2026 Carmen Gaina: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	57	2230	2022	26	24	192	16658

Overview

Carmen Gaina is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. The primary focus of their research lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial output of 92 publications in this field. Their work encompasses various subfields, including Geophysics, Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Atmospheric Science.

Their studies address multiple scientific topics, prominently:

Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geological Studies and Exploration
Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Geological and Geophysical Studies
High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Gaina's publication record includes contributions to several notable journals and venues. Frequent publication venues are:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Geological Society London Memoirs
Geosciences

Their recent papers include the following:

"African cratonic lithosphere carved by mantle plumes," 2020, Nature Communications
"The upper mantle beneath the South Atlantic Ocean, South America and Africa from waveform tomography with massive data sets," 2020, Geophysical Journal International
"Global Cenozoic Paleobathymetry with a focus on the Northern Hemisphere Oceanic Gateways," 2020, Gondwana Research
"A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation," 2021, Nature Geoscience
"The tilted Iceland Plume and its effect on the North Atlantic evolution and magmatism," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Alexander N. Minakov
Eivind O. Straume
Kerim H. Nisancioglu
Jan Inge Faleide
Grace E. Shephard

Best Publications

Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world's ocean crust

R. Dietmar Müller;Maria Sdrolias;Carmen Gaina;Walter R. Roest

2298
Citations
Global continental and ocean basin reconstructions since 200 Ma

M. Seton;R.D. Müller;S. Zahirovic;C. Gaina

2017
Citations
Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics

Trond H. Torsvik;Rob Van der Voo;Rob Van der Voo;Ulla Preeden;Conall Mac Niocaill

1537
Citations
Long-Term Sea-Level Fluctuations Driven by Ocean Basin Dynamics

R. Dietmar Müller;Maria Sdrolias;Carmen Gaina;Bernhard Steinberger

844
Citations
EMAG2: A 2-arc min resolution Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid compiled from satellite, airborne, and marine magnetic measurements

S. Maus;S. Maus;U. Barckhausen;H. Berkenbosch;N. Bournas

809
Citations
Global plate motion frames: Toward a unified model

Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;R. Dietmar Müller;Rob Van der Voo;Bernhard Steinberger

760
Citations
The tectonic history of the Tasman Sea: A puzzle with 13 pieces

Carmen Gaina;Dietmar R. Müller;Jean-Yves Royer;Joann Stock

537
Citations
GlobSed: Updated total sediment thickness in the World’s oceans

E.O. Straume;Carmen Gaina;S. Medvedev;Katharina Hochmuth

426
Citations
Major Australian-Antarctic Plate Reorganization at Hawaiian-Emperor Bend Time

J. M. Whittaker;R. D. Müller;G. Leitchenkov;H. Stagg

359
Citations
Breakup and early seafloor spreading between India and Antarctica

Carmen Gaina;R. Dietmar Müller;Belinda Brown;Takemi Ishihara

309
Citations
Palaeocene–Recent plate boundaries in the NE Atlantic and the formation of the Jan Mayen microcontinent

C. Gaina;L. Gernigon;P. Ball

280
Citations
Integrated crustal thickness mapping and plate reconstructions for the high Arctic

A. Alvey;C. Gaina;N.J. Kusznir;T.H. Torsvik

226
Citations
The African Plate: A history of oceanic crust accretion and subduction since the Jurassic

Carmen Gaina;Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen;Sergei Medvedev

222
Citations
Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic deformation of northeast Asia

C Gaina;W.R Roest;R.D Müller

211
Citations
A recipe for microcontinent formation

R. Dietmar Müller;Carmen Gaina;Walter R. Roest;David Lundbek Hansen

210
Citations
A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean

Trond H. Torsvik;Hans Amundsen;Ebbe H. Hartz;Fernando Corfu

206
Citations
Plate tectonics and net lithosphere rotation over the past 150 My

Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Michael Gurnis;Carmen Gaina

203
Citations
Chapter 3: Circum-Arctic mapping project: New magnetic and gravity anomaly maps of the Arctic

Carmen Gaina;Stephanie C. Werner;Richard Saltus;Stefan Maus

178
Citations
Cenozoic tectonic and depth/age evolution of the Indonesian gateway and associated back-arc basins

Carmen Gaina;Dietmar Müller

176
Citations
Microcontinent formation around Australia

C. Gaina;R. D. Müller;B. J. Brown;T. Ishihara

161
Citations
African cratonic lithosphere carved by mantle plumes.

Nicolas Luca Celli;Sergei Lebedev;Andrew J. Schaeffer;Carmen Gaina

157
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo

Bernhard Steinberger Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

R. Dietmar Müller University of Sydney

Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen Utrecht University

Sergei Lebedev Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies

Stephanie C. Werner University of Oslo

Wim Spakman Utrecht University

John R. Hopper Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo

Jochen Knies University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

External Links

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