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Keith E. Louden

Keith E. Louden

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
5296
World Ranking
5911
National Ranking
297

Keith E. Louden 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 Keith E. Louden sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 152 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Keith E. Louden 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 Keith E. Louden sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Keith E. Louden is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research work spans several subfields including Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Global and Planetary Change, and Geology.

They focus on a range of primary topics in their work, such as:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Keith E. Louden has published articles in venues such as:

  • Earth system science data
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Greenland Geothermal Heat Flow Database and Map (Version 1)" (2022), published in Earth system science data
  • "Seismic Velocity Structure Along and Across the Ultraslow-Spreading Southwest Indian Ridge at 64°30'E Showcases Flipping Detachment Faults" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • William Colgan
  • Agnes Wansing
  • Kenneth D. Mankoff
  • Mareen Lösing
  • John R. Hopper

Their scientific contributions cover multiple dimensions of geophysical and geological phenomena, integrating data-driven analysis with field explorations across a range of environmental settings and geological formations.

Best Publications

  • Deep structure of the ocean-continent transition in the southern Iberia Abyssal Plain from seismic refraction profiles : The IAM-9 transect at 40^° 20^' N

    S. M. Dean;T. A. Minshull;R. B. Whitmarsh;K. E. Louden

  • Deep structure of the ocean-continent transition in the southern Iberia Abyssal plain from seismic refraction profiles : Ocean Drilling Program (Legs 149 and 173) transect

    Deping Chian;Keith E. Louden;Tim A. Minshull;Robert B. Whitmarsh

  • Crustal structure of the ocean‐continent transition at Flemish Cap: Seismic refraction results

    Thomas Funck;John R. Hopper;Hans Christian Larsen;Keith E. Louden

  • Crustal structure of the Labrador Sea conjugate margin and implications for the formation of nonvolcanic continental margins

    Doping Chian;Keith E. Louden;Ian Reid

  • The continent-ocean crustal transition across the southwest Greenland margin

    Deping Chian;Keith E. Louden

  • Continental breakup and the onset of ultraslow seafloor spreading off Flemish Cap on the Newfoundland rifted margin

    John R. Hopper;Thomas Funck;Brian E. Tucholke;Hans Christian Larsen

  • Paleomagnetism of DSDP sediments, phase shifting of magnetic anomalies, and rotations of the West Philippine Basin

    Keith E. Louden

  • Crustal structure across the Grand Banks—Newfoundland Basin Continental Margin — I. Results from a seismic refraction profile

    K. W. Helen Lau;Keith E. Louden;Sharon Deemer;Jeremy Hall

  • Crustal structure of the northern Nova Scotia rifted continental margin (eastern Canada)

    Thomas Funck;H. Ruth Jackson;Keith E. Louden;Sonya A. Dehler

  • Seismic velocity structure of the rifted margin of the eastern Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada

    Harm J. A. Van Avendonk;W. Steven Holbrook;Gregory T. Nunes;Donna J. Shillington

  • Heat flow, depth, and crustal thickness of the marginal basins of the South Philippine Sea

    John G. Sclater;Dan Karig;Laurence A. Lawver;Keith Louden

  • The Oceanographer fracture zone ? I. Crustal structure from seismic refraction studies

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  • Evolution of nonvolcanic rifted margins: New results from the conjugate margins of the Labrador Sea

    Unknown

  • Crustal structure and isostatic compensation near the Kane fracture zone from topography and gravity measurements—I. Spectral analysis approach

    Keith E. Louden;Donald W. Forsyth

  • Sediment dewatering in the Makran accretionary prism

    Susan R. Fowler;Robert S. White;Keith E. Louden

  • The deep structure of non–volcanic rifted continental margins

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  • The Makran Continental Margin: Structure of a Thickly Sedimented Convergent Plate Boundary

    Robert S. White;Keith E. Louden

  • Deep structure in the vicinity of the ocean-continent transition zone under the southern Iberia Abyssal Plain

    T. A. Minshull;S. M. Dean;R. B. Whitmarsh

  • Evidence for asymmetric nonvolcanic rifting and slow incipient oceanic accretion from seismic reflection data on the Newfoundland margin

    Donna J. Shillington;Donna J. Shillington;W. Steven Holbrook;Harm J. A. Van Avendonk;Brian E. Tucholke

  • The crustal structure of the Madagascar Ridge

    Martin C. Sinha;Keith E. Louden;Barry Parsons

  • Thermal conduction across fracture zones and the gravitational edge effect

    Keith E. Louden;Donald W. Forsyth

  • Seismic study of the transform‐rifted margin in Davis Strait between Baffin Island (Canada) and Greenland: What happens when a plume meets a transform

    Thomas Funck;H. Ruth Jackson;Keith E. Louden;Frauke Klingelhöfer

  • Heat flow in the Balearic and Tyrrhenian Basins, western Mediterranean

    I. Hutchison;R. P. Von Herzen;K. E. Louden;J. G. Sclater

  • Magnetic Anomalies in the West Philippine Basin

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Mladen R. Nedimović
Mladen R. Nedimović Dalhousie University
Brian E. Tucholke
Brian E. Tucholke Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John R. Hopper
John R. Hopper Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Jeremy Hall
Jeremy Hall Memorial University of Newfoundland
Timothy A. Minshull
Timothy A. Minshull University of Southampton
W. Steven Holbrook
W. Steven Holbrook Virginia Tech
George D. Spence
George D. Spence University of Victoria
Christian Hübscher
Christian Hübscher Universität Hamburg
Jean-Claude Sibuet
Jean-Claude Sibuet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Roy D. Hyndman
Roy D. Hyndman University of Victoria

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