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Peter Japsen 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 Peter Japsen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 151 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Peter Japsen 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 Peter Japsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Japsen is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and focuses on research within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on geophysics, geology, atmospheric science, and mechanics of materials. Their work spans several subfields, reflecting a broad engagement with earth surface processes and high-pressure geophysics.

The main topics covered in their research include geological and geochemical analysis, geological studies and exploration, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, earthquake and tectonic studies, geological formations and processes, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Peter Japsen has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include Gondwana Research, Earth-Science Reviews, GEUS Bulletin, Basin Research, and Geological Society London Memoirs. These venues highlight their focus on geosciences and tectonic evolution.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Japsen include:

  • The post-Caledonian thermo-tectonic evolution of Fennoscandia, 2022, Gondwana Research
  • Central East and NE Greenland Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, East Greenland Rifted Margin, Greenland Sea, 2021, Geological Society London Memoirs
  • Episodic burial and exhumation in North-East Greenland before and after opening of the North-East Atlantic, 2021, GEUS Bulletin
  • Peneplains and tectonics in North-East Greenland after opening of the North-East Atlantic, 2021, GEUS Bulletin
  • Thermo-tectonic development of the Wandel Sea Basin, North Greenland, 2021, GEUS Bulletin

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Paul F. Green, James A. Chalmers, Johan M. Bonow, Ian R. Duddy, and Morten Bjerager. This network reflects a consistent engagement with peers in the field of geoscience research.

Best Publications

  • Neogene uplift and tectonics around the North Atlantic: overview

    Peter Japsen;James A Chalmers

  • Regional Velocity-Depth Anomalies, North Sea Chalk: A Record of Overpressure and Neogene Uplift and Erosion

    Peter Japsen

  • Elevated, passive continental margins: Long-term highs or Neogene uplifts? New evidence from West Greenland

    Peter Japsen;Johan M. Bonow;Paul F. Green;James A. Chalmers

  • Episodic burial and exhumation in NE Brazil after opening of the South Atlantic

    Peter Japsen;Johan M. Bonow;Paul F. Green;Peter R. Cobbold

  • Elevated, passive continental margins: Not rift shoulders, but expressions of episodic, post-rift burial and exhumation

    Peter Japsen;James A. Chalmers;Paul F. Green;Johan M. Bonow

  • Influence of Lithology and Neogene Uplift on Seismic Velocities in Denmark: Implications for Depth Conversion of Maps

    Peter Japsen

  • Conflicting (U–Th)/He and fission track ages in apatite: Enhanced He retention, not anomalous annealing behaviour

    Paul F. Green;Peter V. Crowhurst;Ian R. Duddy;Peter Japsen

  • TOPO-EUROPE: the geoscience of coupled deep earth-surface processes

    S. A. P. L. Cloetingh;P. A. Ziegler;P. J. A. Bogaard;P. A. M. Andriessen

  • Mesozoic–Cenozoic exhumation events in the eastern North Sea Basin: a multi‐disciplinary study based on palaeothermal, palaeoburial, stratigraphic and seismic data

    Peter Japsen;Paul F. Green;Lars Henrik Nielsen;Erik S. Rasmussen

  • Ultrasonic velocities of North Sea chalk samples: influence of porosity, fluid content and texture

    Birte Røgen;Ida L. Fabricius;Peter Japsen;Christian Høier

  • Stratigraphic landscape analysis, thermochronology and the episodic development of elevated, passive continental margins

    Paul F. Green;Karna Lidmar-Bergström;Peter Japsen;Johan M. Bonow

  • Investigation of multi-phase erosion using reconstructed shale trends based on sonic data. Sole Pit axis, North Sea

    Peter Japsen

  • Separation of Palaeogene and Neogene uplift on Nuussuaq, West Greenland

    Peter Japsen;Paul F. Green;James A. Chalmers

  • Palaeosurfaces in central West Greenland as reference for identification of tectonic movements and estimation of erosion

    Johan M. Bonow;Johan M. Bonow;Karna Lidmar-Bergström;Peter Japsen

  • Deep wells in Denmark 1935-1990. Lithostratigraphic subdivision

    Lars Henrik Nielsen;Peter Japsen

  • Neogene uplift and erosion of southern Scandinavia induced by the rise of the South Swedish Dome

    Peter Japsen;Torben Bidstrup;Karna Lidmar-Bergström

  • Formation, uplift and dissection of planation surfaces at passive continental margins - a new approach.

    Peter Japsen;Johan M. Bonow;Paul F. Green;James A. Chalmers

  • From volcanic plains to glaciated peaks : BURIAL, uplift and exhumation history of southern East Greenland after opening of the NE Atlantic

    Peter Japsen;Paul F. Green;Johan M. Bonow;Johan M. Bonow;Troels F.D. Nielsen

  • Quantification of late Cenozoic erosion in Denmark based on sonic data and basin modelling

    Peter Japsen;Torben Bidstrup

  • Cenozoic uplift of Nuussuaq and Disko, West Greenland—elevated erosion surfaces as uplift markers of a passive margin

    Johan M. Bonow;Johan M. Bonow;Peter Japsen;Karna Lidmar-Bergström;James A. Chalmers

  • Stratigraphic Landscape Analysis and geomorphological paradigms: Scandinavia as an example of Phanerozoic uplift and subsidence

    Karna Lidmar-Bergström;Johan M. Bonow;Peter Japsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul F. Green
Paul F. Green University of Melbourne
Gary Mavko
Gary Mavko Stanford University
Ian R. Duddy
Ian R. Duddy University of Melbourne
Peter R. Cobbold
Peter R. Cobbold University of Rennes
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
Wim Spakman
Wim Spakman Utrecht University
Lars Henrik Nielsen
Lars Henrik Nielsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
John R. Hopper
John R. Hopper Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Bjørn Jamtveit
Bjørn Jamtveit University of Oslo
Bernhard Steinberger
Bernhard Steinberger Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

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