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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5615 5193 161 155 233 5492

Giulio Viola publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Giulio Viola between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Giulio Viola published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 33 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 10 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 15 publications
1995 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Giulio Viola: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 3
2002 0
2003 2
2004 2
2005 4
2006 8
2007 6
2008 6
2009 6
2010 3
2011 6
2012 1
2013 10
2014 13
2015 10
2016 12
2017 14
2018 8
2019 15
2020 23
2021 13
2022 20
2023 19
2024 18
2025 15
Total 241
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Giulio Viola 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 Giulio Viola 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, 228–237 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: 233 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
228–237 262 233
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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Giulio Viola 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 Giulio Viola 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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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Overview

Giulio Viola is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics. Their research spans several subfields, including Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, Atmospheric Science, and Epidemiology, reflecting a diverse scientific interest.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, prominently featuring earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and geological and geophysical studies worldwide. Additional areas of work include high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Giulio Viola has published frequently in several scientific journals. The most common venues for their work include the Journal of Structural Geology, Solid Earth, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Tectonics, and Scientific Reports.

Some recent publications illustrate the scope and nature of their work:

  • The Sveconorwegian orogeny, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Architecture and evolution of an extensionally-inverted thrust (Mt. Tancia Thrust, Central Apennines): Geological, structural, geochemical, and K-Ar geochronological constraints, 2020, Journal of Structural Geology
  • "Brittle structural facies" analysis: A diagnostic method to unravel and date multiple slip events of long-lived faults, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Syn-Orogenic Exhumation of High-P Units by Upward Extrusion in an Accretionary Wedge: Insights From the Eastern Elba Nappe Stack (Northern Apennines, Italy), 2021, Tectonics
  • Disproving the Presence of Paleozoic-Triassic Metamorphic Rocks on the Island of Zannone (Central Italy): Implications for the Early Stages of the Tyrrhenian-Apennines Tectonic Evolution, 2020, Tectonics

Throughout their career, Giulio Viola has collaborated extensively with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Gianluca Vignaroli, Roelant van der Lelij, Manuel Curzi, Luca Aldega, and Francesco Giuntoli.

Best Publications

  • Orogen styles in the East African Orogen: A review of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian tectonic evolution.

    H. Fritz;M. Abdelsalam;K.A. Ali;B. Bingen

  • A four-phase model for the Sveconorwegian orogeny, SW Scandinavia

    Bernard Bingen;Øystein Nordgulen;Giulio Viola

  • Geochronology of the Precambrian crust in the Mozambique belt in NE Mozambique, and implications for Gondwana assembly

    B. Bingen;J. Jacobs;G. Viola;I.H.C. Henderson

  • Late Oligocene‐Neogene evolution of Europe‐Adria collision: New structural and geochronological evidence from the Giudicarie fault system (Italian Eastern Alps)

    Giulio Viola;Neil S. Mancktelow;Diane Seward

  • Preferential distribution along transcontinental corridors of kimberlites and related rocks of Southern Africa

    Hielke A. Jelsma;Maarten J. de Wit;Christien Thiart;Paul H.G.M. Dirks

  • Geochronological constraints on the evolution of the Periadriatic Fault System (Alps)

    Wolfgang Müller;Giacomo Prosser;Neil S. Mancktelow;Igor M. Villa

  • The DAV and Periadriatic fault systems in the Eastern Alps south of the Tauern window

    Neil S. Mancktelow;Daniel F. Stöckli;Balz Grollimund;Wolfgang Müller

  • Structure and shearing conditions in the Day Nui Con Voi massif: Implications for the evolution of the Red River shear zone in northern Vietnam

    R. Anczkiewicz;G. Viola;Othmar Müntener;M. F. Thirlwall

  • Patterns of stress and strain rate in southern Africa

    Peter Bird;Zvi Ben-Avraham;Zvi Ben-Avraham;Gerald Schubert;Marco Andreoli;Marco Andreoli

  • Growth and collapse of a deeply eroded orogen: Insights from structural, geophysical, and geochronological constraints on the Pan-African evolution of NE Mozambique

    G. Viola;I. H. C. Henderson;B. Bingen;R. J. Thomas

  • The Sveconorwegian orogeny

    Bernard Bingen;Giulio Viola;Charlotte Möller;Jacqueline Vander Auwera

  • Offshore mud volcanoes and onland faulting in southwestern Africa: neotectonic implications and constraints on the regional stress field

    Giulio Viola;Marco Andreoli;Zvi Ben-Avraham;Zvi Ben-Avraham;Ingrid Stengel

  • Analogue modelling of reverse fault reactivation in strike–slip and transpressive regimes: application to the Giudicarie fault system, Italian Eastern Alps

    G Viola;F Odonne;N.S Mancktelow

  • Brittle tectonic evolution along the western margin of South Africa: More than 500 Myr of continued reactivation

    G. Viola;A. Kounov;M.A.G. Andreoli;M.A.G. Andreoli;J. Mattila

  • Cyclic frictional‐viscous slip oscillations along the base of an advancing nappe complex: Insights into brittle‐ductile nappe emplacement mechanisms from the Naukluft Nappe Complex, central Namibia

    Giulio Viola;Neil S. Mancktelow;Jodie A. Miller

  • Deconvoluting complex structural histories archived in brittle fault zones.

    Giulio Viola;Thomas Scheiber;Ola Fredin;Horst Zwingmann

  • Structural and temporal evolution of a reactivated brittle-ductile fault - Part II: Timing of fault initiation and reactivation by K-Ar dating of synkinematic illite/muscovite

    E. Torgersen;G. Viola;Horst Zwingmann;Horst Zwingmann;Horst Zwingmann;C.R. Harris

  • Manual extraction of bedrock lineaments from high-resolution LiDAR data: methodological bias and human perception

    Thomas Scheiber;Ola Fredin;Giulio Viola;Alexandra Jarna

  • Denudation along the Atlantic passive margin : new insights from apatite fission-track analysis on the western coast of South Africa

    A. Kounov;Giulio Viola;M. de Wit;M. A. G. Andreoli

  • The grenvillian-sveconorwegian orogeny in fennoscandia: Back-thrusting and extensional shearing along the "mylonite zone"

    Giulio Viola;I. H. C. Henderson;B. Bingen;B. W. H. Hendriks

  • Mesoproterozoic geology of the Nampula Block, northern Mozambique: Tracing fragments of Mesoproterozoic crust in the heart of Gondwana

    P. H Macey;R. J. Thomas;G. H. Grantham;B. A. Ingram

  • Present denudation rates at selected sections of the South African escarpment and the elevated continental interior based on cosmogenic 3He and 21Ne

    A. Kounov;S. Niedermann;M. J. de Wit;G. Viola

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Bingen
Bernard Bingen Université Libre de Bruxelles
Robert J. Thomas
Robert J. Thomas Council for Geoscience
Horst Zwingmann
Horst Zwingmann Kyoto University
Luca Aldega
Luca Aldega Sapienza University of Rome
Jochen Knies
Jochen Knies University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Francesco Mazzarini
Francesco Mazzarini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Zvi Ben-Avraham
Zvi Ben-Avraham Tel Aviv University
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd University of Ottawa
Igor M. Villa
Igor M. Villa University of Milano-Bicocca
Axel H. E. Müller
Axel H. E. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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