2026 Paul Mann: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	75	723	641	343	293	418	18714

Research.com Recognitions

1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul Mann is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States and has an extensive research background primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's recent work includes studies on tectonic terranes, basin modeling, reflectance spectra analysis, structural geology, and subsurface mapping. Notable papers published in 2020 include:

Tectonic terranes underlying the present-day Caribbean plate: their tectonic origin, sedimentary thickness, subsidence histories and regional controls on hydrocarbon resources (Geological Society London Special Publications)
Basin modeling of Late Cretaceous / Mio-Pliocene petroleum system of the deep-water eastern Colombian Basin and South Caribbean Deformed Belt (Marine and Petroleum Geology)
Distinguishing between Shock-darkening and Space-weathering Trends in Ordinary Chondrite Reflectance Spectra (The Planetary Science Journal)
Control of structural style by large, Paleogene, mass transport deposits in the Mexican Ridges fold-belt and Salina del Bravo, western Gulf of Mexico (Marine and Petroleum Geology)
Regional subsurface mapping and 3D flexural modeling of the obliquely converging Putumayo foreland basin, southern Colombia (Interpretation)

Paul Mann has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

Md Nahidul Hasan
Sean Romito
E. A. Cloutis
Luis Carlos Carvajal-Arenas
T. Kohout

Their work appears regularly in specific publication venues, notably:

Second International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy
Interpretation
Geological Society London Special Publications
Marine and Petroleum Geology
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

The primary topics Paul Mann focuses on include geological and tectonic studies with significant attention given to the Latin American region, earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical analyses, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and the study of geological formations and processes.

Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
Geological and Geophysical Studies
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
Geological formations and processes
Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Paul Mann was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1933.

Best Publications

Development of Pull-Apart Basins

Paul Mann;Mark R. Hempton;Dwight C. Bradley;Kevin Burke

690
Citations
Tectonics of strike-slip restraining and releasing bends

W. D. Cunningham;P. Mann

479
Citations
GPS geodetic constraints on Caribbean-North America plate motion

Charles DeMets;Pamela E. Jansma;Glen S. Mattioli;Timothy H. Dixon

445
Citations
Detecting the signature of permafrost thaw in Arctic rivers

Robert G. M. Spencer;Paul J. Mann;Thorsten Dittmar;Timothy I. Eglinton

409
Citations
Controls on the composition and lability of dissolved organic matter in Siberia's Kolyma River basin

Paul Mann;Anna Davydova;Nikita Zimov;Robert Spencer

409
Citations
Mass-transport complexes and associated processes in the offshore area of Trinidad and Venezuela

Lorena Moscardelli;Lesli Wood;Paul Mann

404
Citations
Actively evolving microplate formation by oblique collision and sideways motion along strike-slip faults: An example from the northeastern Caribbean plate margin

Paul Mann;F. W. Taylor;R. Lawrence Edwards;Teh Lung Ku

373
Citations
High biolability of ancient permafrost carbon upon thaw

Jorien E. Vonk;Jorien E. Vonk;Jorien E. Vonk;Paul J. Mann;Sergey Davydov;Anna Davydova

352
Citations
Oblique collision in the northeastern Caribbean from GPS measurements and geological observations

Paul Mann;Eric Calais;Jean Claude Ruegg;Charles DeMets

340
Citations
Global catalogue, classification and tectonic origins of restraining- and releasing bends on active and ancient strike-slip fault systems

P. Mann

339
Citations
Caribbean tectonics and relative plate motions

Kevin Burke;Calvin Cooper;John F. Dewey;Paul Mann

337
Citations
Neotectonics of the Caribbean

Paul Mann;Kevin Burke

328
Citations
Global tectonic significance of the Solomon Islands and Ontong Java Plateau convergent zone

Paul Mann;Asahiko Taira

317
Citations
Utilization of ancient permafrost carbon in headwaters of Arctic fluvial networks

Paul J. Mann;Timothy I. Eglinton;Cameron P. McIntyre;Nikita Zimov

278
Citations
Tectonic implications of tomographic images of subducted lithosphere beneath northwestern South America

Rob van der Hilst;Paul Mann

269
Citations
Biodegradability of dissolved organic carbon in permafrost soils and aquatic systems : A meta-analysis

Jorien E. Vonk;Jorien E. Vonk;Suzanne E. Tank;Paul J. Mann;Robert G.M. Spencer

248
Citations
Tectonic Setting of the World's Giant Oil and Gas Fields

Paul Mann;Lisa Gahagan;Mark B. Gordon

248
Citations
An overview of the geologic and tectonic development of Hispaniola

Paul Mann;Grenville Draper;John F. Lewis

245
Citations
Tectonics, basin subsidence mechanisms, and paleogeography of the Caribbean-South American plate boundary zone

Alejandro Escalona;Paul Mann

244
Citations
Complex rupture during the 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake

G. P. Hayes;R. W. Briggs;A. Sladen;E. J. Fielding

233
Citations
Review of Caribbean neotectonics

Paul Mann;Carlos Schubert;Kevin Burke

228
Citations
Spectral reflectance properties of carbonaceous chondrites: 1. CI chondrites

E.A. Cloutis;P. Hudon;T. Hiroi;M.J. Gaffey

178
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick W. Taylor The University of Texas at Austin

Kevin Burke University of Houston

Matthew J. Hornbach Southern Methodist University

Millard F. Coffin University of Tasmania

Eric Calais École Normale Supérieure

Gail L. Christeson The University of Texas at Austin

Charles DeMets University of Wisconsin–Madison

George S. Burr National Taiwan University

Richard W. Briggs United States Geological Survey

James F. Dolan University of Southern California

External Links

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