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David Bercovici

David Bercovici

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
55
Citations
9410
World Ranking
2593
National Ranking
1077

David Bercovici 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 David Bercovici sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 197 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

David Bercovici 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 David Bercovici sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David Bercovici is a researcher affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their work spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy, with a primary focus on areas including geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics, molecular biology, atmospheric science, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

David Bercovici has been published frequently in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors (5 publications)
  • Space Science Reviews (3 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Geophysical Journal International (2 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Dynamic slab segmentation due to brittle-ductile damage in the outer rise" (2021, Nature)
  • "Evolution and demise of passive margins through grain mixing and damage" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "The Psyche Gravity Investigation" (2022, Space Science Reviews)
  • "The Psyche Topography and Geomorphology Investigation" (2022, Space Science Reviews)
  • "A Two-Phase Model for the Evolution of Planetary Embryos With Implications for the Formation of Mars" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Elvira Mulyukova
  • Zhongtian Zhang
  • L. T. Elkins-Tanton
  • M. T. Zuber
  • Ryan S. Park

David Bercovici has also contributed to book publications, notably with Yale University Press. One of their books is titled "The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less)", published in 2020.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1996)
  • James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1996)

Best Publications

  • Whole-mantle convection and the transition-zone water filter

    David Bercovici;Shun-ichiro Karato

  • The generation of plate tectonics from mantle convection

    David Bercovici

  • A two‐phase model for compaction and damage: 1. General Theory

    David Bercovici;Yanick Ricard;Gerald Schubert

  • Plate tectonics, damage and inheritance

    David Bercovici;Yanick Ricard

  • Mantle shear-wave velocity structure beneath the Hawaiian hot spot.

    Cecily J. Wolfe;Sean C. Solomon;Gabi Laske;John A. Collins

  • Three-Dimensional Spherical Models of Convection in the Earth's Mantle.

    Dave Bercovici;Gerald Schubert;Gary A. Glatzmaier

  • Mechanisms for the generation of plate tectonics by two-phase grain-damage and pinning

    David Bercovici;Yanick Ricard

  • Interpolation with splines in tension : A Green's function approach

    Paul Wessel;David Bercovici

  • The Relation between mantle dynamics and plate tectonics: A Primer

    David Bercovici;Yanick Ricard;Mark A. Richards

  • Energetics of a two-phase model of lithospheric damage, shear localization and plate-boundary formation

    David Bercovici;Yanick Ricard

  • Generation of plate tectonics from lithosphere–mantle flow and void–volatile self-lubrication

    David Bercovici

  • A Simple Model of Plate Generation from Mantle Flow

    David Bercovici

  • Double flood basalts and plume head separation at the 660-kilometer discontinuity

    D. Bercovici;J. Mahoney

  • The conditions for plate tectonics on super-Earths: Inferences from convection models with damage

    Bradford J. Foley;David Bercovici;William Landuyt

  • A thermodynamically self-consistent damage equation for grain size evolution during dynamic recrystallization

    Antoine Rozel;Yanick Ricard;David Bercovici

  • A two-phase model for compaction and damage: 2. Applications to compaction, deformation, and the role of interfacial surface tension

    Yanick Ricard;David Bercovici;Gerald Schubert

  • On the thermal and magnetic histories of Earth and Venus: Influences of melting, radioactivity, and conductivity

    P. Driscoll;P. Driscoll;D. Bercovici

  • Three-dimensional thermal convection in a spherical shell

    D. Bercovici;G. Schubert;G. A. Glatzmaier;A. Zebib

  • Seismic tremors and magma wagging during explosive volcanism

    A. Mark Jellinek;David Bercovici

  • Three-dimensional convection of an infinite-Prandtl-number compressible fluid in a basally heated spherical shell

    David Bercovici;Gerald Schubert;Gary A. Glatzmaier

  • Mantle dynamics in Mars and Venus: Influence of an immobile lithosphere on three-dimensional mantle convection

    G. Schubert;D. Bercovici;G. A. Glatzmaier

  • A source-sink model of the generation of plate tectonics from non-Newtonian mantle flow

    David Bercovici

Frequent Co-Authors

Yanick Ricard
Yanick Ricard École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Gabi Laske
Gabi Laske University of California, San Diego
Cecily J. Wolfe
Cecily J. Wolfe United States Geological Survey
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gerald Schubert
Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles
John A. Orcutt
John A. Orcutt University of California, San Diego
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Arizona State University
Shun-ichiro Karato
Shun-ichiro Karato Yale University

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