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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7096 2454 131 6648

Terence J. Hughes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Terence J. Hughes between 1970 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Terence J. Hughes published across 49 years, from 1970 to 2018, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1989. 6 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2018. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1989. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 9 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications
1970 2018

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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Terence J. Hughes: publications per year, 1970 to 2018
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 2
1972 2
1973 3
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 9
1980 0
1981 4
1982 6
1983 4
1984 5
1985 4
1986 4
1987 3
1988 4
1989 12
1990 2
1991 2
1992 5
1993 0
1994 1
1995 5
1996 4
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 3
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 6
2005 3
2006 1
2007 0
2008 2
2009 2
2010 1
2011 4
2012 3
2013 3
2014 1
2015 1
2016 1
2017 4
2018 2
Total 138
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Terence J. Hughes 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 Terence J. Hughes 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: 131 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
128–137 557 131
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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Terence J. Hughes 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 Terence J. Hughes 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
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
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

Terence J. Hughes was affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Throughout their career, they engaged in academic research within unspecified fields and topics, but no specific details about their main fields of study or subfields have been documented.

There is no available record of recent papers authored by Terence J. Hughes, including titles, publication venues, or citations, which makes it challenging to outline the specific contributions or focus areas within their research.

Information about frequent co-authors or collaborative partners is not present, indicating either a lack of documented collaborations or missing data in this area. Similarly, there are no details on recurring publication venues or specific conferences or journals where their work was predominantly published.

No book publications have been recorded, and therefore there is no information regarding involvement in monographs or edited volumes.

Details concerning the main topics that Terence J. Hughes worked on are not available, leaving an absence of insight into the thematic areas addressed during their scientific career.

Records do not indicate receipt of any awards or honors; hence, there is no documentation of formal recognition within the academic or scientific community.

Terence J. Hughes is noted as deceased, and as such, the entirety of their academic and scientific activities occurred prior to that status.

Best Publications

  • The Last Great Ice Sheets

    Jack D. Ives;George H. Denton;Terence J. Hughes

  • The last interglacial ocean

    William F. Ruddiman;Rose Marie L. Cline;James D. Hays

  • Was there a late-Würm Arctic Ice Sheet?

    T. Hughes;G. H. Denton;M. G. Grosswald

  • Is the west Antarctic Ice Sheet disintegrating

    T. Hughes

  • West Antarctic Ice Streams

    Terence J. Hughes

  • Reconstructing the Antarctic Ice Sheet at the Last Glacial Maximum.

    George H. Denton;Terence J. Hughes

  • Substorm intensifications and field line resonances in the nightside magnetosphere

    J. C. Samson;D. D. Wallis;T. J. Hughes;F. Creutzberg

  • The Russian component of an Arctic Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum

    Mikhail G. Grosswald;Terence J. Hughes

  • The weak underbelly of the West Antarctic ice sheet

    Terence J. Hughes

  • The West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Instability, disintegration, and initiation of Ice Ages

    Unknown

  • Polar MM5 Simulations of the Winter Climate of the Laurentide Ice Sheet at the LGM

    David H. Bromwich;E. Richard Toracinta;Helin Wei;Robert J. Oglesby

  • Magnetometer and radar observations of magnetohydrodynamic cavity modes in the Earth's magnetosphere

    J. C. Samson;R. A. Greenwald;J. M. Ruohoniemi;T. J. Hughes

  • Global ice-sheet system interlocked by sea level

    George H. Denton;Terence J. Hughes;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Milankovitch theory of ice ages: Hypothesis of ice-sheet linkage between regional insolation and global climate

    George H. Denton;Terence J. Hughes

  • Observations of a detached, discrete arc in association with field line resonances

    J. C. Samson;T. J. Hughes;F. Creutzberg;D. D. Wallis

  • Ice dynamics and deglaciation models when ice sheets collapsed

    Unknown

  • Observations of optical aurora modulated by resonant Alfven waves

    B. L. Xu;J. C. Samson;W. W. Liu;F. Creutzberg

  • A comprehensive model current system for high-latitude magnetic activity - I. The steady state system

    T. J. Hughes;Gordon Rostoker

  • Two spacecraft observations of a reconnection pulse during an auroral breakup

    A. A. Petrukovich;V. A. Sergeev;L. M. Zelenyi;T. Mukai

  • Reconstruction of the Ross Ice Drainage System, Antarctica, at the Last Glacial Maximum

    George H. Denton;Terence J. Hughes

  • Tidal flexure of Jakobshavns Glacier, west Greenland

    Craig S. Lingle;Terence J. Hughes;Ronald C. Kollmeyer

  • Current flow in the magnetosphere and ionosphere during periods of moderate activity

    Terence J. Hughes;Gordon Rostoker

  • Abrupt climatic change related to unstable ice-sheet dynamics: toward a new paradigm

    T. Hughes

  • LGM Summer Climate on the Southern Margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet: Wet or Dry?*

    David H. Bromwich;E. Richard Toracinta;Robert J. Oglesby;James L. Fastook

  • Models of glacial reconstruction and deglaciation applied to Maritime Canada and New England

    T. Hughes;H. W. Borns;J. L. Fastook;J. S. Kite

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Fastook
James L. Fastook University of Maine
George H. Denton
George H. Denton University of Maine
Gordon Rostoker
Gordon Rostoker University of Alberta
Sivaprasad Gogineni
Sivaprasad Gogineni University of Alabama
Robert J. Oglesby
Robert J. Oglesby University of Nebraska–Lincoln
David H. Bromwich
David H. Bromwich The Ohio State University
Zhongshi Zhang
Zhongshi Zhang NORCE Research
J. D. Winningham
J. D. Winningham Southwest Research Institute
Camille Li
Camille Li University of Bergen
Wibjörn Karlén
Wibjörn Karlén Uppsala University

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