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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4333 3986 1672 1488 178 15977

Michael E. Oskin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael E. Oskin between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael E. Oskin published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2014. 20 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2014. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 11 publications
2000 2025

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael E. Oskin: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 4
2004 2
2005 8
2006 3
2007 10
2008 8
2009 2
2010 9
2011 7
2012 9
2013 12
2014 16
2015 8
2016 8
2017 7
2018 10
2019 13
2020 14
2021 9
2022 7
2023 7
2024 9
2025 11
Total 197
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Michael E. Oskin 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 Michael E. Oskin 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, 178–187 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: 178 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
178–187 414 178
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
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Michael E. Oskin 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 Michael E. Oskin 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael E. Oskin is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable concentration in geophysics. Additional subfields of study include atmospheric science, artificial intelligence, management, monitoring, policy and law, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismology and earthquake studies
  • Seismic waves and analysis

Michael E. Oskin has published extensively in multiple venues, including:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • UNC Libraries
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Oskin include:

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • Documentation of Surface Fault Rupture and Ground-Deformation Features Produced by the 4 and 5 July 2019 Mw 6.4 and Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence (2020, Seismological Research Letters)
  • Accrual of widespread rock damage from the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • Airborne Lidar and Electro-Optical Imagery along Surface Ruptures of the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence, Southern California (2020, Seismological Research Letters)
  • Late Pleistocene slip rate of the central Haiyuan fault constrained from optically stimulated luminescence, 14C, and cosmogenic isotope dating and high-resolution topography (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Oskin include:

  • Alba M. Rodríguez Padilla
  • Yiran Wang
  • K. W. Hudnut
  • Youli Li
  • Elaine Young

Among honors received, Oskin was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

    Tom G. Farr;Paul A. Rosen;Edward Caro;Robert Crippen

  • Decoupling of erosion and precipitation in the Himalayas

    D. W. Burbank;A. E. Blythe;J. Putkonen;B. Pratt-Sitaula

  • Effects of bedrock landslides on cosmogenically determined erosion rates

    Nathan A. Niemi;Nathan A. Niemi;Michael Oskin;Douglas W. Burbank;Arjun M. Heimsath

  • Near-Field Deformation from the El Mayor–Cucapah Earthquake Revealed by Differential LIDAR

    Michael E. Oskin;J Ramon Arrowsmith;Alejandro Hinojosa Corona;Austin J. Elliott

  • Community Fault Model (CFM) for Southern California

    Andreas Plesch;John H. Shaw;Christine Benson;William A. Bryant

  • Rapid localization of Pacific–North America plate motion in the Gulf of California

    Michael Oskin;Joann Stock;Arturo Martín-Barajas

  • Exhumation of basement‐cored uplifts: Example of the Kyrgyz Range quantified with apatite fission track thermochronology

    Edward R. Sobel;Michael Oskin;Douglas Burbank;Alexander Mikolaichuk

  • Assembly of a large earthquake from a complex fault system: Surface rupture kinematics of the 4 April 2010 El Mayor–Cucapah (Mexico) Mw 7.2 earthquake

    John M. Fletcher;Orlando J. Teran;Thomas K. Rockwell;Michael E. Oskin

  • Pacific–North America plate motion and opening of the Upper Delfín basin, northern Gulf of California, Mexico

    Michael Oskin;Joann Stock

  • Elevated shear zone loading rate during an earthquake cluster in eastern California

    Michael Oskin;Lesley Perg;Eitan Shelef;Michael Strane

  • Marine incursion synchronous with plate-boundary localization in the Gulf of California

    Michael Oskin;Joann Stock

  • Pulsed exhumation of interior eastern Tibet: Implications for relief generation mechanisms and the origin of high-elevation planation surfaces

    Huiping Zhang;Michael E. Oskin;Jing Liu-Zeng;Peizhen Zhang;Peizhen Zhang

  • Slip rate of the Calico fault: Implications for geologic versus geodetic rate discrepancy in the Eastern California Shear Zone

    Michael Oskin;Lesley Perg;Dylan Blumentritt;Sujoy Mukhopadhyay

  • Bedload-to-suspended load ratio and rapid bedrock incision from Himalayan landslide-dam lake record

    Breth Pratt-Sitaula;Michelle Garde;Douglas W. Burbank;Michael Oskin

  • Alpine landscape evolution dominated by cirque retreat

    Michael Oskin;Douglas W. Burbank

  • Large-magnitude transient strain accumulation on the Blackwater fault, Eastern California shear zone

    Michael Oskin;Alex Iriondo

  • Coseismic fault zone deformation revealed with differential lidar: Examples from Japanese Mw ∼7 intraplate earthquakes

    Edwin Nissen;Tadashi Maruyama;J Ramon Arrowsmith;John R. Elliott

  • Inherited strike-slip faults as an origin for basement-cored uplifts: Example of the Kungey and Zailiskey ranges, northern Tian Shan

    Jacob Selander;Michael Oskin;Cholponbek Ormukov;Kanatbek Abdrakhmatov

  • Oblique rifting ruptures continents: Example from the Gulf of California shear zone

    Scott E.K. Bennett;Michael E. Oskin

  • Rupture termination at restraining bends: The last great earthquake on the Altyn Tagh Fault

    Austin J. Elliott;Austin J. Elliott;Michael E. Oskin;Jing Liu-Zeng;Yanxiu Shao

  • Long-term continental deformation associated with transpressive plate motion: The San Andreas fault

    James A. Spotila;Nathan Niemi;Robert Brady;Martha House

  • Deformation processes adjacent to active faults: Examples from eastern California

    Eitan Shelef;Michael Oskin

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas K. Rockwell
Thomas K. Rockwell San Diego State University
Rebecca J. Dorsey
Rebecca J. Dorsey University of Oregon
Jing Liu-Zeng
Jing Liu-Zeng Tianjin University
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey
Douglas W. Burbank
Douglas W. Burbank University of California, Santa Barbara
Edwin Nissen
Edwin Nissen University of Victoria
J Ramón Arrowsmith
J Ramón Arrowsmith Arizona State University
Nathan A. Niemi
Nathan A. Niemi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joann M. Stock
Joann M. Stock California Institute of Technology
Bernd Hamann
Bernd Hamann University of California, Davis

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