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Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen

Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen

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Earth Science

D-Index
75
Citations
20276
World Ranking
710
National Ranking
19

Overview

Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive work in geophysics, molecular biology, geology, atmospheric science, and artificial intelligence as subfields of study.

The scientist's contributions span several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Frequent coauthors of Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen include Bram Vaes, Wim Spakman, Eldert L. Advokaat, Lydian M. Boschman, and Peter C. Lippert, with collaboration counts ranging from 10 to 12 publications each.

The scientist has published regularly in prominent venues such as:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Tectonics
  • Gondwana Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent selected papers include:

  • "Does pulsed Tibetan deformation correlate with Indian plate motion changes?" (2020), Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation" (2021), Nature Geoscience
  • "Subduction initiation in the Scotia Sea region and opening of the Drake Passage: When and why?" (2021), Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Towards FAIR Paleomagnetic Data Management Through Paleomagnetism.org 2.0" (2020), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Eocene intra-plate shortening responsible for the rise of a faunal pathway in the northeastern Caribbean realm" (2020), PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics

    Trond H. Torsvik;Rob Van der Voo;Rob Van der Voo;Ulla Preeden;Conall Mac Niocaill

  • Greater India Basin hypothesis and a two-stage Cenozoic collision between India and Asia

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Peter C. Lippert;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Nadine McQuarrie

  • A Paleolatitude Calculator for Paleoclimate Studies

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Lennart V. de Groot;Sebastiaan J. van Schaik;Wim Spakman

  • Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

    Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen;Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Stefan M. Schmid;Liviu C. Maţenco

  • Acceleration and deceleration of India-Asia convergence since the Cretaceous: Roles of mantle plumes and continental collision

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Pavel V. Doubrovine;Pavel V. Doubrovine;René Gassmöller;René Gassmöller

  • Tectonic units of the Alpine collision zone between Eastern Alps and western Turkey

    Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Alexandre Kounov;Liviu Maţenco

  • Retrodeforming the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone: Age of collision versus magnitude of continental subduction

    Nadine McQuarrie;Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen

  • Towards absolute plate motions constrained by lower-mantle slab remnants

    Douwe G. van der Meer;Douwe G. van der Meer;Wim Spakman;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Maisha L. Amaru;Maisha L. Amaru

  • Nappe stacking resulting from subduction of oceanic and continental lithosphere below Greece

    Douwe Jacob Jan van Hinsbergen;E. Hafkenscheid;Wim Spakman;J.E. Meulenkamp

  • Atlas of the underworld : Slab remnants in the mantle, their sinking history, and a new outlook on lower mantle viscosity

    Douwe G. van der Meer;Douwe G. van der Meer;Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen;Wim Spakman;Wim Spakman

  • Restoration of Cenozoic deformation in Asia and the size of Greater India

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Paul Kapp;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Peter C. Lippert;Peter C. Lippert

  • Origin and consequences of western Mediterranean subduction, rollback, and slab segmentation

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Reinoud L. M. Vissers;Wim Spakman;Wim Spakman

  • Geomagnetic secular variation and the statistics of palaeomagnetic directions

    Martijn H. L. Deenen;Cor G. Langereis;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Andrew J. Biggin

  • Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic

    Lydian M. Boschman;Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen;Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Wim Spakman;Wim Spakman

  • Palaeolatitude and age of the Indo–Asia collision: palaeomagnetic constraints

    Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Peter C. Lippert;Douwe J.J. Van Hinsbergen;Maud J.M. Meijers

  • Paleomagnetism.org

    Mathijs R. Koymans;Cor G. Langereis;Daniel Pastor-Galán;Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen

  • Forced subduction initiation recorded in the sole and crust of the Semail Ophiolite of Oman

    Carl Guilmette;Matthijs A. Smit;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Derya Gürer

  • Possible links between long-term geomagnetic variations and whole-mantle convection processes

    A. J. Biggin;B. Steinberger;B. Steinberger;J. Aubert;N. Suttie

  • Extraction of morphotectonic features from DEMs: Development and applications for study areas in Hungary and NW Greece

    G. Jordan;B.M.L. Meijninger;D.J.J. van Hinsbergen;J.E. Meulenkamp

  • The African Plate: A history of oceanic crust accretion and subduction since the Jurassic

    Carmen Gaina;Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen;Sergei Medvedev

  • Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

    D. J. J. Van Hinsbergen;T. H. Torsvik;S. M. Schmid;L. Matenco

  • Towards absolute plate motions constrained by lower-mantle slab remnants

    D. G. van der Meer;W. Spakman;D. J. van Hinsbergen;M. L. Amaru

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Spakman
Wim Spakman Utrecht University
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Cor G. Langereis
Cor G. Langereis Utrecht University
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
Nuretdin Kaymakci
Nuretdin Kaymakci Middle East Technical University
Reinoud L.M. Vissers
Reinoud L.M. Vissers Utrecht University
Mark J. Dekkers
Mark J. Dekkers Utrecht University
Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
Carmen Gaina
Carmen Gaina University of Oslo
Zhaojie Guo
Zhaojie Guo Peking University

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