World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8540 7935 2792 2472 93 12238

Mary Lou Zoback publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mary Lou Zoback between 1978 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mary Lou Zoback published across 45 years, from 1978 to 2022, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1989. 2 of the 100 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1989. 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 7 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication
1978 2022

100 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Mary Lou Zoback: publications per year, 1978 to 2022
Year Publications
1978 3
1979 4
1980 2
1981 3
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 1
1989 7
1990 1
1991 3
1992 6
1993 3
1994 2
1995 3
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 3
2000 0
2001 0
2002 5
2003 5
2004 1
2005 2
2006 3
2007 6
2008 2
2009 5
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 3
2014 1
2015 0
2016 2
2017 2
2018 2
2019 2
2020 0
2021 1
2022 1
Total 100
Download as CSV

Mary Lou Zoback 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 Mary Lou Zoback 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, 88–97 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: 93 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
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 93
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
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
Download as CSV

Mary Lou Zoback 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 Mary Lou Zoback 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 32
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
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
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - GSA Public Service Award, The Geological Society of America
  • 2007 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1987 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Mary Lou Zoback is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple interconnected fields including engineering, materials science, and environmental science.

The main topics of their scholarly work include:

  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer

They have contributed to research within the following subfields:

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Among recent papers, their work includes:

  • "MOVING THE U.S. NUCLEAR WASTE PROGRAM FORWARD: SIX OVERARCHING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD," 2021, published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include:

  • Jean Bahr
  • Steven M. Becker
  • Susan L. Brantley
  • A.G. Croff
  • Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

Mary Lou Zoback's recognition in the scientific community is shown by awards and honors received throughout their career. These include:

  • Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America (2007)
  • GSA Public Service Award, The Geological Society of America (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1987)
  • James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1987)

Best Publications

  • First‐ and second‐order patterns of stress in the lithosphere: The World Stress Map Project

    Mary Lou Zoback

  • New evidence on the state of stress of the San Andreas fault system

    Mark D. Zoback;Mary Lou Zoback;Van S. Mount;John Suppe

  • State of stress in the conterminous United States

    Mary Lou Zoback;Mark D. Zoback

  • Global patterns of tectonic stress

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

  • Disaster resilience: A national imperative

    Susan L. Cutter;Joseph A. Ahearn;Bernard Amadei;Patrick Crawford

  • The World Stress Map database release 2016 : Crustal stress pattern across scales

    Oliver Heidbach;Mojtaba Rajabi;Xiaofeng Cui;Karl Fuchs

  • Regional patterns of tectonic stress in Europe

    Birgit Müller;Mary Lou Zoback;Karl Fuchs;Larry Mastin

  • Cainozoic Evolution of the State of Stress and Style of Tectonism of the Basin and Range Province of the Western United States

    Mary Lou Zoback;R. E. Anderson;G. A. Thompson

  • Stress field constraints on intraplate seismicity in eastern North America

    Mary Lou Zoback

  • The Cordilleran Orogen

    B. C. Burchfiel;Peter W. Lipman;Mary Lou C. Zoback

  • Tectonic stress field of North America and relative plate motions

    Mark D. Zoback;Mary Lou Zoback

  • Chapter 24: Tectonic stress field of the continental United States

    Mary Lou Zoback;Mark D. Zoback

  • Basin and Range rifting in northern Nevada: Clues from a mid-Miocene rift and its subsequent offsets

    Mary Lou Zoback;George A. Thompson

  • Stress field variations in the Swiss Alps and the northern Alpine foreland derived from inversion of fault plane solutions

    Ulrike Kastrup;Mary Lou Zoback;Nicholas Deichmann;Keith F. Evans

  • Regional geophysics of the Colorado Plateau

    George A. Thompson;Mary Lou Zoback

  • Implications of selected subsurface data on the structural form and evolution of some basins in the northern Basin and Range province, Nevada and Utah

    R. Ernest Anderson;Mary Lou Zoback;George A. Thompson

  • Climate Change and the Integrity of Science

    Jennifer Sills;P. H. Gleick;R. M. Adams;R. M. Amasino

  • State of stress and modern deformation of the Northern Basin and Range Province

    Mary Lou Zoback

  • The northern Nevada rift: Regional tectono-magmatic relations and middle Miocene stress direction

    Mary Lou Zoback;Edwin H. McKEE;Richard J. Blakely;George A. Thompson

  • Recent state of stress change in the Walker Lane zone, western Basin and Range province, United States

    Olivier Bellier;Mary Lou Zoback

  • Stress perturbation associated with the Amazonas and other ancient continental rifts

    Mary Lou Zoback;Randall M. Richardson

  • State of Stress and Intraplate Earthquakes in the United States

    Mark D. Zoback;Mary Lou Zoback

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University
George A. Thompson
George A. Thompson Stanford University
Karl Fuchs
Karl Fuchs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Douglas S. Dreger
Douglas S. Dreger University of California, Berkeley
Eric L. Geist
Eric L. Geist United States Geological Survey
Thomas M. Brocher
Thomas M. Brocher United States Geological Survey
Stephen H. Hartzell
Stephen H. Hartzell United States Geological Survey
Stephen C. Harmsen
Stephen C. Harmsen United States Geological Survey
Robert W. Graves
Robert W. Graves United States Geological Survey
Susan L. Cutter
Susan L. Cutter University of South Carolina

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing an online degree is an effective way to advance your education while balancing other commitments. For those interested in Earth Science, related fields offer diverse career pathways that can complement your expertise. Veterans looking to broaden their skills may find programs like the best online spanish degree programs for veterans helpful for enhancing communication skills in global or multicultural environmental research settings.

Creative professionals might explore arts-related pathways with some of the best online mfa programs to combine scientific insight with visual storytelling, which is increasingly valuable in education and public outreach on Earth Science topics.

For those interested in leadership roles, earning an advanced degree such as the best online master degree in human resource management can prepare you for managing teams in government agencies or private environmental firms.

Seniors seeking flexibility might benefit from one year degree for seniors options that offer condensed learning without lengthy commitments. These programs allow for skill upgrades and career shifts within a manageable timeline.

Best Scientists Citing Mary Lou Zoback

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles