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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7733 7164 164 159 279 3902

Marco Herwegh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marco Herwegh between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marco Herwegh published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2022. 36 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2022. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 23 publications
1993 2025

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marco Herwegh: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 2
2002 2
2003 6
2004 2
2005 4
2006 7
2007 13
2008 11
2009 13
2010 5
2011 9
2012 9
2013 6
2014 12
2015 17
2016 18
2017 21
2018 21
2019 16
2020 22
2021 17
2022 23
2023 16
2024 13
2025 23
Total 320
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Marco Herwegh 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 Marco Herwegh 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, 278–287 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: 279 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128 279
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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Marco Herwegh 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 Marco Herwegh 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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

Marco Herwegh is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has a substantial body of work in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics. Their research spans several subfields, including geophysics, atmospheric science, mechanics of materials, management, monitoring, policy and law, and artificial intelligence.

Their published work addresses a diverse range of topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, rock mechanics and modeling, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and landslides and related hazards.

Marco Herwegh has contributed to numerous papers in well-regarded scientific journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • Long-wavelength late-Miocene thrusting in the north Alpine foreland: implications for late orogenic processes, 2020, Solid Earth
  • Structural and thermal evolution of the eastern Aar Massif: insights from structural field work and Raman thermometry, 2021, Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • Improving Absolute Hypocenter Accuracy With 3D Pg and Sg Body-Wave Inversion Procedures and Application to Earthquakes in the Central Alps Region, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Structural and chemical resetting processes in white mica and their effect on K-Ar data during low temperature metamorphism, 2021, Tectonophysics
  • U − Pb geochronology of epidote by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) as a tool for dating hydrothermal-vein formation, 2021, Geochronology

Their frequent co-authors include Alfons Berger, Thomas Pettke, Veronica Peverelli, Sandro Truttmann, and Tobias Diehl, reflecting collaborative work within their scientific community.

Marco Herwegh's publications have appeared often in several key journals, notably:

  • Solid Earth
  • Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Tectonophysics
  • Chemical Geology

Best Publications

  • The role of second phases for controlling microstructural evolution in polymineralic rocks: A review

    M. Herwegh;J. Linckens;A. Ebert;A. Berger

  • Evolution of a polymineralic mantle shear zone and the role of second phases in the localization of deformation

    Jolien Linckens;Marco Herwegh;Othmar Müntener;Ivan Mercolli

  • Quantitative analysis of crystal/grain sizes and their distributions in 2D and 3D

    Alfons Berger;Marco Herwegh;Jens-Oliver Schwarz;Benita Putlitz

  • The evolution of high-temperature mylonitic microfabrics: evidence from simple shearing of a quartz analogue (norcamphor)

    Marco Herwegh;Mark R. Handy

  • Deformation mechanisms in second-phase affected microstructures and their energy balance

    Marco Herwegh;Alfons Berger

  • How is strain localized in a meta-granitoid, mid-crustal basement section? Spatial distribution of deformation in the central Aar massif (Switzerland)

    Philip Chaim Wehrens;R. Baumberger;Alfons Berger;Marco Herwegh

  • Deformation at the frictional-viscous transition: Evidence for cycles of fluid-assisted embrittlement and ductile deformation in the granitoid crust

    Philip Chaim Wehrens;Alfons Berger;Max Peters;Thomas Spillmann

  • The effect of dissolved magnesium on diffusion creep in calcite

    Marco Herwegh;Xiaohui Xiao;Brian Evans

  • Tectono-metamorphic evolution of a nappe stack: A case study of the Swiss Alps

    Marco Herwegh;Othmar-Adrian Pfiffner

  • Combining natural microstructures with composite flow laws: an improved approach for the extrapolation of lab data to nature

    Marco Herwegh;J.H.P. de Bresser;J.H. ter Heege

  • Cooling induced strain localization in carbonate mylonites within a large-scale shear zone (Glarus thrust, Switzerland)

    Andreas Ebert;Marco Herwegh;Adrian Pfiffner

  • The origin of shape preferred orientations in mylonite: inferences from in-situ experiments on polycrystalline norcamphor

    Marco Herwegh;M.R. Handy

  • The influence of nano-scale second-phase particles on deformation of fine grained calcite mylonites

    Marco Herwegh;Karsten Kunze

  • Microfabrics in carbonate mylonites along a large-scale shear zone (Helvetic Alps)

    Andreas Ebert;Marco Herwegh;Brian Evans;Adrian Pfiffner

  • A new technique to automatically quantify microstructures of fine grained carbonate mylonites: two-step etching combined with SEM imaging and image analysis

    Marco Herwegh

  • Large-Scale Crustal-Block-Extrusion During Late Alpine Collision

    Marco Herwegh;Alfons Berger;Roland Baumberger;Philip Wehrens

  • Granular flow in polymineralic rocks bearing sheet silicates: new evidence from natural examples

    Marco Herwegh;Andreas Jenni

  • Late Stages of Continent-Continent Collision: Timing, Kinematic Evolution, and Exhumation of the Northern Rim (Aar Massif) of the Alps

    Marco Herwegh;Alfons Berger;Christoph Glotzbach;C. Wangenheim

  • Modeling episodic fluid-release events in the ductile carbonates of the Glarus thrust

    Thomas Poulet;Manolis Veveakis;Marco Herwegh;Thomas Buckingham

  • Temperature- and strain-rate-dependent microfabric evolution in monomineralic mylonite: evidence from in situ deformation of norcamphor

    Marco Herwegh;Mark R. Handy;Renée Heilbronner

  • The role of second phases for controlling microstructural evolution in polymineralic rocks

    M. Herwegh;J. Linckens;A. Ebert;A. Berger

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons Berger
Alfons Berger University of Bern
Klaus Regenauer-Lieb
Klaus Regenauer-Lieb University of New South Wales
Fritz Schlunegger
Fritz Schlunegger University of Bern
Flavio S. Anselmetti
Flavio S. Anselmetti University of Bern
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
Edi Kissling
Edi Kissling ETH Zurich
Othmar Müntener
Othmar Müntener University of Lausanne
Edwin Gnos
Edwin Gnos Natural History Museum of Geneva
Pierre Lanari
Pierre Lanari University of Bern
Igor M. Villa
Igor M. Villa University of Milano-Bicocca

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