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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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 308 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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