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G. M. Purdy 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 G. M. Purdy sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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G. M. Purdy 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 G. M. Purdy sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

G. M. Purdy is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their professional profile reflects a career situated within this prominent research organization.

The scientist has been recognized with notable awards in their field. These include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006.

While the record does not list specific publications, coauthors, or detailed fields of study, the affiliations and awards highlight a professional engagement in scientific research, likely related to oceanography or geophysical studies.

Best Publications

  • Evidence from gravity data for focused magmatic accretion along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    John Lin;G. M. Purdy;H. Schouten;J.-C. Sempere

  • The three-dimensional seismic velocity structure of the East Pacific Rise near latitude 9° 30′ N

    Douglas R. Toomey;Douglas R. Toomey;G. M. Purdy;Sean C. Solomon;William S. D. Wilcock

  • Arc-Continent Collision in Banda Sea Region

    Carl Bowin;G. M. Purdy;Chris Johnston;George Shor

  • Tomographic imaging of the shallow crustal structure of the East Pacific Rise at 9°30′N

    Douglas R. Toomey;Sean C. Solomon;G. M. Purdy

  • Microearthquakes beneath the Median Valley of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge near 23°N: Hypocenters and focal mechanisms

    Douglas R. Toomey;Sean C. Solomon;G. M. Purdy;Mark H. Murray

  • Segmentation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 24° N and 30°40' N

    Jean-Christophe Sempéré;G. M. Purdy;Hans Schouten

  • Crustal structure of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23°N from seismic refraction studies

    G. M. Purdy;Robert S. Detrick

  • The crustal structure of the kane fracture zone from seismic refraction studies

    Robert S. Detrick;G. M. Purdy

  • Microearthquake Characteristics of a Mid-Ocean Ridge along-axis high

    Laura S. L. Kong;Sean C. Solomon;G. M. Purdy

  • Microearthquakes beneath Median Valley of Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 23°N: Tomography and tectonics

    Douglas R. Toomey;Sean C. Solomon;G. M. Purdy

  • Segmentation and morphotectonic variations along a slow-spreading center: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (24°00′ N– 30°40′ N)

    Jean-Christophe Sempéré;Jian Lin;Holly S. Brown;Hans Schouten

  • Relationship between spreading rate and the seismic structure of mid-ocean ridges

    G. M. Purdy;L. S.L. Kong;Gail L Christeson;S. C. Solomon

  • Crustal structure of North Atlantic Fracture Zones

    R. S. Detrick;R. S. White;G. M. Purdy

  • Bathymetry of the mid-atlantic ridge, 24°-31°N: A map series

    G. M. Purdy;J. C. Sempere;H. Schouten;D. L. Dubois

  • Deep structure of the U.S. Atlantic continental margin, offshore South Carolina, from coincident ocean bottom and multichannel seismic data

    W. Steven Holbrook;E. C. Reiter;G. M. Purdy;D. Sawyer

  • Microearthquake characteristics and crustal velocity structure at 29°N on the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge: The architecture of a slow spreading segment

    Cecily J. Wolfe;G. M. Purdy;Douglas R. Toomey;Sean C. Solomon

  • Seismic constraints on shallow crustal emplacement processes at the fast spreading East Pacific Rise

    G. L. Christeson;G. M. Purdy;G. J. Fryer

  • Seismic structure of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental margin

    W. Steven Holbrook;G. M. Purdy;R. E. Sheridan;L. Glover

  • Structure of young upper crust at the East Pacific Rise near 9°30'N

    Gail L Christeson;G. M. Purdy;G. J. Fryer

  • The Eastern End of the Azores-Gibraltar Plate Boundary

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  • Deep seismic reflection data of EDGE U.S. mid-Atlantic continental-margin experiment: Implications for Appalachian sutures and Mesozoic rifting and magmatic underplating

    Robert E. Sheridan;Douglas L. Musser;Lynn Glover;Manik Talwani

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Douglas R. Toomey
Douglas R. Toomey University of Oregon
William S. D. Wilcock
William S. D. Wilcock University of Washington
Gail L. Christeson
Gail L. Christeson The University of Texas at Austin
W. Steven Holbrook
W. Steven Holbrook Virginia Tech
Hans Schouten
Hans Schouten Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Manik Talwani
Manik Talwani Rice University
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul L. Stoffa
Paul L. Stoffa The University of Texas at Austin

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