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Simon Loew

Simon Loew

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5325 4922 125 120 291 5882

Simon Loew publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon Loew between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon Loew published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2020. 7 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2020. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1980 2026

314 publications in total across all disciplines

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Simon Loew: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 0
2003 4
2004 6
2005 0
2006 3
2007 5
2008 6
2009 7
2010 10
2011 11
2012 11
2013 13
2014 11
2015 14
2016 17
2017 27
2018 28
2019 28
2020 32
2021 22
2022 14
2023 17
2024 9
2025 6
2026 1
Total 314
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Simon Loew 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 Simon Loew 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, 288–297 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: 291 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119 291
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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Simon Loew 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 Simon Loew 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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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Overview

Simon Loew is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has made significant contributions across multiple scientific fields, notably Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their research output spans several interrelated subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The core topics of Simon Loew's work focus primarily on landslides and related hazards, cryospheric studies and observations, and rock mechanics and modeling. Additional research areas encompass winter sports injuries and performance, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, planetary science and exploration, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Simon Loew has published extensively in prominent scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Scientific Reports

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Simon Loew are:

  • "Mapping Landslides on EO Data: Performance of Deep Learning Models vs. Traditional Machine Learning Models," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "A new strategy to map landslides with a generalized convolutional neural network," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Impacts drive lunar rockfalls over billions of years," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the BedrettoLab - a new underground geoscience research facility," 2022, Solid Earth
  • "Tracking Fluid Flow in Shallow Crustal Fault Zones: 1. Insights From Single-Hole Permeability Estimates," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors linked to Simon Loew's research activities. These include:

  • Andrea Manconi
  • Qinghua Lei
  • Jordan Aaron
  • Clément Roques
  • Nicolas Oestreicher

Best Publications

  • Mapping Landslides on EO Data: Performance of Deep Learning Models vs. Traditional Machine Learning Models

    Nikhil Prakash;Andrea Manconi;Simon Loew

  • The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

    Florian Amann;Florian Amann;Valentin Gischig;Keith Evans;Joseph Doetsch

  • Characterization of alpine rockslides using statistical analysis of seismic signals

    Franziska Dammeier;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Haslinger;Simon Loew

  • Beyond debuttressing: Mechanics of paraglacial rock slope damage during repeat glacial cycles

    Lorenz M. Grämiger;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Valentin S. Gischig;Susan Ivy-Ochs

  • Site Effects in Unstable Rock Slopes: Dynamic Behavior of the Randa Instability (Switzerland)

    Jeffrey R. Moore;Valentin Gischig;Jan Burjanek;Simon Loew

  • Monitoring and early warning of the 2012 Preonzo catastrophic rockslope failure

    Simon Loew;Sophie Gschwind;Valentin Gischig;Alexandra Keller-Signer

  • Landslides: Types, Mechanisms and Modeling

    John J. Clague;Douglas Stead

  • Composite rock slope kinematics at the current Randa instability, Switzerland, based on remote sensing and numerical modeling

    V. Gischig;F. Amann;J.R. Moore;S. Loew

  • Thermomechanical forcing of deep rock slope deformation: 1. Conceptual study of a simplified slope

    Valentin S. Gischig;Jeffrey R. Moore;Keith F. Evans;Florian Amann

  • Long-term investigation of a deep-seated creeping landslide in crystalline rock. Part I. Geological and hydromechanical factors controlling the Campo Vallemaggia landslide

    L. BonzanigoL. Bonzanigo;E. EberhardtE. Eberhardt;S. LoewS. Loew

  • Normal stiffness of fractures in granitic rock: A compilation of laboratory and in-situ experiments

    C. Zangerl;K.F. Evans;E. Eberhardt;E. Eberhardt;S. Loew

  • Subglacial extensional fracture development and implications for Alpine Valley evolution

    Kerry Leith;Kerry Leith;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Amann;Simon Loew

  • Thermomechanical forcing of deep rock slope deformation: 2. The Randa rock slope instability

    Valentin S. Gischig;Jeffrey R. Moore;Keith F. Evans;Florian Amann

  • A new strategy to map landslides with a generalized convolutional neural network

    Nikhil Prakash;Andrea Manconi;Simon Loew

  • Automatic detection of alpine rockslides in continuous seismic data using hidden Markov models

    Franziska Dammeier;Jeffrey R. Moore;Conny Hammer;Florian Haslinger

  • A new global database to improve predictions of permeability distribution in crystalline rocks at site scale

    Peter Achtziger-Zupančič;Simon Loew;Gregoire Mariethoz

  • In situ stress control on microcrack generation and macroscopic extensional fracture in exhuming bedrock

    Kerry Leith;Kerry Leith;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Amann;Simon Loew

  • Internal structure and deformation of an unstable crystalline rock mass above Randa (Switzerland): Part I — Internal structure from integrated geological and geophysical investigations

    Heike Willenberg;Simon Loew;Erik Eberhardt;Keith F. Evans

  • Recharge areas and geochemical evolution of groundwater in an alluvial aquifer system in the Sultanate of Oman

    Juerg M. Matter;Juerg M. Matter;H. N. Waber;S. Loew;A. Matter

  • Long-term investigation of a deep-seated creeping landslide in crystalline rock. Part II. Mitigation measures and numerical modelling of deep drainage at Campo Vallemaggia

    E. Eberhardt;L. Bonzanigo;S. Loew

  • Thermomechanical Stresses Drive Damage of Alpine Valley Rock Walls During Repeat Glacial Cycles

    Lorenz M. Grämiger;Jeffrey Ralston Moore;Jeffrey Ralston Moore;Valentin S. Gischig;Simon Loew

  • Hydraulic conductivity distribution in crystalline rocks, derived from inflows to tunnels and galleries in the Central Alps, Switzerland

    Olivier Masset;Simon Loew

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Moore
Jeffrey R. Moore University of Utah
Andrea Manconi
Andrea Manconi ETH Zurich
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
Martin Ziegler
Martin Ziegler Utrecht University
Erik Eberhardt
Erik Eberhardt University of British Columbia
Keith F. Evans
Keith F. Evans ETH Zurich
Joseph Doetsch
Joseph Doetsch Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service

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