G. M. Purdy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by G. M. Purdy between 1973 and 2011, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. G. M. Purdy published across 39 years, from 1973 to 2011, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1993. 1 of the 99 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8

1973 2011

99 publications in total across all disciplines

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G. M. Purdy: publications per year, 1973 to 2011
Year	Publications
1973	1
1974	1
1975	2
1976	1
1977	0
1978	3
1979	8
1980	3
1981	2
1982	7
1983	3
1984	3
1985	5
1986	6
1987	2
1988	2
1989	2
1990	7
1991	3
1992	8
1993	9
1994	6
1995	3
1996	2
1997	0
1998	3
1999	0
2000	1
2001	0
2002	2
2003	0
2004	0
2005	0
2006	2
2007	1
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	1
Total	99

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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 95 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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	95
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
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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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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	38
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
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

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

689
Citations
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

337
Citations
Arc-Continent Collision in Banda Sea Region

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

317
Citations
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

301
Citations
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

299
Citations
Segmentation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 24° N and 30°40' N

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

291
Citations
Crustal structure of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23°N from seismic refraction studies

G. M. Purdy;Robert S. Detrick

289
Citations
The crustal structure of the kane fracture zone from seismic refraction studies

Robert S. Detrick;G. M. Purdy

262
Citations
Microearthquake Characteristics of a Mid-Ocean Ridge along-axis high

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

258
Citations
Microearthquakes beneath Median Valley of Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 23°N: Tomography and tectonics

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

236
Citations
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

228
Citations
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

208
Citations
Crustal structure of North Atlantic Fracture Zones

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

192
Citations
Bathymetry of the mid-atlantic ridge, 24°-31°N: A map series

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

184
Citations
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

182
Citations
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

161
Citations
Seismic constraints on shallow crustal emplacement processes at the fast spreading East Pacific Rise

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

154
Citations
Seismic structure of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental margin

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

150
Citations
Structure of young upper crust at the East Pacific Rise near 9°30'N

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

150
Citations
The Eastern End of the Azores-Gibraltar Plate Boundary

Unknown

120
Citations
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

110
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Douglas R. Toomey University of Oregon

William S. D. Wilcock University of Washington

Gail L. Christeson The University of Texas at Austin

W. Steven Holbrook Virginia Tech

Hans Schouten Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Manik Talwani Rice University

Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

M. Nafi Toksöz MIT

Paul L. Stoffa The University of Texas at Austin

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