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Marcelo Assumpção

Marcelo Assumpção

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5788 5355 33 32 237 6592

Marcelo Assumpção publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcelo Assumpção between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcelo Assumpção published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2019. 15 of the 286 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2019. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1978 2025

286 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcelo Assumpção: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 3
1981 2
1982 0
1983 3
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 7
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 5
1994 1
1995 4
1996 1
1997 4
1998 3
1999 4
2000 1
2001 8
2002 3
2003 8
2004 11
2005 2
2006 12
2007 11
2008 8
2009 8
2010 12
2011 13
2012 9
2013 19
2014 2
2015 12
2016 13
2017 7
2018 15
2019 20
2020 12
2021 4
2022 11
2023 4
2024 10
2025 5
Total 286
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Marcelo Assumpção 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 Marcelo Assumpção 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, 228–237 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: 237 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262 237
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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Marcelo Assumpção 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 Marcelo Assumpção 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

Marcelo Assumpção is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has a substantial body of research in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics. Their scholarly work extends to related subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, Geology, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their research topics cover various aspects of seismic and tectonic phenomena. Key areas include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Marcelo Assumpção has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Marcelo Bianchi, Bruno Collaço, Jackson Calhau, Fábio L. Dias, and S. L. Beck.

The scientist's work has appeared in prominent publication venues such as:

  • Proceeding of the 17th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Brazilian Journal of Geophysics

The following are selected recent papers illustrating the scope and themes of their research:

  • "Using Seismic Noise Levels to Monitor Social Isolation: An Example From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" (2020), Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Adjoint Waveform Tomography of South America" (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Mantle dynamics of the Andean Subduction Zone from continent-scale teleseismic S-wave tomography" (2020), Geophysical Journal International
  • "Lithospheric Architecture of the Paranapanema Block and Adjacent Nuclei Using Multiple-Frequency P-Wave Seismic Tomography" (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Unraveling Precambrian cratonic roots beneath South America: A contribution from surface wave tomography" (2024), Tectonophysics

Best Publications

  • Global patterns of tectonic stress

    Mary Lou Zoback;Mark D. Zoback;J. Adams;M. Assumpção

  • Seismic evidence for a fossil mantle plume beneath South America and implications for plate driving forces

    J C Vandecar;D E James;Marcelo Sousa de Assumpção

  • The regional intraplate stress field in South America

    Marcelo Assumpcao

  • Models of crustal thickness for South America from seismic refraction, receiver functions and surface wave tomography

    Marcelo Assumpção;Mei Feng;Andrés Tassara;Jordi Julià

  • Upper mantle structure of South America from joint inversion of waveforms and fundamental mode group velocities of Rayleigh waves

    Mei Feng;Suzan van der Lee;Marcelo Assumpção

  • Superposition of local and regional stresses in northeast Brazil: evidence from focal mechanisms around the Potiguar marginal basin

    J. M. Ferreira;J. M. Ferreira;T. Oliveira;M. K. Takeya;M. Assumpção

  • Gravity derived Moho for South America

    M. van der Meijde;J. Julià;M. Assumpção

  • Quaternary tectonics in Brazil

    Claudio Riccomini;Marcelo Assumpção

  • Intraplate seismicity in SE Brazil: stress concentration in lithospheric thin spots

    Marcelo Assumpção;Martin Schimmel;Christian Escalante;José Roberto Barbosa

  • Crustal thickness map of Brazil: Data compilation and main features

    Marcelo Assumpção;Marcelo Bianchi;Jordi Julià;Fábio L. Dias

  • Group-velocity tomography and lithospheric S-velocity structure of the South American continent

    Mei Feng;Marcelo Assumpção;Suzan Van der Lee

  • Source mechanisms of moderate‐size earthquakes and stress orientation in mid‐plate South America

    Marcelo Assumpção;Gerardo Suárez

  • Crustal thicknesses in SE Brazilian Shield by receiver function analysis: Implications for isostatic compensation

    Marcelo Assumpção;David James;Arthur Snoke

  • Seismicity and stresses in the Brazilian passive margin

    Marcelo Assumpção

  • Moho map of South America from receiver functions and surface waves

    Simon Lloyd;Suzan van der Lee;George Sand França;Marcelo Assumpção

  • Correlation of seismicity and water level in the Açu reservoir—an example from Northeast Brazil

    Joaquim M. Ferreira;Ronaldo T. De Oliveira;Marcelo Assumpção;José A. M. Moreira

  • Upper-mantle seismic structure beneath SE and Central Brazil from P- and S-wave regional traveltime tomography

    Marcelo Peres Rocha;Martin Schimmel;Marcelo Assumpção

  • Stress orientations in Brazilian sedimentary basins from breakout analysis: implications for force models in the South American plate

    Cláudio Lima;Edes Nascimento;Marcelo Assumpção

  • Seismic velocity anomalies beneath SE Brazil from P and S wave travel time inversions

    Martin Schimmel;Martin Schimmel;M. Assumpçao;J.C. Vandecar

  • The tailings dam failure of 5 November 2015 in SE Brazil and its preceding seismic sequence

    Hans Agurto-Detzel;Marcelo Bianchi;M. Assumpçao;Martin Schimmel

  • LISPB — V. Studies of crustal shear waves

    M. Assumpção;D. Bamford

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Schimmel
Martin Schimmel Spanish National Research Council
Francisco H.R. Bezerra
Francisco H.R. Bezerra Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Jordi Julià
Jordi Julià Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Suzan van der Lee
Suzan van der Lee Northwestern University
David E. James
David E. James Carnegie Institution for Science
Reinhardt A. Fuck
Reinhardt A. Fuck University of Brasília
Alain Vauchez
Alain Vauchez University of Montpellier
Claudio Riccomini
Claudio Riccomini Universidade de São Paulo
Susan L. Beck
Susan L. Beck University of Arizona
Arthur W. Snoke
Arthur W. Snoke University of Wyoming

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