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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 68 1178 1044 535 459 418 13195

Andrew A. Nyblade publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew A. Nyblade between 1990 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew A. Nyblade published across 32 years, from 1990 to 2021, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2018. 38 of the 405 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2018. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 11 publications
1990 2021

405 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew A. Nyblade: publications per year, 1990 to 2021
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 4
1994 1
1995 2
1996 5
1997 5
1998 3
1999 2
2000 4
2001 1
2002 4
2003 6
2004 6
2005 7
2006 15
2007 15
2008 17
2009 31
2010 19
2011 23
2012 19
2013 25
2014 17
2015 23
2016 27
2017 26
2018 32
2019 25
2020 27
2021 11
Total 405
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Andrew A. Nyblade 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 Andrew A. Nyblade 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, 418–427 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: 418 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 39 418
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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Andrew A. Nyblade 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 Andrew A. Nyblade 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 68
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Plate tectonics
  • Seismology
  • Geophysics

His primary scientific interests are in Rift, Seismology, Lithosphere, Crust and Mantle. The various areas that he examines in his Rift study include Volcano and Craton. His research in Seismology focuses on subjects like Shear, which are connected to Shear zone and Geochemistry.

His study brings together the fields of Geophysics and Lithosphere. His work carried out in the field of Crust brings together such families of science as Dike, Receiver function, Proterozoic and Archean. Andrew A. Nyblade combines subjects such as Mantle plume, Transition zone and Hotspot with his study of Mantle.

His most cited work include:

  • The African Superswell (273 citations)
  • Evidence for an upper mantle plume beneath the Tanzanian craton from Rayleigh wave tomography (206 citations)
  • Crustal structure in Ethiopia and Kenya from receiver function analysis: Implications for rift development in eastern Africa (181 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Seismology, Rift, Lithosphere, Mantle and Crust. His work in Seismology covers topics such as Seismic anisotropy which are related to areas like Shear wave splitting. His Rift research includes themes of Plume and Craton.

Andrew A. Nyblade has researched Lithosphere in several fields, including S-wave, Geophysics and Structural basin, Inversion. He interconnects Volcanism, Mantle plume, Petrology and Transition zone in the investigation of issues within Mantle. In his work, Archean and Terrane is strongly intertwined with Proterozoic, which is a subfield of Crust.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Seismology (60.97%)
  • Rift (36.45%)
  • Lithosphere (28.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Seismology (60.97%)
  • Rift (36.45%)
  • Lithosphere (28.39%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Seismology, Rift, Lithosphere, Paleontology and Geophysics. The Seismology study combines topics in areas such as Ice shelf, Seismic anisotropy and Front. His research integrates issues of Volcano, Craton, Mantle and Crust in his study of Rift.

His Mantle research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Seismic wave and Petrology. His Lithosphere study incorporates themes from Seismic tomography and Proterozoic. His Geophysics study combines topics in areas such as Thermal, Full waveform and Earth structure.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The crust and upper mantle structure of central and West Antarctica from Bayesian inversion of Rayleigh Wave and receiver functions (33 citations)
  • Shear velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle of Madagascar derived from surface wave tomography (28 citations)
  • Seismic evidence for lithospheric foundering beneath the southern Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (25 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Plate tectonics
  • Geophysics
  • Seismology

Rift, Geophysics, Seismology, Geochemistry and East africa are his primary areas of study. His work deals with themes such as Volcano and Craton, which intersect with Rift. His Craton research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Full waveform and Earth structure.

His work on Crust and Geothermal gradient as part of general Geophysics research is frequently linked to Heat flux, Geothermal heating and Flux, bridging the gap between disciplines. In his study, Lithosphere is inextricably linked to Mantle, which falls within the broad field of Crust. His Seismology research incorporates themes from Shear wave splitting and Seismic anisotropy.

