World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Simon Wallis

Simon Wallis

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
7442
World Ranking
4928
National Ranking
129

Simon Wallis 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 Wallis sits on this spectrum.

38–42 publications: 1 scientists 43–47 publications: 0 scientists 48–52 publications: 3 scientists 53–57 publications: 8 scientists 58–62 publications: 11 scientists 63–67 publications: 16 scientists 68–72 publications: 24 scientists 73–77 publications: 31 scientists 78–82 publications: 49 scientists 83–87 publications: 77 scientists 88–92 publications: 86 scientists 93–97 publications: 88 scientists 98–102 publications: 92 scientists 103–107 publications: 84 scientists 108–112 publications: 102 scientists 113–117 publications: 108 scientists 118–122 publications: 117 scientists 123–127 publications: 126 scientists 128–132 publications: 146 scientists 133–137 publications: 114 scientists 138–142 publications: 102 scientists 143–147 publications: 127 scientists 148–152 publications: 102 scientists 153–157 publications: 112 scientists 158–162 publications: 102 scientists 163–167 publications: 127 scientists 168–172 publications: 121 scientists 173–177 publications: 112 scientists 178–182 publications: 109 scientists 183–187 publications: 98 scientists 188–192 publications: 92 scientists 193–197 publications: 105 scientists 198–202 publications: 77 scientists 203–207 publications: 80 scientists 208–212 publications: 89 scientists 213–217 publications: 70 scientists 218–222 publications: 74 scientists 223–227 publications: 74 scientists 228–232 publications: 70 scientists 233–237 publications: 67 scientists 238–242 publications: 59 scientists 243–247 publications: 67 scientists 248–252 publications: 51 scientists 253–257 publications: 46 scientists 258–262 publications: 41 scientists 263–267 publications: 39 scientists 268–272 publications: 34 scientists 273–277 publications: 39 scientists 278–282 publications: 35 scientists 283–287 publications: 36 scientists 288–292 publications: 35 scientists 293–297 publications: 29 scientists 298–302 publications: 23 scientists 303–307 publications: 39 scientists 308–312 publications: 34 scientists 313–317 publications: 23 scientists 318–322 publications: 18 scientists 323–327 publications: 18 scientists 328–332 publications: 21 scientists 333–337 publications: 20 scientists 338–342 publications: 15 scientists 343–347 publications: 13 scientists 348–352 publications: 24 scientists 353–357 publications: 25 scientists 358–362 publications: 10 scientists 363–367 publications: 20 scientists 368–372 publications: 17 scientists 373–377 publications: 18 scientists 378–382 publications: 15 scientists 383–387 publications: 7 scientists 388–392 publications: 22 scientists 393–397 publications: 9 scientists 398–402 publications: 11 scientists 403–407 publications: 16 scientists 408–412 publications: 4 scientists 413–417 publications: 5 scientists 418–422 publications: 14 scientists 423–427 publications: 8 scientists 428–432 publications: 7 scientists 433–437 publications: 7 scientists 438–442 publications: 10 scientists 443–447 publications: 10 scientists 448–452 publications: 3 scientists 453–457 publications: 9 scientists 458–462 publications: 11 scientists 463–467 publications: 4 scientists 468–472 publications: 6 scientists 473–477 publications: 11 scientists 478–482 publications: 8 scientists 483–487 publications: 2 scientists 488–492 publications: 3 scientists 493–497 publications: 4 scientists 498–502 publications: 4 scientists 503–507 publications: 4 scientists 508–509 publications: 4 scientists 510+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 510+

This scientist: 230 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon Wallis 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 Wallis sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon Wallis is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a principal focus on Geophysics. Their research also spans Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, Molecular Biology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Frequent venues where Simon Wallis has published include:

  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Elements
  • Island Arc
  • Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Simon Wallis are as follows:

  • The basement geology of Japan from A to Z, 2020, Island Arc
  • Thermal structure in subducted units from continental Moho depths in a palaeo subduction zone, the Asemigawa region of the Sanbagawa metamorphic belt, SW Japan, 2020, Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • Dehydration of brucite + antigorite under mantle wedge conditions: insights from the direct comparison of microstructures before and after experiments, 2022, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Crystallographic preferred orientation of talc determined by an improved EBSD procedure for sheet silicates: Implications for anisotropy at the slab-mantle interface due to Si-metasomatism, 2020, American Mineralogist
  • Clockwise rotation of SW Japan and timing of Izanagi-Pacific ridge subduction revealed by arc migration, 2023, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Takayoshi Nagaya
  • Ken Yamaoka
  • Yui Kouketsu
  • Akira Miyake
  • Kazuhiro Miyazaki

Best Publications

  • A new approach to develop the Raman carbonaceous material geothermometer for low-grade metamorphism using peak width

    Yui Kouketsu;Tomoyuki Mizukami;Hiroshi Mori;Shunsuke Endo

  • High‐temperature geochronology constraints on the tectonic history and architecture of the ultrahigh‐pressure Dabie‐Sulu Orogen

