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Earth Science 86 360 309 190 158 323 25996

Göran Ekström publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Göran Ekström between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Göran Ekström published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2008. 7 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2008. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1985 2025

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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Göran Ekström: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 2
1987 8
1988 7
1989 8
1990 5
1991 8
1992 8
1993 10
1994 10
1995 6
1996 9
1997 12
1998 11
1999 7
2000 9
2001 14
2002 9
2003 14
2004 11
2005 8
2006 14
2007 10
2008 23
2009 12
2010 10
2011 8
2012 2
2013 9
2014 14
2015 5
2016 7
2017 9
2018 7
2019 7
2020 4
2021 6
2022 3
2023 4
2024 3
2025 4
Total 338
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Göran Ekström 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 Göran Ekström 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, 318–327 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: 323 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
318–327 93 323
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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Göran Ekström 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 Göran Ekström 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, 86 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: 86 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 86
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Göran Ekström is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to geophysics. Key subfields include geophysics, artificial intelligence, oceanography, management, monitoring, policy and law, and atmospheric science.

Their work covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Earthquake detection and analysis
  • Seismology and earthquake studies

Göran Ekström has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Geophysical Journal International (7 publications)
  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors (2 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (1 publication)
  • Seismological Research Letters (1 publication)
  • Nature (1 publication)

Recent notable papers include:

  • "The 28 November 2020 Landslide, Tsunami, and Outburst Flood - A Hazard Cascade Associated With Rapid Deglaciation at Elliot Creek, British Columbia, Canada" (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Global reference seismological data sets: multimode surface wave dispersion" (2021), published in Geophysical Journal International
  • "Controls on surface wave overtone interference" (2021), published in Geophysical Journal International
  • "Three-dimensional seismic anisotropy in the Pacific upper mantle from inversion of a surface-wave dispersion data set" (2022), published in Geophysical Journal International
  • "The Pacific OBS Research into Convecting Asthenosphere (ORCA) Experiment" (2021), published in Seismological Research Letters

Frequent co-authors of Göran Ekström include:

  • P. Moulik
  • A. J. Schaeffer
  • Keith Priestley
  • M. Nettles
  • Paul G. Richards

Throughout their career, Göran Ekström has received recognition as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 and was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • The global CMT project 2004–2010: Centroid-moment tensors for 13,017 earthquakes

    G. Ekström;M. Nettles;A.M. Dziewoński

  • The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004

    Thorne Lay;Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori;Charles J. Ammon;Meredith Nettles

  • Anisotropic shear‐wave velocity structure of the Earth's mantle: A global model

    B. Kustowski;B. Kustowski;G. Ekström;A. M. Dziewoński

  • The Italian CMT dataset from 1977 to the present

    S. Pondrelli;S. Salimbeni;G. Ekström;A. Morelli

  • The unique anisotropy of the Pacific upper mantle

    Göran Ekström;Adam M. Dziewonski

  • Measurements and global models of surface wave propagation

    Göran Ekström;Jeroen Tromp;Erik W. F. Larson

  • A Common Origin for Aftershocks, Foreshocks, and Multiplets

    Karen R. Felzer;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Göran Ekström

  • Determination of surface-wave phase velocities across USArray from noise and Aki's spectral formulation

    Göran Ekström;Geoffrey A. Abers;Spahr C. Webb

  • Simple Scaling of Catastrophic Landslide Dynamics

    Göran Ekström;Colin P. Stark

  • European–Mediterranean regional centroid-moment tensors: 1997–2000

    S. Pondrelli;A. Morelli;G. Ekström;S. Mazza

  • Evidence of bias in estimations of earthquake size

    Göran Ekström;Adam M. Dziewonski

  • Triggering of the 1999 MW 7.1 Hector Mine earthquake by aftershocks of the 1992 MW 7.3 Landers earthquake

    Karen R. Felzer;Thorsten W. Becker;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Göran Ekström

  • A global model of Love and Rayleigh surface wave dispersion and anisotropy, 25–250 s

    Göran Ekström

  • A radial model of anelasticity consistent with long-period surface-wave attenuation

    Joseph J. Durek;Göran Ekström

  • Global seismicity of 2003: centroid–moment-tensor solutions for 1087 earthquakes

    G. Ekström;A.M. Dziewoński;N.N. Maternovskaya;M. Nettles

  • Ambient Earth noise: A survey of the Global Seismographic Network

    Jonathan Berger;Peter Davis;Göran Ekström

  • Centroid-moment tensor solutions for October–December 1995

    A.M. Dziewonski;G. Ekström;M.P. Salganik

  • Seismic strain rates in regions of distributed continental deformation

    Göran Ekström;Philip England

  • Ice-front variation and tidewater behavior on Helheim and Kangerdlugssuaq Glaciers, Greenland

    Ian Joughin;Ian Howat;Richard B. Alley;Goran Ekstrom

  • Seasonality and Increasing Frequency of Greenland Glacial Earthquakes

    Göran Ekström;Göran Ekström;Meredith Nettles;Meredith Nettles;Victor C. Tsai;Victor C. Tsai

  • Models of the mantle shear velocity and discontinuities in the pattern of lateral heterogeneities

    Yu J. Gu;Adam M. Dziewonski;Weijia Su;Göran Ekström

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam M. Dziewonski
Adam M. Dziewonski Harvard University
James L. Davis
James L. Davis Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
John H. Woodhouse
John H. Woodhouse University of Oxford
Gordon S. Hamilton
Gordon S. Hamilton University of Maine
Andreas P. Ahlstrøm
Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Shfaqat Abbas Khan
Shfaqat Abbas Khan Technical University of Denmark
Andrea Morelli
Andrea Morelli National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Rachel E. Abercrombie
Rachel E. Abercrombie Boston University
Lapo Boschi
Lapo Boschi University of Padua

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