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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3866 3545 266 251 274 7535

Andreas Rietbrock publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andreas Rietbrock between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andreas Rietbrock published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2019. 22 of the 337 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2019. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 6 publications
1994 2026

337 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andreas Rietbrock: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 4
2002 1
2003 4
2004 3
2005 8
2006 7
2007 5
2008 10
2009 10
2010 18
2011 4
2012 13
2013 18
2014 14
2015 8
2016 18
2017 22
2018 17
2019 26
2020 17
2021 24
2022 18
2023 19
2024 18
2025 16
2026 6
Total 337
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Andreas Rietbrock 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 Andreas Rietbrock 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, 268–277 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: 274 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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
268–277 147 274
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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Andreas Rietbrock 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 Andreas Rietbrock 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207 48
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

Andreas Rietbrock is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics as the main subfield. Other notable subfields include Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their work engages deeply with several key topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic waves and analysis, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismology and earthquake studies, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Rietbrock's publications have appeared frequently in a number of academic venues, notably:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature
  • Seismological Research Letters

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Which Picker Fits My Data? A Quantitative Evaluation of Deep Learning Based Seismic Pickers," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "SeisBench-A Toolbox for Machine Learning in Seismology," 2022, Seismological Research Letters
  • "Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc," 2020, Nature
  • "Subduction history of the Caribbean from upper-mantle seismic imaging and plate reconstruction," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Triggered crustal earthquake swarm across subduction segment boundary after the 2016 Pedernales, Ecuador megathrust earthquake," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Collaborations form an essential part of Rietbrock's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Saskia Goes
  • Catherine A. Rychert
  • Jenny Collier
  • Lidong Bie
  • Nicholas Harmon

Best Publications

  • Subduction and collision processes in the Central Andes constrained by converted seismic phases

    X. Yuan;S. V. Sobolev;R. Kind;O. Oncken

  • The Southern Andes between 36° and 40°S latitude: seismicity and average seismic velocities

    Mirjam Bohm;Stefan Lüth;Helmut Echtler;Günter Asch

  • Complex patterns of fluid and melt transport in the central Andean subduction zone revealed by attenuation tomography

    B. Schurr;G. Asch;A. Rietbrock;R. Trumbull

  • First seismic record for intra-arc strike-slip tectonics along the Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone at the obliquely convergent plate margin of the southern Andes

    Dietrich Lange;J. Cembrano;A. Rietbrock;C. Haberland

  • Seismic imaging of a convergent continental margin and plateau in the central Andes (Andean Continental Research Project 1996 (ANCORP'96))

    O. Oncken;G. Asch;C. Haberland;J. Metchie

  • Coseismic and postseismic slip associated with the 2010 Maule Earthquake, Chile: Characterizing the Arauco Peninsula barrier effect

    Yu Nung Nina Lin;Anthony Sladen;Francisco Ortega-Culaciati;Mark Simons

  • Attenuation tomography in the western central Andes: A detailed insight into the structure of a magmatic arc

    Christian Haberland;Andreas Rietbrock

  • Locking of the Chile subduction zone controlled by fluid pressure before the 2010 earthquake

    Marcos Moreno;Christian Haberland;Onno Oncken;Andreas Rietbrock

  • Evidence for lithospheric detachment in the central Andes from local earthquake tomography

    B. Schurr;A. Rietbrock;G. Asch;R. Kind

  • P wave attenuation structure in the fault area of the 1995 Kobe earthquake

    Andreas Rietbrock

  • Seismic reflection image revealing offset of Andean subduction-zone earthquake locations into oceanic mantle

    Onno Oncken;Ewald Luschen;James Mechie;Stephan Vladimir Sobolev

  • Seismic slip on a low angle normal fault in the Gulf of Corinth: Evidence from high‐resolution cluster analysis of microearthquakes

    Andreas Rietbrock;Christel Tiberi;Frank Scherbaum;Hélène Lyon-Caen

  • The Acquisition of Source, Path, and Site Effects from Microearthquake Recordings Using Q Tomography: Application to the United Kingdom

    Benjamin Edwards;Andreas Rietbrock;Julian J. Bommer;Brian Baptie

  • Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc

    George F Cooper;George F Cooper;Colin G Macpherson;Jon D Blundy;Benjamin Maunder

  • Large extensional aftershocks in the continental forearc triggered by the 2010 Maule earthquake, Chile

    Isabelle Ryder;Andreas Rietbrock;Keith Kelson;Roland Bürgmann

  • Aftershock seismicity of the 2010 Maule Mw=8.8 Chile, earthquake: Correlation between co-seismic slip models and aftershock distribution?

    A. Rietbrock;I. Ryder;G. Hayes;C. Haberland

  • A high-resolution, time-variable afterslip model for the 2010 Maule Mw = 8.8, Chile megathrust earthquake

    Jonathan Bedford;Marcos Moreno;Juan Carlos Baez;Dietrich Lange

  • Structure of the seismogenic zone of the southcentral Chilean margin revealed by local earthquake traveltime tomography

    Christian Haberland;Andreas Rietbrock;Dietrich Lange;Dietrich Lange;Dietrich Lange;Klaus Bataille

  • Partial Melting in the Central Andean Crust: a Review of Geophysical, Petrophysical, and Petrologic Evidence

    Frank R. Schilling;Robert B. Trumbull;Heinrich Brasse;Christian Haberland

  • The September 2009 Padang earthquake

    John McCloskey;Dietrich Lange;Frederik Tilmann;Suleyman S. Nalbant

  • A narrowly spaced double‐seismic zone in the subducting Nazca plate

    A. Rietbrock;Felix Waldhauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin
Philippe Charvis
Philippe Charvis Université Côte d'Azur
Christian Haberland
Christian Haberland University of Potsdam
Nicholas Harmon
Nicholas Harmon Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jenny S. Collier
Jenny S. Collier Imperial College London
Timothy J. Henstock
Timothy J. Henstock University of Southampton
Yan Lavallée
Yan Lavallée Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Danny H Natawidjaja
Danny H Natawidjaja National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Mario Ruiz
Mario Ruiz National Polytechnic School
Saskia Goes
Saskia Goes Imperial College London

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