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Nikolai V. Sobolev

Nikolai V. Sobolev

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
10882
World Ranking
3014
National Ranking
6

Nikolai V. Sobolev 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 Nikolai V. Sobolev sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 116 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Nikolai V. Sobolev 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 Nikolai V. Sobolev sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Nikolai V. Sobolev was affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Russian Federation. Their research spanned several interconnected fields primarily within earth and planetary sciences as well as engineering. Sobolev's work focused notably on high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, and various aspects of electric power systems and control.

The scientist contributed to advancements in subfields such as geophysics, electrical and electronic engineering, geochemistry and petrology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and mechanics of materials. Their studies covered topics including high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, electric power systems and control, earthquake and tectonic studies, mineralogy and gemology studies, power system reliability and maintenance, and engineering diagnostics and reliability.

Sobolev's publications appeared in several specialized scientific venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. These venues included:

  • Doklady Earth Sciences
  • Geochemistry International
  • 2020 International Multi-Conference on Industrial Engineering and Modern Technologies (FarEastCon)
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Among Sobolev's recent papers were:

  • Experimental Modeling of the Formation of Zoned Magnesian Garnet at Various Starting Ca, Al, and Cr Concentrations Controlled by H2O-Rich Fluid (2021), published in Geochemistry International
  • The Phase Estimation Method Based on Simulated Annealing for Automatic Transfer Switch Operation (2020), published at the 2020 International Multi-Conference on Industrial Engineering and Modern Technologies (FarEastCon)
  • The magnetic field of a three-phase power line with an ordinary and triangular arrangement of wires (2020), published in IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
  • Silicate Inclusions in Metamorphic Diamonds from the Ultra-High Pressure Kokchetav Complex (Kazakhstan) (2021), published in Doklady Earth Sciences
  • Optimization of Phase Determining Method for Automatic Transfer Switch Operation Based on Simulated Annealing (2021), published in Journal of Physics Conference Series

The scientist frequently collaborated with other researchers, including А. А. Тихомиров, with whom they coauthored three papers, as well as A. I. Turkin, А. А. Чепуров, Е. И. Жимулев, and V. V. Lin.

During their career, Sobolev received recognition as a member of notable scientific organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and Academia Europaea, both memberships awarded in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Diamond inclusions in garnets from metamorphic rocks: a new environment for diamond formation

    N. V. Sobolev;V. S. Shatsky

  • Deep-seated inclusions in kimberlites and the problem of the composition of the upper mantle

    N. V. Sobolev

  • Diamonds and the Geology of Mantle Carbon

    Steven B. Shirey;Pierre Cartigny;Daniel J. Frost;Shantanu Keshav

  • Composition of the Siberian cratonic mantle: evidence from Udachnaya peridotite xenoliths

    F. R. Boyd;N. P. Pokhilenko;D. G. Pearson;S. A. Mertzman

  • Chrome-rich garnets from the kimberlites of yakutia and their parageneses

    N. V. Sobolev;Yu. G. Lavrent'ev;N. P. Pokhilenko;L. V. Usova

  • Kimberlite melts rich in alkali chlorides and carbonates: A potent metasomatic agent in the mantle

    Maya B. Kamenetsky;Alexander V. Sobolev;Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Roland Maas

  • Diamond formation from mantle carbonate fluids

    Yu. N. Pal'yanov;A. G. Sokol;Yu. M. Borzdov;A. F. Khokhryakov

  • Archaean Re–Os age for Siberian eclogites and constraints on Archaean tectonics

    D. G. Pearson;D. G. Pearson;G. A. Snyder;S. B. Shirey;L. A. Taylor

  • Mineral inclusions in diamonds from the Sputnik kimberlite pipe, Yakutia

    N.V. Sobolev;F.V. Kaminsky;W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;E.S. Yefimova

  • Zircon response to diamond-pressure metamorphism in the Kokchetav massif, USSR

    J. C. Claoué-Long;N. V. Sobolev;V. S. Shatsky;A. V. Sobolev

  • High-3He Plume Origin and Temporal-Spatial Evolution of the Siberian Flood Basalts

    Asish R. Basu;Robert J. Poreda;Paul R. Renne;Friedrich Teichmann

  • Mantle–slab interaction and redox mechanism of diamond formation

    Yuri N. Palyanov;Yuliya V. Bataleva;Yuliya V. Bataleva;Alexander G. Sokol;Alexander G. Sokol;Yuri M. Borzdov

  • Nanometre-sized mineral and fluid inclusions in cloudy Siberian diamonds: new insights on diamond formation

    Alla M. Logvinova;Richard Wirth;Ekaterina N. Fedorova;Nikolai V. Sobolev

  • Sr, Nd, and Pb isotope evidence for a mantle origin of alkali chlorides and carbonates in the Udachnaya kimberlite, Siberia

    Roland Maas;Maya B. Kamenetsky;Alexander V. Sobolev;Vadim S. Kamenetsky

  • Metamorphic evolution of diamond‐bearing and associated rocks from the Kokchetav Massif, northern Kazakhstan

    R. Y. Zhang;J. G. Liou;W. G. Ernst;R. G. Coleman

  • Fossilized high pressure from the Earth's deep interior: The coesite-in-diamond barometer

    Nikolai V. Sobolev;Boris A. Fursenko;Sergei V. Goryainov;Jinfu Shu

  • Mineral inclusions in microdiamonds and macrodiamonds from kimberlites of Yakutia: a comparative study

    N.V. Sobolev;A.M. Logvinova;D.A. Zedgenizov;Y.V. Seryotkin

  • Geochemistry and age of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks from the Kokchetav massif (Northern Kazakhstan)

    V. S. Shatsky;E. Jagoutz;N. V. Sobolev;O. A. Kozmenko

  • Geotectonic evolution of diamondiferous paragneisses, Kokchetav Complex, northern Kazakhstan: The geologic enigma of ultrahigh‐pressure crustal rocks within a Paleozoic foldbelt

    N. L. Dobretsov;N. V. Sobolev;V. S. Shatsky;R. G. Coleman

  • Isomorphic sodium admixture in garnets formed at high pressures

    N. V. Sobolev;Ju. G. Lavrent'ev

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Vladislav S. Shatsky
Vladislav S. Shatsky Russian Academy of Sciences
Gregory A. Snyder
Gregory A. Snyder University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Hans-Peter Schertl
Hans-Peter Schertl Ruhr University Bochum
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand The Open University
Alexander V. Sobolev
Alexander V. Sobolev Grenoble Alpes University
Christine Floss
Christine Floss Washington University in St. Louis
Juhn G. Liou
Juhn G. Liou Stanford University
Ghislaine Crozaz
Ghislaine Crozaz Washington University in St. Louis
Yuri N. Palyanov
Yuri N. Palyanov V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy

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