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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5544 5126 2045 1814 194 6240

Michael R. Hudec publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael R. Hudec between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael R. Hudec published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2017. 13 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2017. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
1965 2025

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael R. Hudec: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 5
2005 3
2006 5
2007 2
2008 1
2009 3
2010 3
2011 3
2012 7
2013 4
2014 7
2015 10
2016 6
2017 39
2018 11
2019 21
2020 15
2021 11
2022 8
2023 18
2024 9
2025 4
Total 212
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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.

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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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.

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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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
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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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