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Ole J. Martinsen

Ole J. Martinsen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8182 7590 120 113 77 7127

Ole J. Martinsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ole J. Martinsen between 1978 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ole J. Martinsen published across 46 years, from 1978 to 2023, averaging 1.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2009. 4 of the 78 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2009. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications
1978 2023

78 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ole J. Martinsen: publications per year, 1978 to 2023
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 5
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2005 3
2006 0
2007 3
2008 4
2009 11
2010 5
2011 5
2012 1
2013 2
2014 0
2015 1
2016 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 3
Total 78
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Ole J. Martinsen 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 Ole J. Martinsen 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, 68–77 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: 77 publications — 3rd percentile

3% 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 77
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
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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Ole J. Martinsen 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 Ole J. Martinsen 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 33
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
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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Overview

Ole J. Martinsen is affiliated with Equinor in Norway and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, and Geology. Their research spans a variety of geological topics including geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geophysical studies, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, geological studies and exploration, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Martinsen has co-authored works alongside researchers including Peter D. W. Haughton, Patrick M. Shannon, Colm Pierce, Arnau Obradors-Latre, and Simon P. Barker. The collaboration with these coauthors reflects a pattern of interdisciplinary research that integrates geological and engineering perspectives.

The scientist has published in various peer-reviewed venues, with contributions appearing in:

  • Sedimentology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Notable recent publications include:

  • High-resolution X-ray fluorescence profiling of hybrid event beds: Implications for sediment gravity flow behaviour and deposit structure (2020, Sedimentology)
  • Stratigraphic expression of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum climate event during long-lived transient uplift-An example from a shallow to deep-marine clastic system in the Norwegian Sea (2023, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • Geology of the Johan Sverdrup field: A giant oil discovery and development project in a mature Norwegian North Sea basin (2022, AAPG Bulletin)
  • Flow transformations, mud partitioning and the variable stratigraphic architecture of basin-floor fan fringes (2023, Journal of Sedimentary Research)
  • THE RELEVANCE OF GEOSCIENCES IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION - AN APPLIED INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE (2023, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)

Martinsen's research addresses key questions in sedimentology, stratigraphy, climate event analysis, and the applied aspects of geosciences within the context of energy transition. The work includes both field-based studies and applied industry perspectives, reflecting a broad range of geological expertise.

Best Publications

  • Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Reply to the comments of W. Helland-Hansen on "Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy" by Catuneanu et al. (Earth-Sciences Review 92(2009)1-33)

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Shoreline Trajectories and Sequences: Description of Variable Depositional-Dip Scenarios

    William Helland-Hansen;Ole J. Martinsen

  • Relationships between morphological and sedimentological parameters in source-to-sink systems: a basis for predicting semi-quantitative characteristics in subsurface systems

    Tor O. Sømme;William Helland-Hansen;Ole J. Martinsen;John B. Thurmond

  • Stratigraphic base level and fluvial architecture: Ericson Sandstone (Campanian), Rock Springs Uplift, SW Wyoming, USA

    Ole J. Martinsen;Alf Ryseth;William Helland‐Hansen;Harald Flesche

  • The Character and Genesis of Submarine Mass-Transport Deposits: Insights from Outcrop and 3D Seismic Data

    Henry W. Posamentier;Ole J. Martinsen

  • Styles of soft-sediment deformation on a Namurian (Carboniferous) delta slope, Western Irish Namurian Basin, Ireland

    O. J. Martinsen

  • Thematic Set: Sequence stratigraphy: common ground after three decades of development

    O. Catuneanu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum;R. W. Dalrymple

  • Extensional and compressional zones in slumps and slides in the Namurian of County Clare, Ireland

    Ole J. Martinsen;Bente Bakken

  • Deciphering Earth's Natural Hourglasses: Perspectives On Source-To-Sink Analysis

    William Helland-Hansen;Tor O. Sømme;Ole J. Martinsen;Ian Lunt

  • Strike variability of clastic depositional systems: Does it matter for sequence-stratigraphic analysis?

    Ole J. Martinsen;William Helland-Hansen

  • Turbidites in the Upper Carboniferous Ross Formation, western Ireland: reconstruction of a channel and spillover system

    Trond Lien;Roger G. Walker;Ole J. Martinsen

  • Cenozoic development of the Norwegian margin 60–64°N: sequences and sedimentary response to variable basin physiography and tectonic setting

    O. J. Martinsen;F. Bøen;M. A. Charnock;G. Mangerud

  • Early fill of the Western Irish Namurian Basin: a complex relationship between turbidites and deltas

    John D. Collinson;Ole Martinsen;Bente Bakken;Anne Kloster

  • Sequence stratigraphy: common ground after three decades of development

    O. Catuneanu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum;R. W. Dalrymple

  • Variable character and diverse origin of hybrid event beds in a sandy submarine fan system, Pennsylvanian Ross Sandstone Formation, western Ireland

    Colm S. Pierce;Colm S. Pierce;Peter D. W. Haughton;Patrick M. Shannon;Andy J. Pulham

  • Detrital zircon ages: a key to understanding the deposition of deep marine sandstones in the Norwegian Sea

    Hege C. Fonneland;Trond Lien;Ole J. Martinsen;Rolf B. Pedersen

  • Facies and sequential organisation of a mudstone-dominated slope and basin floor succession: the Gull Island Formation, Shannon Basin, Western Ireland

    Ole J Martinsen;Trond Lien;Roger G Walker;John D Collinson

  • Cretaceous and Palaeogene turbidite systems in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea Basins: source, staging area and basin physiography controls on reservoir development

    O. J. Martinsen;T. Lien;C. Jackson

  • Submarine slope morphology as a control on the development of sand-rich turbidite depositional systems: 3D seismic analysis of the Kyrre Fm (Upper Cretaceous), Måløy Slope, offshore Norway

    Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Gillian P. Barber;Ole J. Martinsen

  • External Controls on Deep-Water Depositional Systems

    Ben Kneller;Ole J. Martinsen;Bill McCaffrey

Frequent Co-Authors

William Helland-Hansen
William Helland-Hansen University of Bergen
Peter D. W. Haughton
Peter D. W. Haughton University College Dublin
Ronald J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel The University of Texas at Austin
Henry W. Posamentier
Henry W. Posamentier Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Michael D. Blum
Michael D. Blum University of Kansas
Brian R. Pratt
Brian R. Pratt University of Saskatchewan
André Strasser
André Strasser University of Fribourg
Andrew D. Miall
Andrew D. Miall University of Toronto
Janok P. Bhattacharya
Janok P. Bhattacharya McMaster University
William E. Galloway
William E. Galloway The University of Texas at Austin

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