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Olav Eldholm 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 Olav Eldholm sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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

Olav Eldholm 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 Olav Eldholm sits on this spectrum.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

Olav Eldholm is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has a research focus that spans multiple fields within engineering and earth sciences. Their work extensively covers the areas of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, and Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, their research touches upon Atmospheric Science and Oceanography.

The scientist's research topics include drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis. Their work also incorporates earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Olav Eldholm has authored several papers across various respected publication venues. Selected recent papers include:

  • The conundrums of the postglacial tectonic response of the Fennoscandian and Canadian Shields, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Potential secondary events caused by early Holocene paleoearthquakes in Fennoscandia - a climate-related review, 2021, Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • ODP Leg 104, Hole 642D - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 104, Hole 642D - Well Logging Data, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • ODP Leg 104, Hole 642E - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The publication venues where Olav Eldholm frequently contributes include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Norwegian Journal of Geology

Olav Eldholm has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, such as:

  • Jörn Thiede
  • Elliott Taylor
  • Colleen Barton
  • Kiell Bjorklund
  • Ulrich Bleil

The scientist has been recognized by membership in significant scholarly organizations, including the Academia Europaea since 1990 and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Geoscience.

Best Publications

  • Large igneous provinces: crustal structure, dimensions, and external consequences

    Millard F. Coffin;Olav Eldholm

  • Evolution of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea

    Manik Talwani;Olav Eldholm

  • Structure and evolution of the continental margin off Norway and the Barents Sea

    Jan Inge Faleide;Filippos Tsikalas;Asbjorn Johan Breivik;Rolf Mjelde

  • North Atlantic volcanic margins: Dimensions and production rates

    Olav Eldholm;Kjersti Grue

  • NE Atlantic continental rifting and volcanic margin formation

    Jakob Skogseid;Jakob Skogseid;Sverre Planke;Jan Inge Faleide;Tom Pedersen

  • Large Igneous Provinces

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  • South Atlantic volcanic margins

    T. P. Gladczenko;K. Hinz;O. Eldholm;H. Meyer

  • Continental Margin off Norway: A Geophysical Study

    Manik Talwani;Olav Eldholm

  • Evolution of the Vøring Volcanic Margin

    O. Eldholm;J. Thiede;E. Taylor

  • New aerogeophysical study of the Eurasia Basin and Lomonosov Ridge: Implications for basin development

    J.M. Brozena;V.A. Childers;L.A. Lawver;L.M. Gahagan

  • Volcanism and continental break-up: a global compilation of large igneous provinces

    Millard F. Coffin;Olav Eldholm

  • Scratching the surface: estimating dimensions of large igneous provinces

    Millard F. Coffin;Olav Eldholm

  • Tectonism and magmatism during NE Atlantic continental break-up: the Vøring Margin

    Jakob Skogseid;Tom Pedersen;Olav Eldholm;Bjørn T. Larsen

  • Continent-ocean transition at the western Barents Sea/Svalbard continental margin

    Olav Eldholm;Jan Inge Faleide;Annik M. Myhre

  • Large Igneous Provinces and Plate Tectonics

    Olav Eldholm;Millard F. Coffin

  • Environmental impact of volcanic margin formation

    Olav Eldholm;Ellen Thomas

  • Crustal structure of the Ontong Java Plateau: Modeling of new gravity and existing seismic data

    Tadeusz P. Gladczenko;Millard F. Coffin;Olav Eldholm

  • Cenozoic uplift of Fennoscandia inferred from a study of the mid-Norwegian margin

    Liv M. Stuevold;Olav Eldholm

  • Early Cenozoic crust at the Norwegian continental margin and the conjugate Jan Mayen Ridge

    Jakob Skogseid;Olav Eldholm

  • Late Cenozoic History of the Polar North Atlantic: Results from Ocean Drilling

    Jörn Thiede;Amelie Winkler;Thomas Wolf-Welling;Olav Eldholm

  • Vøring Plateau Continental Margin: Seismic Interpretation, Stratigraphy, and Vertical Movements

    J. Skogseid;O. Eldholm

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
Millard F. Coffin
Millard F. Coffin University of Tasmania
Jörn Thiede
Jörn Thiede Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Sverre Planke
Sverre Planke University of Oslo
Manik Talwani
Manik Talwani Rice University
Berit Oline Hjelstuen
Berit Oline Hjelstuen University of Bergen
Rolf Mjelde
Rolf Mjelde University of Bergen
Paul L. Stoffa
Paul L. Stoffa The University of Texas at Austin
Peter R. Vogt
Peter R. Vogt United States Naval Research Laboratory

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