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D-Index
68
Citations
13195
World Ranking
1178
National Ranking
535

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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 418 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

  • 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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