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D-Index
41
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7578
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5453
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387

Stuart Gilder 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 Stuart Gilder sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 165 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stuart Gilder 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 Stuart Gilder sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stuart Gilder is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, primarily focusing on Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Gilder has published several papers in notable journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Expanse of Greater India in the late Cretaceous," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Strengthening the argument for a large Greater India," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Oxide nanolitisation-induced melt iron extraction causes viscosity jumps and enhanced explosivity in silicic magma," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Remagnetization Age and Mechanism of Cretaceous Sediments in Relation to Dyke Intrusion, Hainan Island: Tectonic Implications for South China and the Red River Fault," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Oriented Magnetite Inclusions in Plagioclase: Implications for the Anisotropy of Magnetic Remanence," 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Their frequent coauthors include Michael Wack, Sophie C. Roud, Fabian Dellefant, Jun Meng, and Claudia A. Trepmann.

Publishing predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Isotopic and paleomagnetic constraints on the Mesozoic tectonic evolution of south China

    Stuart A. Gilder;James Gill;Robert S. Coe;Xixi Zhao

  • Eastern Asia and the Western Pacific timing and spatial distribution of rifting in China

    Stuart A. Gilder;G.Randy Keller;Ming Luo;P.C. Goodell

  • Tectonic evolution of the Tancheng-Lujiang (Tan-Lu) fault via Middle Triassic to Early Cenozoic paleomagnetic data

    Stuart A. Gilder;P. Hervé Leloup;Vincent Courtillot;Yan Chen

  • Timing of the North‐South China collision from new middle to late Mesozoic paleomagnetic data from the North China Block

    Stuart Gilder;Vincent Courtillot

  • Magnetostratigraphy of the Yaha section, Tarim Basin (China): 11 Ma acceleration in erosion and uplift of the Tian Shan mountains

    Julien Charreau;Stuart Gilder;Yan Chen;Stéphane Dominguez

  • Oligo-Miocene magnetostratigraphy and rock magnetism of the Xishuigou section, Subei (Gansu Province, western China) and implications for shallow inclinations in central Asia.

    Stuart Gilder;Yan Chen;Sevket Sen

  • Magnetostratigraphy and rock magnetism of the Neogene Kuitun He section (northwest China): implications for Late Cenozoic uplift of the Tianshan mountains

    Julien Charreau;Yan Chen;Stuart Gilder;Stéphane Dominguez

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on Mesozoic suturing in east central Tibet

    Françoise Roger;Nicolas Arnaud;Nicolas Arnaud;Stuart Gilder;Paul Tapponnier

  • Palaeomagnetic constraints on the palaeogeography of China: Implications for Gondwanaland∗

    X. Zhao;R. S. Coe;S. A. Gilder;G. M. Frost

  • Neogene uplift of the Tian Shan Mountains observed in the magnetic record of the Jingou River section (northwest China)

    Julien Charreau;Yan Chen;Stuart Gilder;Laurie Barrier

  • New paleomagnetic results from the Lhasa block: Revised estimation of latitudinal shortening across Tibet and implications for dating the India-Asia collision

    Xiaodong Tan;Stuart Gilder;Kenneth P. Kodama;Wan Jiang

  • Paleomagnetism of Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous volcanic and sedimentary rocks from the western Tarim Basin and implications for inclination shallowing and absolute dating of the M-0 (ISEA?) chron

    Stuart Gilder;Yan Chen;Jean-Pascal Cogné;Xiaodong Tan

  • The Neogene Xiyu Formation, a diachronous prograding gravel wedge at front of the Tianshan: Climatic and tectonic implications

    Julien Charreau;Charles Gumiaux;Jean Philippe Avouac;Romain Augier

  • New paleomagnetic constraints on central Asian kinematics: Displacement along the Altyn Tagh fault and rotation of the Qaidam Basin

    Yan Chen;Stuart Gilder;Nadir Halim;Jean Pascal Cogné

  • Combined paleomagnetic and isotopic data from the Doushantuo carbonates, South China: implications for the “snowball Earth” hypothesis

    M. Macouin;J. Besse;M. Ader;S. Gilder

  • Multistage emplacement of the Mount Givens pluton, central Sierra Nevada batholith, California

    Brendan A. McNulty;Othmar T. Tobisch;Alexander R. Cruden;Stuart Gilder

  • New Cretaceous and Early Tertiary paleomagnetic results from Xining‐Lanzhou basin, Kunlun and Qiangtang blocks, China: Implications on the geodynamic evolution of Asia

    N. Halim;J. P. Cogné;Y. Chen;R. Atasiei

  • Miocene to present kinematics of fault-bend folding across the Huerguosi anticline, northern Tianshan (China), derived from structural, seismic, and magnetostratigraphic data

    Julien Charreau;Jean Philippe Avouac;Yan Chen;Stéphane Dominguez

  • Paleomagnetism and tectonics of the Southern Tarim Basin, northwestern China

    Stuart Gilder;Xixi Zhao;Robert Coe;Zifang Meng

  • Palaeomagnetism and K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar ages in the Ali Sabieh area (Republic of Djibouti and Ethiopia): constraints on the mechanism of Aden ridge propagation into southeastern Afar during the last 10 Myr

    L. Audin;X. Quidelleur;X. Quidelleur;E. Coulié;V. Courtillot

Frequent Co-Authors

Yan Chen
Yan Chen Northwestern University
Vincent Courtillot
Vincent Courtillot Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Yan Chen
Yan Chen University of Orléans
Stéphane Dominguez
Stéphane Dominguez University of Montpellier
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology
Robert S. Coe
Robert S. Coe University of California, Santa Cruz
Xixi Zhao
Xixi Zhao Tongji University
Jean-Pascal Cogné
Jean-Pascal Cogné Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Ramon Egli
Ramon Egli Central Institution for Meteorology and Geodynamics
Sevket Sen
Sevket Sen French National Museum of Natural History

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