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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4128 3791 1599 1419 279 12753

Ilya Tsvankin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ilya Tsvankin between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ilya Tsvankin published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2011. 5 of the 293 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2011. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1980 2025

293 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ilya Tsvankin: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 3
1995 11
1996 8
1997 8
1998 6
1999 15
2000 14
2001 11
2002 13
2003 7
2004 9
2005 7
2006 15
2007 8
2008 5
2009 11
2010 4
2011 22
2012 15
2013 11
2014 5
2015 3
2016 14
2017 14
2018 4
2019 14
2020 3
2021 9
2022 7
2023 4
2024 3
2025 2
Total 293
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Ilya Tsvankin 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 Ilya Tsvankin 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, 278–287 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: 279 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
278–287 128 279
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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Ilya Tsvankin 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 Ilya Tsvankin 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Ilya Tsvankin is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their expertise spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work deals extensively with topics related to seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismic waves and analysis, drilling and well engineering, geophysical methods and applications, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, as well as advanced numerical methods in computational mathematics.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ilya Tsvankin include:

  • Mimetic finite-difference coupled-domain solver for anisotropic media, 2020, Geophysics
  • Facies-based full-waveform inversion for anisotropic media: a North Sea case study, 2021, Geophysical Prospecting
  • Full-waveform inversion with borehole constraints for elastic VTI media, 2020, Geophysics
  • Elastic FWI for orthorhombic media with lithologic constraints applied via machine learning, 2021, Geophysics
  • Tensorial elastodynamics for coupled acoustic/elastic anisotropic media: incorporating bathymetry, 2021, Geophysical Journal International

Frequent co-authors of Tsvankin's work include:

  • Yanhua Liu
  • Sagar Singh
  • Qi Hao
  • Ehsan Zabihi Naeini
  • Jeffrey Shragge

Tsvankin has published mostly in the following venues, indicating focused research activity in these journals and conferences:

  • Geophysics
  • Second International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Geophysical Prospecting
  • Geophysical Journal International

The research contributions emphasize numerical and computational approaches applied to seismic data interpretation and anisotropic media characterization, reflecting multidisciplinary approaches within geophysical exploration and engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Velocity analysis for transversely isotropic media

    Tariq Alkhalifah;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Seismic signatures and analysis of reflection data in anisotropic media

    Ilya Tsvankin

  • Anisotropic parameters and P-wave velocity for orthorhombic media

    Ilya Tsvankin

  • Nonhyperbolic reflection moveout in anisotropic media

    Ilya Tsvankin;Leon Thomsen

  • Seismic Signatures and Analysis of Reflection Data in Anisotropic Media

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  • Estimation of fracture parameters from reflection seismic data—Part I: HTI model due to a single fracture set

    Andrey Bakulin;Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin

  • P-wave signatures and notation for transversely isotropic media: An overview

    Ilya Tsvankin

  • 3-D description of normal moveout in anisotropic inhomogeneous media

    Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Reflection moveout and parameter estimation for horizontal transverse isotropy

    Ilya Tsvankin

  • Estimation of fracture parameters from reflection seismic data—Part III: Fractured models with monoclinic symmetry

    Andrey Bakulin;Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Using AVO for fracture detection: Analytic basis and practical solutions

    Andreas Rueger;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Seismic anisotropy in exploration and reservoir characterization: An overview

    Ilya Tsvankin;James Gaiser;Vladimir Grechka;Mirko van der Baan

  • Seismology of Azimuthally Anisotropic Media and Seismic Fracture Characterization

    Ilya Tsvankin;Vladimir Grechka

  • Plane-wave propagation in attenuative transversely isotropic media

    Yaping Zhu;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Generalized Dix equation and analytic treatment of normal-moveout velocity for anisotropic media*

    Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin;Jack K. Cohen

  • 3-D moveout velocity analysis and parameter estimation for orthorhombic media

    Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Feasibility of nonhyperbolic moveout inversion in transversely isotropic media

    Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Inversion of reflection traveltimes for transverse isotropy

    Ilya Tsvankin;Leon Thomsen

  • 3-D moveout inversion in azimuthally anisotropic media with lateral velocity variation: Theory and a case study

    Vladimir Grechka;Ilya Tsvankin

  • Normal moveout from dipping reflectors in anisotropic media

    Ilya Tsvankin

  • Joint inversion of P- and PS-waves in orthorhombic media: Theory and a physical modeling study

    Vladimir Grechka;Stephen Theophanis;Ilya Tsvankin

Frequent Co-Authors

Vladimir Grechka
Vladimir Grechka Marathon Oil (United States)
Tariq Alkhalifah
Tariq Alkhalifah King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Laxmidhar Behera
Laxmidhar Behera Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Martin Landrø
Martin Landrø Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Matthew M. Haney
Matthew M. Haney Alaska Volcano Observatory
Michael Batzle
Michael Batzle Colorado School of Mines
Xinming Wu
Xinming Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Mirko van der Baan
Mirko van der Baan University of Alberta

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