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David Van Rooij

David Van Rooij

Ghent University
Belgium

David Van Rooij 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 Van Rooij sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

David Van Rooij 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 Van Rooij sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Van Rooij is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on various subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Ecology, and Oceanography.

Their research spans key topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

David Van Rooij has contributed extensively to scientific literature with a significant presence in the following publication venues:

  • Marine Geology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent collaborators include Eline Feenstra, Anneleen Foubert, Norbert Frank, Thomas Vandorpe, and F. Javier Hernández-Molina, each co-authoring multiple works.

Recent publications exemplify their research focus and include:

  • Cold-Water Coral Mound Archive Provides Unique Insights Into Intermediate Water Mass Dynamics in the Alboran Sea During the Last Deglaciation, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Cold-water coral mounds in the western Mediterranean Sea: New insights into their initiation and development since the Mid-Pleistocene in response to changes of African hydroclimate, 2022, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Glacio-eustatic variations and sapropel events as main controls on the Middle Pleistocene-Holocene evolution of the Cabliers Coral Mound Province (W Mediterranean), 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Depositional architecture and evolution of basin-floor fan systems since the Late Miocene in the Northwest Sub-Basin, South China Sea, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Sedimentary evolution of the Le Danois contourite drift systems (southern Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic): A reconstruction of the Atlantic Mediterranean Water circulation since the Pliocene, 2020, Marine Geology

Best Publications

  • Contourites and associated sediments controlled by deep-water circulation processes: State-of-the-art and future considerations

    Michele Rebesco;F. Javier Hernández-Molina;David Van Rooij;Anna Wåhlin

  • Marine litter distribution and density in European seas, from the shelves to deep basins.

    Christopher K. Pham;Eva Ramirez-Llodra;Eva Ramirez-Llodra;Claudia H. S. Alt;Teresa Amaro

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores over the last 40 thousand years

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C. Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

  • Large deep-water coral banks in the Porcupine Basin, southwest of Ireland

    B De Mol;P Van Rensbergen;S Pillen;K Van Herreweghe

  • Gas hydrate crystals may help build reefs

    J. P. Henriet;B. De Mol;S. Pillen;M. Vanneste

  • The El Arraiche mud volcano field at the Moroccan Atlantic slope, Gulf of Cadiz

    Pieter Van Rensbergen;Davy Depreiter;Bart Pannemans;Geert Moerkerke

  • Along-slope oceanographic processes and sedimentary products around the Iberian margin

    Francisco Javier Hernández-Molina;Nuno Serra;Dorik A. V. Stow;Estefanía Llave

  • Seismic evidence of current-controlled sedimentation in the Belgica mound province, upper Porcupine slope, southwest of Ireland

    D Van Rooij;B De Mol;V Huvenne;M Ivanov

  • Northeastern Atlantic cold-water coral reefs and climate

    Norbert Frank;André Freiwald;Matthias López Correa;Claudia Wienberg

  • The Le Danois Contourite Depositional System: Interactions between the Mediterranean Outflow Water and the upper Cantabrian slope (North Iberian margin)

    D. Van Rooij;Jorge Iglesias;Francisco J. Hernández-Molina;Gemma Ercilla

  • The Holocene occurrence of cold water corals in the NE Atlantic: Implications for coral carbonate mound evolution

    Norbert Frank;Estelle Ricard;Audrey Lutringer-Paquet;Cees van der Land

  • Diagenetic formation of gypsum and dolomite in a cold-water coral mound in the Porcupine Seabight, off Ireland

    Hans Pirlet;Laura Mariana Wehrmann;Laura Mariana Wehrmann;Benjamin Brunner;Norbert Frank

  • Cold-water coral habitats in the Penmarc'h and Guilvinec Canyons (Bay of Biscay): Deep-water versus shallow-water settings

    Lies De Mol;David Van Rooij;Hans Pirlet;Jens Greinert

  • The Whittard Canyon: a case study of submarine canyon processes

    T. Amaro;V.A.I. Huvenne;A.L. Allcock;T. Aslam;T. Aslam

  • The distribution of scleractinian corals in the Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic

    J. Reveillaud;A. Freiwald;D. Van Rooij;E. Le Guilloux

  • Depositional characteristics and processes of alongslope currents related to a seamount on the northwestern margin of the Northwest Sub-Basin, South China Sea

    Hui Chen;Hui Chen;Xinong Xie;David Van Rooij;Thomas Vandorpe

  • Terrigenous fluxes at the Celtic margin during the last glacial cycle

    Gérard Auffret;Sébastien Zaragosi;Bernard Dennielou;Elsa Cortijo

  • Good neighbours shaped by vigorous currents: cold-water coral mounds and contourites in the North Atlantic

    Dierk Hebbeln;David Van Rooij;Claudia Wienberg

  • Finding the hotspots within a biodiversity hotspot: fine-scale biological predictions within a submarine canyon using high-resolution acoustic mapping techniques

    Katleen Robert;Daniel O.B. Jones;Paul A. Tyler;David Van Rooij

  • Sediment dynamics and palaeo-environmental context at key stages in the Challenger cold-water coral mound formation: Clues from sediment deposits at the mound base

    Veerle Ann Ida Huvenne;David Van Rooij;Ben De Mol;Mieke Thierens

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

Frequent Co-Authors

Irka Hajdas
Irka Hajdas ETH Zurich
Bernard Dennielou
Bernard Dennielou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Frédérique Eynaud
Frédérique Eynaud University of Bordeaux
Helge W Arz
Helge W Arz Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Antje H L Voelker
Antje H L Voelker Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
Stéphanie Desprat
Stéphanie Desprat University of Bordeaux
Delia W Oppo
Delia W Oppo Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
William E. N. Austin
William E. N. Austin University of St Andrews
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

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