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Donna Eberhart-Phillips

Donna Eberhart-Phillips

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Earth Science
New Zealand
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 54 2654 2416 18 17 129 13089

Donna Eberhart-Phillips publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donna Eberhart-Phillips between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donna Eberhart-Phillips published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2010. 10 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donna Eberhart-Phillips: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 3
1994 4
1995 3
1996 0
1997 2
1998 3
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 6
2004 3
2005 1
2006 5
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 8
2011 3
2012 4
2013 5
2014 7
2015 4
2016 4
2017 7
2018 5
2019 2
2020 5
2021 5
2022 7
2023 1
2024 3
2025 7
Total 142
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Donna Eberhart-Phillips 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 Donna Eberhart-Phillips 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, 128–137 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: 129 publications — 27th percentile

27% 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
128–137 557 129
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
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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Donna Eberhart-Phillips 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 Donna Eberhart-Phillips 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 54
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
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

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Donna Eberhart-Phillips is affiliated with GNS Science in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics. Their research encompasses a variety of specialized topics, including seismic waves and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and high-pressure geophysics and materials. Additional areas of study include geological and geochemical analysis as well as oceanography and global and planetary change.

Their frequent coauthors include Martin Reyners, Stephen Bannister, Susan Ellis, Sandra Bourguignon, and C. H. Thurber. These collaborations have resulted in numerous publications across several respected venues, with notable recurring journals such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Geophysical Journal International, and the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.

Recent publications include:

  • "A Geology and Geodesy Based Model of Dynamic Earthquake Rupture on the Rodgers Creek-Hayward-Calaveras Fault System, California," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "3D Seismic Velocity Models for Alaska from Joint Tomographic Inversion of Body-Wave and Surface-Wave Data," 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • "New Zealand Wide model 2.2 seismic velocity and Qs and Qp models for New Zealand," 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "New Zealand Fault-Rupture Depth Model v.1.0: A Provisional Estimate of the Maximum Depth of Seismic Rupture on New Zealand's Active Faults," 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "The Influence of Basement Terranes on Tectonic Deformation: Joint Earthquake Travel-Time and Ambient Noise Tomography of the Southern South Island, New Zealand," 2022, Tectonics

Their work primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences with a concentration on subfields such as Geophysics and Artificial Intelligence. The integration of advanced techniques in seismic imaging and tomography reflects an interdisciplinary approach that supports earthquake and tectonic studies within New Zealand and other regions.

Donna Eberhart-Phillips has also been recognized by professional societies. They are a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union since 2018 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 2011.

Best Publications

  • Initial reference models in local earthquake tomography

    E. Kissling;W. L. Ellsworth;D. Eberhart-Phillips;U. Kradolfer

  • Empirical relationships among seismic velocity, effective pressure, porosity, and clay content in sandstone

    D. Eberhart-Phillips;D. H. Han;M. D. Zoback

  • Three-dimensional velocity structure in northern California Coast Ranges from inversion of local earthquake arrival times

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • Near-Field Investigations of the Landers Earthquake Sequence, April to July 1992

    Kerry Sieh;Lucile M Jones;Egill Hauksson;Kenneth W Hudnut

  • The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: a large magnitude, slip-partitioned event.

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Peter J Haeussler;Jeffrey T Freymueller;Arthur D Frankel

  • Local earthquake tomography with flexible gridding

    Clifford Thurber;Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Douglas H. Christensen;Thomas M. Brocher;Roger Hansen

  • User's manual for SIMULPS12 for imaging vp and vp/vs; a derivative of the "Thurber" tomographic inversion SIMUL3 for local earthquakes and explosions

    J.R. Evans;Donna Eberhart-Phillips;C.H. Thurber

  • Three-dimensional velocity structure, seismicity, and fault structure in the Parkfield Region, central California

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Andrew J. Michael

  • Three‐dimensional P and S velocity structure in the Coalinga Region, California

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • The 1992 Landers Earthquake Sequence: Seismological observations

    Egill Hauksson;Lucile M. Jones;Kate Hutton;Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • Three-Dimensional Compressional Wavespeed Model, Earthquake Relocations, and Focal Mechanisms for the Parkfield, California, Region

    Clifford Thurber;Haijiang Zhang;Felix Waldhauser;Jeanne Hardebeck

  • Imaging subduction from the trench to 300 km depth beneath the central North Island, New Zealand, with Vp and Vp/Vs

    Martin Reyners;Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Graham Stuart;Yuichi Nishimura

  • Characterizing the seismogenic zone of a major plate boundary subduction thrust: Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Laura M. Wallace;Martin Reyners;Ursula Cochran;Stephen Bannister

  • Do great earthquakes occur on the Alpine fault in central South Island, New Zealand?

    R. Sutherland;D. Eberhart‐Phillips;R. A. Harris;T. Stern

  • Revised Interface Geometry for the Hikurangi Subduction Zone, New Zealand

    Charles A. Williams;Donna Eberhart‐Phillips;Stephen Bannister;Daniel H. N. Barker

  • Surface seismic and electrical methods to detect fluids related to faulting

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips;William D. Stanley;Brian D. Rodriguez;William J. Lutter

  • Continental subduction and three-dimensional crustal structure: The northern South Island, New Zealand

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Martin Reyners

  • Relations Among Fault Behavior, Subsurface Geology, and Three-Dimensional Velocity Models

    Andrew J. Michael;Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • Three-dimensional attenuation model of the shallow Hikurangi subduction zone in the Raukumara Peninsula, New Zealand

    Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Mark Chadwick

  • Imaging the Transition From Aleutian Subduction to Yakutat Collision in Central Alaska, With Local Earthquakes and Active Source Data

    D. Eberhart-Phillips;D. H. Christensen;T. M. Brocher;U. Dutta

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Reyners
Martin Reyners GNS Science
Susan Ellis
Susan Ellis GNS Science
Clifford H. Thurber
Clifford H. Thurber University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tim Stern
Tim Stern Victoria University of Wellington
Stuart Henrys
Stuart Henrys University of Auckland
Fred Davey
Fred Davey GNS Science
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey
John Beavan
John Beavan GNS Science
Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart University of Leeds

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