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D-Index
54
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12032
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2668
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296

Gareth S. Collins 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 Gareth S. Collins sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 334 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gareth S. Collins 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 Gareth S. Collins sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gareth S. Collins is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization across several related subfields. These include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's main areas of investigation revolve around topics such as Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Space Exploration and Technology, and High-pressure Geophysics and Materials.

Gareth S. Collins has contributed to numerous scholarly articles in a variety of respected publication venues. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Icarus

Their recent papers feature research on planetary impacts and space missions, such as:

  • "Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence," 2023, Nature
  • "Momentum transfer from the DART mission kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos," 2023, Nature
  • "Largest recent impact craters on Mars: Orbital imaging and surface seismic co-investigation," 2022, Science
  • "A steeply-inclined trajectory for the Chicxulub impact," 2020, Nature Communications

Collaborations form an important component of their work, frequently co-authoring with researchers such as:

  • I. J. Daubar
  • T. M. Davison
  • Natalia Wójcicka
  • Philippe Lognonné
  • Sabina D. Raducan

Best Publications

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • A strain-based porosity model for use in hydrocode simulations of impacts and implications for transient crater growth in porous targets

    K. Wünnemann;G.S. Collins;H.J. Melosh

  • Modeling damage and deformation in impact simulations

    Gareth S. Collins;H. Jay Melosh;Boris A. Ivanov

  • Earth Impact Effects Program: A Web-based computer program for calculating the regional environmental consequences of a meteoroid impact on Earth

    Gareth S. Collins;H. Jay Melosh;Robert A. Marcus

  • Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars

    W. Bruce Banerdt;Suzanne E. Smrekar;Don Banfield;Domenico Giardini

  • Hydrocode simulations of Chicxulub crater collapse and peak-ring formation

    Gareth S. Collins;H. Jay Melosh;Jo V. Morgan;Mike R. Warner

  • Validation of numerical codes for impact and explosion cratering: Impacts on strengthless and metal targets

    E. Pierazzo;N. Artemieva;N. Artemieva;E. Asphaug;E. C. Baldwin

  • The formation of peak rings in large impact craters

    Joanna V. Morgan;Sean P.S. Gulick;Timothy Bralower;Elise Chenot

  • Scaling of oblique impacts in frictional targets: Implications for crater size and formation mechanisms

    Dirk Elbeshausen;Kai Wünnemann;Gareth S. Collins

  • Constraining the size of the South Pole-Aitken basin impact

    R.W.K. Potter;G.S. Collins;W.S. Kiefer;W.S. Kiefer;P.J. McGovern;P.J. McGovern

  • Numerical modelling of impact melt production in porous rocks

    K. Wünnemann;G.S. Collins;G.R. Osinski

  • Acoustic fluidization and the extraordinary mobility of sturzstroms

    Gareth S. Collins;H. Jay Melosh

  • Improvements to the ɛ-α porous compaction model for simulating impacts into high-porosity solar system objects

    G.S. Collins;H.J. Melosh;K. Wünnemann

  • Peak-ring formation in large impact craters: geophysical constraints from Chicxulub

    J.V. Morgan;M.R. Warner;G.S. Collins;H.J. Melosh

  • Numerical simulations of impact crater formation with dilatancy

    G. S. Collins

  • Impact structures: What does crater diameter mean?

    E.P. Turtle;E. Pierazzo;G.S. Collins;G.R. Osinski

  • The First Day of the Cenozoic

    Sean P.S. Gulick;Timothy J. Bralower;Jens Ormö;Brendon Hall

  • Dynamic modeling suggests terrace zone asymmetry in the Chicxulub crater is caused by target heterogeneity

    Gareth S. Collins;Joanna Morgan;Penny Barton;Gail L. Christeson

  • Asymmetric distribution of lunar impact basins caused by variations in target properties.

    Katarina Miljković;Mark A. Wieczorek;Gareth S. Collins;Matthieu Laneuville

  • How big was the Chesapeake Bay impact? Insight from numerical modeling

    Gareth S. Collins;Kai Wünnemann

  • Evaluation of bicuculline as a GABA antagonist.

    D. W. Straughan;M. J. Neal;M. A. Simmonds;G. G. S. Collins

  • Constraining the Size of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Impact

    R. W. K. Potter;G. S. Collins;D. A. Kring;W. Kiefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Bland
Philip A. Bland Curtin University
David A. Kring
David A. Kring Lunar and Planetary Institute
Joanna Morgan
Joanna Morgan Imperial College London
Sean P.S. Gulick
Sean P.S. Gulick The University of Texas at Austin
H. J. Melosh
H. J. Melosh Purdue University West Lafayette
Gail L. Christeson
Gail L. Christeson The University of Texas at Austin
Mark A. Wieczorek
Mark A. Wieczorek Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Ulrich Riller
Ulrich Riller Universität Hamburg
Nicholas A Teanby
Nicholas A Teanby University of Bristol

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