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Rachel E. Abercrombie

Rachel E. Abercrombie

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4679 4304 1788 1585 140 8026

Rachel E. Abercrombie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rachel E. Abercrombie between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rachel E. Abercrombie published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 14 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2020. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 2 publications
1993 2026

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rachel E. Abercrombie: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 4
1995 5
1996 3
1997 2
1998 3
1999 0
2000 3
2001 5
2002 1
2003 6
2004 3
2005 3
2006 2
2007 2
2008 1
2009 2
2010 3
2011 0
2012 1
2013 3
2014 6
2015 4
2016 7
2017 7
2018 7
2019 9
2020 18
2021 9
2022 8
2023 11
2024 12
2025 12
2026 2
Total 165
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Rachel E. Abercrombie 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 Rachel E. Abercrombie 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, 138–147 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: 140 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491 140
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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Rachel E. Abercrombie 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 Rachel E. Abercrombie 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248 44
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Rachel E. Abercrombie is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Geophysics. Their work spans several subfields, including Civil and Structural Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics cover earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic waves and analysis, seismic performance and analysis, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, and seismology and earthquake studies.

Rachel E. Abercrombie has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International

Some recent papers by Abercrombie, listing the full title, year, and venue, are:

  • Resolution and uncertainties in estimates of earthquake stress drop and energy release, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Does Earthquake Stress Drop Increase With Depth in the Crust?, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Other notable papers where Abercrombie is not the first author but related to their research area include:

  • Back-propagating supershear rupture in the 2016 Mw 7.1 Romanche transform fault earthquake, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Evidence of Aseismic and Fluid-Driven Processes in a Small Complex Seismic Swarm Near Virginia City, Nevada, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Cross Validation of Stress Drop Estimates and Interpretations for the 2011 Prague, OK, Earthquake Sequence Using Multiple Methods, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Abercrombie include:

  • Xiaowei Chen
  • Peter M. Shearer
  • Colin Pennington
  • C. J. Ruhl
  • A. Baltay

Rachel E. Abercrombie was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Earthquake source scaling relationships from −1 to 5 ML using seismograms recorded at 2.5-km depth

    Rachel E. Abercrombie

  • Can observations of earthquake scaling constrain slip weakening

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;James R. Rice

  • Depth dependence of earthquake frequency‐magnitude distributions in California: Implications for rupture initiation

    Jim Mori;Rachel E. Abercrombie

  • A Common Origin for Aftershocks, Foreshocks, and Multiplets

    Karen R. Felzer;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Göran Ekström

  • Triggering of the 1999 MW 7.1 Hector Mine earthquake by aftershocks of the 1992 MW 7.3 Landers earthquake

    Karen R. Felzer;Thorsten W. Becker;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Göran Ekström

  • Source parameters of small earthquakes recorded at 2.5 km depth, Cajon Pass, southern California: Implications for earthquake scaling

    Rachel Abercrombie;Peter Leary

  • Near-Surface Attenuation and Site Effects from Comparison of Surface and Deep Borehole Recordings

    Rachel E. Abercrombie

  • Earthquake slip on oceanic transform faults.

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;Göran Ekström

  • The 1994 Java tsunami earthquake: Slip over a subducting seamount

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;Michael Antolik;Karen Felzer;Göran Ekström

  • Investigating uncertainties in empirical Green's function analysis of earthquake source parameters

    Rachel E. Abercrombie

  • Occurrence patterns of foreshocks to large earthquakes in the western United States

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Jim Mori

  • The June 2000 Mw 7.9 earthquakes south of Sumatra: Deformation in the India–Australia Plate

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Michael Antolik;Göran Ekström

  • Spatial migration of earthquakes within seismic clusters in Southern California: Evidence for fluid diffusion

    X. Chen;P. M. Shearer;R. E. Abercrombie

  • Resolution and uncertainties in estimates of earthquake stress drop and energy release.

    Rachel E Abercrombie

  • Stress drops of repeating earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield

    Rachel E. Abercrombie

  • Stress drops and radiated energies of aftershocks of the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake

    Jim Mori;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Hiroo Kanamori

  • Stress drops and radiated seismic energies of microearthquakes in a South African gold mine

    Takuji Yamada;Takuji Yamada;James J. Mori;Satoshi Ide;Rachel E. Abercrombie

  • The 2002 M5 Au Sable Forks, NY, earthquake sequence: Source scaling relationships and energy budget

    Gisela Viegas;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Won-Young Kim

  • Variability of earthquake stress drop in a subduction setting, the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;Stephen Bannister;John Ristau;Diane Doser

  • Secondary Aftershocks and Their Importance for Aftershock Forecasting

    Karen R. Felzer;Rachel E. Abercrombie;Göran Ekström

  • Earthquakes: Radiated Energy and the Physics of Faulting

    Rachel E. Abercrombie;Art McGarr;Giulio Di Toro;Hiroo Kanamori

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Ekström
Göran Ekström Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Peter M. Shearer
Peter M. Shearer University of California, San Diego
Jim Mori
Jim Mori Kyoto University
J-M Kendall
J-M Kendall University of Oxford
Nicholas Harmon
Nicholas Harmon Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul Tregoning
Paul Tregoning Australian National University
Michael G. Bostock
Michael G. Bostock University of British Columbia
Isabelle Manighetti
Isabelle Manighetti Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yehuda Ben-Zion
Yehuda Ben-Zion University of Southern California
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology

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