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Earth Science 40 5730 5301 59 56 172 7667

Riccardo Riva publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Riccardo Riva between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Riccardo Riva published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 7 of the 225 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
2000 2026

225 publications in total across all disciplines

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Riccardo Riva: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 1
2002 3
2003 4
2004 1
2005 0
2006 1
2007 6
2008 2
2009 10
2010 6
2011 12
2012 8
2013 8
2014 9
2015 11
2016 19
2017 17
2018 21
2019 12
2020 19
2021 12
2022 19
2023 12
2024 4
2025 6
2026 1
Total 225
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Riccardo Riva publications per year - data summary

  • Riccardo Riva, a Earth Science scholar from Technical University of Denmark, has 225 publications recorded across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 27 years in the span carries no publications at all (2005).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.7 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 42 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 19 publications (2.1 per year); 2009-2017: 100 publications (11.1 per year); 2018-2026: 106 publications (11.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

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, 168–177 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: 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.

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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
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 172
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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Riccardo Riva publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Riccardo Riva, a Earth Science scholar from Technical University of Denmark, records 172 publications - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Riccardo Riva, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Riccardo Riva falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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.

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, 40 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: 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.

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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 40
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
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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Riccardo Riva D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Riccardo Riva, a Earth Science scholar from Technical University of Denmark, records 40 D-Index - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Riccardo Riva, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Riccardo Riva ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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

  • 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

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Reassessment of 20th century global mean sea level rise

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Coastal sea level rise with warming above 2 °C

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • A benchmark study for glacial isostatic adjustment codes

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

  • Sea level rise projections for northern Europe under RCP8.5

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The sea level fingerprint of recent ice mass fluxes

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • A comparison of coincident GRACE and ICESat data over Antarctica

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Matt A. King
Matt A. King University of Tasmania
Jonathan L. Bamber
Jonathan L. Bamber University of Bristol
Svetlana Jevrejeva
Svetlana Jevrejeva National Oceanography Centre
Roberto Sabadini
Roberto Sabadini University of Milan
Aslak Grinsted
Aslak Grinsted University of Copenhagen
Henk A. Dijkstra
Henk A. Dijkstra Utrecht University
Giuliano F. Panza
Giuliano F. Panza Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Rob Govers
Rob Govers Utrecht University
Giorgio Spada
Giorgio Spada University of Bologna
Ben Marzeion
Ben Marzeion University of Bremen

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