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Ritske S. Huismans

Ritske S. Huismans

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
5408
World Ranking
5899
National Ranking
77

Ritske S. Huismans 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 Ritske S. Huismans sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 261 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ritske S. Huismans 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 Ritske S. Huismans sits on this spectrum.

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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

Ritske S. Huismans is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has an extensive research profile focused primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, with significant contributions in Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology.

The scientist's research topics include geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and geological and geophysical studies.

Ritske S. Huismans has authored numerous papers and frequently publishes in specialized journals. Their most common publication venues are the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, where they have published nine papers, followed by Geology and Tectonics with four papers each. They also have multiple publications in Nature Communications and Geophysical Journal International.

Recent publications by Huismans include:

  • Topography of mountain belts controlled by rheology and surface processes, 2022, Nature
  • Shallow-water hydrothermal venting linked to the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Growth of Collisional Orogens From Small and Cold to Large and Hot-Inferences From Geodynamic Models, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Morphotectonic Evolution of Passive Margins Undergoing Active Surface Processes: Large-Scale Experiments Using Numerical Models, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Melt volume at Atlantic volcanic rifted margins controlled by depth-dependent extension and mantle temperature, 2021, Nature Communications

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including Sebastian G. Wolf, Jan Inge Faleide, Thomas Theunissen, Robert L. Gawthorpe, and Jean Braun. These collaborations have contributed to a wide array of research outputs, reflecting interdisciplinary and multifaceted approaches to geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins

    Ritske Huismans;Christopher Beaumont

  • Symmetric and asymmetric lithospheric extension: Relative effects of frictional-plastic and viscous strain softening

    Ritske S. Huismans;Christopher Beaumont

  • Transition from passive to active rifting: Relative importance of asthenospheric doming and passive extension of the lithosphere

    Ritske S. Huismans;Yuri Y. Podladchikov;Sierd Cloetingh

  • Rifted continental margins: The case for depth-dependent extension

    Ritske S. Huismans;Christopher Beaumont

  • Complex rifted continental margins explained by dynamical models of depth-dependent lithospheric extension

    Ritske S. Huismans;Christopher Beaumont

  • Asymmetric lithospheric extension: The role of frictional plastic strain softening inferred from numerical experiments

    Ritske S. Huismans;Christopher Beaumont

  • The fate of subducted sediments: A case for backarc intrusion and underplating

    Claire A. Currie;Christopher Beaumont;Ritske S. Huismans

  • Roles of lithospheric strain softening and heterogeneity in determining the geometry of rifts and continental margins

    R. S. Huismans;R. S. Huismans;C. Beaumont

  • Dynamic modeling of the transition from passive to active rifting, application to the Pannonian Basin

    Ritske S. Huismans;Yuri Y. Podladchikov;Sierd Cloetingh

  • Melt generation at volcanic continental margins: no need for a mantle plume?

    J. W. van Wijk;R. S. Huismans;M. ter Voorde;S. A. P. L. Cloetingh

  • Effect of plastic-viscous layering and strain softening on mode selection during lithospheric extension

    Ritske S. Huismans;Susanne J. H. Buiter;Christopher Beaumont

  • Syntectonic sedimentation effects on the growth of fold-and-thrust belts

    Charlotte Fillon;Charlotte Fillon;Ritske S. Huismans;Peter van der Beek

  • Factors controlling the mode of rift interaction in brittle-ductile coupled systems: A 3D numerical study

    Vaneeda Allken;Ritske S. Huismans;Cedric Thieulot;Cedric Thieulot

  • Bimodal Plio-Quaternary glacial erosion of fjords and low-relief surfaces in Scandinavia

    Philippe Steer;Ritske S. Huismans;Pierre G. Valla;Sébastien Gac

  • Structural styles of mountain building: Controls of lithospheric rheologic stratification and extensional inheritance

    Suzon Jammes;Ritske S. Huismans

  • Orogen-scale uplift in the central Italian Apennines drives episodic behaviour of earthquake faults.

    P.A. Cowie;R.J. Phillips;Gerald P. Roberts;K. McCaffrey

  • A numerical model for coupled fluid flow and matrix deformation with applications to disequilibrium compaction and delta stability

    Christina Morency;Christina Morency;Ritske S. Huismans;Ritske S. Huismans;Christopher Beaumont;Philippe Fullsack

  • Insights Into the Crustal‐Scale Dynamics of a Doubly Vergent Orogen From a Quantitative Analysis of Its Forelands: A Case Study of the Eastern Pyrenees

    Arjan R. Grool;Mary Ford;Jaume Vergés;Ritske S. Huismans

  • Thinning of continental backarc lithosphere by flow-induced gravitational instability

    Claire A. Currie;Claire A. Currie;Ritske S. Huismans;Ritske S. Huismans;Christopher Beaumont

  • DOUAR: A new three-dimensional creeping flow numerical model for the solution of geological problems

    Jean Braun;Cédric Thieulot;Philippe Fullsack;Marthijn DeKool

  • Structural evolution of the Transylvanian Basin (Romania): a sedimentary basin in the bend zone of the Carpathians

    R.S. Huismans;G. Bertotti;D. Ciulavu;C.A.E. Sanders

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Beaumont
Christopher Beaumont Dalhousie University
Peter van der Beek
Peter van der Beek University of Potsdam
Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
Patience A. Cowie
Patience A. Cowie University of Bergen
Josep Anton Muñoz
Josep Anton Muñoz University of Barcelona
Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Dave A. May
Dave A. May University of Oxford
Yuri Y. Podladchikov
Yuri Y. Podladchikov University of Lausanne
Mary Ford
Mary Ford University of Lorraine
Rolf Mjelde
Rolf Mjelde University of Bergen

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