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Rob Van der Voo 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 Rob Van der Voo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Rob Van der Voo 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 Rob Van der Voo sits on this spectrum.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1982 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1979 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

Rob Van der Voo was affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their work focused primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on geophysics. Their research intersected with subfields such as artificial intelligence and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics spanned multiple areas, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Van der Voo co-authored with various researchers throughout their career, including:

  • A. M. Celâl Şengör
  • Gürsel Sunal
  • Boris A. Natal'in
  • Mathew Domeier
  • Eric Font

Their publications appeared in notable venues such as:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Gondwana Research

Among the published works, two recent papers stand out:

  • The Altaids: A review of twenty-five years of knowledge accumulation (2022), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • On the Early Permian shape of Pangea from paleomagnetism at its core (2020), published in Gondwana Research

Rob Van der Voo's career received recognition through several awards and honors. These included being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1982, election to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979, and membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the Geoscience section. The scientist was also awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics

    Trond H. Torsvik;Rob Van der Voo;Rob Van der Voo;Ulla Preeden;Conall Mac Niocaill

  • Paleomagnetism of the Atlantic, Tethys, and Iapetus oceans

    Rob van der Voo

  • Continental break-up and collision in the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic — A tale of Baltica and Laurentia

    T.H. Torsvik;M.A. Smethurst;J.G. Meert;R. Van der Voo

  • Paleozoic Base Maps

    Christopher R. Scotese;Richard K. Bambach;Colleen Barton;Rob Van der Voo

  • Global plate motion frames: Toward a unified model

    Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;R. Dietmar Müller;Rob Van der Voo;Bernhard Steinberger

  • The reliability of paleomagnetic data

    Rob Van der Voo

  • Tethyan subducted slabs under India

    Rob Van der Voo;Wim Spakman;Harmen Bijwaard

  • Paleozoic paleogeography of North America, Gondwana, and intervening displaced terranes: Comparisons of paleomagnetism with paleoclimatology and biogeographical patterns

    Rob Van Der Voo

  • Flexural subsidence by 29 Ma on the NE edge of Tibet from the magnetostratigraphy of Linxia Basin, China

    Xiaomin Fang;Carmala Garzione;Rob Van der Voo;Jijun Li

  • THE PROTEROZOIC SUPERCONTINENT RODINIA : PALEOMAGNETICALLY DERIVED RECONSTRUCTIONS FOR 1100 TO 800 MA

    Arlo B Weil;Rob Van der Voo;Conall Mac Niocaill;Joseph G Meert

  • Mesozoic subducted slabs under Siberia

    Rob Van der Voo;Rob Van der Voo;Wim Spakman;Harmen Bijwaard

  • Late Cenozoic deformation and uplift of the NE Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from high-resolution magnetostratigraphy of the Guide Basin, Qinghai Province, China

    Xiaomin Fang;Maodu Yan;Rob Van der Voo;David K. Rea

  • The assembly of Gondwana 800-550 Ma

    Joseph G. Meert;Rob Van Der Voo

  • Phanerozoic paleomagnetic poles from Europe and North America and comparisons with continental reconstructions

    Rob Van der Voo

  • Baltica. A synopsis of vendian-permian palaeomagnetic data and their palaeotectonic implications

    Trond H. Torsvik;Mark A. Smethurst;Rob Van der Voo;Allan Trench

  • Deep mantle structure as a reference frame for movements in and on the Earth

    Trond H. Torsvik;Rob van der Voo;Pavel V. Doubrovine;Kevin Burke;Kevin Burke

  • Reconstructions of the continents around the North Atlantic at about the 60th parallel

    Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Rob Van der Voo;Joseph G. Meert;Joseph G. Meert;Jon Mosar

  • Diagenetic magnetite carries ancient yet secondary remanence in some Paleozoic sedimentary carbonates

    Chad McCabe;Rob Van der Voo;Donald R. Peacor;Christopher R. Scotese

  • A case for a comet impact trigger for the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum and carbon isotope excursion

    Dennis V. Kent;Dennis V. Kent;B. S. Cramer;B. S. Cramer;L. Lanci;L. Lanci;D. Wang

  • Paleomagnetic evidence for the rotation of the Iberian Peninsula

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  • Ordovician paleogeography and the evolution of the Iapetus ocean

    Conall Mac Niocaill;Ben A. Van der Pluijm;Rob Van der Voo

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Peacor
Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ben A. van der Pluijm
Ben A. van der Pluijm University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Xiaomin Fang
Xiaomin Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
Joseph G. Meert
Joseph G. Meert University of Florida
John W. Geissman
John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas
Arlo Brandon Weil
Arlo Brandon Weil Bryn Mawr College
Michael J Jackson
Michael J Jackson University of Minnesota
Christopher R. Scotese
Christopher R. Scotese Northwestern University
Jijun Li
Jijun Li Lanzhou University

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