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Andrés Rivera

Andrés Rivera

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Earth Science
Chile
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
46
Citations
11943
World Ranking
4132
National Ranking
6

Andrés Rivera 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 Andrés Rivera sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 213 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrés Rivera 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 Andrés Rivera sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Chile Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Chile Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Chile Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Andrés Rivera is affiliated with the University of Chile in Chile and focuses their research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work frequently intersects with subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Geophysics.

The main themes of Rivera's research include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Rivera has contributed to numerous scientific articles, including recent notable papers such as:

  • "A Review of the Current State and Recent Changes of the Andean Cryosphere" (2020), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Mass Balance and Climate History of a High-Altitude Glacier, Desert Andes of Chile" (2020), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Antarctic Bedmap data: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) sharing of 60 years of ice bed, surface, and thickness data" (2023), published in Earth system science data
  • "Southern Ocean carbon sink enhanced by sea-ice feedbacks at the Antarctic Cold Reversal" (2020), published in Nature Geoscience

Their collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as José Uribe, Lucas Ruiz, Gino Casassa, Andrew M. Smith, and Michał Pętlicki.

Rivera's work has appeared in various scientific journals, with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of Glaciology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences"

Throughout their career, Rivera has focused on empirical and analytical approaches to understanding glacial and cryospheric processes, climate impacts on high-altitude environments, and polar ecosystem dynamics.

In recognition of their contributions, Rivera was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica

    Peter Fretwell;Hamish D. Pritchard;David G. Vaughan;J. L. Bamber

  • Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia

    Moinuddin Ahmed;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Asfawossen Asrat;Hemant P. Borgaonkar

  • Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf

    E. Rignot;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Gogineni;W. Krabill

  • Contribution of the Patagonia Icefields of South America to Sea Level Rise

    Eric Rignot;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera;Gino Casassa

  • Accelerated Sea-Level Rise from West Antarctica

    R. Thomas;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Kanagaratnam

  • Recommendations for the compilation of glacier inventory data from digital sources

    F Paul;R G Barry;J G Cogley;H Frey

  • Glacier fluctuations in extratropical South America during the past 1000 years

    Mariano H. Masiokas;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera;Lydia E. Espizua;Ricardo Villalba

  • Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in glacier environments.

    Takahiro Segawa;Nozomu Takeuchi;Andres Rivera;Akinori Yamada

  • Ice elevation and areal changes of glaciers from the Northern Patagonia Icefield, Chile

    Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera;Toby Benham;Gino Casassa;Jonathan Bamber

  • Rapid urban growth, land-use changes and air pollution in Santiago, Chile

    H Romero;M Ihl;A Rivera;P Zalazar

  • A review of remote sensing methods for glacier mass balance determination

    Jonathan L. Bamber;Andres Rivera;Andres Rivera

  • Ice loss from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, South America, between 2000 and 2012

    Michael J. Willis;Andrew K. Melkonian;Matthew E. Pritchard;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera

  • A review of the current state and recent changes of the Andean cryosphere

    M. H. Masiokas;A. Rabatel;A. Rivera;A. Rivera;Laurent Ruiz

  • Meteorological and Climatological Aspects of the Southern Patagonia Icefield

    Jorge F. Carrasco;Gino Casassa;Gino Casassa;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera

  • Long-term glacier variations in the Central Andes of Argentina and Chile, inferred from historical records and tree-ring reconstructed precipitation

    Carlos Le Quesne;Cesar Acuña;José A. Boninsegna;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera

  • A study of the energy balance and melt regime on Juncal Norte Glacier, semi-arid Andes of central Chile, using melt models of different complexity

    Francesca Pellicciotti;Jakob Helbing;Andrés Rivera;Vincent Favier

  • Use of remotely sensed and field data to estimate the contribution of Chilean glaciers to eustatic sea-level rise

    Andrés Rivera;Cesar Acuña;Gino Casassa;Francisca Bown

  • Recent glacier variations at the Aconcagua basin, central Chilean Andes

    Francisca Bown;Andrés Rivera;César Acuña

  • Recent Ice Loss from the Fleming and Other Glaciers, Wordie Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula

    E. Rignot;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;S. Gogineni;P. Kanagaratnam

  • Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica

    Chris S.M. Turney;Christopher J. Fogwill;Christopher J. Fogwill;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas P. McKay

  • Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glaciar San Rafael, Chile

    Charles R. Warren;Neil F. Glasser;Stephan Harrison;Vanessa Winchester

Frequent Co-Authors

Gino Casassa
Gino Casassa University of Magallanes
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Mark A. J. Curran
Mark A. J. Curran University of Tasmania
Christopher J. Fogwill
Christopher J. Fogwill Cranfield University
Nicholas R. Golledge
Nicholas R. Golledge Victoria University of Wellington
Ricardo Villalba
Ricardo Villalba National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Chris S. M. Turney
Chris S. M. Turney Heriot-Watt University
David Etheridge
David Etheridge Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Tas D. van Ommen
Tas D. van Ommen Australian Antarctic Division
Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute

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