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D-Index
55
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2585
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Luis Somoza 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 Luis Somoza sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 271 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luis Somoza 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 Luis Somoza sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luis Somoza is a researcher affiliated with the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on subfields such as Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in Somoza's research include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Their frequent co-authors include Teresa Medialdea, Javier González, Pedro Madureira, Blanca Rincón-Tomás, and J.T. Vázquez.

Somoza has published in several scientific journals, with repeated contributions to Frontiers in Earth Science, Marine Geology, and Geological Society London Special Publications. Other venues include the Journal of Maps and Microorganisms.

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Somoza are:

  • Submarine Active Faults and Morpho-Tectonics Around the Iberian Margins: Seismic and Tsunamis Hazards (2021), Frontiers in Earth Science
  • High-resolution multibeam bathymetry of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 45-46° N: the Moytirra hydrothermal field (2021), Journal of Maps

Best Publications

  • The quest for the Africa–Eurasia plate boundary west of the Strait of Gibraltar

    N Zitellini;E Gracia;L Matias;P Terrinha

  • The Betic orogen and the Iberian-African boundary in the Gulf of Cadiz: geological evolution (central North Atlantic)

    Andrés Maldonado;Luı́s Somoza;Lorenzo Pallarés

  • Seabed morphology and hydrocarbon seepage in the Gulf of Cádiz mud volcano area: Acoustic imagery, multibeam and ultra-high resolution seismic data

    L Somoza

  • Vast fields of hydrocarbon-derived carbonate chimneys related to the accretionary wedge/olistostrome of the Gulf of Cádiz

    V. Dı́az-del-Rı́o;L. Somoza;J. Martı́nez-Frias;M.P. Mata

  • Structure and evolution of the “Olistostrome” complex of the Gibraltar Arc in the Gulf of Cádiz (eastern Central Atlantic): evidence from two long seismic cross-sections

    T. Medialdea;R. Vegas;L. Somoza;J.T. Vázquez

  • Mud volcanism in the Gulf of Cadiz: results from the TTR-10 cruise

    L.M Pinheiro;M.K Ivanov;A Sautkin;G Akhmanov

  • Holocene Sequence of Sea-Level Fluctuations in Relation to Climatic Trends in the Atlantic-Mediterranean Linkage Coast

    Caridad Zazo;Jose Luis Goy;Luis Somoza;Cristino Jose Dabrio

  • High-resolution stratigraphy of the Mediterranean outflow contourite system in the Gulf of Cadiz during the late Pleistocene: The impact of Heinrich events

    E. Llave;Joachim Schönfeld;F.J. Hernández-Molina;T. Mulder

  • Looking for clues to paleoceanographic imprints: A diagnosis of the Gulf of Cadiz contourite depositional systems

    Javier Hernandez-Molina;Estefania Llave;Luis Somoza;M. Carmen Fernandez-Puga

  • Contourite depositional system on the Argentine Slope: An exceptional record of the influence of Antarctic water masses

    F. Javier Hernández-Molina;Marcelo Paterlini;Roberto Violante;Patricio Marshall

  • The contourite depositional system of the Gulf of Cádiz: A sedimentary model related to the bottom current activity of the Mediterranean outflow water and its interaction with the continental margin

    F.J. Hernández-Molina;E. Llave;D.A.V. Stow;M. García

  • Late Pleistocene-Holocene sediments on the Spanish continental shelves: Model for very high resolution sequence stratigraphy

    F.J Hernández-Molina;L Somoza;J Rey;L Pomar

  • The infralittoral prograding wedge: a new large-scale progradational sedimentary body in shallow marine environments.

    F. J. Hernández-Molina;L. M. Fernández-Salas;F. Lobo;L. Somoza

  • Formation processes of methane-derived authigenic carbonates from the Gulf of Cadiz

    Vitor H. Magalhães;Luis M. Pinheiro;Michael K. Ivanov;Elena Kozlova

  • Tectonics and mud volcano development in the Gulf of Cádiz

    T. Medialdea;L. Somoza;L.M. Pinheiro;M.C. Fernández-Puga

  • Contourite erosive features caused by the Mediterranean Outflow Water in the Gulf of Cadiz: Quaternary tectonic and oceanographic implications

    M. García;F.J. Hernández-Molina;E. Llave;D.A.V. Stow

  • Landscape response to strike-slip faulting linked to collisional settings: Quaternary tectonics and basin formation in the Eastern Betics, southeastern Spain

    Pablo G. Silva;José Luis Goy;Luis Somoza;Caridad Zazo

  • Contourite deposits in the central Scotia Sea: the importance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Weddell Gyre flows

    Andrés Maldonado;Antonio Barnolas;Fernando Bohoyo;Jesús Galindo-Zaldı́var

  • Autopsy on a dead spreading center: The Phoenix Ridge, Drake Passage, Antarctica

    Roy Livermore;Juan Carlos Balanyá;Andrés Maldonado;José Miguel Martínez

  • Seismic stacking pattern of the Faro-Albufeira contourite system (Gulf of Cadiz): a Quaternary record of paleoceanographic and tectonic influences

    E. Llave;F.J. Hernández-Molina;L. Somoza;V. Díaz-del-Río

  • The Quest for the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary West of the Strait of Gibraltar

    N. Zitellini;E. Gràcia;L. Matias;P. Terrinha

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina Royal Holloway University of London
Andrés Maldonado
Andrés Maldonado University of Granada
Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar
Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar University of Granada
Gemma Ercilla
Gemma Ercilla Spanish National Research Council
Estefanía Llave
Estefanía Llave Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
José Luis Goy
José Luis Goy University of Salamanca
Michael Ivanov
Michael Ivanov Lomonosov Moscow State University
Caridad Zazo
Caridad Zazo Spanish National Research Council
Cristino J. Dabrio
Cristino J. Dabrio Complutense University of Madrid
Dorrik A. V. Stow
Dorrik A. V. Stow Heriot-Watt University

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