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Rolf B. Pedersen

Rolf B. Pedersen

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
6897
World Ranking
4085
National Ranking
47

Rolf B. Pedersen 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 Rolf B. Pedersen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 187 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Rolf B. Pedersen 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 Rolf B. Pedersen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rolf B. Pedersen is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, with contributions also in geology, artificial intelligence, mechanics of materials, and information systems.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Innovative Educational Technologies

Notable recent papers authored by Rolf B. Pedersen cover a range of subjects within geosciences and related fields:

  • Beyond elasticity: Are Coulomb properties of the Earth's crust important for volcano geodesy? (2020) - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • A Highly Depleted and Subduction-Modified Mantle Beneath the Slow-Spreading Mohns Ridge (2022) - Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Volcanic evolution of an ultraslow-spreading ridge (2023) - Nature Communications
  • Constraints on the Timing and Lower Crustal Accretion at the Schulz Massif, Mohns Ridge, Arctic Mid Ocean Ridges (2024) - Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • The Influence of Variable Host Rock Cohesion and Magma Viscosity on Intrusion-Fault Interaction: Insights From Laboratory Models (2025) - Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Pedersen include:

  • Anders Bjerga
  • Håvard Hallås Stubseid
  • Leif-Erik Pedersen
  • Freysteinn Sigmundsson
  • Olivier Galland

The most common venues where Pedersen publishes are:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • ТHE SOURCES OF PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS

Best Publications

  • Correlating microbial community profiles with geochemical data in highly stratified sediments from the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge.

    Steffen Leth Jorgensen;Bjarte Hannisdal;Anders Lanzén;Tamara Baumberger

  • The Use of Mantle Normalization and Metal Ratios in Discriminating between the Effects of Partial Melting, Crystal Fractionation and Sulphide Segregation on Platinum-Group Elements, Gold, Nickel and Copper: Examples from Norway

    Sarah-Jane Barnes;Rognvald Boyd;A. Korneliussen;L.P. Nilsson

  • U/Pb ages of ophiolites and arc-related plutons of the Norwegian Caledonides: implications for the development of Iapetus

    G. R. Dunning;R. B. Pedersen

  • Discovery of a black smoker vent field and vent fauna at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge

    Rolf B. Pedersen;Hans Tore Rapp;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Marvin D. Lilley

  • Diversity of life in ocean floor basalt

    I.H. Thorseth;T. Torsvik;V. Torsvik;F.L. Daae

  • Calibration of the New Certified Reference Materials ERM‐AE633 and ERM‐AE647 for Copper and IRMM‐3702 for Zinc Isotope Amount Ratio Determinations

    Kirsten Moeller;Ronny Schoenberg;Ronny Schoenberg;Rolf Birger Pedersen;Dominik Weiss

  • Hydrothermal vent fields and chemosynthetic biota on the world's deepest seafloor spreading centre

    Douglas P. Connelly;Jonathan T.P. Copley;Bramley J. Murton;Kate Stansfield

  • Microbial community diversity in seafloor basalt from the Arctic spreading ridges.

    Kristine Lysnes;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Bjørn Olav Steinsbu;Lise Øvreås

  • The origin of oceanic plagiogranites from the karmoy ophiolite, western Norway

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  • Microbial alteration of 0–30-Ma seafloor and sub-seafloor basaltic glasses from the Australian Antarctic Discordance

    I.H. Thorseth;R.B. Pedersen;D.M. Christie

  • Tectonic Setting, Origin, and Obduction History of the Spontang Ophiolite, Ladakh Himalaya, NW India

    Richard I. Corfield;Mike P. Searle;Rolf B. Pedersen

  • Behaviour of zircon in high-grade metamorphic rocks: evidence from Hf isotopes, trace elements and textural studies

    J. Sláma;J. Sláma;J. Košler;R. B. Pedersen

  • Ordovician faunas, island arcs and ophiolites in the Scandinavian Caledonides

    R.B. Pedersen;D.L. Bruton;H. Furnes

  • Hydrothermal Activity at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges

    Rolf B. Pedersen;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Tor Eivind NygåRd;Marvin D. Lilley

  • Ordovician magmatism, deformation, and exhumation in the Caledonides of central Norway: An orphan of the Taconic orogeny?

    Aaron S. Yoshinobu;Calvin G. Barnes;Øystein Nordgulen;Tore Prestvik

  • U–Pb zircon ages from the Spontang Ophiolite, Ladakh Himalaya

    R. B. Pedersen;M. P. Searle;R. I. Corfield

  • The fauna of hydrothermal vents on the Mohn Ridge (North Atlantic)

    Christoffer Schander;Hans Tore Rapp;Jon Anders Kongsrud;Torkild Bakken

  • U–Pb zircon age of the Andaman ophiolite: implications for the beginning of subduction beneath the Andaman–Sumatra arc

    R.B. Pedersen;M.P. Searle;Andrew Carter;P.C. Bandopadhyay

  • Microbial community structure and functioning in marine sediments associated with diffuse hydrothermal venting assessed by integrated meta-omics.

    Tim Urich;Tim Urich;Anders Lanzén;Runar Stokke;Rolf B. Pedersen

  • A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, North Norway: further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time

    Rolf-Birger Pedersen;Harald Furnes;Greg R. Dunning

  • The Solund-Stavfjord ophiolite complex and associated rocks, West Norwegian Caledonides; geology, geochemistry and tectonic environment

    H. Furnes;K. P. Skjerlie;R. B. Pedersen;T. B. Andersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingunn H. Thorseth
Ingunn H. Thorseth University of Bergen
Marvin D. Lilley
Marvin D. Lilley University of Washington
Jan Košler
Jan Košler University of Bergen
Lise Øvreås
Lise Øvreås University of Bergen
Harald Furnes
Harald Furnes University of Bergen
Jan Hertogen
Jan Hertogen KU Leuven
Christa Schleper
Christa Schleper University of Vienna
Rolf Mjelde
Rolf Mjelde University of Bergen
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga University of Lisbon

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