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D-Index
114
Citations
52350
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55
National Ranking
24

Don L. Anderson 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 Don L. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 365 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Don L. Anderson 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 Don L. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his leading contributions to understanding the composition, structure, and dynamics of Earth and Earth-like planets, and his influence on the advancement of Earth sciences over the past three decades nationally and internationally.", Presented by President William Jefferson Clinton in a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, April 27, 1999.
  • 1998 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1987 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1973 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1966 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1964 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Don L. Anderson was affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their scientific career included recognition by numerous prestigious organizations and awards.

Anderson was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1998. In the same year, they were awarded the US President's National Medal of Science. The citation for this award noted their contributions to understanding the composition, structure, and dynamics of Earth and Earth-like planets, as well as their influence on the advancement of Earth sciences nationally and internationally. The medal was presented by President William Jefferson Clinton in a White House ceremony on April 27, 1999.

Earlier recognitions included being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1988 and receiving the Arthur L. Day Medal from The Geological Society of America in 1987.

Anderson became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982. Their engagement with professional scientific societies also included being a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1973 and receiving the James B. Macelwane Medal from AGU in 1966. Additionally, Anderson was a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation starting in 1964.

Best Publications

  • Preliminary reference earth model

    Adam M. Dziewonski;Don L. Anderson

  • Theoretical basis of some empirical relations in seismology

    Hiroo Kanamori;Don L. Anderson

  • Theory of the Earth

    Don L. Anderson

  • Velocity dispersion due to anelasticity; implications for seismology and mantle composition

    Hsi-Ping Liu;Don L. Anderson;Hiroo Kanamori

  • Composition of the Earth

    Don L. Anderson

  • Edge-driven convection

    Scott D King;Don L Anderson

  • Seismic velocities in mantle minerals and the mineralogy of the upper mantle

    Thomas S. Duffy;Don L. Anderson

  • Hotspots, polar wander, Mesozoic convection and the geoid

    Don L. Anderson

  • Attenuation of seismic energy in the upper mantle

    Don L. Anderson;Ari Ben-Menahem;C. B. Archambeau

  • Phase Changes in the Upper Mantle

    Don L. Anderson

  • Q of the Earth

    Don L. Anderson;R. S. Hart

  • Elastic wave propagation in layered anisotropic media

    Don L. Anderson

  • Earthquake Prediction: Variation of Seismic Velocities before the San Francisco Earthquake.

    James H. Whitcomb;Jan D. Garmany;Don L. Anderson

  • Composition of the upper mantle: Geophysical tests of two petrological models

    Jay D. Bass;Don L. Anderson

  • Equations of State and Crystal Structures of High-Pressure Phases of Shocked Silicates and Oxides

    Thomas J. Ahrens;Don L. Anderson;A. E. Ringwood

  • Importance of physical dispersion in surface wave and free oscillation problems: Review

    Hiroo Kanamori;Don L. Anderson

  • An alternative mechanism of flood basalt formation

    Scott D. King;Don L. Anderson

  • The thermal state of the upper mantle; No role for mantle plumes

    Don L. Anderson

  • Brief report: The bulk modulus‐volume relationship for oxides

    Don L. Anderson;Orson L. Anderson

  • Partial melting in the upper mantle

    Don L. Anderson;Charles Sammis

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
Gillian R. Foulger
Gillian R. Foulger Durham University
Adam M. Dziewonski
Adam M. Dziewonski Harvard University
Emile A. Okal
Emile A. Okal Northwestern University
Charles G. Sammis
Charles G. Sammis University of Southern California
Yosio Nakamura
Yosio Nakamura The University of Texas at Austin
Anders Meibom
Anders Meibom École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lianxing Wen
Lianxing Wen Stony Brook University
Thomas H. Heaton
Thomas H. Heaton California Institute of Technology

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