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Mark T. Brandon

Mark T. Brandon

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
64
Citations
14801
World Ranking
1487
National Ranking
664

Mark T. Brandon 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 T. Brandon sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 159 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark T. Brandon 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 T. Brandon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Mark T. Brandon is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and primarily works in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research portfolio includes a substantial focus on geophysics, atmospheric science, archeology, ecology, and paleontology. The scientist's work spans several specialized topics including geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, as well as the geological and tectonic context of Latin America. Their research also touches on environmental and cultural studies in Latin America and beyond, in addition to paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Brandon has contributed to a number of recent papers published between 2020 and 2023. These include:

  • "Reassessing Eastern Mediterranean Tectonics and Earthquake Hazard From the 365 CE Earthquake" (2021, AGU Advances)
  • "Transient glacial incision in the Patagonian Andes from ~6 Ma to present" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Cenozoic topographic evolution of the Southern Central Andes foreland as revealed by hydrogen stable isotopes in hydrated volcanic glass" (2023, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "On backflow associated with oceanic and continental subduction" (2021, Geophysical Journal International)
  • "Reassessing Eastern Mediterranean tectonics and earthquake hazard from the AD 365 earthquake" (2020, Zenodo - CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a group of researchers, notably Michael T. Hren, Lucas Fennell, Richard F. Ott, Karl W. Wegmann, and Sean F. Gallen, with collaboration counts ranging from three to eight joint works. The publication venues where Brandon's work appears most include the Abstracts with Programs of the Geological Society of America, Zenodo at CERN, AGU Advances, Science Advances, and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Brandon's contributions extend to earthquake and tectonic studies as well as geophysical and geological research focused on regional terrains such as Latin America. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates environmental and cultural dimensions alongside detailed paleontological analysis.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, reflecting their standing within the professional community.

Best Publications

  • USING THERMOCHRONOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND OROGENIC EROSION

    Peter W. Reiners;Mark T. Brandon

  • Late Cenozoic exhumation of the Cascadia accretionary wedge in the Olympic Mountains, northwest Washington State

    Mark T. Brandon;Mary K. Roden-Tice;John I. Garver

  • Topographic controls on erosion rates in tectonically active mountain ranges

    David R Montgomery;Mark T Brandon

  • On steady states in mountain belts

    Sean D. Willett;Mark T. Brandon

  • U-Th zonation-dependent alpha-ejection in (U-Th)/He chronometry

    Jeremy K. Hourigan;Peter W. Reiners;Mark T. Brandon

  • Probability density plot for fission-track grain-age samples

    Mark T. Brandon

  • Raman spectroscopic carbonaceous material thermometry of low-grade metamorphic rocks: Calibration and application to tectonic exhumation in Crete, Greece

    Jeffrey M. Rahl;Jeffrey M. Rahl;Kristin M. Anderson;Mark T. Brandon;Charalambos Fassoulas

  • Tectonic evolution of the Cenozoic Olympic subduction complex, Washington State, as deduced from fission track ages for detrital zircons

    Mark T. Brandon;Joseph A. Vance

  • A Fluvial Record of Long-term Steady-state Uplift and Erosion Across the Cascadia Forearc High, Western Washington State

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Mark T. Brandon

  • LITHOPROBE-southern Vancouver Island: Cenozoic subduction complex imaged by deep seismic reflections: Reply

    R. M. Clowes;M. T. Brandon;A. G. Green;C. J. Yorath

  • Decomposition of fission-track grain-age distributions

    Mark T. Brandon

  • Exhumation history of orogenic highlands determined by detrital fission-track thermochronology

    John I. Garver;Mark T. Brandon;Mary Roden-Tice;Peter J. J. Kamp

  • Post-orogenic evolution of the Dabie Shan, eastern China, from (U-Th)/He and fission-track thermochronology

    Peter W. Reiners;Zuyi Zhou;Todd A. Ehlers;Changhai Xu

  • Glaciation as a destructive and constructive control on mountain building

    Stuart N. Thomson;Stuart N. Thomson;Mark T. Brandon;Jonathan H. Tomkin;Peter W. Reiners

  • Geological tests of hypotheses for large coastwise displacements; a critique illustrated by the Baja British Columbia controversy

    Darrel S. Cowan;Mark T. Brandon;John I. Garver

  • A zero-damage model for fission-track annealing in zircon

    Meinert K. Rahn;Mark T. Brandon;Geoffrey E. Batt;John I. Garver

  • Steady-state exhumation of the European Alps

    Matthias Bernet;Massimiliano Zattin;John I. Garver;Mark T. Brandon

  • Exhumation processes

    Unknown

  • Computational Tools for Low-Temperature Thermochronometer Interpretation

    Todd A. Ehlers;Tehmasp Chaudhri;Santosh Kumar;Chris W. Fuller

  • Mantle flow at a slab edge: Seismic anisotropy in the Kamchatka region

    Valerie Peyton;Vadim Levin;Jeffrey Park;Mark Brandon

  • Macrogeomorphic evolution of the post-Triassic Appalachian mountains determined by deconvolution of the offshore basin sedimentary record

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Mark T. Brandon

Frequent Co-Authors

John I. Garver
John I. Garver Union College
Peter W. Reiners
Peter W. Reiners University of Arizona
Vadim Levin
Vadim Levin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Frank J. Pazzaglia
Frank J. Pazzaglia Lehigh University
David L. Shuster
David L. Shuster University of California, Berkeley
Massimiliano Zattin
Massimiliano Zattin University of Padua
Jeffrey Park
Jeffrey Park Yale University
Matthias Bernet
Matthias Bernet Grenoble Alpes University
Stuart N. Thomson
Stuart N. Thomson University of Arizona

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