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2026

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D-Index
69
Citations
14770
World Ranking
1073
National Ranking
9

Haakon Fossen 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 Haakon Fossen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 256 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Haakon Fossen 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 Haakon Fossen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Haakon Fossen is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research portfolio includes over a hundred publications predominantly focused on areas such as Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geology, with additional work in Artificial Intelligence and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work addresses several main topics including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Fossen has contributed to various scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Basin Research
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Tectonics

Their recent papers include:

  • "Fold geometry and folding - a review", 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Adamastor - an ocean that never existed?", 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "A critical discussion of the subduction-collision model for the Neoproterozoic Araçuaí-West Congo orogen", 2020, Precambrian Research
  • "From widespread faulting to localised rifting: Evidence from K-Ar fault gouge dates from the Norwegian North Sea rift shoulder", 2021, Basin Research
  • "The Patos-Pernambuco shear system of NE Brazil: Partitioned intracontinental transcurrent deformation revealed by enhanced aeromagnetic data", 2022, Journal of Structural Geology

Fossen frequently collaborates with other researchers including Carolina Cavalcante, Marit Stokke Bauck, Robert L. Gawthorpe, Thilo Wrona, and Leonardo Lagoeiro.

Their academic contributions also extend to authorship in book publishing, including a recent title with Cambridge University Press named "Plate Tectonics," published in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Deformation bands in sandstone: a review

    Haakon Fossen;Richard A. Schultz;Zoe K. Shipton;Karen Mair

  • The deformation matrix for simultaneous simple shearing, pure shearing and volume change, and its application to transpression-transtension tectonics

    Haakon Fossen;Basil Tikoff

  • Structural Geology by Haakon Fossen

    Haakon Fossen

  • Shear zones – A review

    Haakon Fossen;Haakon Fossen;Geane Carolina G. Cavalcante

  • Fault linkage and relay structures in extensional settings—A review

    Haakon Fossen;Haakon Fossen;Atle Rotevatn

  • Extended models of transpression and transtension, and application to tectonic settings

    Haakon Fossen;Basil Tikoff

  • From the Early Paleozoic Platforms of Baltica and Laurentia to the Caledonide Orogen of Scandinavia and Greenland

    David G. Gee;Haakon Fossen;Niels Henriksen;Anthony K. Higgins

  • Simultaneous pure and simple shear: the unifying deformation matrix

    Basil Tikoff;Haakon Fossen

  • Strain modeling of transpressional and transtensional deformation

    Haakon Fossen;Basil Tikoff;Christian Teyssier;H. Fossen

  • Deformation bands and their influence on fluid flow

    Haakon Fossen;Arthur Bale

  • The limitations of three-dimensional kinematic vorticity analysis

    Basil Tikoff;Haakon Fossen

  • The role of extensional tectonics in the Caledonides of south Norway

    Haakon Fossen

  • Dependence of displacement-length scaling relations for fractures and deformation bands on the volumetric changes across them

    Richard A. Schultz;Roger Soliva;Haakon Fossen;Chris H. Okubo

  • Extensional tectonics in the North Atlantic Caledonides: a regional view

    Haakon Fossen

  • Seismic facies analysis using machine learning

    Thilo Wrona;Indranil Pan;Robert L. Gawthorpe;Haakon Fossen

  • Timing and kinematics of Caledonian thrusting and extensional collapse, southern Norway: evidence from 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology

    Haakon Fossen;W.James Dunlap

  • Extensional tectonics in the Caledonides: Synorogenic or postorogenic?

    Haakon Fossen

  • Geometric analysis and scaling relations of deformation bands in porous sandstone

    Haakon Fossen;Jonny Hesthammer

  • Displacement–length scaling in three dimensions: the importance of aspect ratio and application to deformation bands

    Richard A. Schultz;Haakon Fossen

  • Reactivation of intrabasement structures during rifting - A case study from offshore southern Norway

    Thomas Brian Phillips;Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson;Rebecca E. Bell;Oliver Duffy

  • Fault facies and its application to sandstone reservoirs

    Alvar Braathen;Jan Tveranger;Haakon Fossen;Tore Skar

Frequent Co-Authors

Atle Rotevatn
Atle Rotevatn University of Bergen
Robert L. Gawthorpe
Robert L. Gawthorpe University of Bergen
Rebecca E. Bell
Rebecca E. Bell Imperial College London
Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
Basil Tikoff
Basil Tikoff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christian Teyssier
Christian Teyssier University of Minnesota
Christopher A.-L. Jackson
Christopher A.-L. Jackson Imperial College London
Richard A. Schultz
Richard A. Schultz The University of Texas at Austin
Alvar Braathen
Alvar Braathen University of Oslo
Donna L. Whitney
Donna L. Whitney University of Minnesota

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