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Edi Kissling

Edi Kissling

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 59 1990 1796 56 53 239 14981

Edi Kissling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Edi Kissling between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Edi Kissling published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2017. 11 of the 267 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2017. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 2 publications
1979 2025

267 publications in total across all disciplines

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Edi Kissling: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 3
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 8
2002 6
2003 8
2004 6
2005 3
2006 4
2007 0
2008 4
2009 9
2010 11
2011 8
2012 8
2013 16
2014 15
2015 12
2016 16
2017 21
2018 16
2019 13
2020 17
2021 12
2022 10
2023 7
2024 9
2025 2
Total 267
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Edi Kissling 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 Edi Kissling 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, 238–247 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: 239 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
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
238–247 243 239
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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Edi Kissling 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 Edi Kissling 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136 59
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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Overview

Edi Kissling is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, with notable contributions to subfields such as atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, artificial intelligence, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

Kissling's work covers a range of topics within geoscience, including earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, seismic waves and analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, geology and paleoclimatology research, and geological and geophysical studies worldwide.

Their research output includes papers published in several well-regarded scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Tectonophysics
  • Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kissling include:

  • "The first pan-Alpine surface-gravity database, a modern compilation that crosses frontiers" (2021) in Earth System Science Data
  • "Improving Absolute Hypocenter Accuracy With 3D Pg and Sg Body-Wave Inversion Procedures and Application to Earthquakes in the Central Alps Region" (2021) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Slab Load Controls Beneath the Alps on the Source-to-Sink Sedimentary Pathways in the Molasse Basin" (2022) in Geosciences
  • "Tectonics and seismicity in the Northern Apennines driven by slab retreat and lithospheric delamination" (2020) in Tectonophysics
  • "Shear wave splitting in the Alpine region" (2021) in Geophysical Journal International

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kissling include:

  • Irene Molinari
  • György Hetényi
  • Urs Marti
  • Tobias Diehl
  • Fritz Schlunegger

Best Publications

  • Initial reference models in local earthquake tomography

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

  • Tectonic map and overall architecture of the Alpine orogen

    Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Eduard Kissling;Ralf Schuster

  • Reconciling plate-tectonic reconstructions of Alpine Tethys with the geological–geophysical record of spreading and subduction in the Alps

    Mark R. Handy;Stefan M. Schmid;Romain Bousquet;Eduard Kissling

  • Geophysical‐geological transect and tectonic evolution of the Swiss‐Italian Alps

    S. M. Schmid;Othmar-Adrian Pfiffner;N. Froitzheim;G. Schönborn

  • Geotomography with local earthquake data

    Edi Kissling

  • The arc of the western Alps in the light of geophysical data on deep crustal structure

    S. M. Schmid;E. Kissling

  • Upper mantle structure beneath the Alpine orogen from high‐resolution teleseismic tomography

    Regina Lippitsch;Edi Kissling;Jörg Ansorge

  • Reconstructing the Alps–Carpathians–Dinarides as a key to understanding switches in subduction polarity, slab gaps and surface motion

    Mark R. Handy;Kamil Ustaszewski;Eduard Kissling

  • A map-view restoration of the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic system for the Early Miocene

    Kamil Ustaszewski;Kamil Ustaszewski;Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Matthias Tischler

  • Program VELEST USER'S GUIDE - Short Introduction

    E. Kissling;Edi Kissling;Urs Kradolfer;Hansrudi Maurer

  • Accurate hypocentre determination in the seismogenic zone of the subducting Nazca Plate in northern Chile using a combined on-/offshore network

    S. Husen;E. Kissling;E. Flueh;G. Asch

  • 3D crustal structure from local earthquake tomography around the Gulf of Arta (Ionian region, NW Greece)

    F. Haslinger;E. Kissling;J. Ansorge;D. Hatzfeld

  • The AlpArray Seismic Network: A Large-Scale European Experiment to Image the Alpine Orogen

    György Hetényi;Irene Molinari;John Clinton;Götz Bokelmann

  • Probabilistic earthquake location in complex three‐dimensional velocity models: Application to Switzerland

    S. Husen;E. Kissling;N. Deichmann;S. Wiemer

  • Western Hellenic subduction and Cephalonia Transform: local earthquakes and plate transport and strain

    Maria Sachpazi;Alfred Hirn;C. Clément;F. Haslinger

  • Postseismic fluid flow after the large subduction earthquake of Antofagasta, Chile

    Stephan Husen;Edi Kissling

  • Three dimensional interface modelling with two-dimensional seismic data: the Alpine crust-mantle boundary

    Felix Waldhauser;Edi Kissling;Jörg Ansorge;St. Mueller

  • Lithosphere structure and tectonic evolution of the Alpine arc: new evidence from high-resolution teleseismic tomography

    E. Kissling;S. M. Schmid;R. Lippitsch;J. Ansorge

  • Subduction-zone structure and magmatic processes beneath Costa Rica constrained by local earthquake tomography and petrological modelling

    S. Husen;R. Quintero;E. Kissling;B. Hacker

  • Shallow subduction beneath Italy: Three‐dimensional images of the Adriatic‐European‐Tyrrhenian lithosphere system based on high‐quality P wave arrival times

    R. Di Stefano;E. Kissling;C. Chiarabba;A. Amato

  • Complex lithospheric structure under the central Baltic Shield from surface wave tomography

    Marianne Bruneton;Helle A. Pedersen;Véronique Farra;Nicholas T. Arndt

  • Ivrea mantle wedge, arc of the Western Alps, and kinematic evolution of the Alps–Apennines orogenic system

    Stefan M. Schmid;Eduard Kissling;Tobias Diehl;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen

Frequent Co-Authors

György Hetényi
György Hetényi University of Lausanne
John Clinton
John Clinton ETH Zurich
Ernst R. Flueh
Ernst R. Flueh GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Fabian Walter
Fabian Walter ETH Zurich
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Stephan Husen
Stephan Husen ETH Zurich
Philippe Charvis
Philippe Charvis Université Côte d'Azur
Lapo Boschi
Lapo Boschi University of Padua
Marco Herwegh
Marco Herwegh University of Bern

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