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R. Damian Nance

R. Damian Nance

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
51
Citations
10963
World Ranking
3185
National Ranking
1278

R. Damian Nance 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 R. Damian Nance sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 169 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Damian Nance 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 R. Damian Nance sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. Damian Nance is affiliated with Ohio University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Paleontology, Geology, Artificial Intelligence, and Atmospheric Science, with significant focus on geological and geochemical analysis as well as tectonic studies and paleoclimatology.

Their work covers a range of topics such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Nance include:

  • The supercontinent cycle and Earth's long-term climate, 2022, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Pannotia: To be or not to be?, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Pannotia: in defence of its existence and geodynamic significance, 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Switching from advancing to retreating subduction in the Neoproterozoic Tarim Craton, NW China: Implications for Rodinia breakup, 2020, Geoscience Frontiers
  • The provenance of Avalonia and its tectonic implications: a critical reappraisal, 2022, Geological Society London Special Publications

In terms of collaborative work, Nance frequently co-authors with:

  • J. Brendan Murphy
  • Guanghui Wu
  • Philip J. Heron
  • Weizhen Tian
  • Peter A. Cawood

The scientist's articles often appear in several key publication venues, notably:

  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Precambrian Research
  • Gondwana Research
  • International Geology Review

Best Publications

  • The supercontinent cycle: A retrospective essay

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy;M. Santosh;M. Santosh

  • Evolution of the Rheic Ocean

    R. Damian Nance;Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;J. Duncan Keppie;Ulf Linnemann

  • Contrasting basement isotopic signatures and the palinspastic restoration of peripheral orogens: Example from the Neoproterozoic Avalonian-Cadomian belt

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Origin of the Rheic Ocean: rifting along a Neoproterozoic suture?

    J. Brendan Murphy;Gabriel Gutierrez-Alonso;R. Damian Nance;Javier Fernandez-Suarez

  • A Cordilleran model for the evolution of Avalonia

    R.Damian Nance;J.Brendan Murphy;J.Duncan Keppie

  • Neoproterozoic—Early Paleozoic evolution of peri-Gondwanan terranes: implications for Laurentia-Gondwana connections

    J. Brendan Murphy;Sergei A. Pisarevsky;R. Damian Nance;J. Duncan Keppie

  • Supercontinent model for the contrasting character of Late Proterozoic orogenic belts

    J. Brendan Murphy;R. Damian Nance

  • A brief history of the Rheic Ocean

    R. Damian Nance;Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;J. Duncan Keppie;Ulf Linnemann

  • Neoproterozoic-early Palaeozoic tectonostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the peri-Gondwanan terranes: Amazonian v. West African connections

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy;Rob A. Strachan;J. Duncan Keppie

  • The supercontinent cycle

    R. Damian Nance;R. Damian Nance;Thomas R. Worsley;Judith B. Moody

  • Basement isotopic signatures and Neoproterozoic paleogeography of Avalonian-Cadomian and related terranes in the Circum-North Atlantic

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy

  • The Rheic Ocean: Origin, Evolution, and Significance

    R. Damian Nance;Ulf Linnemann

  • Tethyan, Mediterranean, and Pacific analogues for the Neoproterozoic-Paleozoic birth and development of peri-Gondwanan terranes and their transfer to Laurentia and Laurussia

    J.Duncan Keppie;R.Damian Nance;J.Brendan Murphy;J. Dostal

  • Model for the evolution of the Avalonian-Cadomian belt

    J. Brendan Murphy;R. Damian Nance

  • Late Proterozoic tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Avalonian and Cadomian terranes

    R.D. Nance;J.B. Murphy;R.A. Strachan;R.S. D'Lemos

  • Proto-Avalonia: A 1.2–1.0 Ga tectonothermal event and constraints for the evolution of Rodinia

    J. B. Murphy;Rob Strachan;R. D. Nance;K. D. Parker

  • Self-subduction of the Pangaean global plate

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Arlo B. Weil;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Avalonian and related peri-Gondwanan terranes of the circum-North Atlantic

    R. Damian Nance;Margaret D. Thompson

  • Sm–Nd isotopic systematics as tectonic tracers: an example from West Avalonia in the Canadian Appalachians

    J.Brendan Murphy;J.Brendan Murphy;R.Damian Nance

  • Do supercontinents introvert or extrovert?: Sm-Nd isotope evidence

    J. Brendan Murphy;R. Damian Nance

  • The Evolution of the Rheic Ocean: From Avalonian-Cadomian Active Margin to Alleghenian-Variscan Collision

    Ulf Linnemann;R. Damian Nance;Petr Kraft;Gernold Zulauf

  • Evolution of the Rheic Ocean

    Erdin Bozkurt;M. Francisco Pereira;Robin Strachan;Cecilio Quesada

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Brendan Murphy
J. Brendan Murphy St. Francis Xavier University
J. Duncan Keppie
J. Duncan Keppie National Autonomous University of Mexico
Sergei Pisarevsky
Sergei Pisarevsky Curtin University
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso University of Salamanca
Rob Strachan
Rob Strachan University of Portsmouth
Javier Fernández-Suárez
Javier Fernández-Suárez Complutense University of Madrid
Ulf Linnemann
Ulf Linnemann Senckenberg Naturmuseum
Christopher J. Spencer
Christopher J. Spencer Queen's University
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
William J. Collins
William J. Collins University of Reading

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