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Niels Balling

Niels Balling

Niels Balling 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 Niels Balling sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Niels Balling 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 Niels Balling sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Niels Balling is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Atmospheric Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum of geoscientific and engineering areas. Major themes include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis
  • Geothermal energy systems and applications
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Reservoir engineering and simulation methods

Balling has published numerous papers in several key venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geophysics
  • Tectonophysics
  • Geothermics
  • Basin Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Among recent notable papers are:

  • "Imputation of missing well log data by random forest and its uncertainty analysis," 2021, Computers & Geosciences
  • "An unsupervised deep-learning method for porosity estimation based on poststack seismic data," 2020, Geophysics
  • "Bayesian Convolutional Neural Networks for Seismic Facies Classification," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Uncertainty quantification in fault detection using convolutional neural networks," 2021, Geophysics
  • "Lithofacies classification of a geothermal reservoir in Denmark and its facies-dependent porosity estimation from seismic inversion," 2020, Geothermics

Balling frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Runhai Feng, Darío Graña, Sven Fuchs, Søren B. Nielsen, and Christophe Pascal. Their joint work contributes to advancing knowledge in seismic and reservoir characterization methodologies, as well as uncertainty quantification techniques.

Best Publications

  • Past Temperatures Directly from the Greenland Ice Sheet

    D. Dahl-Jensen;K. Mosegaard;N. Gundestrup;G. D. Clow

  • The evolution of western Scandinavian topography: A review of Neogene uplift versus the ICE (isostasy–climate–erosion) hypothesis

    Søren B. Nielsen;Kerry Gallagher;Callum Leighton;Niels Balling

  • Continental Heat-Flow Density

    W. G. Powell;D. S. Chapman;N. Balling;A. E. Beck

  • MONA LISA : Deep seismic investigations of the lithosphere in the southeastern North Sea

    T. Abramovitz;A. Berthelsen;F. Schjøth;H. Thybo

  • Heat flow and thermal structure of the lithosphere across the Baltic Shield and northern Tornquist Zone

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  • Calculation of thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat capacity of sedimentary rocks using petrophysical well logs

    Sven Fuchs;Niels Balling;Andrea Förster

  • Heat-flow measurements in Late Palaeoproterozoic to Permian geological provinces in south and central Norway and a new heat-flow map of Fennoscandia and the Norwegian–Greenland Sea

    Trond Slagstad;Niels Balling;Harald Elvebakk;Kirsti Midttømme

  • Imputation of missing well log data by random forest and its uncertainty analysis

    Runhai Feng;Dario Grana;Niels Balling

  • Heat flow and lithospheric thermal regime in the Northeast German Basin

    Ben Norden;Andrea Förster;Niels Balling

  • Deep seismic reflection evidence for ancient subduction and collision zones within the continental lithosphere of northwestern Europe

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  • An unsupervised deep-learning method for porosity estimation based on poststack seismic dataDeep learning for porosity estimation

    Runhai Feng;Thomas Mejer Hansen;Dario Grana;Niels Balling

  • Bayesian Convolutional Neural Networks for Seismic Facies Classification

    Runhai Feng;Niels Balling;Dario Grana;Jesper Soren Dramsch

  • Crustal root beneath the highlands of southern Norway resolved by teleseismic receiver functions

    L. Svenningsen;N. Balling;B. H. Jacobsen;R. Kind

  • Deep seismic survey images crustal structure of Tornquist Zone beneath southern Baltic Sea

    R. Meissner;P. Sadowiak;S. Thomas;T. Wever

  • Uncertainty quantification in fault detection using convolutional neural networks

    Runhai Feng;Dario Grana;Niels Balling

  • Paleocene initiation of Cenozoic uplift in Norway

    S. B. Nielsen;G. E. Paulsen;D. L. Hansen;L. Gemmer

  • The deep structure of the Scandes and its relation to tectonic history and present-day topography

    V. Maupin;A. Agostini;I. Artemieva;N. Balling

  • Upper-mantle structure beneath the Southern Scandes Mountains and the Northern Tornquist Zone revealed by P-wave traveltime tomography

    A. B. Medhus;N. Balling;B. H. Jacobsen;C. Weidle

  • Closure of the Tornquist sea: Constraints from MONA LISA deep seismic reflection data

    RW England;RW Hobbs;Pkh Maguire;T Abramovitz

  • Seismological evidence for a fossil subduction zone in the East Greenland Caledonides

    Christian Schiffer;Niels Balling;Bo H. Jacobsen;Randell A. Stephenson;Randell A. Stephenson

  • A parametric study of the thermal recharge of low enthalpy geothermal reservoirs

    S.E. Poulsen;N. Balling;S.B. Nielsen

  • MAGNUS—A Seismological Broadband Experiment to Resolve Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure beneath the Southern Scandes Mountains in Norway

    C. Weidle;V. Maupin;J. Ritter;T. Kværna

  • The ICE hypothesis stands: How the dogma of late Cenozoic tectonic uplift can no longer be sustained in the light of data and physical laws

    S.B. Nielsen;O.R. Clausen;B.H. Jacobsen;Erik Thomsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Thybo
Hans Thybo Istanbul Technical University
Jörg Ebbing
Jörg Ebbing Kiel University
Sven Fuchs
Sven Fuchs BOKU University
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin
Andrea Förster
Andrea Förster Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Dario Grana
Dario Grana University of Wyoming
Randell Stephenson
Randell Stephenson University of Aberdeen
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin
Richard Hobbs
Richard Hobbs Durham University
Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher University of Rennes

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