2026 Riccardo Riva: 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	40	5730	5301	59	56	172	7667

Riccardo Riva 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 Riccardo Riva sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 603+

This scientist: 172 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Riccardo Riva 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 Riccardo Riva sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Riccardo Riva is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific emphasis on oceanography, geophysics, atmospheric science, global and planetary change, and geology. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields and topics related to Earth systems and climate dynamics.

The main topics explored in their publications include:

Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Climate Variability and Models
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Cryospheric Studies and Observations
Geological and Geophysical Studies

The frequent publication venues where their work appears are:

Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Earth System Dynamics
arXiv (Cornell University)

Among the recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Riccardo Riva are:

"Sea Level Budgets Should Account for Ocean Bottom Deformation," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
"Exploring Sources of Uncertainty in Steric Sea-Level Change Estimates," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Ocean model resolution dependence of Caribbean sea-level projections," 2020, Scientific Reports
"Uncertainty Estimation in Regional Models of Long-Term GIA Uplift and Sea Level Change: An Overview," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Evidence of regional sea-level rise acceleration for the North Sea," 2022, Environmental Research Letters

Riccardo Riva collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Carolina M.L. Camargo, Tim H. J. Hermans, Aimée B. A. Slangen, Julie D. Pietrzak, and Eike M. Schütt. These co-authors have appeared multiple times in shared academic publications, indicating active collaboration networks within their research areas.

Best Publications

Assessing the impacts of 1.5 °C global warming - simulation protocol of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP2b)

Katja Frieler;Stefan Lange;Franziska Piontek;Christopher P. O. Reyer

652
Citations
Reassessment of the Potential Sea-Level Rise from a Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Jonathan L. Bamber;Riccardo E. M. Riva;Bert L. A. Vermeersen;Anne M. LeBrocq

650
Citations
Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

497
Citations
Reassessment of 20th century global mean sea level rise

Sönke Dangendorf;Marta Marcos;Guy Wöppelmann;Clinton P. Conrad

399
Citations
Optimizing estimates of annual variations and trends in geocenter motion and J2 from a combination of GRACE data and geophysical models

Yu Sun;Riccardo Riva;Pavel Ditmar

338
Citations
Towards regional projections of twenty-first century sea-level change based on IPCC SRES scenarios

A. B. A. Slangen;C. A. Katsman;R. S. W. van de Wal;L. L. A. Vermeersen

319
Citations
Coastal sea level rise with warming above 2 °C

Svetlana Jevrejeva;Luke P. Jackson;Riccardo E. M. Riva;Aslak Grinsted

254
Citations
GRACE, time-varying gravity, Earth system dynamics and climate change

B Wouters;J A Bonin;D P Chambers;R E M Riva

235
Citations
A scaling approach to project regional sea level rise and its uncertainties

M. Perrette;F. Landerer;R. Riva;K. Frieler

192
Citations
Glacial Isostatic Adjustment over Antarctica from combined ICESat and GRACE satellite data

Riccardo E.M. Riva;Brian C. Gunter;Timothy J. Urban;Bert L.A. Vermeersen

180
Citations
A benchmark study for glacial isostatic adjustment codes

Giorgio Spada;V.R. Barletta;Volker Klemann;R.E.M. Riva

177
Citations
Sea level rise projections for northern Europe under RCP8.5

Aslak Grinsted;Svetlana Jevrejeva;Riccardo E. M. Riva;Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

174
Citations
Widespread low rates of Antarctic glacial isostatic adjustment revealed by GPS observations

Ian D. Thomas;Matt A. King;Michael J. Bentley;Pippa L. Whitehouse

162
Citations
Improved Constraints on Models of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment: A Review of the Contribution of Ground-Based Geodetic Observations

Matt A. King;Zuheir Altamimi;Johannes Boehm;Machiel Bos

141
Citations
Empirical Estimation of Present-Day Antarctic Glacial Isostatic Adjustment and Ice Mass Change

B. C. Gunter;B. C. Gunter;O. Didova;R. E.M. Riva;S. R.M. Ligtenberg

131
Citations
Source parameter inversion for recent great earthquakes from a decade-long observation of global gravity fields

Shin-Chan Han;Ricccardo Riva;Jeanne Sauber;Emile Okal

118
Citations
The sea level fingerprint of recent ice mass fluxes

J. Bamber;R.E.M. Riva;R.E.M. Riva

112
Citations
Surface velocity field of the Ibero-Maghrebian segment of the Eurasia-Nubia plate boundary

R. M. S. Fernandes;R. M. S. Fernandes;J. M. Miranda;B. M. L. Meijninger;M. S. Bos

107
Citations
Contribution of Satellite Gravimetry to Understanding Seismic Source Processes of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Jeanne Sauber;Riccardo Riva

106
Citations
Sea-level fingerprint of continental water and ice mass change from GRACE

Riccardo E. M. Riva;Riccardo E. M. Riva;Jonathan L. Bamber;David A. Lavallée;Bert Wouters

106
Citations
A comparison of coincident GRACE and ICESat data over Antarctica

B. Gunter;T. Urban;R.E.M. Riva;M.M. Helsen

104
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matt A. King University of Tasmania

Jonathan L. Bamber University of Bristol

Svetlana Jevrejeva National Oceanography Centre

Roberto Sabadini University of Milan

Aslak Grinsted University of Copenhagen

Henk A. Dijkstra Utrecht University

Giuliano F. Panza Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Rob Govers Utrecht University

Giorgio Spada University of Bologna

Ben Marzeion University of Bremen

External Links

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