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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2362 2143 987 872 258 14713

Joann M. Stock publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joann M. Stock between 1964 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joann M. Stock published across 63 years, from 1964 to 2026, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2021. 10 of the 291 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2021. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 3 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 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: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1964 2026

291 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joann M. Stock: publications per year, 1964 to 2026
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 3
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 2
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 2
1988 4
1989 3
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 4
1994 6
1995 4
1996 5
1997 8
1998 5
1999 4
2000 9
2001 6
2002 4
2003 7
2004 5
2005 3
2006 4
2007 5
2008 6
2009 5
2010 9
2011 10
2012 10
2013 14
2014 13
2015 5
2016 11
2017 8
2018 16
2019 7
2020 12
2021 20
2022 8
2023 6
2024 15
2025 9
2026 1
Total 291
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Joann M. Stock 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 Joann M. Stock 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, 258–267 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: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
258–267 185 258
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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Joann M. Stock 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 Joann M. Stock 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 56
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2004 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Joann M. Stock is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Environmental Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Geology, and Molecular Biology as subfields.

Their work covers several scientific topics, including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Joann M. Stock has authored research papers published in respected academic venues. Recent papers include:

  • "Stress transition from horizontal to vertical forces during subduction initiation," 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • "Strike-Slip Enables Subduction Initiation Beneath a Failed Rift: New Seismic Constraints From Puysegur Margin, New Zealand," 2021, Tectonics
  • "Continental Interior and Edge Breakup at Convergent Margins Induced by Subduction Direction Reversal: A Numerical Modeling Study Applied to the South China Sea Margin," 2020, Tectonics
  • "Heat flow and thermal regime in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California: Estimates of conductive and advective heat transport," 2023, Basin Research
  • "Seismicity in a weak crust: the transtensional tectonics of the Brawley Seismic Zone section of the Pacific-North America Plate Boundary in Southern California, USA," 2022, Geophysical Journal International

Their frequent coauthors include Kathleen M. Marsaglia, Daniel Lizarralde, Andreas Teske, Christophe Y. Galerne, and Florian Neumann.

Publications by Joann M. Stock have appeared in a variety of venues, with the highest number of publications found in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), followed by OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Tectonics, and Geophysical Journal International.

In addition to journal papers, Joann M. Stock has contributed to book publications. One notable work is "Guaymas Basin Tectonics and Biosphere," published in 2021 as part of the Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition reports series.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards in their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2010
  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2004
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Three distinct types of hotspots in the Earth's mantle

    Vincent Courtillot;Anne Davaille;Jean Besse;Joann Stock

  • Pacific-North America Plate Tectonics of the Neogene Southwestern United States: An Update

    Tanya Atwater;Joann Stock

  • Slowing of India's convergence with Eurasia since 20 Ma and its implications for Tibetan mantle dynamics

    Peter Molnar;Joann M. Stock

  • Cenozoic evolution of Neotethys and implications for the causes of plate motions

    N. McQuarrie;J. M. Stock;C. Verdel;B. P. Wernicke

  • Pre-Pliocene Extension around the Gulf of California and the transfer of Baja California to the Pacific Plate

    J. M. Stock;K. V. Hodges

  • Near-Field Investigations of the Landers Earthquake Sequence, April to July 1992

    Kerry Sieh;Lucile M Jones;Egill Hauksson;Kenneth W Hudnut

  • The tectonic history of the Tasman Sea: A puzzle with 13 pieces

    Carmen Gaina;Dietmar R. Müller;Jean-Yves Royer;Joann Stock

  • Uncertainties and implications of the Late Cretaceous and Tertiary position of North America relative to the Farallon, Kula, and Pacific Plates

    Joann Stock;Peter Molnar

  • Cenozoic motion between East and West Antarctica

    Steven C. Cande;Joann M. Stock;R. Dietmar Müller;Takemi Ishihara

  • Pacific–Antarctic–Australia motion and the formation of the Macquarie Plate

    Steven C. Cande;Joann M. Stock

  • Relative motions of hotspots in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans since late Cretaceous time

    Peter Molnar;Joann Stock

  • Geophysics of the Pitman Fracture Zone and Pacific-Antarctic Plate Motions During the Cenozoic

    Steven C. Cande;Carol A. Raymond;Joann Stock;William F. Haxby

  • Earthquake in a Maze: Compressional Rupture Branching During the 2012 Mw 8.6 Sumatra earthquake

    L. Meng;J.-P. Ampuero;J. Stock;Z. Duputel

  • Rapid transition from continental breakup to igneous oceanic crust in the South China Sea

    H. C. Larsen;H. C. Larsen;G. Mohn;M. Nirrengarten;Z. Sun

  • Rapid localization of Pacific–North America plate motion in the Gulf of California

    Michael Oskin;Joann Stock;Arturo Martín-Barajas

  • Uncertainties in the relative positions of the Australia, Antarctica, Lord Howe, and Pacific Plates since the Late Cretaceous

    Joann Stock;Peter Molnar

  • Revised history of early Tertiary plate motion in the south-west Pacific

    Joann Stock;Peter Molnar

  • Do microplates in subduction zones leave a geological record

    Joann M. Stock;Jeffrey Lee

  • Assembly of a large earthquake from a complex fault system: Surface rupture kinematics of the 4 April 2010 El Mayor–Cucapah (Mexico) Mw 7.2 earthquake

    John M. Fletcher;Orlando J. Teran;Thomas K. Rockwell;Michael E. Oskin

  • The 2010 M w 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah Earthquake Sequence, Baja California, Mexico and Southernmost California, USA: Active Seismotectonics along the Mexican Pacific Margin

    Egill Hauksson;Joann Stock;Kate Hutton;Wenzheng Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Fuis
Gary S. Fuis United States Geological Survey
Steven C. Cande
Steven C. Cande Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Robert W. Clayton
Robert W. Clayton California Institute of Technology
Michael Gurnis
Michael Gurnis California Institute of Technology
Charles DeMets
Charles DeMets University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sean P.S. Gulick
Sean P.S. Gulick The University of Texas at Austin
Rupert Sutherland
Rupert Sutherland Victoria University of Wellington
Neal W. Driscoll
Neal W. Driscoll University of California, San Diego
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey

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