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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 50 3354 3070 1331 1184 172 11005

Erik R. Ivins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erik R. Ivins between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erik R. Ivins published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2012. 7 of the 190 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

190 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erik R. Ivins: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 6
2001 1
2002 2
2003 4
2004 5
2005 5
2006 5
2007 4
2008 4
2009 6
2010 9
2011 4
2012 13
2013 10
2014 7
2015 6
2016 11
2017 12
2018 10
2019 9
2020 11
2021 6
2022 8
2023 2
2024 0
2025 7
Total 190
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Erik R. Ivins 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 Erik R. Ivins 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, 168–177 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: 172 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
168–177 490 172
178–187 414
188–197 401
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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Erik R. Ivins 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 Erik R. Ivins 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 50
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

  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Erik R. Ivins is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States and specializes in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research activity includes 41 publications primarily focused on geophysics, atmospheric science, oceanography, global and planetary change, and artificial intelligence.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Artificial Intelligence

Main topics addressed in their research consist of:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Erik R. Ivins include:

  • Antarctic upper mantle rheology, 2021, Geological Society London Memoirs
  • A linear viscoelasticity for decadal to centennial time scale mantle deformation, 2020, Reports on Progress in Physics

Other notable papers with significant citations but authored by other researchers include:

  • Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Understanding of Contemporary Regional Sea-Level Change and the Implications for the Future, 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Decadal to Centennial Timescale Mantle Viscosity Inferred From Modern Crustal Uplift Rates in Greenland, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

They collaborate frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Surendra Adhikari
  • Lambert Caron
  • Eric Larour
  • Hélène Seroussi
  • Douglas A. Wiens

Their work has been published in various venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Cryosphere
  • Earth system science data

In 2017, Erik R. Ivins was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;A. Geruo;Valentina R. Barletta

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • Contributions of GRACE to understanding climate change.

    Byron D. Tapley;Michael M. Watkins;Frank Flechtner;Christoph Reigber

  • Ice-sheet mass balance and climate change

    Edward Hanna;Francisco J. Navarro;Frank Pattyn;Catia M. Domingues

  • Antarctic glacial isostatic adjustment: a new assessment

    Erik R. Ivins;Thomas S. James

  • Rapid viscoelastic uplift in southeast Alaska caused by post-Little Ice Age glacial retreat

    Christopher F. Larsen;Roman J. Motyka;Jeffrey T. Freymueller;Keith A. Echelmeyer

  • Interannual variations of the mass balance of the Antarctica and Greenland ice sheets from GRACE

    G. Ramillien;A. Lombard;A. Cazenave;E.R. Ivins

  • Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020

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  • Antarctic contribution to sea level rise observed by GRACE with improved GIA correction

    Erik R. Ivins;Thomas S. James;Thomas S. James;John Wahr;Ernst J. O. Schrama

  • GIA Model Statistics for GRACE Hydrology, Cryosphere, and Ocean Science

    L. Caron;E. R. Ivins;E. Larour;S. Adhikari

  • Patagonia Icefield melting observed by Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)

    Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson;Byron D Tapley;Donald D Blankenship

  • Simultaneous estimation of global present-day water transport and glacial isostatic adjustment

    Xiaoping Wu;Michael B. Heflin;Hugo Schotman;Hugo Schotman;Bert L. A. Vermeersen

  • Understanding of Contemporary Regional Sea-Level Change and the Implications for the Future

    Benjamin D. Hamlington;Alex S. Gardner;Erik Ivins;Jan T.M. Lenaerts

  • On-land ice loss and glacial isostatic adjustment at the drake passage: 2003-2009

    Erik R. Ivins;Michael M. Watkins;Dah Ning Yuan;Reinhard Dietrich

  • Climate-driven polar motion: 2003–2015

    Surendra Adhikari;Erik R. Ivins

  • Anthropogenic and geologic influences on subsidence in the vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana

    Cathleen E. Jones;Karen An;Ronald G. Blom;Joshua D. Kent

  • Predictions of Antarctic crustal motions driven by present-day ice sheet evolution and by isostatic memory of the Last Glacial Maximum

    Thomas S. James;Erik R. Ivins

  • Lateral viscosity variations beneath Antarctica and their implications on regional rebound motions and seismotectonics

    Georg Kaufmann;Patrick Wu;Erik R. Ivins

  • Rapid crustal uplift in Patagonia due to enhanced ice loss

    R. Dietrich;E.R. Ivins;G. Casassa;H. Lange

  • Seismic Structure of the Antarctic Upper Mantle Imaged with Adjoint Tomography

    A. J. Lloyd;D. A. Wiens;Hejun Zhu;J. Tromp

  • Post-glacial Sediment Load and Subsidence in Coastal Louisiana

    Erik R. Ivins;Roy K. Dokka;Ronald G. Blom

  • Slowdown in Antarctic mass loss from solid Earth and sea-level feedbacks

    E. Larour;H. Seroussi;S. Adhikari;E.R. Ivins

  • Supplementary Materials for A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;Geruo A;Valentina R. Barletta

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Larour
Eric Larour California Institute of Technology
Thomas S. James
Thomas S. James Geological Survey of Canada
Isabella Velicogna
Isabella Velicogna University of California, Irvine
Helene Seroussi
Helene Seroussi Dartmouth College
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Felix W. Landerer
Felix W. Landerer California Institute of Technology
Ernst Schrama
Ernst Schrama Delft University of Technology
Andrew Shepherd
Andrew Shepherd University of Leeds
Gino Casassa
Gino Casassa University of Magallanes

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