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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6661 6177 130 128 138 3830

Montserrat Torné publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Montserrat Torné between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Montserrat Torné published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2015. 17 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2015. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 9 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
1988 2025

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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Montserrat Torné: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 9
1993 1
1994 3
1995 6
1996 7
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 4
2001 5
2002 4
2003 2
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 4
2014 9
2015 16
2016 5
2017 8
2018 11
2019 9
2020 8
2021 6
2022 3
2023 2
2024 9
2025 8
Total 159
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Montserrat Torné publications per year - data summary

  • Montserrat Torné, a Earth Science scholar from Spanish National Research Council, has 159 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 38 years in the span carry no publications at all (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.7 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 28 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 42 publications (3.2 per year); 2001-2013: 23 publications (1.8 per year); 2014-2025: 94 publications (7.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Montserrat Torné 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 Montserrat Torné 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, 138–147 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: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
138–147 491 138
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
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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Montserrat Torné publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Montserrat Torné, a Earth Science scholar from Spanish National Research Council, records 138 publications - the 32nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 32% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Montserrat Torné, and about 68% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Montserrat Torné ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Montserrat Torné 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 Montserrat Torné 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 38
39 349
40 296
41 289
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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Montserrat Torné D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Montserrat Torné, a Earth Science scholar from Spanish National Research Council, records 38 D-Index - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Montserrat Torné, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Montserrat Torné ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Montserrat Torné is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics, which constitutes the majority of their published work. The scientist's expertise also extends to atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, information systems and management, and geochemistry and petrology.

Their scholarly output includes significant contributions to studies on earthquake and tectonic phenomena, geological and geochemical analysis, and worldwide geological and geophysical investigations. Additional research interests cover geological formations and processes, paleoclimatology, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent published papers authored or coauthored by Montserrat Torné include:

  • LitMod2D_2.0: An Improved Integrated Geophysical-Petrological Modeling Tool for the Physical Interpretation of Upper Mantle Anomalies, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Four decades of geophysical research on Iberia and adjacent margins, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Opposite Symmetry in the Lithospheric Structure of the Alboran and Algerian Basins and Their Margins (Western Mediterranean): Geodynamic Implications, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Towards a Digital Twin of the Earth System: Geo-Soft-CoRe, a Geoscientific Software & Code Repository, 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geophysical-Petrological Model for Bidirectional Mantle Delamination of the Adria Microplate Beneath the Northern Apennines and Dinarides Orogenic Systems, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

They have frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Ivone Jiménez-Munt, Jaume Vergés, Daniel García-Castellanos, Manel Fernández, and R. Carbonell, with collaboration counts ranging from four to ten joint works.

Montserrat Torné has published extensively in venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Scientific Reports, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Earth-Science Reviews, and Frontiers in Earth Science.

The scientist received recognition as a member of the Academia Europaea in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Lithospheric Structure Beneath the Alboran Basin: Results from 3D Gravity Modeling and Tectonic Relevance

    Montserrat Torné;Manel Fernandez;M. C. Comas;J. I. Soto

  • Modeling the evolution of the Guadalquivir foreland basin (southern Spain)

    Daniel García-Castellanos;Daniel García-Castellanos;Manel Fernandez;Montserrat Torné

  • Subduction‐related structures in the North Iberian Margin

    J. Alvarez-Marron;E. Rubio;M. Torne

  • Three‐dimensional gravity and magnetic modeling of crustal indentation and wedging in the western Pyrenees‐Cantabrian Mountains

    D. Pedreira;J. A. Pulgar;J. Gallart;M. Torné

  • Tertiary sedimentary history and structure of the Valencia trough (western Mediterranean)

    A. Maillard;A. Mauffret;A.B. Watts;M. Torné

  • A New Southern North Atlantic Isochron Map: Insights Into the Drift of the Iberian Plate Since the Late Cretaceous

    Chiara Macchiavelli;Jaume Vergés;Antonio Schettino;Manel Fernàndez

  • The transition from linear to diffuse plate boundary in the Azores–Gibraltar region: results from a thin-sheet model

    Ivone Jimenez-Munt;Manel Fernandez;Montserrat Torné;Peter Bird

  • Rifted Ocean-Continent Boundaries

    E. Banda;Montserrat Torné;M. Talwani

  • Crustal and velocity structure of the Valencia trough (western Mediterranean), Part I. A combined refraction/ wide-angle reflection and near-vertical reflection study

    Montserrat Torné;Montserrat Torné;Montserrat Torné;G. Pascal;P. Buhl;A. B. Watts

  • Crustal thinning from the Betic Cordillera to the Alboran Sea

    Montserrat Torné;E. Banda

  • Pliocene uplift of the eastern Iberian margin: Inferences from quantitative modelling of the Valencia Trough

    M. E. Janssen;Montserrat Torné;S. Cloetingh;E. Banda

  • Geodynamic Evolution of the Eastern Segment of the Azores-Gibraltar Zone: The Gorringe Bank and the Gulf of Cadiz Region

    D. Tortella;Montserrat Torné;Andrés Pérez-Estaún

  • Subsidence history, crustal structure, and thermal evolution of the Valencia Trough: A young extensional basin in the western Mediterranean

    A. B. Watts;M. Torné

  • A deep seismic reflection survey across the Betic Chain (southern Spain): first results

    Víctor García-Dueñas;E. Banda;Montserrat Torné;Diego Córdoba

  • New insights into the crust and lithospheric mantle structure of Africa from elevation, geoid, and thermal analysis

    Jan Globig;Manel Fernàndez;Montserrat Torne;Jaume Vergés

  • Gravity and multichannel seismic reflection constraints on the lithospheric structure of the Canary Swell

    César R. Ranero;Montserrat Torné;E. Banda

  • Geophysical and geological constraints on the evolution of the Guadalquivir foreland basin, Spain

    Manel Fernandez;X. Berástegui;C. Puig;Daniel García-Castellanos

  • Iberian Atlantic Margins Group investigates deep structure of ocean margins

    Enric Banda;Montserrat Torne

  • Numerical modeling of foreland basin formation: a program relating thrusting, flexure, sediment geometry and lithosphere rheology

    D. Garcia-Castellanos;M. Fernàndez;M. Torne

  • Gravity constraints on the deep structure of the Pyrenean belt along the ECORS profile

    Montserrat Torné;B. de Cabissole;R. Bayer;A. Casas

  • Crustal structure and the mechanical properties of extended continental lithosphere in the Valencia trough (western Mediterranean)

    A. B. Watts;Montserrat Torné

Frequent Co-Authors

Manel Fernandez
Manel Fernandez Spanish National Research Council
Jaume Vergés
Jaume Vergés Spanish National Research Council
Ramón Carbonell
Ramón Carbonell Spanish National Research Council
Daniel García-Castellanos
Daniel García-Castellanos Spanish National Research Council
Anthony Watts
Anthony Watts University of Oxford
Jordi Diaz
Jordi Diaz Spanish National Research Council
Peter Buhl
Peter Buhl Columbia University
Claudio Faccenna
Claudio Faccenna Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum
Antonio Villaseñor
Antonio Villaseñor Spanish National Research Council
Andrés Pérez-Estaún
Andrés Pérez-Estaún Spanish National Research Council

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