Nicholas J.G. Pearce

10.0k citations

150 papers · 7.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 48

Co-authors: William T. Perkins John A. Westgate Simon Chenery C. R. Neal Michael P. Gorton Simon E. Jackson Vicki Smith R. Fuge
Topics: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (81 papers)Geological and Geochemical Analysis (76 papers)Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (37 papers)
Cited by: Geophysics Paleontology Atmospheric Science
Journals: Nature Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Environmental Science & Technology
Partner nations: United Kingdom Canada United States

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Nicholas J.G. Pearce

148 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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A Compilation of New and Published Major and Trace Element Data for NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612 Glass Reference Materials

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stonehenge and its Altar Stone: the significance of distant stone sources 2025 ·Archaeology International ·Mike Parker Pearson,R. E. Bevins,Richard Bradley,Rob Ixer,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Colin Richards	2
2	Was the Stonehenge Altar Stone from Orkney? Investigating the mineralogy and geochemistry of Orcadian Old Red sandstones and Neolithic circle monuments 2024 ·Journal of Archaeological Science Reports ·R. E. Bevins,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Stephen Hillier,Duncan Pirrie,Rob Ixer,Sergio Andò,(unknown),Matthew Power,(unknown)	2
3	A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge 2024 ·Nature ·(unknown),Christopher L. Kirkland,R. E. Bevins,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Stijn Glorie,Rob Ixer	6
4	Assessing the authenticity of a sample taken from the Altar Stone at Stonehenge in 1844 using portable XRF and automated SEM-EDS 2023 ·Journal of Archaeological Science Reports ·R. E. Bevins,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Duncan Pirrie,Rob Ixer,Stephen Hillier,(unknown),Matthew Power	5
5	Volcanism and the Greenland ice cores: A new tephrochronological framework for the last glacial-interglacial transition (LGIT) based on cryptotephra deposits in three ice cores 2022 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Eliza Cook,Peter M Abbott,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,(unknown),Anders Svensson,Anna J. Bourne,Sune Olander Rasmussen,Inger K Seierstad,Bo Vinther,(unknown),(unknown),J. P. Steffensen,Frank Wilhelms,Siwan M. Davies	12
6	First identification and characterization of Borrobol‐type tephra in the Greenland ice cores: new deposits and improved age estimates 2018 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Eliza Cook,Siwan M. Davies,Esther R. Guðmundsdóttir,Peter M Abbott,Nicholas J.G. Pearce	14
7	Stratigraphy, age and correlation of Lepué Tephra: a widespread c. 11 000 cal a BP marker horizon sourced from the Chaitén Sector of southern Chile 2017 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Brent V. Alloway,Patricio I. Moreno,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Ricardo De Pol‐Holz,(unknown),(unknown),Esteban A. Sagredo,Gustavo Villarosa,Valeria Outes	30
8	Multiple melt bodies fed the AD 2011 eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, Chile 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Brent V. Alloway,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Gustavo Villarosa,Valeria Outes,Patricio I. Moreno	49
9	Individual glass shard trace element analyses confirm that all known Toba tephra reported from India is from the c. 75‐ka Youngest Toba eruption 2014 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Nicholas J.G. Pearce,John A. Westgate,(unknown),J.N. Pattan,G. Parthiban,Hema Achyuthan	32
10	40Ar/39Ar dating of Pleistocene tuffs: an accurate age for the Matuyama-Brunhes geomagnetic reversal (MBGR) 2012 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Darren F. Mark,Paul R. Renne,Leah E. Morgan,Alan L. Deino,Vicki Smith,B. S. Ellis,Nicholas J.G. Pearce	2
11	Tracing cryptotephra horizons in a North East Atlantic marine record spanning Marine Isotope Stages 4 and 5a (~60,000 - 82,000 ka b2k) 2011 ·Quaternary International ·Peter M Abbott,Siwan M. Davies,William E. N. Austin,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Fiona Hibbert	2
12	Laboratory studies using naturally occurring “green rust” to aid metal mine water remediation 2011 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·(unknown),William T. Perkins,Nicholas J.G. Pearce	9
13	Trace metal variations in the shells of Ensis siliqua record pollution and environmental conditions in the sea to the west of mainland Britain 2005 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Nicholas J.G. Pearce,(unknown)	41
14	Stratigraphy, age and correlation of middle Pleistocene silicic tephras in the Auckland region, New Zealand: A prolific distal record of Taupo Volcanic Zone volcanism 2004 ·New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics ·Brent V. Alloway,John A. Westgate,Brad Pillans,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Rewi M. Newnham,(unknown),(unknown)	41
15	Origin of ash in the Central Indian Ocean Basin and its implication for the volume estimate of the 74,000 year BP Youngest Toba eruption 2002 ·Current Science ·J.N. Pattan,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,V.K. Banakar,G. Parthiban	17
16	Seasonal variation of trace element and isotopic composition in the shell of a coastal mollusk, Mactra isabelleana 1999 ·Journal of Shellfish Research ·Melanie J. Leng,Nicholas J.G. Pearce	12
17	The chemistry of iron oxide/hydroxide precipitates associated with acid drainage abandoned metal mines in Wales 1994 ·Environmental Geochemistry and Health ·R. Fuge,(unknown),Nicholas J.G. Pearce,William T. Perkins	3
18	Trace metal uptake by mussels in a recently deceased community, Lake Breitling, Germany: a Laser Ablation ICP-MS study. 1994 ·Environmental Geochemistry and Health ·Nicholas J.G. Pearce,Georg Schettler	2
19	Unusual sources of aluminium and heavy metals in potable waters 1992 ·Environmental Geochemistry and Health ·R. Fuge,Nicholas J.G. Pearce,William T. Perkins	13
20	Some observations on heavy metal concentrations in soils of the Mendip region of north Somerset 1991 ·Environmental Geochemistry and Health ·R. Fuge,(unknown),Nicholas J.G. Pearce,William T. Perkins	11

About Nicholas J.G. Pearce

Nicholas J.G. Pearce is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geochemistry and Petrology, having authored 150 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (81 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (76 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (4.0k citations), Paleontology (1.4k citations) and Atmospheric Science (3.3k citations). Nicholas J.G. Pearce has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Frequent co-authors include William T. Perkins, John A. Westgate, Simon Chenery, C. R. Neal, Michael P. Gorton, Simon E. Jackson, Vicki Smith, R. Fuge, J.N. Pattan and Teresa E. Jeffries. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

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