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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1720 1543 756 660 279 11495

Ben A. van der Pluijm publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben A. van der Pluijm between 1982 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben A. van der Pluijm published across 43 years, from 1982 to 2024, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2007. 2 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2007. 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1982 2024

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben A. van der Pluijm: publications per year, 1982 to 2024
Year Publications
1982 3
1983 2
1984 3
1985 0
1986 2
1987 4
1988 4
1989 3
1990 10
1991 7
1992 3
1993 10
1994 5
1995 8
1996 8
1997 6
1998 5
1999 6
2000 4
2001 9
2002 7
2003 8
2004 9
2005 6
2006 14
2007 16
2008 7
2009 12
2010 7
2011 7
2012 10
2013 9
2014 11
2015 8
2016 11
2017 12
2018 9
2019 7
2020 9
2021 2
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1
Total 287
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Ben A. van der Pluijm 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 Ben A. van der Pluijm 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, 278–287 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: 279 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
278–287 128 279
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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Ben A. van der Pluijm 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 Ben A. van der Pluijm 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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 62
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

Ben A. van der Pluijm is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Geology.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological Modeling and Analysis, Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications, Seismic Waves and Analysis, and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.

Ben A. van der Pluijm has contributed to various publication venues, notably:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Tectonics
  • Science
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Recent research outputs include:

  • "Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures" (2020, Science)
  • "Fault Gouge Dating in the Spanish Pyrenees: Fault Ages, Thrust Propagation Sequence, Wall-Rock Provenance, and Thermal Constraints" (2022, Tectonics)
  • "Deconstructing Tectonics: Ten Animated Explorations" (2020, Earth and Space Science)
  • "Locally Derived, Meteoric Fluid Infiltration Was Responsible for Widespread Late Paleozoic Illite Authigenesis in the Appalachian Basin" (2020, Tectonics)
  • "Focusing Fluids in Faults: Evidence From Stable Isotopic Studies of Dated Clay-Rich Fault Gouge of the Alberta Rockies" (2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems)

The research collaboration network of Ben A. van der Pluijm includes frequent co-authors such as Stephen Marshak, Austin Boles, Erin Lynch, Samuel H Haines, and Christopher R. Scotese.

Best Publications

  • Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics

    Ben A. Van der Pluijm;Stephen Marshak

  • Evolution of magnetic fabrics during incipient deformation of mudrocks (Pyrenees, northern Spain)

    Josep M. Parés;Ben A. van der Pluijm;Jaume Dinarès-Turell

  • Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures.

    Thomas Lecocq;Stephen P. Hicks;Koen Van Noten;Kasper van Wijk

  • Direct dating of Eocene reverse faulting in northeastern Tibet using Ar-dating of fault clays and low-temperature thermochronometry

    Alison R. Duvall;Marin K. Clark;Ben A. van der Pluijm;Chuanyou Li

  • The dating of shallow faults in the Earth's crust

    Ben A. van der Pluijm;Chris M. Hall;Peter J. Vrolijk;David R. Pevear

  • INFLUENCE OF MECHANICAL COMPACTION AND CLAY MINERAL DIAGENESIS ON THE MICROFABRIC AND PORE-SCALE PROPERTIES OF DEEP-WATER GULF OF MEXICO MUDSTONES

    Andrew C. Aplin;Ingo F. Matenaar;Douglas K. McCarty;Ben A. van der Pluijm

  • Ordovician paleogeography and the evolution of the Iapetus ocean

    Conall Mac Niocaill;Ben A. Van der Pluijm;Rob Van der Voo

  • Evaluating magnetic lineations (AMS) in deformed rocks

    Josep M. Parés;Ben A. van der Pluijm

  • Paleogeography of the Amazon craton at 1.2 Ga: early Grenvillian collision with the Llano segment of Laurentia

    Eric Tohver;B.A. van der Pluijm;R. Van der Voo;G. Rizzotto

  • U-Pb geochronology of the Grenville Orogen of Ontario and New York: constraints on ancient crustal tectonics

    Klaus Mezger;Klaus Mezger;E. J. Essene;B. A. van der Pluijm;A. N. Halliday

  • Neocrystallization, fabrics and age of clay minerals from an exposure of the Moab Fault, Utah

    John G. Solum;Ben A. van der Pluijm;Donald R. Peacor

  • Mineralogical characterization of protolith and fault rocks from the SAFOD Main Hole

    John G. Solum;Stephen H. Hickman;David A. Lockner;Diane E. Moore

  • Separation of paramagnetic and ferrimagnetic susceptibilities using low temperature magnetic susceptibilities and comparison with high field methods

    Carl Richter;Ben A. van der Pluijm

  • Shear zones in clay-rich fault gouge: A laboratory study of fabric development and evolution

    Samuel H. Haines;Bryan Kaproth;Chris Marone;Demian Saffer

  • Nanocoatings of clay and creep of the San Andreas fault at Parkfield, California

    A.M. Schleicher;B.A. van der Pluijm;L.N. Warr

  • Oroclinal bending and evidence against the Pangea megashear: The Cantabria-Asturias arc (northern Spain)

    Arlo B. Weil;Rob Van der Voo;Ben A. van der Pluijm

  • Clay quantification and Ar–Ar dating of synthetic and natural gouge: Application to the Miocene Sierra Mazatán detachment fault, Sonora, Mexico

    Samuel H. Haines;Ben A. van der Pluijm

  • Significance of the Nova Brasilândia metasedimentary belt in western Brazil: Redefining the Mesoproterozoic boundary of the Amazon craton

    Eric Tohver;Eric Tohver;Ben van der Pluijm;Klaus Mezger;Eric Essene

  • Paleostress in Cratonic North America: Implications for Deformation of Continental Interiors

    Ben A. van der Pluijm;Ben A. van der Pluijm;John P. Craddock;John P. Craddock;Brita R. Graham;Brita R. Graham;John H. Harris;John H. Harris

  • Composite magnetic anisotropy fabrics: experiments, numerical models and implications for the quantification of rock fabrics

    Bernard A. Housen;Carl Richter;Ben A. van der Pluijm

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Van der Voo
Rob Van der Voo University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David K. Rea
David K. Rea University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald R. Peacor
Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laurence N. Warr
Laurence N. Warr University of Greifswald
Eric J. Essene
Eric J. Essene University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chris M. Hall
Chris M. Hall University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
Andreas Mulch
Andreas Mulch Goethe University Frankfurt
Andrew C. Aplin
Andrew C. Aplin Durham University
Guy Brasseur
Guy Brasseur Max Planck Society

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