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D-Index
60
Citations
10447
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1950
National Ranking
115

Geoffrey F. Davies 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 Geoffrey F. Davies sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 139 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geoffrey F. Davies 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 Geoffrey F. Davies sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Geoffrey F. Davies is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their academic career includes recognition as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an honor awarded in 1992.

The researcher's work spans multiple scientific fields, although specific areas of study, paper titles, coauthors, or publication venues are not documented in the available data.

No listing of recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues is provided, which limits detailed insights into the precise scope or impact of their research output.

Similarly, there is no explicit record of book publications or noted specializations within subfields of study. The absence of detailed topic information prevents identification of the main scientific themes addressed in their work.

Overall, the available information highlights an established scientific career marked by recognition from a major geophysical society and affiliation with a prominent university, but does not provide further specifics on individual publications, research themes, or collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Ocean bathymetry and mantle convection: 1. Large-scale flow and hotspots

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • On the emergence of plate tectonics

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Mantle plumes and continental tectonics.

    R. I. Hill;I. H. Campbell;G. F. Davies;R. W. Griffiths

  • Thermal histories of convective Earth models and constraints on radiogenic heat production in the Earth

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Homogeneity and Constitution of the Earth's Lower Mantle and Outer Core

    G.F. Davies;A.M. Dziewonski

  • Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Geophysical and isotopic constraints on mantle convection: An interim synthesis

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Magma transport of heat on Io: A mechanism allowing a thick lithosphere

    Thomas C. O'Reilly;Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Penetration of plates and plumes through the mantle transition zone

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Punctuated tectonic evolution of the earth

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Effective elastic moduli under hydrostatic stress—I. quasi-harmonic theory

    Unknown

  • Genesis of flood basalts from eclogite‐bearing mantle plumes

    Matthew J. Cordery;Geoffrey F. Davies;Ian H. Campbell

  • Whole-mantle convection and plate tectonics

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Role of the lithosphere in mantle convection

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Thermomechanical erosion of the lithosphere by mantle plumes

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Mantle plumes, mantle stirring and hotspot chemistry

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Effects of plate and slab viscosities on the geoid

    Shijie Zhong;Geoffrey F Davies

  • Stirring geochemistry in mantle convection models with stiff plates and slabs

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Effect of plate bending on the Urey ratio and the thermal evolution of the mantle

    Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Mixing in numerical models of mantle convection incorporating plate kinematics

    Michael Gurnis;Geoffrey F. Davies

  • Mantle Convection

    Unknown

  • Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection

    Geoffrey F. Davies;Norman H. Sleep

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian H. Campbell
Ian H. Campbell Australian National University
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
Thomas J. Ahrens
Thomas J. Ahrens California Institute of Technology
Don L. Anderson
Don L. Anderson California Institute of Technology
Mark A. Richards
Mark A. Richards University of California, Berkeley
Jeroen van Hunen
Jeroen van Hunen Durham University
Ross W. Griffiths
Ross W. Griffiths Australian National University
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Shijie Zhong
Shijie Zhong University of Colorado Boulder
Michael Gurnis
Michael Gurnis California Institute of Technology

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