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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 61 1824 1642 2 2 225 10785

J. Duncan Keppie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Duncan Keppie between 1969 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Duncan Keppie published across 56 years, from 1969 to 2024, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2008. 5 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2008. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication
1969 2024

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Duncan Keppie: publications per year, 1969 to 2024
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 0
1983 6
1984 0
1985 1
1986 6
1987 4
1988 5
1989 4
1990 7
1991 8
1992 5
1993 4
1994 2
1995 2
1996 4
1997 3
1998 4
1999 11
2000 4
2001 5
2002 5
2003 7
2004 12
2005 7
2006 7
2007 9
2008 17
2009 15
2010 8
2011 8
2012 8
2013 8
2014 6
2015 2
2016 3
2017 0
2018 3
2019 5
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2023 4
2024 1
Total 229
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J. Duncan Keppie 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. Duncan Keppie 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, 218–227 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: 225 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
218–227 290 225
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
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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J. Duncan Keppie 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. Duncan Keppie 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96 61
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

J. Duncan Keppie is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific attention to geophysics, paleontology, artificial intelligence applications, atmospheric science, and geochemistry and petrology. These detailed subfields support a broader investigation into geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, as well as paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Keppie's scholarly output includes papers published in a variety of respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences and Geological Society London Special Publications, each hosting two of their papers. Other venues include Earth-Science Reviews, Lithosphere, and the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Keppie are:

  • "Greater Avalonia-latest Ediacaran-Ordovician 'peribaltic' terrane bounded by continental margin prisms ('Ganderia,' Harlech Dome, Meguma): Review, tectonic implications, and paleogeography" (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "The northern Appalachian terrane wreck model" (2021, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences)
  • "Review and tectonic interpretation of Precambrian Avalonia" (2023, Geological Society London Special Publications)
  • "A tectonic solution for the Early Cambrian palaeogeographical enigma" (2023, Geological Society London Special Publications)
  • "Formation of Anorthositic Rocks within the Blair River Inlier of Northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Canada)" (2020, Lithosphere)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Keppie include:

  • D. Fraser Keppie
  • J. Dostál
  • Ed Landing
  • Gerd Geyer
  • Stephen R. Westrop

The topics most prominently addressed in Keppie's work encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • 990 and 1100 Ma Grenvillian tectonothermal events in the northern Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico: roots of an orogen

    Luigi Augusto Solari;J. D. Keppie;F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;K. L. Cameron

  • 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

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of Grenvillian igneous suites in the northern Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico: Tectonic implications

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  • U-Pb geochronological constraints on Precambrian stratified units in the Avalon Composite Terrane of Nova Scotia, Canada: tectonic implications

    J Duncan Keppie;D W Davis;T E Krogh

  • Contiguous rather than discrete Paleozoic histories for the Avalon and Meguma terranes based on detrital zircon data

    J. Brendan Murphy;Javier Fernández-Suárez;J. Duncan Keppie;Teresa E. Jeffries

  • Synthesis and tectonic interpretation of the westernmost Paleozoic Variscan orogen in southern Mexico: From rifted Rheic margin to active Pacific margin

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

  • Odyssey of terranes in the Iapetus and Rheic oceans during the Paleozoic

    J. Duncan Keppie;Victor A. Ramos

  • Pre-Mesozoic Geology in France and Related Areas

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  • A Grenvillian arc on the margin of Amazonia: evidence from the southern Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico

    J.Duncan Keppie;J Dostal;F Ortega-Gutiérrez;R Lopez

  • Middle to late Paleozoic Acadian orogeny in the northern Appalachians: A Laramide-style plume-modified orogeny?

    J. Brendan Murphy;Cees R. van Staal;J. Duncan Keppie

  • Terminal Cambrian and lowest Ordovician succession of Mexican West Gondwana: biotas and sequence stratigraphy of the Tiñu Formation

    Ed Landing;Stephen R. Westrop;John D. Keppie

  • Laurentia-Gondwana Connections before Pangea

    V.A. Ramos;J.D. Keppie

  • Tectonic Implications of Alternative Cenozoic Reconstructions for Southern Mexico and the Chortis Block

    J. Duncan Keppie;Dante J. Morán-Zenteno

  • Comparative evolution of the Iapetus and Rheic Oceans: A North America perspective

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

  • The Maya-Chortís Boundary: A Tectonostratigraphic Approach

    Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez;Luigi A. Solari;Carlos Ortega-Obregón;Mariano Elías-Herrera

  • Neoproterozoic-early Paleozoic evolution of Avalonia

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

  • Ancient Orogens and Modern Analogues

    J. B. Murphy;J. D. Keppie;A. J. Hynes

  • Evolution of the Rheic Ocean

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

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Brendan Murphy
J. Brendan Murphy St. Francis Xavier University
R. Damian Nance
R. Damian Nance Ohio University
Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez
Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Luigi Augusto Solari
Luigi Augusto Solari National Autonomous University of Mexico
J. Gregory Shellnutt
J. Gregory Shellnutt National Taiwan Normal University
J. Dostal
J. Dostal Saint Mary's University
Javier Fernández-Suárez
Javier Fernández-Suárez Complutense University of Madrid
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso University of Salamanca
Teresa E. Jeffries
Teresa E. Jeffries Natural History Museum
Craig Storey
Craig Storey University of Portsmouth

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