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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3647 3341 14 9 194 8127

Marlina Elburg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marlina Elburg between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marlina Elburg published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2025. 21 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2025. 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marlina Elburg: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 3
1996 3
1997 0
1998 3
1999 4
2000 1
2001 3
2002 5
2003 5
2004 5
2005 4
2006 7
2007 4
2008 5
2009 9
2010 8
2011 11
2012 12
2013 13
2014 9
2015 11
2016 6
2017 9
2018 9
2019 4
2020 16
2021 9
2022 11
2023 8
2024 11
2025 20
2026 1
Total 229
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Marlina Elburg 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 Marlina Elburg 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, 188–197 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: 194 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
188–197 401 194
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
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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Marlina Elburg 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 Marlina Elburg 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204 49
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Marlina Elburg is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research focuses on a broad range of topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with additional contributions to Computer Science. Their primary scientific interests lie in geophysics, geochemistry, petrology, paleontology, and geology, covering both fundamental and applied aspects of these fields.

Elburg has contributed extensively to research on geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, elemental analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, and broader geological and geophysical studies.

Their work has been published in several notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • South African Journal of Geology
  • Precambrian Research
  • Lithos
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Gondwana Research

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Elburg are:

  • "The magmatic and magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of felsic igneous rocks as seen through Nb-Ta geochemical fractionation, with implications for the origins of rare-metal mineralizations" (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Cambro-Ordovician magmatism in the Delamerian orogeny: Implications for tectonic development of the southern Gondwanan margin" (2020, Gondwana Research)
  • "Sr isotopes in arcs revisited: tracking slab dehydration using δ88/86Sr and 87Sr/86Sr systematics of arc lavas" (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "The Archaean geological history of the Singhbhum Craton, India - a proposal for a consistent framework of craton evolution" (2022, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Detrital zircon in an active sedimentary recycling system: Challenging the 'source-to-sink' approach to zircon-based provenance analysis" (2022, Sedimentology)

Elburg has collaborated frequently with a consistent group of co-authors, including Tom Andersen, Axel Hofmann, Andrea Agangi, Christophe Ballouard, and Jaganmoy Jodder. These collaborations have contributed to the depth and scope of their research outputs.

Best Publications

  • A review of the formation of tectonic veins and their microstructures

    Paul D. Bons;Marlina A. Elburg;Enrique Gomez-Rivas

  • The timing and duration of the Delamerian orogeny: Correlation with the Ross Orogen and implications for Gondwana assembly

    John Foden;Marlina A. Elburg;Jon Dougherty‐Page;Andrew Burtt

  • Geochemical trends across an arc-continent collision zone: magma sources and slab-wedge transfer processes below the Pantar Strait volcanoes, Indonesia

    Marlina A. Elburg;Manfred van Bergen;Jurian Hoogewerff;John Foden

  • Multi-method chronometric constraints on the evolution of the Northern Kyrgyz Tien Shan granitoids (Central Asian orogenic belt): from emplacement to exhumation

    S. Glorie;J. De Grave;M. M. Buslov;M. A. Elburg

  • Tectonic history of the Kyrgyz South Tien Shan (Atbashi-Inylchek) suture zone: The role of inherited structures during deformation-propagation

    S. Glorie;J. De Grave;M. M. Buslov;F. I. Zhimulev

  • Sr and Pb isotopic composition of five USGS glasses (BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, TB-1G, NKT-1G)

    M.A. Elburg;P.Z. Vroon;R.A.C.A. van der Wagt;A. Tchalikian

  • Late Palaeozoic and Meso-Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the southern Kyrgyz Tien Shan: Constraints from multi-method thermochronology in the Trans-Alai, Turkestan-Alai segment and the southeastern Ferghana Basin

    J. De Grave;S. Glorie;A. Ryabinin;F. Zhimulev

  • Formation and Palaeozoic evolution of the Gorny-Altai-Altai-Mongolia suture zone (South Siberia): zircon U/Pb constraints on the igneous record

    S. Glorie;J. De Grave;M.M. Buslov;F.I. Zhimulev

  • Oxidation state of subarc mantle

    K.A. Evans;M.A. Elburg;M.A. Elburg;V.S. Kamenetsky

  • Evidence of isotopic equilibration between microgranitoid enclaves and host granodiorite, Warburton Granodiorite, Lachlan Fold Belt, Australia

    Marlina Elburg

  • The thermo-tectonic history of the Song-Kul plateau, Kyrgyz Tien Shan: Constraints by apatite and titanite thermochronometry and zircon U/Pb dating

    Johan De Grave;Stijn Glorie;Mikhail M. Buslov;Andrei Izmer

  • Rates and Processes of Potassic Magma Evolution beneath Sangeang Api Volcano, East Sunda Arc, Indonesia

    Simon Turner;John Foden;Rhiannon George;Peter Evans

  • How far can we trust provenance and crustal evolution information from detrital zircons? A South African case study

    Tom Andersen;Tom Andersen;Magnus Kristoffersen;Marlina A. Elburg

  • Sources of bias in detrital zircon geochronology: Discordance, concealed lead loss and common lead correction

    Tom Andersen;Tom Andersen;Marlina A. Elburg;Boniswa N. Magwaza

  • Structural control on Meso-Cenozoic tectonic reactivation and denudation in the Siberian Altai: Insights from multi-method thermochronometry

    S. Glorie;J. De Grave;M.M. Buslov;F.I. Zhimulev

  • Granite production in the Delamerian Orogen, South Australia

    Jd Foden;Marlina Elburg;Sp Turner;M Sandiford

  • The magmatic and magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of felsic igneous rocks as seen through Nb-Ta geochemical fractionation, with implications for the origins of rare-metal mineralizations

    Christophe Ballouard;Malcolm Massuyeau;Marlina A. Elburg;Sebastian Tappe

  • U-PB AGES AND MORPHOLOGIES OF ZIRCON IN MICROGRANITOID ENCLAVES AND PERALUMINOUS HOST GRANITE : EVIDENCE FOR MAGMA MINGLING

    Marlina Augusta Elburg

  • Melt extraction and accumulation from partially molten rocks

    Paul D. Bons;Jochen Arnold;Marlina A. Elburg;Jaan Kalda

  • Two distinct Late Mesoproterozoic/Early Neoproterozoic basement provinces in central/eastern Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica: The missing link, 15–21° E

    Joachim Jacobs;Joachim Jacobs;Marlina Elburg;Andreas Läufer;Ilka C. Kleinhanns

  • Magmatic origin of low-Ca olivine in subduction-related magmas: Co-existence of contrasting magmas

    Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Marlina Elburg;Richard Arculus;Rainer Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Andersen
Tom Andersen University of Oslo
Frank Vanhaecke
Frank Vanhaecke Ghent University
Stijn Glorie
Stijn Glorie University of Adelaide
Paul D. Bons
Paul D. Bons University of Tübingen
John Foden
John Foden University of Adelaide
Vadim S. Kamenetsky
Vadim S. Kamenetsky Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
John D. Clemens
John D. Clemens Stellenbosch University
J. De Grave
J. De Grave Ghent University
Pieter Z. Vroon
Pieter Z. Vroon Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alexander V. Sobolev
Alexander V. Sobolev Grenoble Alpes University

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