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Jeroen van Hunen 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 Jeroen van Hunen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 205 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeroen van Hunen 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 Jeroen van Hunen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jeroen van Hunen is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research activity primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive work in related subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geology, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, along with Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, and broader Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jeroen van Hunen reflect their involvement in significant geoscience research published in reputed journals. These publications include:

  • Deep continental roots and cratons, 2021, Nature
  • Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc, 2020, Nature
  • Thermal state and evolving geodynamic regimes of the Meso- to Neoarchean North China Craton, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Subduction history of the Caribbean from upper-mantle seismic imaging and plate reconstruction, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Detecting and quantifying palaeoseasonality in stalagmites using geochemical and modelling approaches, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews

Frequent co-authors associated with Jeroen van Hunen include:

  • George F. Cooper
  • Colin G. Macpherson
  • Jon Blundy
  • Benjamin Maunder
  • Robert Allen

The most common publication venues where their work appears are:

  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Best Publications

  • Continental collision and slab break-off: A comparison of 3-D numerical models with observations

    Jeroen van Hunen;Mark B. Allen

  • A benchmark comparison of spontaneous subduction models – towards a free surface

    H. Schmeling;Andrey Babeyko;A. Enns;C. Faccenna

  • Archean Subduction: Fact or Fiction?

    Jeroen van Hunen;Jean-François Moyen

  • On the role of subducting oceanic plateaus in the development of shallow flat subduction.

    Jeroen van Hunen;Arie P van den Berg;Nico J Vlaar

  • Plate tectonics on the early Earth: Limitations imposed by strength and buoyancy of subducted lithosphere

    Jeroen van Hunen;Arie P. van den Berg

  • Geochemical and numerical constraints on Neoarchean plate tectonics

    Jaana Halla;Jeroen van Hunen;Esa Heilimo;Pentti Hölttä

  • Subduction-transition zone interaction: A review

    Saskia Goes;Roberto Agrusta;Roberto Agrusta;Jeroen van Hunen;Fanny Garel

  • Various mechanisms to induce present-day shallow flat subduction and implications for the younger Earth: a numerical parameter study

    Jeroen van Hunen;Arie P van den Berg;Nico J Vlaar

  • Deep continental roots and cratons

    D. Graham Pearson;James M. Scott;Jingao Liu;Andrew Schaeffer

  • Small-scale convection at the edge of the Colorado Plateau: Implications for topography, magmatism, and evolution of Proterozoic lithosphere

    J. W. van Wijk;W. S. Baldridge;J. van Hunen;S. Goes

  • Short-term episodicity of Archaean plate tectonics

    Jean-François Moyen;Jeroen van Hunen

  • A great thermal divergence in the mantle beginning 2.5 Ga: Geochemical constraints from greenstone basalts and komatiites

    Kent C. Condie;Richard C. Aster;Jeroen van Hunen

  • The influence of rheological weakening and yield stress on the interaction of slabs with the 670 km discontinuity

    Hana Čı́žková;Jeroen van Hunen;Arie P van den Berg;Nico J Vlaar

  • A thermo-mechanical model of horizontal subduction below an overriding plate

    Jeroen van Hunen;Arie P van den Berg;Nico J Vlaar

  • Spatial and temporal variability in Hawaiian hotspot volcanism induced by small-scale convection

    Maxim D. Ballmer;Maxim D. Ballmer;Garrett Ito;Jeroen van Hunen;Paul J. Tackley

  • Slab stiffness control of trench motion: Insights from numerical models

    E Di Giuseppe;E Di Giuseppe;J Van Hunen;Francesca Funiciello;C Faccenna

  • Seasonality of westerly moisture transport in the East Asian summer monsoon and its implications for interpreting precipitation δ18O

    Alexander J. Baker;Harald Sodemann;James U. L. Baldini;Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach

  • Controls on sublithospheric small-scale convection

    Jinshui Huang;Shijie Zhong;Jeroen van Hunen

  • Non‐hotspot volcano chains originating from small‐scale sublithospheric convection

    M. D. Ballmer;J. van Hunen;G. Ito;P. J. Tackley

  • Subducting-slab transition-zone interaction: Stagnation, penetration and mode switches

    Roberto Agrusta;Saskia Goes;Jeroen van Hunen

  • Intraplate volcanism with complex age‐distance patterns: A case for small‐scale sublithospheric convection

    M. D. Ballmer;J. van Hunen;G. Ito;T. A. Bianco

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark B. Allen
Mark B. Allen Durham University
Claudio Faccenna
Claudio Faccenna Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum
Saskia Goes
Saskia Goes Imperial College London
Ken McCaffrey
Ken McCaffrey Durham University
Garrett Ito
Garrett Ito University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dimitrios Sokoutis
Dimitrios Sokoutis Utrecht University
Francesca Funiciello
Francesca Funiciello Roma Tre University
John J. Mahoney
John J. Mahoney University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jamie J. Wilkinson
Jamie J. Wilkinson Imperial College London
Shijie Zhong
Shijie Zhong University of Colorado Boulder

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