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Michael R. Hudec 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 R. Hudec sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 194 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael R. Hudec 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 R. Hudec sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael R. Hudec is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's main topics of work include geological formations and processes, methane hydrates and related phenomena, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Michael R. Hudec has contributed to several recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Extension and inversion of salt-bearing rift systems," 2020, Solid Earth
  • "The Role of Salt Tectonics in the Energy Transition: An Overview and Future Challenges," 2023, Tektonika
  • "Shale transformations and physical properties-Implications for seismic expression of mobile shales," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Proposal for a mechanical model of mobile shales," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "An alternative model for the role of salt depositional configuration and preexisting salt structures in the evolution of the Southern Pyrenees, Spain," 2021, Journal of Structural Geology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Structural Geology, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Basin Research, Interpretation, and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Collaborations are common, with frequent co-authors including Juan I. Soto, Tim P. Dooley, Gillian Apps, Naiara Fernández, and Frank J. Peel.

Best Publications

  • Terra infirma: Understanding salt tectonics

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P.A. Jackson

  • Salt Tectonics: Principles and Practice

    Martin P. A. Jackson;Michael R. Hudec

  • Advance of allochthonous salt sheets in passive margins and orogens

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P. A. Jackson

  • Regional restoration across the Kwanza Basin, Angola: Salt tectonics triggered by repeated uplift of a metastable passive margin

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P. A. Jackson

  • Jurassic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico salt basin

    Michael R. Hudec;Ian O. Norton;Martin P. A. Jackson;Frank J. Peel

  • The paradox of minibasin subsidence into salt: Clues to the evolution of crustal basins

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P.A. Jackson;Daniel D. Schultz-Ela

  • Neoproterozoic allochthonous salt tectonics during the Lufilian orogeny in the Katangan Copperbelt, central Africa

    Martin P Jackson;O. N. Warin;G. M. Woad;Michael R Hudec

  • Multi-proxy paleosol evidence for middle and late Triassic climate trends in eastern Utah

    Shane J. Prochnow;Lee C. Nordt;Stacy C. Atchley;Michael R. Hudec

  • Inflation and deflation of deeply buried salt stocks during lateral shortening

    Tim P. Dooley;Martin P.A. Jackson;Michael R. Hudec

  • Structural segmentation, inversion, and salt tectonics on a passive margin: Evolution of the Inner Kwanza Basin, Angola

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P.A. Jackson

  • Enigmatic structures within salt walls of the Santos Basin—Part 1: Geometry and kinematics from 3D seismic reflection and well data

    Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Martin P.A. Jackson;Michael R. Hudec;Clara R. Rodriguez

  • The salt mine : a digital atlas of salt tectonics

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P. A. Jackson;Nancy Cottington;Bruno C. Vendeville

  • Mesozoic diapirism in the Pyrenean orogen: Salt tectonics on a transform plate boundary

    Joseph Canérot;Michael R. Hudec;Konrad Rockenbauch

  • Salt Glacier and Composite Sediment-Salt Glacier Models for the Emplacement and Early Burial of Allochthonous Salt Sheets

    Raymond C. Fletcher;Michael R. Hudec;Ian A. Watson

  • Structural evolution of salt-influenced fold-and-thrust belts: A synthesis and new insights from basins containing isolated salt diapirs

    Oliver B. Duffy;Tim P. Dooley;Michael R. Hudec;Martin P. A. Jackson

  • Influence of deep Louann structure on the evolution of the northern Gulf of Mexico

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P. A. Jackson;Frank J. Peel

  • Mesozoic structural and metamorphic history of the central Ruby Mountains metamorphic core complex, Nevada

    Michael R. Hudec

  • Modeling stress evolution around a rising salt diapir

    Maria-Aikaterini Nikolinakou;Peter Barry Flemings;Michael R Hudec

  • Stratigraphic record of translation down ramps in a passive-margin salt detachment

    Martin P.A. Jackson;Michael R. Hudec

  • Initiation and growth of salt-based thrust belts on passive margins: results from physical models

    Tim P. Dooley;Martin P. A. Jackson;Michael R. Hudec

  • Interaction between spreading salt canopies and their peripheral thrust systems

    Michael R. Hudec;Martin P.A. Jackson

  • The effects of base-salt relief on salt flow and suprasalt deformation patterns — Part 1: Flow across simple steps in the base of salt

    Tim P. Dooley;Michael R. Hudec;Dan Carruthers;Martin P. A. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin P. A. Jackson
Martin P. A. Jackson The University of Texas at Austin
Peter B. Flemings
Peter B. Flemings The University of Texas at Austin
Tim P. Dooley
Tim P. Dooley The University of Texas at Austin
Christopher A.-L. Jackson
Christopher A.-L. Jackson Imperial College London
Ruud Weijermars
Ruud Weijermars King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Lee C. Nordt
Lee C. Nordt Baylor University
Antonio Teixell
Antonio Teixell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ronald J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel The University of Texas at Austin
Bruno C. Vendeville
Bruno C. Vendeville University of Lille
Atle Rotevatn
Atle Rotevatn University of Bergen

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