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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5290 4888 1974 1756 250 6257

Eric M. Dunham publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric M. Dunham between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric M. Dunham published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2019. 19 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2019. 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 9 publications
2003 2025

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric M. Dunham: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 4
2004 3
2005 5
2006 2
2007 5
2008 8
2009 6
2010 10
2011 13
2012 15
2013 15
2014 14
2015 12
2016 13
2017 19
2018 15
2019 24
2020 22
2021 22
2022 17
2023 14
2024 10
2025 9
Total 277
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Eric M. Dunham 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 Eric M. Dunham 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, 248–257 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: 250 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
248–257 208 250
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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Eric M. Dunham 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 Eric M. Dunham 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Eric M. Dunham is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, and Geology. The research topics Dunham covers include earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismic waves and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, and broader geological and geophysical studies.

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, the Journal of Computational Physics, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and Geophysical Research Letters.

  • The Community Code Verification Exercise for Simulating Sequences of Earthquakes and Aseismic Slip (SEAS), 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • Community-Driven Code Comparisons for Three-Dimensional Dynamic Modeling of Sequences of Earthquakes and Aseismic Slip, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Effect of Porosity and Permeability Evolution on Injection-Induced Aseismic Slip, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Incorporating Full Elastodynamic Effects and Dipping Fault Geometries in Community Code Verification Exercises for Simulations of Earthquake Sequences and Aseismic Slip (SEAS), 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Non-stiff boundary and interface penalties for narrow-stencil finite difference approximations of the Laplacian on curvilinear multiblock grids, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics

Dunham's frequent coauthors include Alice-Agnes Gabriel, Lauren S. Abrahams, Martin Almquist, So Ozawa, and Yuyun Yang. Their collaboration reflects interdisciplinary efforts across earthquake physics, computational methods, and geophysical modeling.

Eric M. Dunham received recognition as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2012, a distinction reflecting contributions to their field of study.

Best Publications

  • The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise

    R.A. Harris;M. Barall;R. Archuleta;E. Dunham

  • Earthquake ruptures with thermal weakening and the operation of major faults at low overall stress levels

    Hiroyuki Noda;Eric M. Dunham;James R. Rice

  • Evidence for a Supershear Transient during the 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake

    Eric M. Dunham;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Earthquake Ruptures with Strongly Rate-Weakening Friction and Off-Fault Plasticity, Part 1: Planar Faults

    Eric M. Dunham;David Belanger;Lin Cong;Jeremy E. Kozdon

  • Conditions governing the occurrence of supershear ruptures under slip-weakening friction

    Eric M. Dunham

  • A Suite of Exercises for Verifying Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Codes

    Ruth A. Harris;Michael Barall;Brad T. Aagaard;Shuo Ma

  • Earthquake Ruptures with Strongly Rate-Weakening Friction and Off-Fault Plasticity, Part 2: Nonplanar FaultsEarthquake Ruptures with Rate-Weakening Friction and Off-Fault Plasticity, Part 2: Nonplanar Faults

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  • A supershear transition mechanism for cracks.

    Eric M. Dunham;Pascal Favreau;J. M. Carlson

  • Additional shear resistance from fault roughness and stress levels on geometrically complex faults

    Zijun Fang;Eric M. Dunham

  • Rupture to the Trench: Dynamic Rupture Simulations of the 11 March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake

    Jeremy E. Kozdon;Eric M. Dunham

  • Strong ground motion prediction using virtual earthquakes

    M. A. Denolle;E. M. Dunham;G. A. Prieto;G. C. Beroza

  • Attenuation of radiated ground motion and stresses from three‐dimensional supershear ruptures

    Eric M. Dunham;Harsha S. Bhat

  • Rupture complexity and the supershear transition on rough faults

    Lucile Bruhat;Zijun Fang;Eric M. Dunham

  • Near‐source ground motion from steady state dynamic rupture pulses

    Eric M. Dunham;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Simulation of Dynamic Earthquake Ruptures in Complex Geometries Using High-Order Finite Difference Methods

    Jeremy E. Kozdon;Eric M. Dunham;Jan Nordström

  • Earthquake cycle simulations with rate-and-state friction and power-law viscoelasticity

    Kali L. Allison;Eric M. Dunham

  • Verifying a Computational Method for Predicting Extreme Ground Motion

    R.A. Harris;M. Barall;D.J. Andrews;B. Duan

  • Community‐Driven Code Comparisons for Three‐Dimensional Dynamic Modeling of Sequences of Earthquakes and Aseismic Slip

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  • Fault valving and pore pressure evolution in simulations of earthquake sequences and aseismic slip.

    Weiqiang Zhu;Kali L. Allison;Kali L. Allison;Eric M. Dunham;Yuyun Yang

  • The State of Stress on the Fault Before, During, and After a Major Earthquake

    Emily E. Brodsky;James J. Mori;Louise Anderson;Frederick M. Chester

  • Ground motion prediction of realistic earthquake sources using the ambient seismic field

    M. A. Denolle;E. M. Dunham;G. A. Prieto;G. C. Beroza

  • Predicting fault damage zones by modeling dynamic rupture propagation and comparison with field observations

    Madhur Johri;Eric M. Dunham;Mark D. Zoback;Zijun Fang

  • Attenuation of Radiated Ground Motion and Stresses from Three-Dimensional Supershear Ruptures

    H. S. Bhat;E. M. Dunham

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Nordström
Jan Nordström Linköping University
Jean-Paul Ampuero
Jean-Paul Ampuero Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Paul Segall
Paul Segall Stanford University
Ralph J. Archuleta
Ralph J. Archuleta University of California, Santa Barbara
James R. Rice
James R. Rice Harvard University
Steven M. Day
Steven M. Day San Diego State University
Kim B. Olsen
Kim B. Olsen San Diego State University
Sylvain Barbot
Sylvain Barbot University of Southern California
Peter D. Bromirski
Peter D. Bromirski University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey B. Johnson
Jeffrey B. Johnson Boise State University

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