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Eduard Roca publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eduard Roca between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eduard Roca published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2012. 14 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eduard Roca: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 2
1989 4
1990 3
1991 0
1992 7
1993 1
1994 5
1995 8
1996 6
1997 2
1998 1
1999 4
2000 7
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 9
2005 2
2006 4
2007 2
2008 13
2009 8
2010 3
2011 3
2012 16
2013 4
2014 3
2015 4
2016 13
2017 5
2018 12
2019 8
2020 8
2021 7
2022 7
2023 11
2024 4
2025 10
Total 217
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Eduard Roca 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 Eduard Roca 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, 188–197 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: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
188–197 401 188
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
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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Eduard Roca 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 Eduard Roca 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 43
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
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

Eduard Roca is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses mainly on geophysics and earth-surface processes, with additional work spanning atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, and geology.

Their scholarly output includes a range of studies related to geological and geophysical phenomena, emphasizing geological formations and processes, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geology and paleoclimatology research. Other covered topics include geological and geochemical analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Eduard Roca has co-authored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Oriol Ferrer, Josep Antón Muñoz, Òscar Gratacós, Gabriel Cofrade, and Anna Travé.

Common venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Tectonophysics
  • Tectonics
  • Global and Planetary Change

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Eduard Roca feature in prominent geological journals:

  • Salt tectonics and controls on halokinetic-sequence development of an exposed deepwater diapir: The Bakio Diapir, Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Pyrenees (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • Influence of preexisting salt diapirs during thrust wedge evolution and secondary welding: Insights from analog modeling (2021, Journal of Structural Geology)
  • From downbuilding to contractional reactivation of salt-sediment systems: Insights from analog modeling (2021, Tectonophysics)
  • Linked detachment folds, thrust faults, and salt diapirs: Observations and analog models (2022, Journal of Structural Geology)
  • Folding and fracturing of rocks adjacent to salt diapirs (2020, Journal of Structural Geology)

Best Publications

  • The Neogene structure of the eastern Iberian margin: Structural constraints on the crustal evolution of the Valencia trough (western Mediterranean)

    Eduard Roca;Joan Guimerà

  • Eastern Pyrenees and related foreland basins: pre-, syn- and post-collisional crustal-scale cross-sections

    J. Verges;H. Millan;E. Roca;J.A. Munoz

  • Bed-by-bed fold growth by kink-band migration: Sant llorenç de Morunys, eastern Pyrenees

    John Suppe;Francesc Sàbat;Josep Anton Muñoz;Josep Poblet

  • Oligocene to Middle Miocene evolution of the central Catalan margin (northwestern Mediterranean)

    Eduard Roca;Maura Sans;Luis Cabrera;Mariano Marzo

  • Cenozoic magmatism of the valencia trough (western mediterranean): Relationship between structural evolution and volcanism∗

    J. Martí;J. Mitjavila;E. Roca;A. Aparicio

  • Evolution of the central Catalan margin of the Valencia trough (western Mediterranean)

    M.T. Bartrina;Lluís Cabrera;Maria José Jurado;J. Guimerà

  • The role of inherited tectono-sedimentary architecture in the development of the central Andean mountain belt: Insights from the Cordillera de Domeyko

    A. Amilibia;F. Sàbat;K.R. McClay;J.A. Muñoz

  • The Neogene evolution of the outer Carpathian flysch units (Poland, Ukraine and Romania): kinematics of a foreland/fold-and-thrust belt system

    F. Roure;E. Roca;W. Sassi

  • The role of inversion tectonics in the structure of the Cordillera Oriental (NW Argentinean Andes)

    N. Carrera;J. A. Muñoz;F. Sabat;Ricardo Mon

  • The role of the Bay of Biscay Mesozoic extensional structure in the configuration of the Pyrenean orogen: Constraints from the MARCONI deep seismic reflection survey

    Eduard Roca;Josep Anton Muñoz;Oriol Ferrer;Nadine Ellouz

  • Time lag of syntectonic sedimentation across an alluvial basin: theory and example from the Ebro Basin, Spain

    Merren A. Jones;Paul L. Heller;Eduard Roca;Miguel Garcés

  • Lacustrine oil-shale basins in tertiary grabens from NE Spain (Western European rift system)

    P. Anadón;L. Cabrera;R. Julià;E. Roca

  • Role of extension and compression in the evolution of the eastern margin of Iberia: the ESCI-Valencia Trough seismic profile

    Francesc Sàbat Monserrat;Eduard Roca;Jaume Vergés i Masip;Pere Santanach i Prat

  • La evolución geodinámica de la Cuenca Catalano-Balear y áreas adyacentes desde el Mesozoico hasta la actualidad

    Eduard Roca

  • The northwest Mediterranean Basin (Valencia Trough, Gulf of Lions and Liguro-Provençal basins): structure and geodynamic evolution

    Eduard Roca

  • Post-Cretaceous kinematics of the Atlas and Tell systems in central Algeria: Early foreland folding and subduction-related deformation

    Narimane Benaouali-Mebarek;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Eduard Roca;Rabah Bracene

  • Tectonic and climatic controls on the development of foreland fan deltas: Montserrat and Sant Llorenç del Munt systems (Middle Eocene, Ebro Basin, NE Spain)

    M. López-Blanco;M. Marzo;D. W. Burbank;Jaume Vergés

  • Cenozoic vertical motions of the Catalan coastal ranges (NE Spain): the role of tectonics, isostasy and surface transport.

    J. M. Gaspar-Escribano;J. M. Gaspar-Escribano;D. Garcia-Castellanos;E. Roca;S. Cloetingh

  • Analysis of the geological evolution and vertical movements in the València Trough area, western Mediterranean

    Eduard Roca;Pascal Desegaulx

  • The deep seismic reflection MARCONI-3 profile: Role of extensional Mesozoic structure during the Pyrenean contractional deformation at the eastern part of the Bay of Biscay

    O. Ferrer;E. Roca;B. Benjumea;J.A. Muñoz

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep Anton Muñoz
Josep Anton Muñoz University of Barcelona
Lluís Cabrera
Lluís Cabrera University of Barcelona
Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Mark G. Rowan
Mark G. Rowan University of Colorado Boulder
Juanjo Ledo
Juanjo Ledo Complutense University of Madrid
Jaume Vergés
Jaume Vergés Spanish National Research Council
Dominique Frizon de Lamotte
Dominique Frizon de Lamotte CY Cergy Paris University
Daniel García-Castellanos
Daniel García-Castellanos Spanish National Research Council
Bruno C. Vendeville
Bruno C. Vendeville University of Lille
Manel Fernandez
Manel Fernandez Spanish National Research Council

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