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D-Index
32
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4785
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8596
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868

D. H. Matthews 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 D. H. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 68 publications — 1st percentile

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D. H. Matthews 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 D. H. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 3rd percentile

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

D. H. Matthews was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on engineering, with a specialization in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering. Throughout their career, Matthews contributed notably to topics including drilling and well engineering, oil and gas production techniques, as well as hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

Their publication record included contributions to the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers associated with Matthews included:

  • DSDP Leg 46, Hole 396B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 46, Hole 396B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent coauthors with whom Matthews collaborated included:

  • L. M. Dmitriev
  • James R. Heirtzler
  • Rudy Aguilar
  • Pierre Cambon
  • H. J. Dick

Matthews received recognition in the form of the Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) award in 1982. Their work spanned various aspects of engineering, bridging theory and application in oceanic and mechanical domains.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic Anomalies Over Oceanic Ridges

    F. J. Vine;D. H. Matthews

  • BIRPS deep seismic reflection studies of the British Caledonides

    Jonathan A. Brewer;Drummond H. Matthews;Michael R. Warner;Jeremy Hall

  • Formation of Magnetic Anomaly Pattern of Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    D. H. Matthews;Jennifer Bath

  • Deep Reflections from the Caledonides and Variscides West of Britain and Comparison with the Himalayas

    Drummond H. Matthews;Michael J. Cheadle

  • Deep seismic reflection profiling between England, France and Ireland

    M. Cheadle;D. Matthews;S. McGeary;M. Warner

  • Deep structure of the Scottish Caledonides revealed by the MOIST reflection profile

    David K. Smythe;Alan Dobinson;Robert McQuillin;Jonathan A. Brewer

  • Extensional structures on the western UK continental shelf: a review of evidence from deep seismic profiling

    M. J. Cheadle;S. McGeary;M. R. Warner;D. H. Matthews

  • Crustal structure across the Caledonides from the ‘WINCH’ seismic reflection profile: influences on the evolution of the Midland Valley of Scotland

    J. Hall;J. A. Brewer;D. H. Matthews;M. R. Warner

  • Seismic reflections from the lower crust around Britain

    D. H. Matthews

  • Iapetus suture located beneath the North Sea by BIRPS deep seismic reflection profiling

    Simon L. Klemperer;Drummond H. Matthews

  • Conjugate margins of Canada and Europe: Results from deep reflection profiling

    C. Keen;C. Peddy;B. de Voogd;D. Matthews

  • From subduction to transform motion: a seabeam survey of the Hellenic trench system

    Xavier Le Pichon;Jacques Angelier;Jean Aubouin;Nicolas Lyberis

  • The Owen Fracture Zone and the Northern End of the Carlsberg Ridge

    Drummond Hoyle Matthews

  • Deep Seismic Reflections and the Deformational Mechanics of the Continental Lithosphere

    N. J. Kusznir;D. H. Matthews

  • Deep seismic survey images crustal structure of Tornquist Zone beneath southern Baltic Sea

    R. Meissner;P. Sadowiak;S. Thomas;T. Wever

  • Three non-magnetic seamounts off the Iberian coast

    Maurice Black;Maurice Neville Hill;Anthony Seymour Laughton;Drummond Hoyle Matthews

  • Variations in oceanic upper crustal structure in a small area of the north-eastern Atlantic

    Robert S. White;Drummond H. Matthews

  • GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE SEYCHELLES BANK

    Drummond Hoyle Matthews;D. Davies

  • MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE NEAR 45° NORTH: I. THE MEDIAN VALLEY

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  • Altered Basalts from Swallow Bank, an Abyssal Hill in the NE Atlantic, and from a Nearby Seamount

    Drummond Hoyle Matthews

  • Moho beneath the North Sea compared on normal incidence and wide-angle seismic records

    Penny Barton;Drummond Matthews;Jeremy Hall;Michael Warner

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Warner
Mike Warner Imperial College London
Simon L. Klemperer
Simon L. Klemperer Stanford University
Jeremy Hall
Jeremy Hall Memorial University of Newfoundland
Michael J. Cheadle
Michael J. Cheadle University of Wyoming
Robert S. White
Robert S. White University of Cambridge
Ralph A. Stephen
Ralph A. Stephen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Richard Hobbs
Richard Hobbs Durham University
Laust B. Pedersen
Laust B. Pedersen Uppsala University
Hans Thybo
Hans Thybo Istanbul Technical University
Niels Balling
Niels Balling Aarhus University

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