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Juan Carlos Afonso

Juan Carlos Afonso

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5876 5438 98 94 166 5604

Juan Carlos Afonso publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Juan Carlos Afonso between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Juan Carlos Afonso published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2019. 13 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2019. 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Juan Carlos Afonso: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 3
2005 4
2006 1
2007 1
2008 5
2009 11
2010 12
2011 7
2012 8
2013 11
2014 5
2015 17
2016 14
2017 7
2018 7
2019 22
2020 12
2021 18
2022 7
2023 18
2024 7
2025 12
2026 1
Total 210
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Juan Carlos Afonso 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 Juan Carlos Afonso 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, 158–167 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: 166 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
158–167 458 166
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
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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Juan Carlos Afonso 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 Juan Carlos Afonso 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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

Juan Carlos Afonso is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Geophysics, which accounts for the majority of their publications. Additional subfields of study include Artificial Intelligence, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work encompass Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Geological and Geophysical Studies, and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Juan Carlos Afonso has published extensively in several key scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geology
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their work. These include:

  • A poorly mixed mantle transition zone and its thermal state inferred from seismic waves, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Thermochemical structure and evolution of cratonic lithosphere in central and southern Africa, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Lithosphere-asthenosphere interactions beneath northeast China and the origin of its intraplate volcanism, 2021, Geology
  • A reduced order approach for probabilistic inversions of 3-D magnetotelluric data I: general formulation, 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • Fast Stokes Flow Simulations for Geophysical-Geodynamic Inverse Problems and Sensitivity Analyses Based On Reduced Order Modeling, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Collaboration plays a role in their scholarly output, with frequent co-authors including Yingjie Yang, Ilya Fomin, Anqi Zhang, Beñat Oliveira, and Lauren Waszek.

Best Publications

  • The Composition and Evolution of Lithospheric Mantle: a Re-evaluation and its Tectonic Implications

    W. L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;J. C. Afonso;G. C. Begg

  • Integrated geophysical‐petrological modeling of the lithosphere and sublithospheric upper mantle: Methodology and applications

    J. C. J.C. Afonso;M. M. Fernàndez;Giorgio G. Ranalli;W. L. W.L. Griffin

  • Crustal and mantle strengths in continental lithosphere: is the jelly sandwich model obsolete?

    Juan Carlos Afonso;Giorgio Ranalli

  • 3-D multiobservable probabilistic inversion for the compositional and thermal structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle. I: a priori petrological information and geophysical observables

    J. C. Afonso;J. Fullea;J. Fullea;W. L. Griffin;Y. Yang

  • Mantle Recycling: Transition Zone Metamorphism of Tibetan Ophiolitic Peridotites and its Tectonic Implications

    William L Griffin;Juan C Afonso;Elena A Belousova;Sarah E Gain

  • The structure and evolution of the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath the Atlantic-Mediterranean Transition Region

    J. Fullea;J. Fullea;Manel Fernandez;Juan Carlos Afonso;Jaume Vergés

  • Seismic evidence of on-going sublithosphere upper mantle convection for intra-plate volcanism in Northeast China

    Zhen Guo;Zhen Guo;Y. John Chen;Jieyuan Ning;Yingjie Yang

  • LitMod3D: An interactive 3-D software to model the thermal, compositional, density, seismological, and rheological structure of the lithosphere and sublithospheric upper mantle

    J. Fullea;Juan Carlos Afonso;Juan Carlos Afonso;J. A. D. Connolly;Manel Fernandez

  • Long-term interaction between mid-ocean ridges and mantle plumes

    J. M. Whittaker;J. C. Afonso;S. Masterton;R. D. Müller

  • Tibetan chromitites: Excavating the slab graveyard

    Nicole M. McGowan;William L. Griffin;José M. González-Jiménez;José M. González-Jiménez;Elena Belousova

  • 3-D multi-observable probabilistic inversion for the compositional and thermal structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle. II: General methodology and resolution analysis

    Juan Carlos Afonso;J. Fullea;J. Fullea;Y. Yang;J. A. D. Connolly

  • Global Crustal Thickness and Velocity Structure From Geostatistical Analysis of Seismic Data

    Wolfgang Szwillus;Juan Carlos Afonso;Jörg Ebbing;Walter D. Mooney

  • A global reference model of the lithosphere and upper mantle from joint inversion and analysis of multiple data sets

    Juan Carlos Afonso;Juan Carlos Afonso;Farshad Salajegheh;Wolfgang Szwillus;Jorg Ebbing

  • 3‐D multiobservable probabilistic inversion for the compositional and thermal structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle: III. Thermochemical tomography in the Western‐Central U.S.

    Juan Carlos Afonso;Nicholas Rawlinson;Yingjie Yang;Derek L. Schutt

  • Arc–Continent Collision: The Making of an Orogen

    Dennis Brown;P.D. Ryan;Juan Carlos Afonso;D. Boutelier

  • Density structure and buoyancy of the oceanic lithosphere revisited

    J. C. Afonso;Giorgio Ranalli;M. Fernàndez

  • Thermal expansivity and elastic properties of the lithospheric mantle: results from mineral physics of composites

    Juan Carlos Afonso;Giorgio Ranalli;Manel Fernàndez

  • The Subductability of Continental Lithosphere: The Before and After Story

    Juan Carlos Afonso;Sergio Zlotnik

  • Comprehensive plate models for the thermal evolution of oceanic lithosphere

    Christopher J. Grose;Juan Carlos Afonso

  • The lithospheric structure of the Western Carpathian-Pannonian Basin region based on the CELEBRATION 2000 seismic experiment and gravity modelling

    Alasonati Tašárová;J.C. Afonso;M. Bielik;H.-J. Götze

Frequent Co-Authors

Manel Fernandez
Manel Fernandez Spanish National Research Council
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Yingjie Yang
Yingjie Yang Southern University of Science and Technology
Jaume Vergés
Jaume Vergés Spanish National Research Council
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University
Alan G. Jones
Alan G. Jones Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
Giorgio Ranalli
Giorgio Ranalli Carleton University
Daniel García-Castellanos
Daniel García-Castellanos Spanish National Research Council
José María González-Jiménez
José María González-Jiménez University of Granada

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