting and interpretation of isotope dilution U-Pb geochronological information, 2024, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Isotope geochemistry, age, and origin of the magnetite-vonsenite mineralization of the Monchi Mine, SW Iberia, 2021, Journal of Iberian Geology
  • Long-term glacial and fluvial system coupling in southern Greece and evidence for glaciation during Marine Isotope Stage 16, 2023, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Understanding Observed Precipitation Change and the New Climate Normal from the Perspective of Daily Weather Types in the Southeast United States, 2024, Journal of Climate
  • Nuclear Waste Tank Emission Contributions to Particle Size Distribution, 2025, Health Physics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors. Among them are Diana Sahy, with whom they have worked three times, as well as Daniel J. Condon, Blair Schoene, Mark D. Schmitz, and Urs Schaltegger with at least one joint publication each.

The venues where their work is published include:

  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of Iberian Geology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Journal of Climate
  • Health Physics

Best Publications

  • High precision Hf isotope measurements of MORB and OIB by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry: insights into the depleted mantle

    G.M. Nowell;G.M. Nowell;P.D. Kempton;S.R. Noble;J.G. Fitton

  • 238U/235U Systematics in Terrestrial Uranium-Bearing Minerals

    Joe Hiess;Daniel J. Condon;Noah McLean;Stephen R. Noble

  • Hf-Nd Element and Isotope Perspective on the Nature and Provenance of Mantle and Subduction Components in Western Pacific Arc-Basin Systems

    Julian A. Pearce;P. D. Kempton;G. M. Nowell;S. R. Noble

  • Common-Pb corrected in situ U–Pb accessory mineral geochronology by LA-MC-ICP-MS

    Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Gavin L. Foster;Gavin L. Foster;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Stephen R. Noble

  • Tectonic evolution of the Mogok metamorphic belt, Burma (Myanmar) constrained by U-Th-Pb dating of metamorphic and magmatic rocks

    M. P. Searle;S. R. Noble;J. M. Cottle;D. J. Waters

  • Hf Isotope Systematics of Kimberlites and their Megacrysts: New Constraints on their Source Regions

    G. M. Nowell;D. G. Pearson;D. R. Bell;R. W. Carlson

  • Genesis of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt, Superior Province, Canada: Evidence from zircon Hf isotope analyses using a single filament technique

    Fernando Corfu;Stephen R Noble

  • Zircon U-Th-Pb Geochronology by Isotope Dilution -- Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS)

    Randall R. Parrish;Stephen R. Noble

  • Chronology of deformation, metamorphism, and magmatism in the southern Karakoram Mountains

    James E. Fraser;Michael P. Searle;Randall R. Parrish;Stephen R. Noble

  • Geochronology of granulitized eclogite from the Ama Drime Massif: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the South Tibetan Himalaya

    John M. Cottle;John M. Cottle;Micah J. Jessup;Micah J. Jessup;Dennis L. Newell;Matthew S. A. Horstwood

  • Timescales of methane seepage on the Norwegian margin following collapse of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet

    Antoine Crémière;Aivo Lepland;Shyam Chand;Diana Sahy

  • Age of crustal melting and leucogranite formation from U-Pb zircon and monazite dating in the western Himalaya, Zanskar, India

    S. R. Noble;M. P. Searle

  • Eastern Mediterranean hydroclimate over the late glacial and Holocene, reconstructed from the sediments of Nar lake, central Turkey, using stable isotopes and carbonate mineralogy

    Jonathan R. Dean;Jonathan R. Dean;Matthew D. Jones;Melanie J. Leng;Melanie J. Leng;Stephen R. Noble

  • Age of crustal melting, emplacement and exhumation history of the Shivling Leucogranite, Garhwal Himalaya

    M. P. Searle;S. R. Noble;Anthony J. Hurford;D. C. Rex

  • The Problem of Dating High-pressure Metamorphism: a U–Pb Isotope and Geochemical Study on Eclogites and Related Rocks of the Mariánské Lázně Complex, Czech Republic

    H. Timmermann;V. Štědrá;A. Gerdes;S.R. Noble

  • Lower Palaeozoic and Precambrian igneous rocks from eastern England, and their bearing on late Ordovician closure of the Tornquist Sea: constraints from U-Pb and Nd isotopes

    S. R. Noble;R. D. Tucker;T. C. Pharaoh

  • Isotopic composition (238U/235U) of some commonly used uranium reference materials

    Daniel J. Condon;Noah McLean;Stephen R. Noble;Samuel A. Bowring

  • U-Pb zircon evidence for an extensive early Archean craton in Zimbabwe: A reassessment of the timing of craton formation, stabilization, and growth

    Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Robert W. Nesbitt;Stephen R. Noble;James F. Wilson

  • A high-precision U-Pb age constraint on the Rhynie Chert Konservat-Lagerstätte: time scale and other implications

    S.F. Parry;S.R. Noble;Q.G. Crowley;C.H. Wellman

  • High-precision U–Pb monazite geochronology of the c. 806 Ma Grampian Shear Zone and the implications for the evolution of the Central Highlands of Scotland

    S. R. Noble;E. K. Hyslop;A. J. Highton

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth
Daniel J. Condon
Daniel J. Condon British Geological Survey
Quentin Crowley
Quentin Crowley Trinity College Dublin
Michael P. Searle
Michael P. Searle University of Oxford
Matthew S.A. Horstwood
Matthew S.A. Horstwood British Geological Survey
Geoff Nowell
Geoff Nowell Durham University
Philippe Claeys
Philippe Claeys Vrije Universiteit Brussel
J. Murray Roberts
J. Murray Roberts University of Edinburgh
Aivo Lepland
Aivo Lepland Tallinn University of Technology
David J. Waters
David J. Waters University of Oxford

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