2026 Maurice Ewing: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	84	408	216	332	21766

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Overview

Maurice Ewing was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily addressed topics within the engineering field, focusing notably on ocean engineering and mechanical engineering.

Their main topics of work included:

Drilling and Well Engineering
Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
Oil and Gas Production Techniques

Maurice Ewing published multiple papers, predominantly disseminated through the venue Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Notable recent papers by this scientist included:

DSDP Leg 1, Hole 3 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
DSDP Leg 1, Hole 1 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
DSDP Leg 1, Hole 1 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
DSDP Leg 1, Hole 3 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

J. Lamar Worzel
Arthur O. Beall
William A. Berggren
David Bukry
C. A. Burk

Best Publications

Elastic Waves in Layered Media

W. Maurice Ewing;Wenceslas S. Jardetzky;Frank Press

949
Citations
Island arcs, deep sea trenches, and back-arc basins

Manik Talwani;Walter C. Pitman;W. Maurice Ewing

632
Citations
Atlantic Deep-Sea Sediment Cores

David B Ericson;Maurice Ewing;Goesta Wollin;Bruce C Heezen

542
Citations
The Floors of the Oceans I. The North Atlantic

Bruce C. Heezen;Marie Tharp;W. Maurice Ewing

457
Citations
Crustal structure of the mid‐ocean ridges: 5. Heat flow through the Atlantic Ocean floor and convection currents

Marcus G. Langseth;Xavier Le Pichon;Maurice Ewing

415
Citations
Study of shear-velocity distribution in the upper mantle by mantle Rayleigh waves

James Dorman;Maurice Ewing;Jack Oliver

398
Citations
SEISMIC-REFRACTION MEASUREMENTS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BASINS, IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, ON THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, AND IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA

John Ewing;Maurice Ewing

389
Citations
Sediments and structure of the Japan Trench

W. J. Ludwig;J. I. Ewing;M. Ewing;S. Murauchi

350
Citations
Diversity and origin of abyssal tholeiite from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 24° and 30° North latitude

Akiho Miyashiro;Fumiko Shido;Maurice Ewing

321
Citations
Natural radiocarbon in the Atlantic Ocean

Wallace S. Broecker;Robert Gerard;Maurice Ewing;Bruce C. Heezen

315
Citations
Crustal structure of the mid‐ocean ridges: 2. Computed model from gravity and seismic refraction data

Manik Talwani;Xavier Le Pichon;Maurice Ewing

294
Citations
Numerical inversion of seismic surface wave dispersion data and crust‐mantle structure in the New York‐Pennsylvania area

James Dorman;Maurice Ewing

279
Citations
Metamorphism in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 24 degrees and 30 degrees N

A. Miyashiro;F. Shido;M. Ewing

278
Citations
Geophysical measurements in the western Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico

J. Ewing;J. Antoine;M. Ewing

267
Citations
Two slow surface waves across North America

Frank Press;Maurice Ewing

240
Citations
Passive Seismic Experiment

Gary V. Latham;Maurice Ewing;Frank Press;George Sutton

239
Citations
Influences of Norwegian Sea overflow water on sedimentation in the northern North Atlantic and Labrador Sea

E. J. W. Jones;M. Ewing;J. I. Ewing;S. L. Eittreim

237
Citations
A Theory of Ice Ages

Maurice Ewing;William L. Donn

234
Citations
Composition and origin of serpentinites from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 24° and 30° North Latitude

Akiho Miyashiro;Fumiko Shido;Maurice Ewing

230
Citations
Crystallization and differentiation in abyssal tholeiites and gabbros from mid-oceanic ridges

Akiho Miyashiro;Fumiko Shido;Maurice Ewing

223
Citations
The Pleistocene Epoch in Deep-Sea Sediments

David B. Ericson;Maurice Ewing;Goesta Wollin

217
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Press MIT

John Ewing Columbia University

Yosio Nakamura The University of Texas at Austin

Bruce C. Heezen Columbia University

George H. Sutton University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jack Oliver Cornell University

Gary V. Latham Columbia University

Xavier Le Pichon Sorbonne University

Manik Talwani Rice University

Dennis E. Hayes Columbia University

External Links

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