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Earl E. Davis 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 Earl E. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 233 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Earl E. Davis 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 Earl E. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Earl E. Davis is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada and has an extensive body of research primarily focused on engineering and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans several subfields including ocean engineering, geophysics, mechanical engineering, environmental chemistry, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics such as drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, earthquake and tectonic studies, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Davis include:

  • Keir Becker
  • Masataka Kinoshita
  • Heinrich Villinger
  • A. T. Fisher
  • Michael J. Mottl

Key publication venues where Davis has contributed multiple works are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Earl E. Davis include:

  • "Using Seafloor Geodesy to Detect Vertical Deformation at the Hikurangi Subduction Zone: Insights From Self-Calibrating Pressure Sensors and Ocean General Circulation Models," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "A Long-Term Geothermal Observatory Across Subseafloor Gas Hydrates, IODP Hole U1364A, Cascadia Accretionary Prism," 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Seismic Formation Fluid Pressure Observations Reveal High Anisotropy of Oceanic Crust," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Amplification and Tuning of Ground Motion at the Outer Cascadia Accretionary Prism," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Long-Term Offshore Borehole Fluid-Pressure Monitoring at the Northern Cascadia Subduction Zone and Inferences Regarding the State of Megathrust Locking," 2023, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Best Publications

  • A mechanism for the formation of methane hydrate and seafloor bottom‐simulating reflectors by vertical fluid expulsion

    Roy D. Hyndman;Earl E. Davis

  • Recurring and triggered slow-slip events near the trench at the Nankai Trough subduction megathrust

    Eiichiro Araki;Demian M. Saffer;Achim J. Kopf;Laura M. Wallace;Laura M. Wallace

  • Rates of fluid expulsion across the Northern Cascadia Accretionary Prism: Constraints from new heat row and multichannel seismic reflection data

    E. E. Davis;R. D. Hyndman;H. Villinger

  • Hydrothermal recharge and discharge across 50 km guided by seamounts on a young ridge flank.

    A. T. Fisher;E. E. Davis;M. Hutnak;V. Spiess

  • Accretion and recent deformation of sediments along the northern Cascadia subduction zone

    E. E. Davis;R. D. Hyndman

  • The northern Cascadia subduction zone at Vancouver Island: seismic structure and tectonic history

    R. D. Hyndman;C. J. Yorath;R. M. Clowes;E. E. Davis

  • The measurement of marine geothermal heat flow by a multipenetration probe with digital acoustic telemetry and insitu thermal conductivity

    R. D. Hyndman;E. E. Davis;J. A. Wright

  • FlankFlux: an experiment to study the nature of hydrothermal circulation in young oceanic crust

    E. E. Davis;D. S. Chapman;M. J. Mottl;W. J. Bentkowski

  • Warm springs discovered on 3.5 Ma oceanic crust, eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    M. J. Mottl;G. Wheat;E. Baker;N. Becker

  • Regional heat flow variations across the sedimented Juan de Fuca Ridge eastern flank: Constraints on lithospheric cooling and lateral hydrothermal heat transport

    E. E. Davis;D. S. Chapman;K. Wang;H. Villinger

  • On the cause of the asymmetric distribution of seamounts about the Juan de Fuca ridge: ridge-crest migration over a heterogeneous asthenosphere

    Earl E. Davis;Jill L. Karsten

  • Theory for the propagation of tidally induced pore pressure variations in layered subseafloor formations

    Kelin Wang;Earl E. Davis

  • 3. CORK: A HYDROLOGIC SEAL AND DOWNHOLE OBSERVATORY FOR DEEP-OCEAN BOREHOLES1

    E. E. Davis;K. Becker;T. Pettigrew;B. Carson

  • An unequivocal case for high Nusselt number hydrothermal convection in sediment-buried igneous oceanic crust

    Earl E. Davis;Kelin Wang;Jiangheng He;David S. Chapman

  • Tectonic and Thermal Structure of the Middle Valley Sedimented Rift, Northern Juan de Fuca Ridge

    E.E. Davis;H. Villinger

  • Subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate: Thermal consequences

    T. J. Lewis;W. H. Bentkowski;E. E. Davis;R. D. Hyndman

  • Heat flow measured over the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Evidence for widespread hydrothermal circulation in a highly heat transportive crust

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  • The permeability of young oceanic crust east of Juan de Fuca Ridge Determined using borehole thermal measurements

    A. T. Fisher;K. Becker;E. E. Davis

  • Detailed geomorphology and neotectonics of the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge: New results from Seabeam swath mapping

    Jill L. Karsten;Steve R. Hammond;Earl E. Davis;Ralph G. Currie

  • Heat-flow variations correlated with buried basement topography on the Juan de Fuca Ridge flank

    Earl E. Davis;David S. Chapman;Craig B. Forster;Heiner Villinger

  • A new reduction algorithm for marine heat flow measurements

    Heiner Villinger;Earl E. Davis

  • Oceanic heat flow: Implications for global heat loss

    D. Hasterok;D.S. Chapman;E.E. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Keir Becker
Keir Becker University of Miami
Andrew T. Fisher
Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz
Kelin Wang
Kelin Wang Geological Survey of Canada
Heinrich Villinger
Heinrich Villinger University of Bremen
Roy D. Hyndman
Roy D. Hyndman University of Victoria
Richard E. Thomson
Richard E. Thomson Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Achim J Kopf
Achim J Kopf University of Bremen
Masataka Kinoshita
Masataka Kinoshita University of Tokyo
Michael J. Mottl
Michael J. Mottl University of Hawaii at Manoa
Laura M. Wallace
Laura M. Wallace The University of Texas at Austin

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