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D-Index
42
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9353
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5145
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1924

Allan M. Rubin 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 Allan M. Rubin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 100 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Allan M. Rubin 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 Allan M. Rubin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Allan M. Rubin is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily encompasses Earth and Planetary Sciences with a strong interdisciplinary focus that also includes Engineering. The main subfields they contribute to are Geophysics and Mechanics of Materials, alongside research in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Computational Mechanics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The research topics covered by Allan M. Rubin include earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, rock mechanics and modeling, landslides and related hazards, geology and paleoclimatology research, aeolian processes and effects, and granular flow and fluidized beds.

The recent scholarly output of Allan M. Rubin includes several publications in prominent scientific venues, highlighting the diversity and depth of their research. Selected recent papers are:

  • "A Granular Physics-Based View of Fault Friction Experiments", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "The evolution of rock friction is more sensitive to slip than elapsed time, even at near-zero slip rates", 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Soft matter physics of the ground beneath our feet", 2024, Soft Matter
  • "Slide-Hold-Slide Protocols and Frictional Healing in Discrete Element Method (DEM) Simulations of Granular Fault Gouge", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Apparent Age Dependence of the Fault Weakening Distance in Rock Friction", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Allan M. Rubin frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Behrooz Ferdowsi
  • Pathikrit Bhattacharya
  • T. E. Tullis
  • N. M. Beeler
  • Keishi Okazaki

The main publication venues for their work are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Soft Matter
  • Tectonics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Allan M. Rubin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2004, reflecting their involvement in the scientific community within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Propagation of Magma-Filled Cracks

    Allan M. Rubin

  • Earthquake nucleation on (aging) rate and state faults

    A. M. Rubin;J.-P. Ampuero

  • Earthquake nucleation on rate and state faults - Aging and slip laws

    Jean Paul Ampuero;Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • Dilatant strengthening as a mechanism for slow slip events

    Paul Segall;Allan Mattathias Rubin;Andrew M. Bradley;James R. Rice

  • Dike-induced faulting in rift zones of Iceland and Afar

    Allan Mattathias Rubin;David D. Pollard

  • Streaks of microearthquakes along creeping faults

    Allan M. Rubin;Dominique Gillard;Jean-Luc Got

  • Tensile fracture of rock at high confining pressure: implications for dike propagation

    Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • Dike‐induced faulting and graben subsidence in volcanic rift zones

    Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • Episodic slow slip events and rate-and-state friction

    Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • Origins of blade-like dikes in volcanic rift zones.

    A. M. Rubin;D. D. Pollard

  • Dikes vs. diapirs in viscoelastic rock

    Allan M. Rubin

  • Stress inversion methods: are they based on faulty assumptions?

    D. D. Pollard;S. D. Saltzer;Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • Static stress transfer and earthquake triggering: No lower threshold in sight?

    Alon Ziv;Allan M. Rubin

  • Dike‐induced earthquakes: Theoretical considerations

    Allan M. Rubin;Dominique Gillard

  • Impact‐induced tensional failure in rock

    Thomas J. Ahrens;Allan M. Rubin

  • Getting granite dikes out of the source region

    Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • A reinterpretation of seismicity associated with the January 1983 dike intrusion at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    Allan M. Rubin;Dominique Gillard;Jean-Luc Got

  • A comparison of rift-zone tectonics in Iceland and Hawaii

    Allan Mattathias Rubin

  • Highly concentrated seismicity caused by deformation of Kilauea's deep magma system

    Dominique Gillard;Allan M. Rubin;Paul Okubo

  • Aftershock asymmetry/rupture directivity among central San Andreas fault microearthquakes

    Allan Mattathias Rubin;Dominique Gillard;Dominique Gillard

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Paul Ampuero
Jean-Paul Ampuero Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Thomas J. Ahrens
Thomas J. Ahrens California Institute of Technology
Michael G. Bostock
Michael G. Bostock University of British Columbia
Yuri Fialko
Yuri Fialko University of California, San Diego
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
David D. Pollard
David D. Pollard Stanford University
Nikolas I. Christensen
Nikolas I. Christensen University of British Columbia
Matthew E. Pritchard
Matthew E. Pritchard Cornell University
John E. Vidale
John E. Vidale University of Southern California
Cecily J. Wolfe
Cecily J. Wolfe United States Geological Survey

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