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Hans-Joachim Massonne

Hans-Joachim Massonne

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 3038 2771 199 186 262 10081

Hans-Joachim Massonne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans-Joachim Massonne between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans-Joachim Massonne published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2018. 9 of the 274 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2018. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

274 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans-Joachim Massonne: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 3
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 2
2003 6
2004 5
2005 4
2006 4
2007 16
2008 10
2009 12
2010 5
2011 14
2012 11
2013 12
2014 5
2015 11
2016 18
2017 17
2018 22
2019 20
2020 16
2021 15
2022 7
2023 8
2024 8
2025 1
Total 274
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Hans-Joachim Massonne 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 Hans-Joachim Massonne 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, 258–267 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: 262 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
258–267 185 262
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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Hans-Joachim Massonne 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 Hans-Joachim Massonne 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 52
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

Hans-Joachim Massonne is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Geophysics, as evidenced by a significant number of publications in this subfield. They have also contributed to studies in Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Materials Chemistry, and Paleontology.

Massonne's work spans several key topics within geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials. Additionally, their research covers geochemistry and geologic mapping, mineralogy and gemology studies, as well as geochemistry and elemental analysis and geological formations and processes exploration.

Frequent coauthors include Botao Li, Junfeng Zhang, Dražen Balen, Wentao Cao, and Giovanni Musumeci. This collaborative network reflects interdisciplinary approaches within geosciences.

The scientist's publication record includes articles in major venues such as the Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Lithos, Terra Nova, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, and Tectonophysics. The Journal of Metamorphic Geology stands out as the most frequent publication venue.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Massonne include:

  • The closure of the Rocas Verdes Basin and early tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Magallanes Fold-and-Thrust Belt, southern Patagonian Andes (52-54°S), 2020, Tectonophysics
  • Zoning of eclogitic garnet cores - a key pattern demonstrating the dominance of tectonic erosion as part of the burial process of worldwide occurring eclogites, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • The Main Central Thrust zone along the Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga valleys (Garhwal Himalaya, NW India): Insights into an inverted metamorphic sequence, 2020, Lithos
  • High-P (P = 1.5-1.8 GPa) blueschist from Elba: Implications for underthrusting and exhumation of continental units in the Northern Apennines, 2020, Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • Kyanite-garnet granulite from the Andrelândia nappe system, Brasília belt, registers two late Neoproterozoic metamorphic cycles, 2021, Precambrian Research

Best Publications

  • Phengite geobarometry based on the limiting assemblage with K-feldspar, phlogopite, and quartz

    Hans Joachim Massonne;Werner Schreyer

  • Diapirs as the source of the sediment signature in arc lavas

    Mark D. Behn;Peter B. Kelemen;Greg Hirth;Bradley R. Hacker

  • Thermodynamic properties of white micas on the basis of high-pressure experiments in the systems K2OMgOAl2O3SiO2H2O and K2OFeOAl3O3SiO2H3O

    Hans-Joachim Massonne;Zbigniew Szpurka

  • Microdiamond daughter crystals precipitated from supercritical COH + silicate fluids included in garnet, Erzgebirge, Germany

    Bernhard Stöckhert;Johannes Duyster;Claudia Trepmann;Hans-Joachim Massonne

  • Stability field of the high-pressure assemblage talc+phengite and two new phengite barometers

    Hans-Joachim Massonne;Werner Schreyer

  • The low‐high quartz and quartz‐coesite transition to 40 kbar between 600° and 1600°C and some reconnaissance data on the effect of NaAlO2 component on the low quartz‐coesite transition

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  • A comparison of the evolution of diamondiferous quartz-rich rocks from the Saxonian Erzgebirge and the Kokchetav Massif: are so-called diamondiferous gneisses magmatic rocks?

    Hans-Joachim Massonne

  • History of crustal growth and recycling at the Pacific convergent margin of South America at latitudes 29°–36° S revealed by a U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotope study of detrital zircon from late Paleozoic accretionary systems

    A.P. Willner;A.P. Willner;A. Gerdes;H.-J. Massonne

  • Microdiamonds from the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany: in situ micro-Raman characterisation

    Lutz Nasdala;Hans-Joachim Massonne

  • A counterclockwise PTt path of high-pressure/low-temperature rocks from the Coastal Cordillera accretionary complex of south-central Chile: constraints for the earliest stage of subduction mass flow

    A.P. Willner;J. Glodny;T.V. Gerya;T.V. Gerya;E. Godoy

  • Microdiamonds from the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany: in situ micro-Raman characterisation;Microdiamonds from the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany: in situ micro-Raman characterisation

    Lutz Nasdala;Hans-Joachim Massonne

  • Pressure-temperature-time-deformation path of kyanite-bearing migmatitic paragneiss in the Kali Gandaki Valley (central Nepal); investigation of late Eocene-early Oligocene melting processes

    Salvatore Iaccarino;Chiara Montomoli;Rodolfo Carosi;Hans Joachim Massonne

  • First find of coesite in the ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic area of the central Erzgebirge, Germany

    Hans-Joachim Massonne

  • The geodynamics of collision of a microplate (Chilenia) in Devonian times deduced by the pressure–temperature–time evolution within part of a collisional belt (Guarguaraz Complex, W-Argentina)

    Arne P. Willner;Arne P. Willner;Axel Gerdes;Hans-Joachim Massonne;Alexander Schmidt

  • Formation of Amphibole and Clinozoisite–Epidote in Eclogite owing to Fluid Infiltration during Exhumation in a Subduction Channel

    H.-J. Massonne

  • A high precision U–Pb age of metamorphic rutile in coesite-bearing eclogite from the Dabie Mountains in central China: a new constraint on the cooling history

    Qiuli Li;Shuguang Li;Yong-Fei Zheng;Huimin Li

  • The Bohemian Massif and the NW Himalaya

    Hans-Joachim Massonne;Patrick J. O’brien

  • Phase relations and dehydration behaviour of psammopelite and mid-ocean ridge basalt at very-low-grade to low-grade metamorphic conditions

    Hans-Joachim Massonne;Arne P. Willner;Arne P. Willner

  • Dating of zircon and monazite from diamondiferous quartzofeldspathic rocks of the Saxonian Erzgebirge – hints at burial and exhumation velocities

    H. Massonne;Allen Kennedy;L. Nasdala;T. Theye

  • Metamorphic and plutonic basement complexes

    Francisco Hervé;Victor Faundez;Mauricio Calderón;Hans Joachim Massonne

  • High-pressure syntheses and X-ray properties of white micas in the system K2O-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O

    H. J Massonne;W Schreyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Arne P. Willner
Arne P. Willner Ruhr University Bochum
Léo Afraneo Hartmann
Léo Afraneo Hartmann Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Francisco Hervé
Francisco Hervé Andrés Bello University
Axel Gerdes
Axel Gerdes Goethe University Frankfurt
Junfeng Zhang
Junfeng Zhang China University of Geosciences
Cees R. van Staal
Cees R. van Staal Geological Survey of Canada
Chiara Montomoli
Chiara Montomoli University of Turin
Bernhard Stöckhert
Bernhard Stöckhert Ruhr University Bochum
Stuart N. Thomson
Stuart N. Thomson University of Arizona
Friedrich Koller
Friedrich Koller University of Vienna

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