Best Publications

  • The African Superswell

    Andrew Arnold Nyblade;Scott W. Robinson

  • Evidence for an upper mantle plume beneath the Tanzanian craton from Rayleigh wave tomography

    Dayanthie S. Weeraratne;Donald W. Forsyth;Karen M. Fischer;Andrew A. Nyblade

  • Crustal structure in Ethiopia and Kenya from receiver function analysis: Implications for rift development in eastern Africa

    Mulugeta T. Dugda;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julia;Charles A. Langston

  • A global analysis of heat flow from Precambrian terrains: Implications for the thermal structure of Archean and Proterozoic lithosphere

    Andrew A. Nyblade;Henry N. Pollack

  • Observed rapid bedrock uplift in Amundsen Sea Embayment promotes ice-sheet stability

    Valentina R. Barletta;Valentina R. Barletta;Michael Bevis;Benjamin E. Smith;Terry Wilson

  • Upper mantle seismic structure beneath the Ethiopian hot spot: Rifting at the edge of the African low‐velocity anomaly

    I. D. Bastow;A. A. Nyblade;G. W. Stuart;T. O. Rooney

  • Terrestrial heat flow in east and southern Africa

    Andrew A. Nyblade;Henry N. Pollack;D. L. Jones;Francis Podmore

  • A top to bottom lithospheric study of Africa and Arabia

    Michael E. Pasyanos;Andrew A. Nyblade

  • Upper mantle seismic velocity structure beneath Tanzania, east Africa: Implications for the stability of cratonic lithosphere

    Jeroen Ritsema;Jeroen Ritsema;Andrew A. Nyblade;Thomas J. Owens;Charles A. Langston

  • Temperature, lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary, and heat flux beneath the Antarctic Plate inferred from seismic velocities

    Meijian An;Douglas A. Wiens;Yue Zhao;Mei Feng

  • Seismic evidence for a deep upper mantle thermal anomaly beneath east Africa

    Andrew A. Nyblade;Thomas J. Owens;Harold Gurrola;Jeroen Ritsema

  • S-velocity model and inferred Moho topography beneath the Antarctic Plate from Rayleigh waves

    Meijian An;Douglas A. Wiens;Yue Zhao;Mei Feng

  • Precambrian lithospheric controls on the development of the East African rift system

    Andrew Arnold Nyblade;Richard Brazier

  • Mantle structure beneath Africa and Arabia from adaptively parameterized P-wave tomography: Implications for the origin of Cenozoic Afro-Arabian tectonism

    Samantha E. Hansen;Andrew A. Nyblade;Margaret H. Benoit

  • Structure of the crust beneath Cameroon, West Africa, from the joint inversion of Rayleigh wave group velocities and receiver functions

    Alain Pierre K. Tokam;Charles T. Tabod;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julià

  • East African earthquakes below 20 km depth and their implications for crustal structure

    Andrew A. Nyblade;Charles A. Langston

  • Crustal structure of the East African Plateau from receiver functions and Rayleigh wave phase velocities

    Andrew A. Nyblade;Charles A. Langston;Thomas J. Owens

  • Upper mantle P-wave speed variations beneath Ethiopia and the origin of the Afar hotspot

    Margaret H. Benoit;Andrew Arnold Nyblade;John C. VanDecar

  • Upper mantle structure beneath Cameroon from body wave tomography and the origin of the Cameroon Volcanic Line

    A. M. Reusch;A. M. Reusch;Andrew Arnold Nyblade;D. A. Wiens;P. J. Shore

  • Evidence for mafic lower crust in Tanzania, East Africa, from joint inversion of receiver functions and Rayleigh wave dispersion velocities

    Jordi Julià;Charles J. Ammon;Andrew A. Nyblade

  • Seismic Structure of the Antarctic Upper Mantle Imaged with Adjoint Tomography

    A. J. Lloyd;D. A. Wiens;Hejun Zhu;J. Tromp

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas A. Wiens
Douglas A. Wiens Washington University in St. Louis
Jordi Julià
Jordi Julià Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Richard C. Aster
Richard C. Aster Colorado State University
Sridhar Anandakrishnan
Sridhar Anandakrishnan Pennsylvania State University
Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson The Ohio State University
Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Paul H.G.M. Dirks James Cook University
Charles A. Langston
Charles A. Langston University of Memphis
Peter D. Bromirski
Peter D. Bromirski University of California, San Diego
Ralph A. Stephen
Ralph A. Stephen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter Gerstoft
Peter Gerstoft University of California, San Diego

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