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J. Brendan Murphy 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 J. Brendan Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 349 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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J. Brendan Murphy 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 J. Brendan Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

J. Brendan Murphy is affiliated with St. Francis Xavier University in Canada and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant focus on Geophysics, Paleontology, Geology, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their body of work reflects an extensive engagement with geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, as well as paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Their recent publications highlight broad themes related to supercontinent cycles and crustal formation processes. Notable papers include "The supercontinent cycle" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, "Critical role of water in the formation of continental crust" (2020) in Nature Geoscience, "Gondwana's interlinked peripheral orogens" (2021) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, "Paleomagnetic constraints on the duration of the Australia-Laurentia connection in the core of the Nuna supercontinent" (2020) in Geology, and "The role of megacontinents in the supercontinent cycle" (2020) also published in Geology.

Throughout their career, Murphy has frequently collaborated with several researchers. These frequent co-authors include Zheng-Xiang Li, R. Damian Nance, William J. Collins, Ross N. Mitchell, and Sergei Pisarevsky.

Their work has been published predominantly in specialized geological and earth science journals and conference series. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geology

Murphy's primary fields of study and expertise can be summarized as:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

With a focus on subfields:

  • Geophysics
  • Paleontology
  • Geology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

The main topics of their research include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

J. Brendan Murphy has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, reflecting professional acknowledgment within the geological community.

Best Publications

  • The supercontinent cycle: A retrospective essay

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy;M. Santosh;M. Santosh

  • Evolution of the Rheic Ocean

    R. Damian Nance;Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;J. Duncan Keppie;Ulf Linnemann

  • Linking collisional and accretionary orogens during Rodinia assembly and breakup: Implications for models of supercontinent cycles

    Peter Anthony Cawood;Robin A. Strachan;Sergei A. Pisarevsky;Dmitry P. Gladkochub

  • Two contrasting Phanerozoic orogenic systems revealed by hafnium isotope data

    William J. Collins;William J. Collins;Elena A. Belousova;Anthony I. S. Kemp;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Contrasting basement isotopic signatures and the palinspastic restoration of peripheral orogens: Example from the Neoproterozoic Avalonian-Cadomian belt

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Origin of the Rheic Ocean: rifting along a Neoproterozoic suture?

    J. Brendan Murphy;Gabriel Gutierrez-Alonso;R. Damian Nance;Javier Fernandez-Suarez

  • A Cordilleran model for the evolution of Avalonia

    R.Damian Nance;J.Brendan Murphy;J.Duncan Keppie

  • Neoproterozoic—Early Paleozoic evolution of peri-Gondwanan terranes: implications for Laurentia-Gondwana connections

    J. Brendan Murphy;Sergei A. Pisarevsky;R. Damian Nance;J. Duncan Keppie

  • Supercontinent model for the contrasting character of Late Proterozoic orogenic belts

    J. Brendan Murphy;R. Damian Nance

  • A brief history of the Rheic Ocean

    R. Damian Nance;Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;J. Duncan Keppie;Ulf Linnemann

  • Neoproterozoic-early Palaeozoic tectonostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the peri-Gondwanan terranes: Amazonian v. West African connections

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy;Rob A. Strachan;J. Duncan Keppie

  • Basement isotopic signatures and Neoproterozoic paleogeography of Avalonian-Cadomian and related terranes in the Circum-North Atlantic

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Tethyan, Mediterranean, and Pacific analogues for the Neoproterozoic-Paleozoic birth and development of peri-Gondwanan terranes and their transfer to Laurentia and Laurussia

    J.Duncan Keppie;R.Damian Nance;J.Brendan Murphy;J. Dostal

  • Diachronous post-orogenic magmatism within a developing orocline in Iberia, European Variscides

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Teresa E. Jeffries;Stephen T. Johnston

  • Model for the evolution of the Avalonian-Cadomian belt

    J. Brendan Murphy;R. Damian Nance

  • Late Proterozoic tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Avalonian and Cadomian terranes

    R.D. Nance;J.B. Murphy;R.A. Strachan;R.S. D'Lemos

  • Provenance and tectonic evolution of Ganderia: Constraints on the evolution of the Iapetus and Rheic oceans

    Cees R. van Staal;Sandra M. Barr;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Proto-Avalonia: A 1.2–1.0 Ga tectonothermal event and constraints for the evolution of Rodinia

    J. B. Murphy;Rob Strachan;R. D. Nance;K. D. Parker

  • Late Neoproterozoic and Early Cambrian palaeogeography: models and problems

    Sergei Pisarevsky;Sergei Pisarevsky;J.B. Murphy;Peter Cawood;A.S. Collins

  • Self-subduction of the Pangaean global plate

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Arlo B. Weil;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Evolution of the Rheic Ocean

    Erdin Bozkurt;M. Francisco Pereira;Robin Strachan;Cecilio Quesada

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Damian Nance
R. Damian Nance Ohio University
J. Duncan Keppie
J. Duncan Keppie National Autonomous University of Mexico
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso University of Salamanca
Javier Fernández-Suárez
Javier Fernández-Suárez Complutense University of Madrid
Sergei Pisarevsky
Sergei Pisarevsky Curtin University
Rob Strachan
Rob Strachan University of Portsmouth
William J. Collins
William J. Collins University of Reading
Georgia Pe-Piper
Georgia Pe-Piper Saint Mary's University
Teresa E. Jeffries
Teresa E. Jeffries Natural History Museum
Michael A. Hamilton
Michael A. Hamilton University of Toronto

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