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Eli A. Silver 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 Eli A. Silver sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 208 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eli A. Silver 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 Eli A. Silver 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Eli A. Silver is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

Silver's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Their recent publications showcase a range of research interests and collaborations. Notable papers include:

  • "Subduction megathrust heterogeneity characterized from 3D seismic data," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "The many double BSRs across the northern Hikurangi margin and their implications for subduction processes," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Drag on a partially immersed sphere at the capillary scale," 2023, Physical Review Fluids
  • "OpenFlume: An accessible and reproducible benchtop flume for research and education," 2024, HardwareX
  • "Synchronization of wave-propelled capillary spinners," 2025, Physical Review E

Frequent co-authors in Silver's publications include:

  • Harold Tobin
  • Daniel M. Harris
  • Gaku Kimura
  • Peter Blum
  • Gerard Blanc

Silver's work is featured across multiple publication venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Nature Geoscience

In recognition of their contributions, Silver was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The slump origin of the 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami

    Costas E. Synolakis;Jean Pierre Bardet;José C. Borrero;Hugh L. Davies

  • Hawaiian-Emperor Chain and Its Relation to Cenozoic Circumpacific Tectonics

    Everett D Jackson;Eli A Silver;G. Brent Dalrymple

  • Back arc thrusting in the Eastern Sunda Arc, Indonesia: A consequence of arc-continent collision

    Eli A. Silver;Donald Reed;Robert McCaffrey;Yoko Joyodiwiryo

  • GPS and seismological constraints on active tectonics and arc‐continent collision in Papua New Guinea: Implications for mechanics of microplate rotations in a plate boundary zone

    Laura M. Wallace;Laura M. Wallace;Colleen Stevens;Eli Silver;Rob McCaffrey

  • The Molucca Sea Collision Zone, Indonesia

    Eli A. Silver;J. Casey Moore

  • Collision, rotation, and the initiation of subduction in the evolution of Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Eli A. Silver;Robert McCaffrey;Randall B. Smith

  • A shallow subsurface controlled release facility in Bozeman, Montana, USA, for testing near surface CO2 detection techniques and transport models

    Lee H. Spangler;Laura M. Dobeck;Kevin S. Repasky;Amin R. Nehrir

  • Abrupt thermal transition reveals hydrothermal boundary and role of seamounts within the Cocos Plate

    A. T. Fisher;C. A. Stein;Robert N. Harris;K. Wang

  • Implications of the North and South Panama Thrust Belts for the origin of the Panama Orocline

    Eli A. Silver;Donald L. Reed;Jill E. Tagudin;Darla J. Heil

  • Characterization of phyllosilicates observed in the central Mawrth Vallis region, Mars, their potential formational processes, and implications for past climate

    Nancy K. McKeown;Janice L. Bishop;Janice L. Bishop;Eldar Z. Noe Dobrea;Bethany L. Ehlmann

  • Comments on the growth of accretionary wedges

    Eli A. Silver;Martha J. Ellis;Nancy A. Breen;Thomas H. Shipley

  • The Nicoya Convergent Margin—A region of exceptionally low heat flow

    Marcus G. Langseth;Eli A. Silver

  • Three-dimensional seismic imaging of the Costa Rica accretionary prism: Structural diversity in a small volume of the lower slope

    Thomas H. Shipley;Kirk D. McIntosh;Eli A. Silver;Paul L. Stoffa

  • Measurement of tectonic surface uplift rate in a young collisional mountain belt

    Lon D. Abbott;Eli A. Silver;Robert S. Anderson;Randall Smith

  • Evidence for a submerged and displaced continental borderland, north Banda Sea, Indonesia

    E. A. Silver;J. B. Gill;D. Schwartz;H. Prasetyo

  • Origin of the Hawaiian Islands

    G. Brent. Dalrymple;Eli A. Silver;Everett D. Jackson

  • Geophysical Study of the Venezuelan Borderland

    Eli A. Silver;Eli A. Silver;James E. Case;James E. Case;H. J. Macgillavry

  • Relations between mud volcanoes; thrust deformation, slope sedimentation, and gas hydrate, offshore north Panama

    Donald L. Reed;E. A. Silver;J. E. Tagudin;Thomas H Shipley

  • Inferred pore pressures at the Costa Rica subduction zone: implications for dewatering processes

    Demian M. Saffer;Eli A. Silver;Andrew T. Fisher;Harold Tobin

  • Large heat and fluid fluxes driven through mid-plate outcrops on ocean crust

    M. Hutnak;A. T. Fisher;R. Harris;C. Stein

  • Tectonics of the Mendocino Triple Junction

    Eli A Silver

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Rangin
Claude Rangin Université Côte d'Azur
Nathan L. Bangs
Nathan L. Bangs The University of Texas at Austin
Andrew T. Fisher
Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz
César R. Ranero
César R. Ranero Spanish National Research Council
Robert McCaffrey
Robert McCaffrey Portland State University
Carol A. Stein
Carol A. Stein University of Illinois at Chicago
Thomas H. Shipley
Thomas H. Shipley The University of Texas at Austin
Daniel L. Orange
Daniel L. Orange University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert N. Harris
Robert N. Harris Oregon State University
Kelin Wang
Kelin Wang Geological Survey of Canada

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