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53
Citations
15128
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2798
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Donna L. Whitney 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 L. Whitney sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 256 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donna L. Whitney 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 L. Whitney sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donna L. Whitney is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and Biomaterials.

The scientist has contributed to a diverse array of main topics, such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Donna L. Whitney's frequently published work appears in venues including:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geosphere
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • Geology
  • Lithos

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Deformation-enhanced recrystallization of titanite drives decoupling between U-Pb and trace elements" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Lawsonite composition and zoning as tracers of subduction processes: A global review" (2020, Lithos)
  • "Paleoenvironmental conditions and drainage evolution of the central Anatolian lake system (Turkey) during late Miocene to Pliocene surface uplift" (2020, Geosphere)
  • "Breaking plates: Creation of the East Anatolian fault, the Anatolian plate, and a tectonic escape system" (2023, Geology)
  • "Deep crustal source of gneiss dome revealed by eclogite in migmatite (Montagne Noire, French Massif Central)" (2020, Journal of Metamorphic Geology)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as:

  • Christian Teyssier
  • Patrice Rey
  • Clémentine Hamelin
  • Françoise Roger
  • Michael A. Cosca

Best Publications

  • Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals

    Donna L. Whitney;Bernard W. Evans

  • Continental and oceanic core complexes

    Donna L. Whitney;Christian Teyssier;Patrice Rey;W. Roger Buck

  • Gneiss domes and orogeny

    Christian Teyssier;Donna L. Whitney

  • Microhardness, toughness, and modulus of Mohs scale minerals

    Margaret E. Broz;Robert F. Cook;Donna L. Whitney

  • High-resolution records of the late Paleocene thermal maximum and circum-Caribbean volcanism: is there a causal link?

    T. J. Bralower;D. J. Thomas;J. C. Zachos;Marc M Hirschmann

  • Gneiss domes and crustal flow

    Donna L. Whitney;Christian Teyssier;Olivier Vanderhaeghe

  • Tectonic controls on metamorphism, partial melting, and intrusion: timing and duration of regional metamorphism and magmatism in the Niğde Massif, Turkey

    Donna L Whitney;Christian Teyssier;Annia K Fayon;Michael A Hamilton

  • Extension rates, crustal melting, and core complex dynamics

    P. F. Rey;Christian Teyssier;Donna L Whitney

  • Partial melting and decompression of the Thor-Odin dome, Shuswap metamorphic core complex, Canadian Cordillera

    Britt H Norlander;Donna L Whitney;Christian Teyssier;Olivier Vanderhaeghe

  • Hardness, toughness, and modulus of some common metamorphic minerals

    Donna L. Whitney;Margaret Broz;Robert F. Cook

  • Viscous collision in channel explains double domes in metamorphic core complexes

    Patrice F. Rey;Christian Teyssier;Seth C. Kruckenberg;Donna L. Whitney

  • Flow of partially molten crust and the internal dynamics of a migmatite dome, Naxos, Greece

    Seth C. Kruckenberg;Seth C. Kruckenberg;Olivier Vanderhaeghe;Eric C. Ferré;Christian Teyssier

  • The role of partial melting and extensional strain rates in the development of metamorphic core complexes

    P.F. Rey;C. Teyssier;D.L. Whitney

  • Why is lawsonite eclogite so rare? Metamorphism and preservation of lawsonite eclogite, Sivrihisar, Turkey

    Donna L. Whitney;Peter B. Davis

  • Petrogenesis of lawsonite and epidote eclogite and blueschist, Sivrihisar Massif, Turkey

    P. B. Davis;D. L. Whitney

  • Timing of high-grade metamorphism in central Turkey and the assembly of Anatolia

    Donna L. Whitney;Michael A. Hamilton

  • COUNTERCLOCKWISE P-T-T TRAJECTORY FROM THE METAMORPHIC SOLE OF A NEO-TETHYAN OPHIOLITE (TURKEY)

    Yildirim Dilek;Donna L. Whitney

  • Flow of partially molten crust and origin of detachments during collapse of the Cordilleran Orogen

    C. Teyssier;E. C. Ferré;D. L. Whitney;B. Norlander

  • Metamorphism of the Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex, Turkey: influence of orogen‐normal collision vs. wrench‐dominated tectonics on P–T–t paths

    D. L. Whitney;C. Teyssier;Y. Dilek;A. K. Fayon

  • Continental Reactivation and Reworking

    Donna L. Whitney

  • CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC CORE COMPLEXES

    Donna L. Whitney

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Teyssier
Christian Teyssier University of Minnesota
Andreas Mulch
Andreas Mulch Goethe University Frankfurt
Stuart N. Thomson
Stuart N. Thomson University of Arizona
Haakon Fossen
Haakon Fossen University of Bergen
Yildirim Dilek
Yildirim Dilek Miami University
Kenneth G. MacLeod
Kenneth G. MacLeod University of Missouri
Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Greg Hirth
Greg Hirth Brown University
Scott R. Paterson
Scott R. Paterson University of Southern California
Nuretdin Kaymakci
Nuretdin Kaymakci Middle East Technical University

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