2026 Edward J. Garnero: 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	65	1443	1282	645	558	187	12258

Overview

Edward J. Garnero is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers a range of topics with particular emphasis on geophysics and seismic studies.

The main fields of study for Edward J. Garnero include:

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within this broad area, their subfields of specialization are:

Geophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Artificial Intelligence
Atmospheric Science
Mechanics of Materials

Their research addresses several specific topics such as:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and geochemical analysis
Seismic waves and analysis
Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
Astro and planetary science
Planetary science and exploration

Edward J. Garnero has authored multiple scientific papers published in a variety of scholarly venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Geophysical Journal International
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
Nature

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Edward J. Garnero are:

"Moon-forming impactor as a source of Earth's basal mantle anomalies" (2023, Nature)
"Globally distributed subducted materials along the Earth's core-mantle boundary: Implications for ultralow velocity zones" (2023, Science Advances)
"Observations of Mantle Seismic Anisotropy Using Array Techniques: Shear-Wave Splitting of Beamformed SmKS Phases" (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
"Intermittent volcanic activity detected in the Von Kármán crater on the farside of the Moon" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
"On the measurement of Sdiff splitting caused by lowermost mantle anisotropy" (2022, Geophysical Journal International)

Edward J. Garnero collaborates frequently with other researchers. Noted frequent coauthors include:

Jonathan Wolf
Mingming Li
Maureen D. Long
S. E. Hansen
Sebastian Rost

Best Publications

Seismic Evidence for Partial Melt at the Base of Earth's Mantle

Quentin Williams;Edward J. Garnero

689
Citations
Seismic detection of the lunar core

Renee C. Weber;Pei Ying Lin;Edward J. Garnero;Quentin Williams

611
Citations
Structure and Dynamics of Earth's Lower Mantle

Edward J. Garnero;Allen K. McNamara

543
Citations
The core–mantle boundary layer and deep Earth dynamics

Thorne Lay;Quentin Williams;Edward J. Garnero

513
Citations
Continent-sized anomalous zones with low seismic velocity at the base of Earth's mantle

Edward J. Garnero;Allen K. McNamara;Sang Heon Shim

425
Citations
Sediments at the Top of Earth's Core

Bruce A. Buffett;Edward J. Garnero;Raymond Jeanloz

310
Citations
A Post-Perovskite Lens and D'' Heat Flux Beneath the Central Pacific

Thorne Lay;John Hernlund;Edward J. Garnero;Michael S. Thorne

296
Citations
The D″ Discontinuity and its Implications

Michael E. Wysession;Thorne Lay;Justin Revenaugh;Quentin Williams

277
Citations
Heterogeneity of the Lowermost Mantle

Edward J. Garnero

265
Citations
Tracking deep mantle reservoirs with ultra-low velocity zones

Allen K. McNamara;Edward J. Garnero;Sebastian Rost

264
Citations
Seismic detection of a thin laterally varying boundary layer at the base of the mantle beneath the central‐Pacific

Edward J. Garnero;Donald V. Helmberger

242
Citations
Partial melting in a thermo-chemical boundary layer at the base of the mantle

Thorne Lay;Edward J Garnero;Quentin Williams

237
Citations
Ultralow Velocity Zone at the Core-Mantle Boundary

Edward J. Garnero;Justin Revenaugh;Quentin Williams;Thorne Lay

236
Citations
Seismological constraints on a possible plume root at the core–mantle boundary

Sebastian Rost;Edward J. Garnero;Quentin Williams;Michael Manga

220
Citations
A correlation between ultra-Low basal velocities in the mantle and hot spots

Q. Williams;Justin Revenaugh;E. Garnero;E. Garnero

204
Citations
A very slow basal layer underlying large-scale low-velocity anomalies in the lower mantle beneath the Pacific: evidence from core phases

Edward J. Garnero;Donald V. Helmberger

200
Citations
Inferences on ultralow-velocity zone structure from a global analysis of SPdKS waves

Michael S. Thorne;Edward J. Garnero

194
Citations
TX2019slab: A New P and S Tomography Model Incorporating Subducting Slabs

Chang Lu;Stephen P. Grand;Hongyu Lai;Edward J. Garnero

190
Citations
Chemical complexity of hotspots caused by cycling oceanic crust through mantle reservoirs

Mingming Li;Allen K. McNamara;Edward J. Garnero

174
Citations
High-resolution imaging of lowermost mantle structure under the Cocos plate

Christine Thomas;Edward J. Garnero;Thorne Lay

172
Citations
Elastic Shear Anisotropy of Ferropericlase in Earth's Lower Mantle

Hauke Marquardt;Sergio Speziale;Hans J. Reichmann;Daniel J. Frost

160
Citations
Supporting Online Material for A Post-Perovskite Lens and D" Heat Flux Beneath the Central Pacific

Thorne Lay;John Hernlund;Edward J. Garnero;Michael S. Thorne

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorne Lay University of California, Santa Cruz

Allen K. McNamara Michigan State University

Quentin Williams University of California, Santa Cruz

Justin Revenaugh University of Minnesota

Donald V. Helmberger California Institute of Technology

Stephen P. Grand The University of Texas at Austin

Matthew J. Fouch Carnegie Institution for Science

Michael G. Bostock University of British Columbia

Christine Thomas University of Münster

Raymond Jeanloz University of California, Berkeley

External Links

Personal website of Edward J. Garnero

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