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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 60 1907 1720 121 110 195 12497

David Mainprice publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Mainprice between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Mainprice published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2010. 3 of the 205 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2010. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

205 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Mainprice: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 2
1987 3
1988 1
1989 2
1990 5
1991 5
1992 2
1993 8
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 5
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 7
2004 4
2005 6
2006 2
2007 2
2008 7
2009 10
2010 16
2011 10
2012 6
2013 9
2014 9
2015 15
2016 11
2017 9
2018 8
2019 5
2020 3
2021 4
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 205
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David Mainprice 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 Mainprice 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, 188–197 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: 195 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
188–197 401 195
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
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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David Mainprice 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 Mainprice 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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 60
61 96
62 103
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David Mainprice is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and the mechanics of materials. Their research primarily addresses high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, rock mechanics and modeling, and composite material mechanics.

The scientist's publication record includes studies across notable venues such as Computers & Geosciences, Geoscience Frontiers, Journal of Structural Geology, Tectonophysics, and Minerals.

  • "AnisEulerSC: A MATLAB program combined with MTEX for modeling the anisotropic seismic properties of a polycrystalline aggregate with microcracks using self-consistent approximation" (2020, Computers & Geosciences)
  • "Anomalous elasticity of talc at high pressures: Implications for subduction systems" (2022, Geoscience Frontiers)
  • "Crystallographic preferred orientations and microtexture of the Himalayan eclogites revealing records of syn-deformation peak metamorphic stage and subsequent exhumation" (2023, Journal of Structural Geology)
  • "Textural insights into the significance of ophiolitic chromitites, with special reference to Oman" (2021, Tectonophysics)
  • "Effect of Low Viscosity Contrast between Quartz and Plagioclase on Creep Behavior of the Mid-Crustal Shear Zone" (2024, Minerals)

Mainprice has collaborated frequently with other researchers including Fabrice Barou, Hafiz Ur Rehman, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Françoise Boudier, and Adolphe Nicolas.

Their work intersects multiple topics relevant to both fundamental studies and applied geosciences:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Composite Material Mechanics

Mainprice has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, notably with Cambridge University Press. A forthcoming book titled Anisotropic Seismology is scheduled for publication in 2025.

In recognition of their contributions to the geophysical sciences, Mainprice was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2012.

Best Publications

  • An olivine fabric database: an overview of upper mantle fabrics and seismic anisotropy

    Walid Ben Ismaı̈l;David Mainprice

  • Dominant c slip in naturally deformed quartz: Implications for dramatic plastic softening at high temperature

    David Mainprice;Jean-Luc Bouchez;Philippe Blumenfeld;José Maria Tubià

  • Interpretation of SKS-waves using samples from the subcontinental lithosphere

    David Mainprice;Paul G. Silver

  • A FORTRAN program to calculate seismic anisotropy from the lattice preferred orientation of minerals

    David Mainprice

  • Viscoplastic self‐consistent and equilibrium‐based modeling of olivine lattice preferred orientations: Implications for the upper mantle seismic anisotropy

    Andréa Tommasi;David Mainprice;Gilles Canova;Yvan Chastel

  • The Seismic Anisotropy of the Earth's Mantle: from Single Crystal to Polycrystal

    D. Mainprice;G. Barruol;W. Ben IsmaïL

  • Calculating anisotropic physical properties from texture data using the MTEX open source package

    David Mainprice;Ralf Hielscher;Helmut Schaeben

  • Descriptive tools for the analysis of texture projects with large datasets using MTEX: strength, symmetry and components

    David Mainprice;Florian Bachmann;Ralf Hielscher;Helmut Schaeben

  • Development of shape and lattice preferred orientations: application to the seismic anisotropy of the lower crust

    David Mainprice;Adolphe Nicolas

  • Seismic Anisotropy of the Deep Earth from a Mineral and Rock Physics Perspective

    David Mainprice

  • Fault-induced seismic anisotropy by hydration in subducting oceanic plates

    Manuele Faccenda;Luigi Burlini;Taras V. Gerya;David Mainprice

  • Pressure sensitivity of olivine slip systems and seismic anisotropy of Earth's upper mantle.

    David Mainprice;Andréa Tommasi;Hélène Couvy;Hélène Couvy;Patrick Cordier

  • C-slip in quartz from subsolidus deformed granite

    P. Blumenfeld;D. Mainprice;J.L. Bouchez

  • A quantitative evaluation of the contribution of crustal rocks to the shear-wave splitting of teleseismic SKS waves

    Guilhem Barruol;David Mainprice

  • Misorientation analysis and the formation and orientation of subgrain and grain boundaries

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd;Andrew B. Farmer;David Mainprice

  • Methods of calculating petrophysical properties from lattice preferred orientation data

    David Mainprice;Michel Humbert

  • Faults (shear zones) in the Earth's mantle

    Alain Vauchez;Andréa Tommasi;David Mainprice

  • Seismic properties and anisotropy of the continental crust: Predictions based on mineral texture and rock microstructure

    Bjarne S. G. Almqvist;David Mainprice

  • EBSD-measured lattice-preferred orientations and seismic properties of eclogites

    Jérôme Bascou;Jérôme Bascou;Guilhem Barruol;Alain Vauchez;David Mainprice

  • The Role of Pre-existing Mechanical Anisotropy on Shear Zone Development within Oceanic Mantle Lithosphere: an Example from the Oman Ophiolite

    Katsuyoshi Michibayashi;David Mainprice

  • Deformation mechanisms in a high-temperature quartz-feldspar mylonite: evidence for superplastic flow in the lower continental crust

    J.H. Behrmann;D. Mainprice

Frequent Co-Authors

Andréa Tommasi
Andréa Tommasi University of Montpellier
Patrick Cordier
Patrick Cordier Institut Universitaire de France
Geoffrey E. Lloyd
Geoffrey E. Lloyd University of Leeds
Martin Casey
Martin Casey University of Leeds
Guilhem Barruol
Guilhem Barruol Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Benoit Ildefonse
Benoit Ildefonse University of Montpellier
Carlos J. Garrido
Carlos J. Garrido Spanish National Research Council
Richard D. Law
Richard D. Law Virginia Tech
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi Nagoya University
Françoise Boudier
Françoise Boudier University of Montpellier

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