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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1985 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David Gubbins is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and planetary magnetism. Their publication record spans several key fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main subfields of their work are Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science. Their research topics cover a broad spectrum, including Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

The frequent co-authors collaborating with David Gubbins include Yi Jiang, Keke Zhang, Christopher J. Davies, Philip W. Livermore, and Simon Williams.

They have published in a variety of scientific journals, including:

  • Nature Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Astronomy & Geophysics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Some recent papers by David Gubbins include:

  • Application of Vector Spherical Harmonics to the Magnetization of Mars' Crust, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geomagnetic twin satellites MSS-1: progress and future plans, 2024, Astronomy & Geophysics
  • Magnetization of Oceanic Lithosphere From Modeling of Satellite Observations, 2025, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Transfer of oxygen to Earth's core from a long-lived magma ocean, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Ground magnetic survey on Mars from the Zhurong rover, 2023, Nature Astronomy

David Gubbins is a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, a title awarded in 1996, as well as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), designated in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Thermal and electrical conductivity of iron at Earth/'s core conditions

    Monica Pozzo;Chris Davies;David Gubbins;David Gubbins;Dario Alfè;Dario Alfè

  • Three-dimensional seismic ray tracing

    B.R. Julian;D. Gubbins

  • Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism

    David Gubbins;Emilio Herrero-Bervera

  • The secular variation of Earth's magnetic field

    Jeremy Bloxham;Jeremy Bloxham;David Gubbins

  • Seismology and Plate Tectonics

    David Gubbins

  • Geomagnetic Secular Variation

    Jeremy Bloxham;David Gubbins;A. Jackson

  • The distinction between geomagnetic excursions and reversals

    David Gubbins

  • Magnetohydrodynamics of the Earth's core.

    D. Gubbins;P. H. Roberts

  • Travel-time inversion for simultaneous earthquake location and velocity structure determination in laterally varying media

    Carl Spencer;David Gubbins

  • Time Series Analysis and Inverse Theory for Geophysicists

    David Gubbins

  • Thermal core–mantle interactions

    Jeremy Bloxham;David Gubbins;David Gubbins

  • On the resolution of density within the Earth

    Guy Masters;David Gubbins

  • Thermal evolution of the Earth's core

    D. Gubbins;T. G. Masters;J. A. Jacobs

  • Morphology of the geomagnetic field and implications for the geodynamo

    David Gubbins;David Gubbins;Jeremy Bloxham

  • Fall in Earth's Magnetic Field Is Erratic

    David Gubbins;Adrian L. Jones;Christopher C. Finlay

  • The influence of potassium on core and geodynamo evolution

    F. Nimmo;G. D. Price;J. Brodholt;D. Gubbins

  • Energetics of the Earth's core.

    D. Gubbins

  • Geomagnetic field analysis—III. Magnetic fields on the core—mantle boundary

    David Gubbins;Jeremy Bloxham

  • Persistent patterns in the geomagnetic field over the past 2.5 Myr

    David Gubbins;Peter Kelly

  • Mechanism for geomagnetic polarity reversals

    David Gubbins

  • Thermal and electrical conductivity of iron at Earth's core conditions

    C. J. Davies;M. Pozzo;D. Gubbins;D. Alfe

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy Bloxham
Jeremy Bloxham Harvard University
Keke Zhang
Keke Zhang Macau University of Science and Technology
Simon Williams
Simon Williams University of Sydney
Guy Masters
Guy Masters University of California, San Diego
Catherine Constable
Catherine Constable University of California, San Diego
Francis Nimmo
Francis Nimmo University of California, Santa Cruz
Martin Reyners
Martin Reyners GNS Science
Carlo Laj
Carlo Laj École Normale Supérieure
Nicholas A Teanby
Nicholas A Teanby University of Bristol

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