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Earth Science 42 5359 4955 92 90 308 5456

Gemma Ercilla publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gemma Ercilla between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gemma Ercilla published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2019. 13 of the 336 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2019. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 6 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1990 2025

336 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gemma Ercilla: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 6
1995 1
1996 7
1997 7
1998 8
1999 4
2000 13
2001 1
2002 7
2003 6
2004 7
2005 6
2006 8
2007 4
2008 25
2009 9
2010 15
2011 10
2012 12
2013 5
2014 16
2015 16
2016 10
2017 10
2018 22
2019 31
2020 16
2021 20
2022 13
2023 4
2024 6
2025 7
Total 336
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Gemma Ercilla 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 Gemma Ercilla 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, 308–317 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: 308 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107 308
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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Gemma Ercilla 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 Gemma Ercilla 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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Overview

Gemma Ercilla is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly contributions have extensively covered subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The scientist's publication record includes a significant number of papers in well-known journals and venues, reflecting their involvement in geological and geophysical research. Notably, they have published 11 papers in Marine Geology and multiple contributions to SSRN Electronic Journal, DIGITAL.CSIC, Geosciences, and Tectonophysics. Their work frequently intersects across various key topics such as geological and geophysical studies worldwide, earthquake and tectonic research, geology and paleoclimatology, geological formations and processes, methane hydrates, geological and geochemical analysis, and landslides and related hazards.

Some of Gemma Ercilla's recent papers include:

  • Offshore Geological Hazards: Charting the Course of Progress and Future Directions, 2021, Oceans
  • Polyphase Tectonic Evolution of Fore-Arc Basin Related to STEP Fault as Revealed by Seismic Reflection Data From the Alboran Sea (W-Mediterranean), 2020, Tectonics
  • Deep-sea litter in the Gulf of Cadiz (Northeastern Atlantic, Spain), 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Multiple factors controlling the deep marine sedimentation of the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean) after the Zanclean Atlantic Mega-flood, 2020, Marine Geology
  • Plio-Quaternary tectonic evolution of the southern margin of the Alboran Basin (Western Mediterranean), 2020, Solid Earth

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gemma Ercilla include Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar, Ferrán Estrada, J.T. Vázquez, David Casas, and Belén Alonso. These collaborations indicate a networked approach to research in the field, with repeated partnerships that span multiple studies.

Gemma Ercilla's work has particularly contributed to understanding tectonic evolution, sedimentation processes, and geological hazards in marine and coastal environments. The coverage of topics such as fore-arc basins, deep-sea litter, and mega-flood sedimentation highlights a broad thematic engagement with geological and environmental processes.

Best Publications

  • Along-slope oceanographic processes and sedimentary products around the Iberian margin

    Francisco Javier Hernández-Molina;Nuno Serra;Dorik A. V. Stow;Estefanía Llave

  • Gas-charged sediments and large pockmark-like features on the Gulf of Cadiz slope (SW. Spain)

    Jesu´s Baraza;Gemma Ercilla

  • Contourite processes associated with the Mediterranean Outflow Water after its exit from the Strait of Gibraltar: Global and conceptual implications

    F.J. Hernandez-Molina;Estefanía Llave;B. Preu;Gemma Ercilla

  • Sedimentary processes in the Selvage sediment‐wave field, NE Atlantic: new insights into the formation of sediment waves by turbidity currents

    Russell B. Wynn;Philip P. E. Weaver;Gemma Ercilla;Dorrik A. V. Stow

  • Structure of mud volcano systems and pockmarks in the region of the Ceuta Contourite Depositional System (Western Alborán Sea)

    Luis Somoza;Teresa Medialdea;Ricardo León;Gemma Ercilla

  • Stratal architecture of Western Mediterranean Margins as the result of the stacking of Quaternary lowstand deposits below ‘glacio-eustatic fluctuation base-level’

    F.L. Chiocci;G. Ercilla;J. Torre

  • Mud volcanoes and gas hydrates in the Anaximander mountains (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)

    V. Lykousis;S. Alexandri;J.M. Woodside;de G. Lange

  • The Le Danois Contourite Depositional System: Interactions between the Mediterranean Outflow Water and the upper Cantabrian slope (North Iberian margin)

    D. Van Rooij;Jorge Iglesias;Francisco J. Hernández-Molina;Gemma Ercilla

  • Significance of bottom currents in deep-sea morphodynamics: An example from the Alboran Sea

    Gemma Ercilla;Carmen Juan;F. Javier Hernández-Molina;Miguel Bruno

  • History of mud diapirism and trigger mechanisms in the Western Alboran Sea

    F. Pérez-Belzuz;B. Alonso;G. Ercilla

  • Potential geologic hazards on the eastern Gulf of Cadiz slope (SW Spain)

    J Baraza;G Ercilla;C H. Nelson

  • Morphosedimentary features and recent depositional architectural model of the Cantabrian continental margin

    G. Ercilla;D. Casas;F. Estrada;J.T. Vázquez

  • Sponge skeletons as an important sink of silicon in the global oceans

    Manuel Maldonado;María López-Acosta;Cèlia Sitjà;Marta García-Puig

  • Impact of pulsed Atlantic water inflow into the Alboran Basin at the time of the Zanclean flooding

    Ferran Estrada;Gemma Ercilla;Christian Gorini;Belén Alonso

  • Turbidity current sediment waves on irregular slopes: observations from the Orinoco sediment–wave field

    Gemma Ercilla;Belén Alonso;Russell B Wynn;Jesús Baraza

  • Sedimentary evolution of the northwestern Alboran Sea during the Quaternary

    G. Ercilla;B. Alonso;J. Baraza

  • Post-Calabrian sequence stratigraphy of the northwestern Alboran Sea (southwestern Mediterranean)

    G Ercilla;B Alonso;J Baraza

  • Pliocene-Quaternary contourites along the northern Gulf of Cadiz margin: sedimentary stacking pattern and regional distribution

    Estefanía Llave;Hugo Matias;F. Javier Hernández-Molina;Gemma Ercilla

  • Contourite vs gravity-flow deposits of the Pleistocene Faro Drift (Gulf of Cadiz): Sedimentological and mineralogical approaches

    Belén Alonso;Gemma Ercilla;David Casas;Dorrik A.V. Stow

  • Cenozoic deformational structures on the Galicia Bank Region (NW Iberian continental margin)

    J.T. Vázquez;T. Medialdea;G. Ercilla;L. Somoza

  • Oceanographic processes and morphosedimentary products along the Iberian margins: A new multidisciplinary approach

    F. Javier Hernández-Molina;Anna Wåhlin;Miguel Bruno;Gemma Ercilla

  • The Magdalena Turbidite System (Caribbean Sea): present-day morphology and architecture model

    Gemma Ercilla;Belén Alonso;Ferran Estrada;Francesco L Chiocci

  • Detection and mapping of cold-water coral mounds and living Lophelia reefs in the Galicia Bank, Atlantic NW Iberia margin

    Luis Somoza;Gemma Ercilla;Victoriano Urgorri;Ricardo León

Frequent Co-Authors

Belén Alonso
Belén Alonso Spanish National Research Council
Elia d'Acremont
Elia d'Acremont Sorbonne University
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina Royal Holloway University of London
Estefanía Llave
Estefanía Llave Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Luis Somoza
Luis Somoza Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar
Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar University of Granada
Francesco Latino Chiocci
Francesco Latino Chiocci Sapienza University of Rome
Dorrik A. V. Stow
Dorrik A. V. Stow Heriot-Watt University
Andrés Maldonado
Andrés Maldonado University of Granada
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona

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