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6512
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5021
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Neal W. Driscoll 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 Neal W. Driscoll sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Neal W. Driscoll 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 Neal W. Driscoll sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Neal W. Driscoll is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research spans various domains within earth and planetary sciences and engineering, with a particular focus on geophysics, ocean engineering, earth-surface processes, atmospheric science, and geology.

The primary topics of Driscoll's work include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Drilling and well engineering
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Reservoir engineering and simulation methods
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geological and geochemical analysis

Driscoll has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a notable presence in several publication venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Journal of Operational Meteorology
  • Continental Shelf Research

Recent papers authored by or involving Driscoll include:

  • "Ground-Based Corroboration of GOES-17 Fire Detection Capabilities During Ignition of the Kincade Fire," 2020, Journal of Operational Meteorology
  • "Strike-Slip Transpressional Uplift Offshore San Onofre, California Inhibits Sediment Delivery to the Deep Sea," 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Recency of Faulting and Subsurface Architecture of the San Diego Bay Pull-Apart Basin, California, USA," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "High-Resolution 3D Seismic Imaging of Fault Interaction and Deformation Offshore San Onofre, California," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Clay mineralogy of Gulf of Papua Shelf and Pandora Trough deposits constrains sediment routing during the last sea-level cycle," 2020, Sedimentology

Driscoll's collaborative work frequently involves several coauthors. Regular collaborators include John W. Peirce, Jeffrey K. Weissel, J. Dehn, John W Farrell, and Elisabeth Fourtanier.

Best Publications

  • Lower crustal extension across the Northern Carnarvon basin, Australia: Evidence for an eastward dipping detachment

    Neal W. Driscoll;Garry D. Karner

  • A short circuit in thermohaline circulation: A cause for northern hemisphere glaciation?

    N. W. Driscoll;G. H. Haug

  • 1. Consequences of Asthenospheric Variability on Continental Rifting

    W. Roger Buck;Garry D. Karner;Brian Taylor;Neal W. Driscoll

  • Tectonic and stratigraphic development of the West African and eastern Brazilian Margins: insights from quantitative basin modelling

    Garry D. Karner;Neal W. Driscoll

  • Rapid sea-level rise and Holocene climate in the Chukchi Sea

    Lloyd D. Keigwin;Jeffrey P. Donnelly;Mea S. Cook;Neal W. Driscoll

  • Seasonal variation of sediment deposition in the Hudson River estuary

    Jonathan D Woodruff;W.Rockwell Geyer;Christopher K Sommerfield;Neal W Driscoll

  • Potential for large-scale submarine slope failure and tsunami generation along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast

    Neal W. Driscoll;Jeffrey K. Weissel;John A. Goff

  • Three-dimensional quantitative modeling of clinoform development

    Neal W. Driscoll;Garry D. Karner

  • Tectonic significance of syn-rift sediment packages across the Gabon-Cabinda continental margin

    Garry D. Karner;Neal W. Driscoll;John P. McGinnis;William D. Brumbaugh

  • Extensional Tectonics in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, Offshore Newfoundland: Implications for the Timing of Break-Up between Grand Banks and Iberia

    Neal W. Driscoll;John R. Hogg;Nicholas Christie-Blick;Garry David Karner

  • Tectonic evolution of the Salton Sea inferred from seismic reflection data

    N. W. Driscoll;G. M. Kent;A. J. Harding

  • Seascape Evolution on Clastic Continental Shelves and Slopes

    Lincoln F. Pratson;Charles A. Nittrouer;Patricia L. Wiberg;Michael S. Steckler

  • Syn-rift regional subsidence across the West African continental margin: the role of lower plate ductile extension

    G. D. Karner;N. W. Driscoll;D. H. N. Barker

  • Deglacial floods in the Beaufort Sea preceded Younger Dryas cooling

    Lloyd D. Keigwin;Shannon Klotsko;Ning Zhao;Brendan Reilly

  • Drainage of late Wisconsin glacial lakes and the morphology and late quaternary stratigraphy of the New Jersey–southern New England continental shelf and slope

    E. Uchupi;N. Driscoll;R.D. Ballard;S.T. Bolmer

  • Comparison of Airborne and Terrestrial Lidar Estimates of Seacliff Erosion in Southern California

    Adam P. Young;M. J. Olsen;N. Driscoll;R. E. Flick

  • Catastrophic meltwater discharge down the Hudson Valley: a potential trigger for the Intra-Allerød cold period

    Jeffrey P. Donnelly;Neal W. Driscoll;Elazar Uchupi;Lloyd D. Keigwin

  • Terrestrial Laser Scanning of Extended Cliff Sections in Dynamic Environments: Parameter Analysis

    Michael J. Olsen;Elizabeth Johnstone;Neal Driscoll;Scott A. Ashford

  • 60 k.y. record of extension across the western boundary of the Basin and Range province: Estimate of slip rates from offset shoreline terraces and a catastrophic slide beneath Lake Tahoe

    G.M. Kent;J.M. Babcock;N.W. Driscoll;A.J. Harding

  • Rheology and Deformation of the Lithosphere at Continental Margins

    Garry D. Karner;Brian Taylor;Neal W. Driscoll;David L. Kohlstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham M. Kent
Graham M. Kent University of Nevada Reno
Alistair J. Harding
Alistair J. Harding University of California, San Diego
Garry D. Karner
Garry D. Karner ExxonMobil (United States)
David L. Kohlstedt
David L. Kohlstedt University of Minnesota
Gary S. Fuis
Gary S. Fuis United States Geological Survey
Joann M. Stock
Joann M. Stock California Institute of Technology
Larry A. Mayer
Larry A. Mayer University of New Hampshire
Jeffrey K. Weissel
Jeffrey K. Weissel Columbia University
Robert M. Owen
Robert M. Owen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lloyd D Keigwin
Lloyd D Keigwin Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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