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Heidrun Kopp 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 Heidrun Kopp sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 260 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heidrun Kopp 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 Heidrun Kopp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heidrun Kopp is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in Geophysics supported by related fields such as Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, Geology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic waves and analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, as well as broader geological and geophysical studies worldwide.

Heidrun Kopp has contributed to various publication venues, with most frequent appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Solid Earth
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Marine Geology

Among recent publications are:

  • The Lithospheric Structure of the Gibraltar Arc System From Wide-Angle Seismic Data (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Seismic evidence for failed rifting in the Ligurian Basin, Western Alpine domain (2020), Solid Earth
  • A first appraisal of the seismogenic and tsunamigenic potential of the largest fault systems in the westernmost Mediterranean (2022), Marine Geology
  • Shear wave splitting in the Alpine region (2021), Geophysical Journal International
  • Relationship Between Subduction Erosion and the Up-Dip Limit of the 2014 Mw 8.1 Iquique Earthquake (2021), Geophysical Research Letters

Their research collaborations frequently involve several co-authors, notably:

  • Dietrich Lange
  • Anke Dannowski
  • Dirk Klaeschen
  • Michael Schnabel
  • Yueyang Xia

The scientific output reflects a sustained engagement with seismic and tectonic processes, as well as methodological advancements in seismic imaging and inversion. The combination of selected publication venues and collaboration networks situates Heidrun Kopp within the broader research community addressing geophysical and oceanographic challenges.

Best Publications

  • Magnetotelluric image of the fluid cycle in the Costa Rican subduction zone

    Tamara Worzewski;Marion Jegen;Heidrun Kopp;Heinrich Brasse

  • The AlpArray Seismic Network: A Large-Scale European Experiment to Image the Alpine Orogen

    György Hetényi;Irene Molinari;John Clinton;Götz Bokelmann

  • P and S velocity structure of the crust and the upper mantle beneath central Java from local tomography inversion

    I. Koulakov;M. Bohm;G. Asch;B.-G. Lühr

  • Backstop geometry and accretionary mechanics of the Sunda margin

    Heidrun Kopp;Nina Kukowski

  • Two-stage Triassic exhumation of HP–UHP terranes in the western Dabie orogen of China: Constraints from structural geology

    Sanzhong Li;Sanzhong Li;Timothy M. Kusky;Guochun Zhao;Xiaochun Liu

  • Thermochronological constraints on two-stage extrusion of HP/UHP terranes in the Dabie–Sulu orogen, east-central China

    Sanzhong Li;Sanzhong Li;Timothy M. Kusky;Guochun Zhao;Xiaochun Liu

  • Crustal structure of the central Sunda margin at the onset of oblique subduction

    Heidrun Kopp;Ernst R. Flueh;Dirk Klaeschen;Jörg Bialas

  • Seismic investigations of the O'Higgins Seamount Group and Juan Fernández Ridge: aseismic ridge emplacement and lithosphere hydration

    Heidrun Kopp;Ernst R. Flueh;Cord Papenberg;Dirk Klaeschen

  • The Java margin revisited: Evidence for subduction erosion off Java

    H. Kopp;E.R. Flueh;C.J. Petersen;W. Weinrebe

  • Joint inversion of active and passive seismic data in Central Java

    Diana Wagner;I. Koulakov;Wolfgang Rabbel;B.-G. Luehr

  • Deep structure of the central Lesser Antilles Island Arc: Relevance for the formation of continental crust

    Heidrun Kopp;Wolfgang Weinzierl;A. Becel;P. Charvis

  • Crustal structure of the Java margin from seismic wide-angle and multichannel reflection data

    Heidrun Kopp;Dirk Klaeschen;Ernst R. Flueh;Jörg Bialas

  • Invited review paper: The control of subduction zone structural complexity and geometry on margin segmentation and seismicity

    Heidrun Kopp

  • The great Sumatra–Andaman earthquakes — Imaging the boundary between the ruptures of the great 2004 and 2005 earthquakes

    Dieter Franke;Michael Schnabel;Stefan Ladage;David R. Tappin

  • A rifted inside corner massif on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 5°S

    T.J Reston;W Weinrebe;I Grevemeyer;E.R Flueh

  • Shallow anatomy of a continent-ocean transition zone in the northern South China Sea from multichannel seismic data

    Junjiang Zhu;Xuelin Qiu;Heidrun Kopp;Huilong Xu

  • Active tectonics of the Calabrian subduction revealed by new multi-beam bathymetric data and high-resolution seismic profiles in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean)

    Marc-André Gutscher;Heidrun Kopp;Sebastian Krastel;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Dehydration of subducting slow-spread oceanic lithosphere in the Lesser Antilles.

    Michele Paulatto;Mireille Laigle;Audrey Galve;Philippe Charvis

  • The updip seismic/aseismic transition of the Sumatra megathrust illuminated by aftershocks of the 2004 Aceh-Andaman and 2005 Nias events

    F. J. Tilmann;T. J. Craig;Ingo Grevemeyer;B. Suwargadi

  • Crustal structure of the Peruvian continental margin from wide-angle seismic studies

    Anne Krabbenhöft;Jörg Bialas;Heidrun Kopp;Nina Kukowski

  • Fossil hot spot‐ridge interaction in the Musicians Seamount Province: Geophysical investigations of hot spot volcanism at volcanic elongated ridges

    H. Kopp;C. Kopp;J. Phipps Morgan;E. R. Flueh

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst R. Flueh
Ernst R. Flueh GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Ingo Grevemeyer
Ingo Grevemeyer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Dirk Klaeschen
Dirk Klaeschen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wayne C. Crawford
Wayne C. Crawford Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Anne Paul
Anne Paul Grenoble Alpes University
Marc-André Gutscher
Marc-André Gutscher Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christian Reichert
Christian Reichert Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Frauke Klingelhoefer
Frauke Klingelhoefer French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Philippe Charvis
Philippe Charvis Université Côte d'Azur
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin

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