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Earth Science 54 2736 2495 52 51 200 9300

Liviu Matenco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liviu Matenco between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liviu Matenco published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 11 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1993 2025

222 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liviu Matenco: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 11
2004 6
2005 14
2006 6
2007 7
2008 2
2009 3
2010 10
2011 8
2012 6
2013 15
2014 8
2015 12
2016 9
2017 19
2018 15
2019 11
2020 11
2021 11
2022 14
2023 7
2024 6
2025 5
Total 222
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Liviu Matenco 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 Liviu Matenco 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, 198–207 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: 200 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
198–207 333 200
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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Liviu Matenco 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 Liviu Matenco 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 54
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Liviu Matenco is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, and Artificial Intelligence. The primary focus areas of their work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

The scientist has published extensively, with a notable concentration in the journal Global and Planetary Change, where 11 of their works have appeared. Other frequent venues include the Journal of Structural Geology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Tectonics, and Tectonophysics.

Recent publications demonstrate a breadth of topics relating to tectonics, stratigraphy, and coupled Earth processes. These include:

  • Tectonic regimes and stress patterns in the Vrancea Seismic Zone: Insights into intermediate-depth earthquake nests in locked collisional settings (2020), published in Tectonophysics
  • Towards stratigraphic-thermo-mechanical numerical modelling: Integrated analysis of asymmetric extensional basins (2020), published in Global and Planetary Change
  • The 'pargasosphere' hypothesis: Looking at global plate tectonics from a new perspective (2021), published in Global and Planetary Change
  • Coupled surface to deep Earth processes: Perspectives from TOPO-EUROPE with an emphasis on climate- and energy-related societal challenges (2023), published in Global and Planetary Change
  • Understanding partitioning of deformation in highly arcuate orogenic systems: Inferences from the evolution of the Serbian Carpathians (2020), published in Global and Planetary Change

Collaborations form a significant part of their research output. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ernst Willingshofer (15 publications)
  • Nemanja Krstekanić (6 publications)
  • Uroš Stojadinović (6 publications)
  • Marinko Toljić (5 publications)
  • Fadi H. Nader (5 publications)

Liviu Matenco is a member of Academia Europaea since 2018, an acknowledgment reflecting a recognized position within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic orogenic system: correlation and evolution of tectonic units

    Stefan M. Schmid;Daniel Bernoulli;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Liviu Matenco

  • Tectonic units of the Alpine collision zone between Eastern Alps and western Turkey

    Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Alexandre Kounov;Liviu Maţenco

  • Large-scale deformation in a locked collisional boundary : interplay between subsidence and uplift, intraplate stress, and inherited lithospheric structure in the late stage of the SE Carpathians evolution

    Liviu Matenco;Giovanni Bertotti;Karen Leever;Sierd Cloetingh

  • On the formation and evolution of the Pannonian Basin: Constraints derived from the structure of the junction area between the Carpathians and Dinarides

    L. Matenco;D. Radivojević

  • Lithospheric memory, state of stress and rheology: neotectonic controls on Europe's intraplate continental topography.

    S. Cloetingh;P.A. Ziegler;F. Beekman;P.A.M. Andriessen

  • The link between tectonics and sedimentation in back???arc basins: New genetic constraints from the analysis of the Pannonian Basin

    Attila Balázs;Attila Balázs;L. Matenco;Imre Magyar;Ferenc Horváth

  • Tertiary tectonic evolution of the external East Carpathians (Romania).

    L. Matenco;G.V. Bertotti

  • Characteristics of collisional orogens with low topographic build-up: an example from the Carpathians

    Liviu Matenco;Csaba Krézsek;Sandra Merten;Stefan Schmid

  • Thermo-mechanical controls on the mode of continental collision in the SE Carpathians (Romania)

    S.A.P.L. Cloetingh;E. Burov;L. Matenco;G. Toussaint

  • Geodynamics and intermediate-depth seismicity in Vrancea (the south-eastern Carpathians): Current state-of-the art

    Alik Ismail-Zadeh;Alik Ismail-Zadeh;Alik Ismail-Zadeh;Liviu Matenco;Mircea Radulian;Sierd Cloetingh

  • Crustal constraints on the origin of mantle seismicity in the Vrancea Zone, Romania: The case for active continental lithospheric delamination

    James H. Knapp;Camelia C. Knapp;Victor Raileanu;Liviu Matenco

  • Stratigraphic and structural characteristics of the Romanian Black Sea shelf

    C. Dinu;H.K. Wong;D. Tambrea;L. Matenco

  • Architecture of the Focşani Depression: A 13 km deep basin in the Carpathians bend zone (Romania)

    M. Tărăpoancă;G. Bertotti;L. Maţenco;C. Dinu

  • Towards an astrochronological framework for the eastern Paratethys Mio–Pliocene sedimentary sequences of the Focşani basin (Romania)

    Iuliana Vasiliev;Wout Krijgsman;Cor G. Langereis;Cristina E. Panaiotu

  • TOPO-EUROPE: the geoscience of coupled deep earth-surface processes

    S. A. P. L. Cloetingh;P. A. Ziegler;P. J. A. Bogaard;P. A. M. Andriessen

  • Subsidence analysis and tectonic evolution of the external Carpathian-Moesian Platform region during Neogene times

    L.C. Matenco;G.V. Bertotti;S.A.P.L. Cloetingh;C. Dinu

  • From nappe stacking to out‐of‐sequence postcollisional deformations: Cretaceous to Quaternary exhumation history of the SE Carpathians assessed by low‐temperature thermochronology

    S. Merten;L.C. Matenco;J.P.T. Foeken;F.M. Stuart

  • Jurassic arc volcanism on Crimea (Ukraine): Implications for the paleo-subduction zone configuration of the Black Sea region

    M.J.M. Meijers;M.J.M. Meijers;B. Vrouwe;D.J.J. van Hinsbergen;D.J.J. van Hinsbergen;K.F. Kuiper;K.F. Kuiper

  • Tectonic significance of changes in post-subduction Pliocene–Quaternary magmatism in the south east part of the Carpathian–Pannonian Region

    Ioan Seghedi;Liviu Maţenco;Hilary Downes;Paul R.D. Mason

  • The isolation of the Pannonian basin (Central Paratethys): New constraints from magnetostratigraphy and biostratigraphy

    Marten ter Borgh;Marten ter Borgh;Iuliana Vasiliev;Marius Stoica;Slobodan Knežević

  • Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

    D. J. J. Van Hinsbergen;T. H. Torsvik;S. M. Schmid;L. Matenco

Frequent Co-Authors

Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Paul Andriessen
Paul Andriessen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Giovanni Bertotti
Giovanni Bertotti Delft University of Technology
Oleg Mandic
Oleg Mandic Natural History Museum Vienna
Daniel García-Castellanos
Daniel García-Castellanos Spanish National Research Council
Dimitrios Sokoutis
Dimitrios Sokoutis Utrecht University
Wout Krijgsman
Wout Krijgsman Utrecht University
Randell Stephenson
Randell Stephenson University of Aberdeen
Mihai N. Ducea
Mihai N. Ducea University of Arizona

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