    Bradley R. Hacker;Simon R. Wallis;Lothar Ratschbacher;Marty Grove

  • Extending the applicability of the Raman carbonaceous-material geothermometer using data from contact metamorphic rocks

    M. Aoya;Y. Kouketsu;S. Endo;H. Shimizu;H. Shimizu

  • Vorticity analysis and recognition of ductile extension in the Sanbagawa belt, SW Japan

    S. Wallis

  • Buoyancy-driven, rapid exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphosed continental crust

    W. G. Ernst;S. Maruyama;S. Wallis

  • Recognition of syn-convergence extension in accretionary wedges with examples from the Calabrian Arc and the Eastern Alps

    S. R. Wallis;J. P. Platt;S. D. Knott

  • Paragenesis of sodic pyroxene-bearing quartz schists: implications for the P-T history of the Sanbagawa belt

    Masaki Enami;Simon R. Wallis;Yasuyuki Banno

  • Kinematics of the Alpine arc and the motion history of Adria

    J. P. Platt;J. H. Behrmann;P. C. Cunningham;J. F. Dewey

  • Vorticity analysis in a metachert from the Sanbagawa Belt, SW Japan

    S.R Wallis

  • Role of partial melting in the evolution of the Sulu (eastern China) ultrahigh-pressure terrane

    Simon Wallis;Motohiro Tsuboi;Kazuhiro Suzuki;Mark Fanning

  • North-south extension in the Tibetan crust triggered by granite emplacement

    Mutsuki Aoya;Simon R. Wallis;Kentaro Terada;Jeffrey Lee

  • Natural examples of olivine lattice preferred orientation patterns with a flow-normal a -axis maximum

    Tomoyuki Mizukami;Tomoyuki Mizukami;Simon R. Wallis;Junji Yamamoto;Junji Yamamoto

  • Cenozoic and Mesozoic metamorphism in the Longmenshan orogen: Implications for geodynamic models of eastern Tibet

    Simon Wallis;Tatsuki Tsujimori;Mutsuki Aoya;Tetsuo Kawakami

  • Plate movements, ductile deformation and geochronology of the Sanbagawa belt, SW Japan: tectonic significance of 89-88 Ma Lu-Hf eclogite ages

    S. R. Wallis;R. Anczkiewicz;R. Anczkiewicz;S. Endo;M. Aoya

  • Seawater-derived noble gases and halogens preserved in exhumed mantle wedge peridotite

    Hirochika Sumino;Hirochika Sumino;Ray Burgess;Tomoyuki Mizukami;Tomoyuki Mizukami;Simon R. Wallis

  • Middle to late Miocene extremely rapid exhumation and thermal reequilibration in the Kung Co rift, southern Tibet

    Jeffrey Lee;Christian Hager;Christian Hager;Simon R. Wallis;Daniel F. Stockli

  • Occurrence and field relationships of ultrahigh-pressure metagranitoid and coesite eclogite in the Su-Lu terrane, eastern China

    S. R. Wallis;A. Ishiwatari;T. Hirajima;K. Ye

  • Exhuming the Sanbagawa metamorphic belt: the importance of tectonic discontinuities

    S. Wallis

  • E–W extension at 19 Ma in the Kung Co area, S. Tibet: Evidence for contemporaneous E–W and N–S extension in the Himalayan orogen

    Mayumi Mitsuishi;Simon R. Wallis;Mutsuki Aoya;Jeffrey Lee

  • A re‐evaluation of eclogite facies metamorphism in SW Japan: proposal for an eclogite nappe

    S. Wallis;M. Aoya

  • THE TIMING OF FOLDING AND STRETCHING IN THE SAMBAGAWA BELT:THE ASEMIGAWA REGION, CENTRAL SHIKOKU

    Simon Richard Wallis

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaki Enami
Masaki Enami Nagoya University
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi Nagoya University
Akira Miyake
Akira Miyake University of Colorado Boulder
Luca Caricchi
Luca Caricchi University of Geneva
Yoshihiro Asahara
Yoshihiro Asahara Nagoya University
Shohei Banno
Shohei Banno Kyoto University
David J. Siveter
David J. Siveter University of Leicester
James Wookey
James Wookey University of Bristol
Tatsuki Tsujimori
Tatsuki Tsujimori Tohoku University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Earth Science in the USA opens doors to various interdisciplinary career paths. Complementary online degrees, like the mfa online programs, blend scientific insights with creative skills, ideal for those interested in environmental communication or documentary production.

For professionals aiming to manage teams and projects within scientific organizations, pursuing a masters degree in human resource management online can enhance leadership capabilities while maintaining flexibility through digital learning.

Additionally, online education has become more accessible to diverse populations, including mature learners. Online degrees for seniors provide valuable opportunities for lifelong learning and career shifts in Earth Science and related fields.

For those interested in managing scientific information or digital libraries, exploring mlis ala accredited programs allows integration of Earth Science expertise with library and information science, expanding career options in research institutions and academia.

Best Scientists Citing Simon Wallis

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles