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Roberto Sabadini

Roberto Sabadini

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4750 4374 123 117 206 6803

Roberto Sabadini publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roberto Sabadini between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roberto Sabadini published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2004. 3 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2004. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1978 2025

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roberto Sabadini: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 5
1983 2
1984 3
1985 4
1986 3
1987 3
1988 2
1989 4
1990 5
1991 9
1992 5
1993 6
1994 5
1995 4
1996 8
1997 12
1998 5
1999 7
2000 6
2001 2
2002 10
2003 11
2004 13
2005 4
2006 3
2007 5
2008 5
2009 6
2010 6
2011 4
2012 2
2013 7
2014 3
2015 2
2016 10
2017 2
2018 3
2019 0
2020 5
2021 1
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 2
Total 212
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Roberto Sabadini 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 Roberto Sabadini 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, 198–207 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: 206 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 206
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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Roberto Sabadini 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 Roberto Sabadini 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1999 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Roberto Sabadini is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, with a notable emphasis on earthquake and tectonic studies. Other key areas of investigation include oceanography, molecular biology, astronomy and astrophysics, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geophysics and gravity measurements
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies
  • Pulsars and gravitational waves research
  • Earthquake detection and analysis

Roberto Sabadini has published research in several peer-reviewed venues, among which are:

  • Surveys in Geophysics
  • Tectonophysics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Earth and Planetary Physics

Recent notable papers include:

  • On Earthquake Detectability by the Next-Generation Gravity Mission, 2020, Surveys in Geophysics
  • From rifting to oceanization in the Gulf of Aden: Insights from 2D numerical models, 2022, Tectonophysics
  • New Insights into Long-Term Aseismic Deformation and Regional Strain Rates from GNSS Data Inversion: The Case of the Pollino and Castrovillari Faults, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • The static and time-dependent signature of ocean-continent and ocean-ocean subduction: the case studies of Sumatra and Mariana complexes, 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • Effects of discontinuities inside Earth models on coseismic deformations, 2020, Earth and Planetary Physics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Anna Marotta
  • Gabriele Cambiotti
  • Alessandro Regorda
  • Arcangela Bollino
  • Riccardo Barzaghi

Roberto Sabadini's contributions have been recognized with awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009 and as a Member of the Academia Europaea since 1999.

Best Publications

  • The role of slab detachment processes in the opening of the western–central Mediterranean basins: some geological and geophysical evidence

    E Carminati;M.J.R Wortel;W Spakman;R Sabadini

  • Differential Rotation Between Lithosphere and Mantle' A Consequence of Lateral Mantle Viscosity Variations

    Yanick Ricard;Carlo Doglioni;Roberto Sabadini

  • Polar wandering and the forced responses of a rotating, multilayered, viscoelastic planet

    Roberto Sabadini;David A. Yuen;Enzo Boschi

  • Glacial isostasy, sea-level and mantle rheology

    Mantle Rheology;R. Sabadini;Kurt Lambeck

  • Pleistocene deglaciation and the Earth's rotation: implications for mantle viscosity

    R. Sabadini;W. R. Peltier

  • Global Dynamics of the Earth

    Roberto Sabadini;Bert Vermeersen

  • Global post-seismic deformation

    Antonio Piersanti;Giorgio Spada;Roberto Sabadini;Maurizio Bonafede

  • Polar wandering of a dynamic earth

    Yanick Ricard;Giorgio Spada;Giorgio Spada;Roberto Sabadini

  • Active deformation in the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Anatolia inferred from numerical modeling and geodetic and seismological data

    Ivone Jimenez-Munt;R. Sabadini;A. Gardi;G. Bianco

  • A new class of stratified viscoelastic models by analytical techniques

    L. L. A. Vermeersen;R. Sabadini

  • Excitation of true polar wander by subduction

    Giorgio Spada;Giorgio Spada;Yanick Ricard;Roberto Sabadini

  • Effects on post-glacial rebound from the hard rheology in the transition zone

    Giorgio Spada;Roberto Sabadini;Roberto Sabadini;David A. Yuen;Yanick Ricard

  • Viscosity of the lower mantle as inferred from rotational data

    David A. Yuen;Roberto Sabadini;Enzo V. Boschi

  • The two-stage opening of the western-central Mediterranean basins: a forward modeling test to a new evolutionary model

    E Carminati;M.J.R Wortel;P.Th Meijer;R Sabadini

  • The European Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer Satellite Mission: Its Impact on Geophysics

    J. A. Johannessen;J. A. Johannessen;G. Balmino;C. Le Provost;R. Rummel

  • Global postseismic rebound of a viscoelastic Earth: Theory for finite faults and application to the 1964 Alaska earthquake

    A. Piersanti;Giorgio Spada;R. Sabadini

  • On transient rheology and glacial isostasy

    David A. Yuen;Roberto C. A. Sabadini;Paolo Gasperini;Enzo Boschi

  • Dynamic models of subduction: geophysical and geological evidence in the Tyrrhenian Sea

    Carlo Giunchi;Roberto Sabadini;Enzo Boschi;Paolo Gasperini

  • An Explanation for Earth's Long-Term Rotational Stability

    Mark A. Richards;Yannick Ricard;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Giorgio Spada

  • Global Dynamics of the Earth: Applications of Normal Mode Relaxation Theory to Solid-Earth Geophysics

    Roberto Sabadini;Bert Vermeersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Spada
Giorgio Spada University of Bologna
Enzo Boschi
Enzo Boschi University of Bologna
Yanick Ricard
Yanick Ricard École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Paolo Gasperini
Paolo Gasperini University of Bologna
David A. Yuen
David A. Yuen Columbia University
Giuliano F. Panza
Giuliano F. Panza Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Riccardo Riva
Riccardo Riva Technical University of Denmark
Eugenio Carminati
Eugenio Carminati Sapienza University of Rome
Jerry X. Mitrovica
Jerry X. Mitrovica Harvard University
Johnny A. Johannessen
Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School

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