2026 Douglas G. Masson: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	70	999	879	98	86	230	15565

Overview

Douglas G. Masson is affiliated with Seascape Consultants in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a specific focus on Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering as subfields.

The scientist's research topics include:

Drilling and Well Engineering
Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
Oil and Gas Production Techniques
Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Recent publications by Douglas G. Masson feature a series of studies focusing on well logging data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Leg 80. These papers, all published in 2020, appear in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University. Notable publications include:

"DSDP Leg 80, Hole 548A - Well Logging Data" (2020, OPAL - Open@LaTrobe, La Trobe University)
"DSDP Leg 80, Hole 548A - Well Logging Data" (2020, Zenodo, CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
"DSDP Leg 80, Hole 549 - Well Logging Data" (2020, Zenodo, CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
"DSDP Leg 80, Hole 550B - Well Logging Data" (2020, Zenodo, CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Douglas G. Masson collaborates frequently with a consistent group of coauthors. These include:

P. C. de Graciansky
C. Wylie Poag
Robert Cunningham
Paul Loubere
J. Mazzullo

Publication venues where Douglas G. Masson's work regularly appears are:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Best Publications

Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types

Peter J. Talling;Douglas G. Masson;Esther J. Sumner;Giuseppe Malgesini

1144
Citations
Submarine landslides: processes, triggers and hazard prediction

D.G Masson;C.B Harbitz;R.B Wynn;G Pedersen

923
Citations
Slope failures on the flanks of the western Canary Islands

D.G Masson;A.B Watts;M.J.R Gee;R Urgeles

585
Citations
Slope failure dynamics and impacts from seafloor and shallow sub-seafloor geophysical data: case studies from the COSTA project

M. Canals;G. Lastras;R. Urgeles;J.L. Casamor

520
Citations
The Storegga Slide: architecture, geometry and slide development

Haflidi Haflidason;Hans Petter Sejrup;Atle Nygård;Jurgen Mienert

453
Citations
The quest for the Africa–Eurasia plate boundary west of the Strait of Gibraltar

N Zitellini;E Gracia;L Matias;P Terrinha

451
Citations
Onset of submarine debris flow deposition far from original giant landslide

P.-J. Talling;R.-B. Wynn;D.-G. Masson;M. Frenz

419
Citations
A giant landslide on the north flank of Tenerife, Canary Islands

A. B. Watts;D. G. Masson

315
Citations
Catastrophic collapse of the volcanic island of Hierro 15 ka ago and the history of landslides in the Canary Islands

D. G. Masson

288
Citations
Landslides in the North Atlantic and its adjacent seas: an analysis of their morphology, setting and behaviour

V. Hühnerbach;D.G. Masson

285
Citations
Mechanisms of tsunami generation by submarine landslides - a short review

C.B. Harbitz;F. Lovholt;G. Pedersen;S. Glimsdal

267
Citations
Characterization and recognition of deep-water channel-lobe transition zones

Russell B. Wynn;Neil H. Kenyon;Douglas G. Masson;Dorrik A. V. Stow

244
Citations
Timing and frequency of large submarine landslides: implications for understanding triggers and future geohazard

Morelia Urlaub;Peter J. Talling;Doug G. Masson

210
Citations
The most recent megalandslides of the Canary Islands: El Golfo debris avalanche and Canary debris flow, west El Hierro Island

Roger Urgeles;Miquel Canals;Jesús Baraza;Belén Alonso

197
Citations
A picture on the wall: innovative mapping reveals cold-water coral refuge in submarine canyon.

Veerle A. I. Huvenne;Paul A. Tyler;Doug G. Masson;Elizabeth H. Fisher

196
Citations
The origin of deep-water, coral-topped mounds in the northern Rockall Trough, northeast Atlantic

D.G Masson;B.J Bett;D.S.M Billett;C.L Jacobs

187
Citations
Effectiveness of a deep-sea cold-water coral Marine Protected Area, following eight years of fisheries closure

V. A. I. Huvenne;B. J. Bett;D. G. Masson;T. P. Le Bas

185
Citations
Litter in submarine canyons off the west coast of Portugal

Gideon Mordecai;Paul A. Tyler;Douglas G. Masson;Veerle A.I. Huvenne

179
Citations
Sedimentary features and processes in the Nazaré and Setúbal submarine canyons, west Iberian margin

Raquel G. Arzola;Russell B. Wynn;Galderic Lastras;Douglas G. Masson

178
Citations
The Northwest African slope apron: a modern analogue for deep-water systems with complex seafloor topography

Russell B Wynn;Douglas G Masson;Dorrik A.v Stow;Phillip P.e Weaver

178
Citations
The Quest for the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary West of the Strait of Gibraltar

N. Zitellini;E. Gràcia;L. Matias;P. Terrinha

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell B. Wynn National Oceanography Centre

Peter J. Talling Durham University

Veerle A.I. Huvenne National Oceanography Centre

James V. Gardner University of New Hampshire

Christian Berndt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Philip Pe Weaver National Oceanography Centre

Dorrik A. V. Stow Heriot-Watt University

Miquel Canals University of Barcelona

David E. Drake United States Geological Survey

David A. Cacchione United States Geological Survey

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