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M. J. R. Wortel 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 M. J. R. Wortel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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M. J. R. Wortel 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 M. J. R. Wortel sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

M. J. R. Wortel is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. They have contributed to academic research within this institution, engaging in scientific work pertinent to their field.

There is no publicly available record of recent papers authored or co-authored by M. J. R. Wortel. Consequently, specific details about their recent research outputs, including titles, publication years, or venues, cannot be provided.

Similarly, there are no listed frequent co-authors associated with their work, which could indicate either independent research or unreported collaborations in the data accessible.

Information regarding publication venues for their work is not present. Therefore, it is not possible to detail specific journals or conferences where their research has been published regularly.

There is no data concerning book publications under their name, meaning no recorded involvement with scholarly books or chapters through particular publishers.

The available data does not specify any main fields or subfields of study related to M. J. R. Wortel's research activity. Thus, the precise academic disciplines or scientific areas of focus remain unspecified.

There is no information on main topics covered by their work, leaving the core thematic elements of their research unlisted.

No awards or honors have been documented for this individual, indicating the absence of recognized distinctions or public records of commendations.

M. J. R. Wortel is currently living.

Best Publications

  • Subduction and Slab Detachment in the Mediterranean-Carpathian Region

    M. J. R. Wortel;W. Spakman

  • Lithosphere tearing at STEP faults: response to edges of subduction zones

    R. Govers;M.J.R. Wortel

  • The Hellenic Subduction Zone: A tomographic image and its geodynamic implications

    W. Spakman;M. J. R. Wortel;N. J. Vlaar

  • Subduction history of the Tethyan region derived from seismic tomography and tectonic reconstructions

    E. Hafkenscheid;E. Hafkenscheid;M. J. R. Wortel;W. Spakman

  • On the Hellenic subduction zone and the geodynamic evolution of Crete since the late Middle Miocene

    J.E. Meulenkamp;M.J.R. Wortel;W.A. van Wamel;W. Spakman

  • The role of slab detachment processes in the opening of the western–central Mediterranean basins: some geological and geophysical evidence

    E Carminati;M.J.R Wortel;W Spakman;R Sabadini

  • Structure and dynamics of subducted lithosphere in the Mediterranean region

    M.J.R. Wortel;W. Spakman

  • Shallow slab detachment as a transient source of heat at midlithospheric depths

    D. M. A. van de Zedde;M. J. R. Wortel

  • Late Cenozoic mineralization, orogenic collapse and slab detachment in the European Alpine Belt

    H de Boorder;W Spakman;S.H White;M.J.R Wortel

  • 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

  • Slab detachment in continental collision zones : An analysis of controlling parameters

    S. Y. M. Wong A Ton;M. J. R. Wortel

  • The relative motion between Africa and Eurasia as derived from ITRF2000 and GPS data

    R. M. S. Fernandes;B. A. C. Ambrosius;R. Noomen;L. Bastos

  • Lithospheric aging, instability and subduction

    Unknown

  • Regional scale tectonic evolution and the seismic velocity structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle: The Mediterranean region

    M. R. de Jonge;M. J. R. Wortel;W. Spakman

  • 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

  • Two-dimensional simulations of surface deformation caused by slab detachment

    Susanne J.H. Buiter;Rob Govers;M.J.R. Wortel

  • The two-stage opening of the western-central Mediterranean basins: a forward modeling test to a new evolutionary model

    E Carminati;M.J.R Wortel;P.Th Meijer;R Sabadini

  • Present‐day dynamics of the Aegean region: A model analysis of the horizontal pattern of stress and deformation

    P. Th. Meijer;M. J. R. Wortel

  • Three-dimensional numerical modeling of detachment of subducted lithosphere

    Unknown

  • Initiation of asymmetric extension in continental lithosphere

    R. Govers;M.J.R. Wortel

  • Trench migration and subduction zone geometry

    D. Olbertz;M. J. R. Wortel;U. Hansen

  • Lateral shifts of Apenninic foredeep depocentres reflecting detachment of subducted lithosphere

    M.J. van der Meulen;J.E. Meulenkamp;M.J.R. Wortel

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Govers
Rob Govers Utrecht University
Wim Spakman
Wim Spakman Utrecht University
Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Susanne J. H. Buiter
Susanne J. H. Buiter Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Jean-Pierre Brun
Jean-Pierre Brun University of Rennes
Roberto Sabadini
Roberto Sabadini University of Milan
Sergei Lebedev
Sergei Lebedev Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
G.J. van der Zwaan
G.J. van der Zwaan Utrecht University
Liviu Matenco
Liviu Matenco Utrecht University
Henk A. Dijkstra
Henk A. Dijkstra Utrecht University

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