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Mihai N. Ducea 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 Mihai N. Ducea sits on this spectrum.

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Mihai N. Ducea 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 Mihai N. Ducea sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Mihai N. Ducea is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Geology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics, which include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Mihai N. Ducea has published extensively, with key papers including:

  • "Quantitatively Tracking the Elevation of the Tibetan Plateau Since the Cretaceous: Insights From Whole-Rock Sr/Y and La/Yb Ratios" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "The causes of continental arc flare ups and drivers of episodic magmatic activity in Cordilleran orogenic systems" (2021, Lithos)
  • "Jurassic to Neogene Quantitative Crustal Thickness Estimates in Southern Tibet" (2021, GSA Today)
  • "Episodic magmatism during the growth of a Neoproterozoic oceanic arc (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)" (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • "Early Mesozoic magmatism and tectonic evolution of the Qinling Orogen: Implications for oblique continental collision" (2020, Gondwana Research)

The scientist collaborates frequently with notable co-authors such as James B. Chapman, Antoine Triantafyllou, Bárbara Carrapa, Gilby Jepson, and Fangyang Hu.

Publication venues where Mihai N. Ducea commonly publishes include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Lithos
  • Tectonics

Mihai N. Ducea has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This fellowship is a distinction acknowledging contributions to the geosciences field.

Best Publications

  • Cyclicity in Cordilleran orogenic systems

    Peter G. DeCelles;Mihai N. Ducea;Paul Kapp;George Zandt

  • The California arc: Thick granitic batholiths, eclogitic residues, lithospheric-scale thrusting, and magmatic flare-ups

    Mihai Ducea

  • Quantifying crustal thickness over time in magmatic arcs.

    Lucia Profeta;Mihai N. Ducea;Mihai N. Ducea;James B. Chapman;Scott R. Paterson

  • The Architecture, Chemistry, and Evolution of Continental Magmatic Arcs

    Mihai N. Ducea;Jason B. Saleeby;George Bergantz

  • Active foundering of a continental arc root beneath the southern Sierra Nevada in California

    George Zandt;Hersh Gilbert;Thomas J. Owens;Mihai Ducea

  • Tracking changes in crustal thickness during orogenic evolution with Sr/Y: An example from the North American Cordillera

    James B. Chapman;Mihai N. Ducea;Mihai N. Ducea;Peter G. DeCelles;Lucia Profeta

  • Buoyancy sources for a large, unrooted mountain range, the Sierra Nevada, California: Evidence from xenolith thermobarometry

    Mihai N. Ducea;Jason B. Saleeby

  • U-Th-Pb geochronology of the Coast Mountains batholith in north-coastal British Columbia: Constraints on age and tectonic evolution

    G. Gehrels;M. Rusmore;G. Woodsworth;M. Crawford

  • Preliminary stratigraphic and structural architecture of Bhutan: Implications for the along strike architecture of the Himalayan system

    Nadine McQuarrie;Delores Robinson;Sean Long;Tobgay Tobgay

  • Arc magmatic tempos: Gathering the evidence

    Scott R. Paterson;Mihai N. Ducea

  • Igniting flare-up events in Cordilleran arcs

    Mihai N. Ducea;Mark D. Barton

  • A Case for Delamination of the Deep Batholithic Crust beneath the Sierra Nevada, California

    Mihai Ducea;Jason Saleeby

  • Production and loss of high‐density batholithic root, southern Sierra Nevada, California

    Jason Saleeby;Mihai Ducea;Diane Clemens-Knott

  • Origin of high mountains in the continents: The Southern Sierra Nevada

    Brian Wernicke;Robert Clayton;Mihai Ducea;Craig H. Jones

  • The age and origin of a thick mafic–ultramafic keel from beneath the Sierra Nevada batholith

    Mihai N. Ducea;Jason B. Saleeby

  • Near-Ultrahigh Pressure Processing of Continental Crust: Miocene Crustal Xenoliths from the Pamir

    Bradley Hacker;Peter Luffi;Valery Lutkov;Vladislav Minaev

  • High-Volume Magmatic Events in Subduction Systems

    Mihai N. Ducea;Mihai N. Ducea;Scott R. Paterson;Peter G. DeCelles

  • Quantifying Crustal Thickness in Continental Collisional Belts: Global Perspective and a Geologic Application.

    Fangyang Hu;Fangyang Hu;Mihai N. Ducea;Mihai N. Ducea;Shuwen Liu;James B. Chapman

  • Detrital zircon and isotopic constraints on the crustal architecture and tectonic evolution of the northeastern Pamir

    Alexander C. Robinson;Mihai Ducea;Thomas J. Lapen

  • Building the Pamirs: The view from the underside

    Mihai N. Ducea;Valery Lutkov;Vladislav T. Minaev;Bradley Hacker

  • Constraints on the bulk composition and root foundering rates of continental arcs: A California arc perspective

    Mihai N. Ducea

Frequent Co-Authors

George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Jason B. Saleeby
Jason B. Saleeby California Institute of Technology
Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
Joaquin Ruiz
Joaquin Ruiz University of Arizona
Victor A. Valencia
Victor A. Valencia Washington State University
George Zandt
George Zandt University of Arizona
Peter G. DeCelles
Peter G. DeCelles University of Arizona
Alex Pullen
Alex Pullen Clemson University
Susan L. Beck
Susan L. Beck University of Arizona
Scott R. Paterson
Scott R. Paterson University of Southern California

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