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45
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Mark R. Handy 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 Mark R. Handy sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 149 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark R. Handy 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 Mark R. Handy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark R. Handy is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific concentration in Geophysics, which accounts for the majority of their publications. Additional areas of study include Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Artificial Intelligence, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work spans several key topics within their field. These topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Mark R. Handy has contributed research to a variety of scientific journals and publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Solid Earth
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Tectonics
  • Elements
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Handy highlight ongoing research in geophysical processes, tectonics, and seismic imaging. Notable works include:

  • Orogenic lithosphere and slabs in the greater Alpine area - interpretations based on teleseismic P-wave tomography (2021, Solid Earth)
  • Imaging structure and geometry of slabs in the greater Alpine area - a P-wave travel-time tomography using AlpArray Seismic Network data (2021, Solid Earth)
  • Ocean Subduction Dynamics in the Alps (2021, Elements)
  • Neogene kinematics of the Giudicarie Belt and eastern Southern Alpine orogenic front (northern Italy) (2021, Solid Earth)
  • Crustal-Scale Sheath Folding at HP Conditions in an Exhumed Alpine Subduction Zone (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps) (2020, Tectonics)

Throughout their career, Handy has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jan Pleuger
  • Eline Le Breton
  • Azam Jozi Najafabadi
  • Christian Haberland
  • Philip Groß

Best Publications

  • Experimental deformation of partially melted granite revisited: implications for the continental crust

    C. L. Rosenberg;M. R. Handy

  • Reconciling plate-tectonic reconstructions of Alpine Tethys with the geological–geophysical record of spreading and subduction in the Alps

    Mark R. Handy;Stefan M. Schmid;Romain Bousquet;Eduard Kissling

  • The solid‐state flow of polymineralic rocks

    Mark R. Handy

  • Flow laws for rocks containing two non-linear viscous phases: A phenomenological approach

    Mark R. Handy

  • Reconstructing the Alps–Carpathians–Dinarides as a key to understanding switches in subduction polarity, slab gaps and surface motion

    Mark R. Handy;Kamil Ustaszewski;Eduard Kissling

  • The kinematics of movements along the Insubric Line and the emplacement of the Ivrea Zone

    S.M. Schmid;A. Zingg;M. Handy

  • Deformation regimes and the rheological evolution of fault zones in the lithosphere: the effects of pressure, temperature, grainsize and time

    Mark R. Handy

  • Multistage accretion and exhumation of the continental crust (Ivrea crustal section, Italy and Switzerland)

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  • Tectonometamorphic history of the Ivrea Zone and its relationship to the crustal evolution of the Southern Alps

    A Zingg;M.R Handy;J.C Hunziker;S.M Schmid

  • The Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria): a new tectonic map, with cross-sections and a tectonometamorphic synthesis

    Stephan M. Schmid;Stephan M. Schmid;Andreas Scharf;Mark R. Handy;Claudio L. Rosenberg;Claudio L. Rosenberg

  • The AlpArray Seismic Network: A Large-Scale European Experiment to Image the Alpine Orogen

    György Hetényi;Irene Molinari;John Clinton;Götz Bokelmann

  • The tectonic and rheological evolution of an attenuated cross section of the continental crust: Ivrea crustal section, southern Alps, northwestern Italy and southern Switzerland

    M. R. Handy;A. Zingg

  • Seismicity, structure and strength of the continental lithosphere

    M.R Handy;J.-P Brun

  • Networking of shear zones at the brittle-to-viscous transition (Cap de Creus, NE Spain)

    Florian Fusseis;M.R Handy;Christoph Schrank

  • Syntectonic melt pathways during simple shearing of a partially molten rock analogue (Norcamphor-Benzamide)

    Claudio L. Rosenberg;Mark R. Handy

  • Continental Fault Structure and Rheology from the Frictional-to-Viscous Transition Downward

    Mark R. Handy;Greg Hirth;Niels Hovius

  • Precollisional, multistage exhumation of subducted continental crust: The Sesia Zone, western Alps

    J. Babist;M. R. Handy;M. Konrad-Schmolke;K. Hammerschmidt

  • The structure, age and kinematics of the Pogallo Fault Zone; Southern Alps, northwestern Italy

    M. R. Handy

  • Post‐20 Ma Motion of the Adriatic Plate: New Constraints From Surrounding Orogens and Implications for Crust‐Mantle Decoupling

    Eline Le Breton;Mark R. Handy;Giancarlo Molli;Kamil Ustaszewski

  • In-situ UV-laser 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of a micaceous mylonite : an example of defect-enhanced argon loss

    A. Mulch;M. A. Cosca;M. R. Handy

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

    Marco Herwegh;Mark R. Handy

  • Metamorphic Structure of the Alps.

    R. Oberhänsli;R. Bousquet;Martin Engi;B. Goffé

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg Hirth
Greg Hirth Brown University
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli University of Basel
Marco Herwegh
Marco Herwegh University of Bern
Timm John
Timm John Freie Universität Berlin
Christian Haberland
Christian Haberland University of Potsdam
Romain Bousquet
Romain Bousquet Kiel University
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin
Xiaohui Yuan
Xiaohui Yuan University of Potsdam
Andreas Mulch
Andreas Mulch Goethe University Frankfurt

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